Author Archives: J.B. Elliott

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

It includes six counties in West Central Alabama and goes until 2 am CST. The Alabama counties: Choctaw Clarke Greene Marengo Sumter Washington The watch also includes a number of Mississippi counties and Louisiana parishes. Long night ahead…not much sleep.

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Early Evening in Alabama

That part of Alabama from Tuscaloosa and Birmingham north and west getting a break from the rain. In fact, not much has fallen across the Tennessee Valley all day. On Monte Sano at Huntsville, a mere 0.01 reported late this … Continue reading →

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5 pm Quick Notes

The cluster of very heavy rain has shifted eastward. It is now pouring over parts of: South Shelby County Bobb County Chilton County Areas in West Alabama getting a temporary break, such as Lamar, Pickens, Tuscaloosa and Fayette County. Rain … Continue reading →

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Special Weather Statement

From NWS/Birmingham, this special statement for Bibb, Chilton and Perry County in West and Central Alabama: First a few notes: * 33/40 Skywatcher at Taylorville, just south of Tuscaloosa reports 1.36 inches of rain. The wind was really picking up … Continue reading →

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Pouring in West Alabama

One of our ABC 33/40 Skywatchers, mobil, and traveling north of Livingston on I-59 reports very heavy rain, large drops. It is also raining very heavy in Greene County and moving east into Hale County toward Moundville and also into … Continue reading →

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For Sumter County

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 308 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ALZ030-212145- SUMTER- 308 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SUMTER COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM CST AT 308 PM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE … Continue reading →

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Cluster of Strong Storms

A cluster of strong thunderstorms developed quickly over East Central Mississippi this afternoon. NWS in Jackson issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Kemper County adjacent to the Alabama border. A Special Weather Statement was issued for West Alabama’s Sumter County … Continue reading →

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Alabama and Other Places

ALABAMA Rain was extensive across most parts of the state this afternoon. However, so far, near the Tennessee River amounts have been quite light. Steady rain was falling all the way from Marion and Pickens County eastward to the Georgia … Continue reading →

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Alabama at High Noon

Still raining over most of the state. A steady rain–just what the doctor and nurse ordered to help with our drought. Atmosphere is rather stable so no strong thunderstorms so far and very little lightning. Will discuss that more at … Continue reading →

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Alabama Now–10:20 am Report

Widespread rain continues across Alabama late this morning. Two parts of the state are getting more rain than others. One is near the coast near Mobile and Baldwin County into NW Florida. Further north there was a rather wide band … Continue reading →

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