Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Late Sunday Afternoon in Alabama
Thunderstorms were limited to scattered ones over the SE part of the state. The strongest one at 5 pm, with considerable lightning was over Autauga County, near Prattville which is NW of Montgomery. Moving generally southward. The northernmost storm, a … Continue reading
SE Alabama Wind Damage
At 3:40 pm, a line of storms extended from just north of Montgomery east to about Opelika. Moving south. Further south. thunderstorms weakened over Bullock County enough so that NWS let the Severe Thunderstorm Warning expire at the scheduled 3:30 … Continue reading
Southeast Alabama Storms–Updated
PLEASE NOTE: NWS extended the expiration time on the Bullock Couty warning until3:30. The Severe Thunderstorm Warning is now for Central Bullock County including Union Springs until 3:30. The severe thunderstorm was capable of producing penny size hail and damaging … Continue reading
The Continuing Midwest Drama
The flooding in the Midwest is truly historic. A broad area from Oklahoma and Kansas NE across Missouri, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin is waterlogged from way too much rain so far this year. To make conditions worse, there … Continue reading
Nightfall in Alabama–8 o’clock Report
Lots of rambunctious thunderstorms across a wide area of Central and part of South Alabama today. But, it is the time of day when those storms get tired and want to sit down and rest. They were winding down at … Continue reading
Chilton County Severe Thunderstorm
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 538 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… CHILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA… THIS … Continue reading
Latest From The NWS
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues for Bullock and Pike County in SE Alabama until 5:45. * Significant Weather Alert for Sumter County in West Alabama until 6 pm. Remember those special statements emphasize strong thunderstorms but they are short of … Continue reading
More Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are being issued almost faster than we can keep up. Here is a quick list: * For Eastern Lee County and North/Central Russell County in SE Alabama until 5:45. The severe thunderstorm was located near Bleecker or … Continue reading
3 More Counties Warned
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 451 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHWESTERN CHILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA… … Continue reading
Warning For Small Part of Sumter County
Birmingham NWS has posted a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 5:15 for West Central Sumter County in West Central Alabama. Storm was 17 miles NW of Livingston or 7 miles west of Emelle. May have gusts over 60 and penny size … Continue reading
