Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Alabama at 4:40 am
Widespread precipitation, except Extreme NW and temperatures are slowly falling. Some late reports: 35 sleet at Birmingham Airport 36 Tuscaloosa, light snow and also sleet in the area 36 in Muscle Shoals 35 Huntsville 33 light sleet Concord/Hueytown in West … Continue reading
Alabama at 3:30 am
Widespread precipitation across the state. As of 3:30 am, no travel problems reported other than wet roads. The precipitation continues to change over from rain to a mix of sleet and snow. Sleet has been reported as far north as … Continue reading
Alabama at 7:30 pm (Correction)
CORRECTION FOR TALLADEGA COUNTY Most of Talladega is included in the NWS 2 to 4 inch projection. Left it off the list earlier. Rain continues to spread eastward toward Alabama. Some of it is evaporating before reaching the ground. Radar … Continue reading
Alabama at Nightfall
A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for a large part of Alabama extending from near the Tennessee River down to south of Montgomery. Rain is expected to spread into Alabama tonight changing to snow at some point after midnight. … Continue reading
Late Morning in Alabama
First, don’t let the sunshine give the impression that the winter weather is less likely. Arctic air is already slowly spreading southward and it was in the cold 30s across the Extreme North and NW part of the state. In … Continue reading
Regional Weather
Earlier posts already address the Alabama story. Here is a look at other cities mainly around the Southeast USA. These notes are from official NWS forecasts for each city: ATLANTA Slight chance of rain tonight mixed with snow after midnight. … Continue reading
From Our PM Weatherfax
This is the text of the discussion part of this afternoon’s Weatherfax. I did not mention specific amounts. I am a little uncomfortable doing that this far out. But watch for the PM discussion from James that will be posted … Continue reading
Mostly Rain Continues–9:45 pm Update
Rain was still falling over a good part of Alabama tonight. Temperatures had edged upward a few degrees. At 9 pm, it was mainly between 33 and 35 over the north ranging up to 41 in Montgomery. It is a … Continue reading
Precipitation Winding Down
NWS/Birmingham has ended the Winter Weather Advisory for a number of counties in North Central and east Alabama. This includes all of the Greatwer Birmingham eastward to the Georgia border. Some light rain will continue, possibly mixed with a little … Continue reading
Alabama at 6:00 p.m.
Precipitation was diminishing over a number of counties in Alabama early this evening. There is a break in the steady precipitation in the Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Jasper area and southward into the SW part of the state. By far, the most … Continue reading
