Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Random Alabama Notes
RAIN TOTALS (24 hour amounts unless noted) 0.86 Bessemer 0.61 Moody (hail size of quarters) 0.16 Coker 0.72 Huntsville 1.07 Crossville 0.76 Guntersville 1.45 West Trussville (2-day total near downtown) 0.59 Russellville 0.77 Scottsboro 0.64 Valley Head 0.69 Cullman Airport … Continue reading
Alabama This Evening
A cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving east across North Central Alabama this evening. At 8:15 pm, most of the activity was over Jefferson, St. Clair and Talladega Country. Some sharp lightning reported, house shaking thunder Pleasant Grove. At one … Continue reading
A Big Temperature Contrast
It is still that way across Alabama, almost a 40-degree change from north to south. So, lets do another one of those temperature profiles from south to north based on official temperatures at 6 o’clock this evening: 80 Mobile Regional … Continue reading
Pesky Ole Frontal Boundry
It is still there this morning, stretched out across the central part of the state. Check out this south to north temperature profile based on 7 am official temperatures: 70 Mobile and Alexander City 69 Troy and Montgomery 58 Calera … Continue reading
Early Beginnings to a Very Active Day
Already, very early on this Saturday morning, (as 2 am approaches) we see the beginning of a very bad day of weather for Alabama. We in the Weather Office face a long 24 hours ahead. Thunderstorms were developing rapidly from … Continue reading
Chilly Alabama Spring Morning (Updated)
Yes, even some scattered frost in some locations but not the latest ever that we have had frost in the Spring. Here is a list of low temperatures this morning mainly from ABC 33/40 Skywatchers but also reports from official … Continue reading
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1144 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 ALZ023>026-240530- JEFFERSON AL-SHELBY AL-ST. CLAIR AL-TUSCALOOSA AL- 1144 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN ST. CLAIR…JEFFERSON EASTERN TUSCALOOSA AND SHELBY … Continue reading
Another Alabama Soaker . . .
. . .well, not everywhere. There were some places with light amounts especially in the extreme south where Dothan received a flat zero and Mobile only 0.02. Not so sure everyone welcomed this much rain on the heels of our … Continue reading
Early Evening in Alabama–6:45 Report
A line of showers and thunderstorms continues to progress eastward across Alabama this evening and the storms are in no particular hurray. Actually, it is a broad band instead of a sharply-defined line. Lightning activity has greatly decreased. Even better … Continue reading
Late Afternoon in Alabama–5 O’clock Report
A double line of showers and thunderstorms continues moving east into Alabama. At 5 pm, the leading edge extended from near Huntsville southward to Cullman, to just west of Birmingham and to near Tuscaloosa and Moundville. Lightning activity seems to … Continue reading
