Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Fay is Born
BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FAY ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062008 500 PM AST FRI AUG 15 2008 …TROPICAL STORM FAY FORMS…SIXTH ATLANTIC STORM OF THE SEASON… REPORTS FROM NOAA AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT … Continue reading
Special Note/National Hurricane Center
Be sure and watch closely for the afternoon video discussion from James. The tropics are getting more and more interesting. In addition to this statement from the NHC, the NWS in San Juan issued a long Special Weather Statement concerning … Continue reading
Best Rain Event All Year–Updated
UPDATED 6 AM THURSDAY AUG 14 TO ADD GALLION REPORT Extreme Northeast Alabama did not get much rain but a vast part of the state got a great rain event. I feel sure there is not a single square mile … Continue reading
Regional Update at 9:30 am, CDT
ALABAMA Only precipitation left in Alabama at this hour was a line of showers and thunderstorms along the extreme south edge of the state. That line extended from Mobile east to Dothan and then into South Georgia. Heavy rain was … Continue reading
Final Update?
This could be our final update for tonight, although we will be here if something unexpected happens. That line of storms that has moved almost all the way across South Alabama tonight was located at 9:45 from near Elba, southward … Continue reading
Final List of Rain Reports For Tonight
It is still raining over much of Alabama tonight so these amounts are not final. We will post a more complete list tomorrow morning. Some of these reports are later updated measurements from the ABC 33/40 Skywatchers. Also, the amounts … Continue reading
Another Warning
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 835 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA… … Continue reading
7:50pm Alabama Update
By far the main action is down in South Alabama where a line of strong to severe thunderstorms extended from Mobile Bay to near Bay Minette, Evergreen and Greenville. The line was moving east. * A Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues … Continue reading
Warnings Coming Quickly
NWS/Mobile is very busy tonight because the most intense thunderstorms in the state are in their area of responsibility. Here is the latest: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS SW Butler County Central Conecuh County, including the city of Evergreen Central Monroe County, … Continue reading
New South Alabama Tornado Warning
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 644 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… NORTHWESTERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA… EXTREME … Continue reading
