Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Midday Alabama
Rain continues to spread east across Alabama at midday. The leading edge of the lighter rain just before noon had reached Huntsville, Cullman, Birmingham, Marion and Camden. The precipitation was spreading toward the east and NE. Over in West/Central Alabama, … Continue reading
A More Serious Damage Report
This is the most serious damage report so far today from South Mississippi. This report from NWS/Jackson: ———————————————– The EMA Office in Jones County, Miss., advises a severe thunderstorm struck 5 miles west of Laurel at 10:23 this morning. * … Continue reading
New Tornado Watch
It now extends into Extreme Southwest Alabama until 4 pm CST. This is a list of the Southeast Mississippi and Alabama counties included in the watch: BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 742 NWS STORM … Continue reading
Tornado Watch Extension
SPC has extended the Tornado Watch in Mississippi northward and now it includes these counties: Clarke Covington Forrest Jasper Jones Lamar Smith In effect until 4 pm. Clarke County (Mississippi) touches Choctaw County (Alabama) While we are at it, moderate … Continue reading
Rain Progress–9:40 Report
Seems like it is raining over every square inch of Mississippi. And, that is good news for Alabama. Even more important than football. At 9:40 am, the rain was extensive across Mississippi. This included heavy rain over a good part … Continue reading
Our Worst Drought Ever?
We don’t know for sure. One thing is certain, our current drought in Alabama ranks right up near the top–if not the top. But, I want to talk about a drought at a much earlier time. I am holding in … Continue reading
Weather By The Numbers
* 3 inches is how much snow was still on the ground today on Mt. LeConte in the Great Smoky Mountains and at Beech Mountain, North Carolina. * 22 inches is how much snow these latest storms dumped on Caribou, … Continue reading
Another Cold One
Even colder than yesterday morning in some locations, while other areas, mainly on the west side of the state were not quite as cold. There were some marked examples of a temperature inversion, also. See the notes at the end … Continue reading
Looking Better in Oklahoma
In this morning’s edition of the Daily Oklahoman, they quoted the Oklahoma EMA Office that 126,174 homes and business establishments were still without power this morning across Oklahoma. That is a lot less than just a few days ago. Things … Continue reading
A Cold Alabama Morning
UPDATED 11 AM CST Generally, this was the coldest morning so far this season across much of Alabama. It was below freezing (29) all the way down to Mobile Regional Airport. Here is an early look at some low temperatures … Continue reading
