Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Spot Reports and Other Notes
SPOT REPORTS AT 8 PM CST Key West…rain, 79, wind NE 17 Miami…84 cloudy, wind NE 18 Molasses Reef, 85, wind, east 28, gusts 30 Mobile…83, mostly cloudy, wind south 8 Gulf Shores…clear, 81, wind SE 3 Dauphin Island…82, wind … Continue reading
Another Pleasant Morning
Not much change in our weather overnight. We are waking up to another morning much like yesterday morning. It is mostly clear with temperatures mostly in the lower 60s. For this weekend, more sun than clouds. It will be a … Continue reading
Another Cool Morning
Remember, we still have September down the road. That month can be very hot. On September 5 and 6, 1925, it was 106 in Birmingham–two of seven days in a row with 100 or higher! Later that month, there were … Continue reading
In the Cool, Cool of the Morning
Is it possible that Mother Nature is trying to give us a preview of Autumn after scorching us and flooding us so much so far this year?. Maybe Father Nature encouraged her to lighten up! It sure felt that way … Continue reading
Some Good Ole USA Weather Notes and Concerns
* Late this morning, a solid line of thunderstorms, overdosed with lightning, extended from the west Gulf of Mexico northeastward to just off the Southeast Louisiana Coast to just off the east part of the Northwest Florida Panhandle. The rest … Continue reading
Mean and Dangerous Thunderstorms
As of 3:30 am, the line of thunderstorms has not weakened any. The lightning is still almost constant and the rain is extremely heavy. These storms have a history of wind damage including tree damage.as well as hail. Hail has … Continue reading
Alabama at High Noon
At 10:12 this morning the Lamar County EMA reported that US 278 was closed in Sulligent due to flash flooding. Some of those heavier showers have now drifted southward into Tuscaloosa and North Pickens County. A storm, with lightning was … Continue reading
When it Rains, it Pours!
6:10 AM…Braved the elements long enough to measure the rain. Lightning is still rather frequent but it is all LTGCC or LTGIC instead of cloud to ground. I was almost soaked in the rain My total so far in NE … Continue reading
A Major Unfolding Severe Weather Threat
Not for Alabama–at least not yet. One of the longest lines of severe thunderstorms that I can remember is stretched out all across the Central and Eastern USA this evening. It stretches across 2/3rds of the country from West Texas … Continue reading
A Variety of Weather Information, 8:30 pm Tuesday
* LIGHTNING IS FRIGHTENING: Lightning this afternoon struck a 40-year old man at his home near the intersection of Bell Factory Road and Red Rock Drive, about 5 miles SE of Moores Mill in the Madison area. He was transported … Continue reading
