Author Archives: J.B. Elliott

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 311 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHWESTERN CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL … Continue reading →

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Here We Go Again

Thunderstorms have quickly grown stronger near the Alabama/Tennessee border. The NWS/Huntsville has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 3:15 for Jackson and Madison County in NE Alabama due to southeast-moving storms moving out of Tennessee. Further south a strong to … Continue reading →

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1 o’clock in Alabama

Very, very few showers in progress over the north half of Alabama early this afternoon. In fact, almost none. Don’t see any lightning. Scattered showers have developed over the south half of the state mostly south of Montgomery. This includes … Continue reading →

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Dolly’s Impact on South Texas

SPECIAL STATEMENT FROM NWS FORECAST OFFICE/BROWNSVILLE —————————————————————————– PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1210 PM CDT JUL 23 2008 PRELIMINARY PEAK SUSTAINED WINDS AND WIND GUSTS DUE TO HURRICANE DOLLY CITY/TOWN COUNTY WIND AIRPORTS (THROUGH 11 AM TODAY): … Continue reading →

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Not Your Usual Forecast

How would you like to wake up to a forecast like this? (For Brownsville, Texas) ——————————————————————————- TXZ255-232200- INLAND CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BROWNSVILLE…HARLINGEN 1133 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2008 …HURRICANE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THURSDAY… … Continue reading →

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10 am Report From Brownsville

At 10 am, CDT… Steady rain, heavy at times Wind NW 36 mph, gusts to 60 One inch of rain so far

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Alabama Update and Rain Roundup

Very little going on around Alabama late this morning. In fact, at 10:30 there were a few showers over West/Central Alabama and possibly 1 or 2 bolts of lightning over the north edge of Tuscaloosa County. There will be a … Continue reading →

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10 am Hurricane Dolly Advisory

Scroll down below the advisory to see some spot reports. Also coming up a little later is an Alabama update (very little going on at 10 am) and some rain totals from yesterday’s very unfriendly storms. Huge number of Severe … Continue reading →

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Spot Reports–Miss Dolly

Radar loops show that Dolly is very close to the mouth of the Rio Grande–almost exactly where the NHC track forecast has said all along. However, it sure looks (to me anyway) that she has slowed with quite a bit … Continue reading →

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Spot Reports From Dolly Country

BASED ON 5 AM OBSERVATIONS Port Lavaca…steady rain, wind east, gusts to 30 mph McAllen…rain, wind NW 15 Brownsville…rain, wind NW gusts 37 Buoy 35 miles NE Port Mansfield…wind east 28, gusts 36, 19-foot waves Port Isabel…rain, wind north, gusts … Continue reading →

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