Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
5:10 pm Quick Notes
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING * NWS/Birmingham cancelled the warning for South/Central Talladega County at 5:00 p.m. about 15 minutes ahead of expiration time. The thunderstorm weakened. It is still producing moderate to heavy rain over the SW corner of Clay County … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning–4:42 Update
Overall, not as many thunderstorms over the north half of Alabama compared to earlier this afternoon. WARNINGS A Severe Thunderstorm Warning for South Central Talladega County until 5:15. This includes Sylacauga. At 4:18 pm the severe thunderstorm was 7 miles … Continue reading
3:45 pm Brief Notes
* Strong thunderstorm that moved across Etowah County now moving SE across North Calhoun County. Very heavy downpours. Also, moderate to heavy rain SW from that area into NW Talladega County. * Strong storm Extreme North Alabama over Morgan County … Continue reading
Mid-afternoon Quick Look–Updated 3:22 pm
The main showers and thunderstorms at 3 o’clock this afternoon were from just north of Birmingham northward to Huntsville and northeastward into Etowah County. A strong thunderstorm was over north and NE Etowah County especially north and NE of the … Continue reading
Storms Slowly Developing
Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue to develop this afternoon. By far, most of them are over North/Central and NE Alabama. The ones producing the heaviest rain and the most lightning returns were from Cullman County northeastward. Some locations in Cullman, … Continue reading
First Showers/storms of the Day
No big action yet, but scattered showers and thunderstorms were developing over Extreme North Alabama. This is not all of them, but most at 12:45 pm were located: ….Cullman County ….Jackson County ….Madison County ….Morgan County Their choice of movement … Continue reading
Weather by the Numbers 07/25/08
* 2,635 miles is how long the Mackenzie River is in Canada including its major tributaries. The river is navigable for over 1,000 miles from Great Slave Lake to the Arctic Ocean. I have always wanted to see Great Slave … Continue reading
Storm Weakened
The storm over West Alabama that triggered a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for part of Greene, Pickens and Tuscaloosa County has weakened over the SW corner of Tuscaloosa County and the north tip of Greene County..
New Warning in West Alabama
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 529 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTH CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN WEST … Continue reading
