Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Down South
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 134 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHEASTERN AUTAUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA… … Continue reading
1:25 p.m. in Alabama
Very strong thunderstorms are still in progress over NE Alabama, mainly in St. Clair and Etowah Counties. NWS/Birmingham issued a Special Weather Statement (Significant Weather Alert) for those two counties until 2:00. It was based on several thunderstorms near Ashville … Continue reading
Early Afternoon Update
The Severe Thunderstorm Warning that was in effect for SE Shelby and SW Talladega Counties expired at 12:45. At 12:45 p.m., there was still some strong storms over extreme SW Talladega County and the NE corner of Shelby County moving … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1222 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA… … Continue reading
High Noon Showers Developing Quickly
A long north-south line of showers and thunderstorms developed quickly at mid-day across Alabama. At 12:10 pm, the line extended from east of Birmingham down across Shelby and Chilton County and all the way into SW Alabama through Wilcox and … Continue reading
Weather By The Numbers 6/10/08
* 41.09 inches is the Cullman rain deficiency since January 2005. * 25 days had low temperatures that were freezing or lower in Birmingham in January, 1940. * 13 days had lows under 20. * 6 days had lows of … Continue reading
Past Your Bedtime Update
That thunderstorm that produced a classic lightning display over Shelby County is slowly weakening and breaking up. What is left of the storm was over North Shelby County. A few spinoff showers of that storm are now over the NE … Continue reading
Damage Reports This Afternoon/Evening
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1106 PM CDT MON JUN 09 2008 .TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON .DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE. ..REMARKS.. 0403 PM HAIL 2 SE CENTRE 34.13N 85.65W 06/09/2008 M1.50 INCH CHEROKEE AL … Continue reading
Quick Notes–Updated 10:45 pm
* Strongest storm remainins moving north through Central Shelby County. Centered mainly west of Columbiana and near Saginaw. UPDATED POSITION REPORT AT 10:35 PM Storm was centered several miles north of Shelby County Airport. It was decreasing in intensity but … Continue reading
10:05 pm Alabama Quick Look
The strong thunderstorm that moved into St. Clair County is much weaker. What is left is just NE of Springville along the Blount/St. Clair County line. Lightning has greatly diminished. At 10:05, the strongest storm still in progress was near … Continue reading
