Author Archives: J.B. Elliott

Mid-Afternoon in Alabama

Scattered showers and thunderstorms were limited almost entirely to the southern third of Alabama at mid-afternoon. Most of them were along and south of the Camden-Montgomery line. At least one of the storms prompted a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. NWS/Mobile posted … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Mid-Afternoon in Alabama

Early Storms Developing

It is midday in Alabama and the first thunderstorms of the day were showing up over the extreme NE part of the state. Actually, it is a line of thunderstorms over East Tennessee that extends down into the NE corner … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Early Storms Developing

A Quick Evening Look

Very few showers or storms around Alabama early tonight. A small shower has been persistent near Leeds on I-20 east of Birmingham. A few other isolated ones. A shower has persisted for several hours over Central Sumter County in West … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on A Quick Evening Look

Showers Developing

Widely scattered showers were developing this afternoon over several West Alabama counties. Mainly Walker, Tuscaloosa, Hale and Greene. They were not very numerous and mostly light at the moment. But they will grow stronger and some will receive a promotion … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Showers Developing

This Story is All About Rain

Is rain sometimes worth its weight in gold? Well, maybe not, but sometimes we probably think that way. People in the Midwest would not be willing to pay one cent for any more rain at this time. Ottumwa, Iowa was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on This Story is All About Rain

Late Sleepy Update

Late tonight, strong thunderstorms were limited to Extreme East and NE Alabama, Specifically, at 11:30 pm, the strongest storms were over Dekalb County, including the Fort Payne area and they extended southward along the Calhoun/Cleburne County line into Clay County. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Late Sleepy Update

For Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah County

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 947 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008 ALZ018>020-260345- CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-ETOWAH- 947 PM CDT WED JUN 25 2008 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CALHOUN CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM CDT… AT 944 PM … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on For Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah County

NE Jefferson Damage Report

This information from Larry Mason, who lives between Clay and Pinson in NE Jefferson County: ——————————————————– JB…coming home from church tonight…..turned on Doug Hollow/Bud Holmes in Pinson…..trees down on Doug Hollow….tried to go Dewey Heights rd…trees down across it…turned around … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on NE Jefferson Damage Report

9:30 pm Alabama Update

The big thunderstorms that rumbled through Jefferson and Blount County moved northward and were located over East Blount and West St. Clair County, mostly west of Ashville and east of Oneonta. Still a bunch of lightning in these storms, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on 9:30 pm Alabama Update

8:30 pm Update

The big thunderstorm that prompted the Severe Thunderstorm Warning for North Jefferson and part of Blount County has moved into the SW edge of Blount County. It was located near Smoke Rise along I-65N or about 14 miles north of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on 8:30 pm Update