Author Archives: J.B. Elliott

A Cold Alabama Morning

Quite cold across Alabama the last two mornings, but definately not our coldest of the season. Instead of a long list of lows like we usually do, here is a sample across the state. This is a mix of ABC … Continue reading →

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To Make You Shiver

How about a wind chill of 78 below zero? That happened in the last 24 hours at Nuiqsut, Alaska. These few notes: + Low this morning of 53 below zero at Nuiqsut (temperature, not wind chill) + Low of 51 … Continue reading →

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A Reason to Cheer!

UPDATED 1 PM CST TO ADD MORE REPORTS Some extremely impressive rain amounts around Alabama in the last 24 hours. It will be interesting to check next week’s updated version of the drought monitor to see if the Alabama coverage … Continue reading →

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The Magic Midnight Hour

Interesting how thunderstorms are hanging on over SE Alabama at the midnight hour. This has been a very potent weather event. Near midnight, a very long line of thunderstorms extended all the way from Western North Carolina down across North … Continue reading →

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9:15 pm Position Report

The main line of thunderstorms in Alabama at 9:15 extended from Lafayette in Chambers County (near the Georgia border) southward to near Tuskegee and Union Springs, to NW of Troy and south of Greenville. The thunderstorms moving east to ENE. … Continue reading →

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Just Before 9 pm

By far the strongest thuinderstorms were down across SE Alabama. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues for Bullock and macon County until 9:15. The main line of storms extended from about Dadeville to Tuskegee through West Bullock County to north of … Continue reading →

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More Counties Cleared

The NWS canceled the Tornado Watch for these additional counties: Autauga Calhoun Cherokee Chilton Clay Cleburne Coosa Etowah St. Clair Talladega ADDITIONAL DAMAGE REPORT The St. Clair County EMA reports thunderstorm wind damage at 7:05 pm with trees down in … Continue reading →

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Storms a Little Less Nervous

Finally, the Alabama storms are getting tired and slowly going downhill. Not entirely. Lots of rain and thunderstorms in a broad band from NE Alabama down through the East Central part to South Central and SW Alabama. Most of the … Continue reading →

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Tornado Warning

Yep, we have another Tornado Warning. For Shelby County in Central Alabama until 6:30, including the cities of Wilsonville, Pelham, Meadowbrook, Helena and Alabaster. A possible tornado was near Saginaw and near Alabaster moving NE at 35. It should be … Continue reading →

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Late Afternoon in Alabama

Overall, the weather has quietened a bit across Central Alabama, but we are still not totally out of the woods. The Tornado Watch continues until 7:00 p.m. for Jefferson and surrounding counties. However, these counties have been cleared of a … Continue reading →

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