Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Storms Developing
Showers and thunderstorms were developing rather quickly this afternoon, although at 1:30 there were very few over the north half of the state. In West/Central Alabama, there was a narrow line of showers along with a few thunderstorms from the … Continue reading
Alabama Right After Lunch
A few isolated showers/storms now south and SW of Montgomery and also a few SW of Mobile. Others will be forming as the afternoon goes on. SLIGHT RISK The NWS/Storm Prediction Center has placed a good part of Alabama under … Continue reading
Update on Tragic Iowa Tornado
This report from NWS/Omaha late this morning. Also scan down for some other notes: PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 1031 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2008 .TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON .DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE. … Continue reading
Late Morning in Alabama
Around 10:30 this morning, the State of Alabama was completely free of rain. That will change later. It is inevitable that some scattered showers and thunderstorms will start forming probably by midday or early afternoon and gradually increase in number … Continue reading
9:30 pm Wrapup
Just before 9:30 tonight, strong thunderstorms were over two corners of the state. Over Extreme NE Alabama, the strongest storms were over Marshall and Dekalb. NWS posted a Significant Weather Alert for Dekalb County until 10 pm.Those were moving toward … Continue reading
Severe Weather Update
The strongest storm in the entire state of Alabama at 7:45 tonight was over Cherokee County in NE Alabama. It was moving toward the NW. NWS/Birmingham has extended the Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cherokee County until 8:15. The storm could … Continue reading
Trying to Summarize Everything
The latest warning issued by the National Weather Service in Birmingham was for Cherokee County in NE Alabama. A line of strong to severe thunderstorms was moving out of NW Georgia into Cherokee County and moving NW toward Centre and … Continue reading
Shelby and Chilton Warning
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 627 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTH CENTRAL CHILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL … Continue reading
West Alabama Warning
Please note: In addition to the warning below, NWS has also issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 6:45 for South Jefferson County, including: Vestavia Hills Mountain Brook Irondale Hueytown Hoover Homewood Fultondale Fairfield The storm was located near Birmingham Airport … Continue reading
2.63 Inches of Rain Downtown Tuscaloosa!
The report is from the Tuscaloosa Skycam in Downtown Tuscalooa: 2.63 inches of rain 48 mph wind gusts Flash Flood Warning Continues
