Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
8 pm Regional Update
ALABAMA At 8 o’clock tonight, showers continued mainly over Extreme North and NE Alabama. They were light to moderate. Earlier there were some heavy showers mixed in. They were moving east. Some more showers over SW Alabama. A big part … Continue reading
Showers Moving Into Alabama
Late this afternoon showers were spreading from Mississippi into West Alabama. At 5:30, moderate to heavy showers extended from Sulligent southward to Livingston. They were advancing toward Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Greensboro and Demopolis. By far the heavier showers and storms were … Continue reading
Middle of the Day Update
This is a composite update for several locations: ALABAMA At the noon lunch hour, there were only scattered light showers over the north from about the Birmingham area northward. Moving east. Most of our rain will come tonight and Thursday–especially … Continue reading
10 Inches of Rain in Shreveport!
This is a composite update for more than one location: ALABAMA AT 10:35 AM Showers were occurring in several areas of North Alabama Mainly over the NE and NW. In the NE, showers were positioned from Calhoun County northward to … Continue reading
More Weather Problems For Burma?
Weather information from that part of the world is not easy to come by. We do have a forecast for Rangoon although not sure of how reliable. Their forecast is for showers and thunderstorms every day all the way through … Continue reading
Early Showers
Scattered showers were already occurring over parts of North and Central Alabama early on this Wednesday morning. However, at 5 o’clock, the heaviest rain, by far, was over East Arkansas and NW Louisiana where thunderstorms were dumping very heavy rain. … Continue reading
Weather by the Numbers
* 22 persons is the number that were killed over the weekend in tragic tornadoes in Oklahoma, Missouri and Georgia. * 14 feet was the reported wave height on the Long Island buoy late this morning with NE winds gusting … Continue reading
The Good and The Bad
When we see a powerful line of thunderstorms approaching Alabama, you can rest assured that we are in for trouble. We also know that we are in for good rain amounts as we continue to go through drought recovery. Sometimes … Continue reading
Alabama Early Tonight
The NWS just issued a Tornado Watch for approximately the north half of Alabama. Please scroll down to see a list of all the counties. It goes until 2:00 a.m. CDT. We also have the first thunderstorms of the day … Continue reading
Tornado Watch in Alabama
Our first watch of the day. A Tornado Watch is in effect for approximately the north half of Alabama until 2:00 a.m. CDT. It also covers part of Tennessee. Alabama counties included in the Watch: Blount Clay Cullman Fayette Jefferson … Continue reading
