Author Archives: J.B. Elliott

Mid Morning Progress Report

That long line of showers and thunderstorms has been on the road all night trying to get from Arkansas to Alabama. The storms have grown tired and are not as ambitious as they were earlier in the night. At 9:00 … Continue reading →

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5:30 am Quick Look

Broad area of showers and thunderstorms continues to spread east and SE across North Alabama. At 5:30 am, the leading edge extended from about Fort Payne southwestward to Guntersville, Cullman, Fayette and Vernon. Moderate to heavy rain and a decent … Continue reading →

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Big, Big Rain Amounts

Just to show you how much rain parts of North and Central Alabama has received in the last few days: YESTERDAY 1.63 Birmingham Airport 2.49 Anniston Airport 4.00 Oxford 1.25 Cullman Airport 1.50 Pinson 2.13 Moody 0.86 Spain Park/Hoover 2.04 … Continue reading →

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New Batch of Heavy Rain NW Alabama

Here we are at 3:30 on Wednesday morning and another cluster of heavy rain and thunderstorms already into NW Alabama. The heavy showers and storms extended generally from Decatur westward across Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin and NW Marion County. Some of … Continue reading →

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East Alabama Flash Flood Warning

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 628 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… SOUTH CENTRAL CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST … Continue reading →

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Concerning Jefferson County

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 502 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ALZ024-272230- JEFFERSON- 502 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CDT AT 500 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER … Continue reading →

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4:45 pm Notes and Update

NWS in Huntsville continues the Flash Flood Warning until 7 pm for: ….Colbert County ….Franklin County ….Lauderdale County ….Lawrence County 3340 Skywatcher Michelle Miklik sent a list of rain amounts from the CoCoRahs Network. These were mostly overnight totals of … Continue reading →

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Rain and More Rain

A cluster of slow-moving or nearly stationary thunderstorms has been dumping heavy rain on NE Jefferson and the NE edge of Shelby County. Now, a line of strong thunderstorms is getting into the picture. The line of storms at 4:30 … Continue reading →

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Marshall County Storm

A severe thunderstorm indicated byradar near Arab has prompted the NWS/Huntsville to issued a Severe Thunderstorm for Central Marshall County in NE Alabama. Until 4pm. Storm will affect Arab and Guntersville.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

The National Weather Service in Huntsville issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 3:30 for these locations: ….SE Colbert County ….Lawrence County (This is in NW Alabama.) The severe thunderstorm was located about 9 miles east of Russellville and moving east … Continue reading →

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