Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Weather For Your First Sip of Coffee
You will immediately notice that Alabama weather has undergone a design change while you slept overnight. That strong cold front has pushed into South Alabama south of the Selma-Montgomery area. At 5 am, it was in the mild upper 60s … Continue reading
Alabama’s Pesky Fog
It has been a pest for several nights in a row. Again this evening, visibility was dropping over a large part of North and Central Alabama. NWS/Birmingham posted a Dense Fog Advisory until 8 o’clock Friday morning. They advise that … Continue reading
Weather By The Numbers 12/18/08
* 54.18 inches is how much rain Birmingham has now received in 2008. The 0.17 in the last 24 hours pushed us over the edge to give us a “wet” year. (Well, that does not sound right. Instead let us … Continue reading
Alabama at 9:30 Tonight
Rain and drizzle persists tonight mainly over North Central and Northeast Alabama generally from Walker County all the way to Chattanooga. The more extensive rain at 9:30 in these counties: Walker Blount Etowah Marshall Jackson Dekalb Including a smaller area … Continue reading
In the Ghostly Fog of the Night
Scattered showers were in progress early this evening mainly over the north half of Alabama. By far, most of the showers were clustered over these counties: Fayette Walker Cullman Blount Winston In that cluster were some heavy showers, even some … Continue reading
3:30 am Alabama Update
Temperatures have actually recovered a few degrees in the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama. Only some scattered light drizzle in the area. NWS in Huntsville has canceled the Freezing rain Advisory for Extreme NW Alabama. A fairly large rain area … Continue reading
Midnight in Alabama
SPOT REPORTS AT 12-MIDNIGHT 35 cloudy, Muscle Shoals 37 light drizzle, Huntsville 36 light freezing rain, Decatur Airport 35 cloudy, Haleyville 52 cloudy Gadsden 50 cloudy Tuscaloosa 46 light rain Birmingham 36 drizzle Meridianville 36 cloudy Cullman Airport 52 rain … Continue reading
Going North on I-65?
NASHVILLE Freezing Rain Advisory midnight tonight until 9 am Tuesday. About 1/10th inch ice accumulation. Tuesday mix of rain and freezing rain becoming all rain. High about 43. LOUISVILLE Winter Storm Warning until 6 pm Tuesday. Snow and sleet accumulation … Continue reading
More Wintry Notes
Be sure and scroll down to see a lot of information from the National Weather Service in Memphis. A FEW SPOT REPORTS AT 6 PM 41 in Muscle Shoals and Meridianville 42, light rain in Haleyville 44 in Decatur and … Continue reading
Winter Weather Message from Memphis NWS
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 616 PM CST MON DEC 15 2008 …SIGNIFICANT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF THE MID-SOUTH THROUGH NOON TUESDAY… .SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE … Continue reading
