Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Early Afternoon in Alabama
The weather across Alabama early on this Tuesday afternoon could best be described as: Uncomfortable Wet Chilly Drab Non-Chamber of Commerce type All of the above Just before noon, some icing was still occurring on the Highway 35 bridge that … Continue reading
Cold Rain North Alabama
Rain–a cold bone-chilling rain–has already spread across NW and Extreme North Alabama very early on this Tuesday morning. Examples at 4 am: 37 light rain in Muscle Shoals and Huntsville 34 rain at Haleyville 35 rain at Bear Creek (NE … Continue reading
Confused Thermometer
Would you believe that the high Sunday at Barrow, Alaska was 36 making it two degrees warmer than Birmingham and Anniston and 6 degrees warmer than Cullman and Huntsville? …..and the 12 below zero this morning atop Mt. Leconte, in … Continue reading
Monday Morning Freeze
Here is a look at low temperatures across Alabama this morning starting with the coldest and going to not so coldest. 9 at Hamilton (NWS coop observer) 10 Oneonta (3 miles NE) 11 Muscadine, Cottondale 13 Haleyville, Reese City, Bankhead … Continue reading
5 o’clock Wakeup Temperatures
Be sure and scroll down to see Bill’s interesting story about how much weather information has exploded in recent years as compared to the old days. I can certainly relate to that also. Clear everywhere. Another statewide freeze. We will … Continue reading
A Few More Reports
+ At 8:00 a.m., we have a report that it was snowing “like crazy” at Marion in Perry County and it has been that way since about 7:00 a.m. The snow is sticking fairly well and there is about 1/4 … Continue reading
Alabama at 7:00 am
There was a period of light snow across the Birmingham area within the last hour or so mixed with sleet, at times. We are now getting a lull, although some snow is starting again, however the storm is not over. … Continue reading
Sorting Out the Counties
A lot of different warnings and advisories this morning, so I wanted to do this post to explain which counties were under “what” for our general coverage area of North/Central and Central Alabama. HEAVY SNOW WARNING UNTIL 8:00 PM FOR … Continue reading
A Few More Reports
4:55 am…moderate sleet/snow Ensley, mostly snow 4:55 am…35 degrees, heavy rain Sylacauga 33, heavy sleet at Adamsville, temperature has fallen from 36 at 2 am to 33 now 38…big flakes in NE TRussville, our first snow so far 33…now in … Continue reading
From NWS
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 453 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008 …SNOW EXPECTED TODAY FOR A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA… .THE WEATHER PATTERN REMAINS FAVORABLE FOR A SNOW STORM IN THE DEEP SOUTH. … Continue reading
