Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Another Stormy Day
And the only good that can come from that is some very beneficial rain amounts since the state has been so dry. The Storm Prediction Center has expanded the slight risk for today. At first, it covered only about the … Continue reading
Late Night Quick Look
The coverage and intensity of showers has diminished greatly across Alabama late tonight. In fact, lightning detection equipment shows little or none. At 11:15 pm a band of showers remained across Central and South Central Alabama declining in coverage and … Continue reading
Afternoon Alabama Rain Totals
Most of these reports are for the six hours ending at 7 pm: 0.63 Muscle Shoals 1.26 Guntersville 0.64 Crossville 1.01 Muscle Shoals TVA 0.72 Fort Payne 0.38 Gadsden Airport 1.02 Northeast Trussviille, wind gusts estimated 60 mph 0.16 Tuscaloosa … Continue reading
Early Evening in Alabama
Lots of rain-cooled air over much of the state early this evening, quite a change from recent days at this same time. But it was a costly cool down, Numerous reports of downed trees all the way from Central Alabama … Continue reading
Update on the Molly Tragedy
This will probably be my last update until we can followup on getting the attack dog removed from the community. I am off duty from weather duties today and Friday but I wanted to post a few notes. You will … Continue reading
A Note of (Many, Many) Molly Thanks
I can’t say “thank you” enough to hundreds of people who have sent us notes of thanks (and encouragement!) about the untimely (very untimely!) death of Little Miss Molly) That poor little girl had to miss the entire last half … Continue reading
Worst Day of My Life–Molly is Dead
I don’t know if I can EVER get over this. The little pal of my life is dead. Molly was visciously attacked by the same dog that attacked her over a year ago. This time I could not win the … Continue reading
Severe Weather to Our Northwest
There is a Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect as nearby to Alabama as Northwest Mississippi. (See the text of that below) The Storm Prediction Center has also placed all of Mississippi and the Extreme west edge of Alabama under a … Continue reading
Early Evening in Alabama
After another very hot day (too hot!) temperatures are slowly falling this evening and showers are getting more and more scarce. Only widely spaced ones remain. The better group pf showers located over the SE corner of the state where … Continue reading
Where the Main Storms Are–5 o’clock Report
* Tuscaloosa-Birmingham-Anniston (I-20 Corridor) Nothing going on. Almost all of the action now south of those areas. Also little or no activity from there northward to the Tennessee border. * West edge Bibb County just west of Centreville and Brent: … Continue reading
