Author Archives: J.B. Elliott

Weather by the Numbers

* 1 (only 1) is how many Storm Alert programs are left for this season. It is tomorrow night (Tuesday night this week instead of Thursday night) at Bethel Baptist Church in Moody/St. Clair County. The doors open at 5:00, … Continue reading →

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Late Morning in Alabama

Very little going on at 11:30 am. The line of strong storms is way down south, cutting across the SE corner of Alabama into South Georgia and also across North Florida. A new Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been posted for … Continue reading →

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Alabama Situation at 9 am

Almost all the showers were down over the south third of the state. Nearly all from Montgomery southward. A number of those were dumping heavy rain and some thunderstorms were down there also. Here is a repeat of our Flash … Continue reading →

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Big Alabama Rain Roundup

UPDATED 8:55 AM TO ADD MORE REPORTS * All totals for the last 24 hours. * We had our first Flash Flood Watch in a long time (in a drought, no less!) * I have posted so many long lists … Continue reading →

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A Few Quick Reports

These amounts in the 24 hours ending at 6 am from official stations: 1.77 Birmingham Airport 2.09 Tuscaloosa Airport 2.90 Shelby County Airport 2.27 Anniston Airport 0.51 Montgomery/Dannelly Field 4.80 Meridian/Key Field

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Now, a Flash Flood Watch!

URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH CALHOUN-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON- COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-ELMORE-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ANNISTON…HEFLIN…CARROLLTON… TUSCALOOSA…BIRMINGHAM…HOOVER…COLUMBIANA…PELHAM… ALABASTER…PELL CITY…MOODY…TALLADEGA…SYLACAUGA…ASHLAND… ROANOKE…LIVINGSTON…EUTAW…GREENSBORO…MOUNDVILLE…MARION… CENTREVILLE…CLANTON…ROCKFORD…ALEXANDER CITY…DADEVILLE… VALLEY…LANETT…LAFAYETTE…DEMOPOLIS…LINDEN…SELMA… PRATTVILLE…WETUMPKA…TALLASSEE…AUBURN…OPELIKA 358 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 …FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON… THE NATIONAL … Continue reading →

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Flash Flood Warning

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 332 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA… … Continue reading →

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Alabama at 3:30 am

That Severe Thunderstorm Watch continues for a rather wide swath of counties across Central Alabama. Scroll down to an earlier post for a list of the counties. Tuscaloosa and Birmingham are not in the watch but areas starting just the … Continue reading →

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Alabama at 2:25 am

A line of strong thunderstorms extended from SW Mississippi curving NE to East Central Mississippi, near Meridian, then eastward across Central Alabama. Across Central Alabama, the main line of storms was from Hale and Perry County eastward to Autauga and … Continue reading →

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New Severe Thunderstorm Watch

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ALABAMA AUTAUGA BIBB CHILTON COOSA DALLAS ELMORE LOWNDES MONTGOMERY … Continue reading →

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