Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Late Morning in Alabama
Several lines of showers continue moving eastward across North and West Alabama late this morning. Also some scattered moderate showers over SW Alabama, mostly between Grove Hill and North Mobile County. No big rain amounts across North Alabama but one … Continue reading
9:30 a.m. in Alabama
A line of showers at 9:30 extended from Middle Tennessee down across NW Alabama into SW Mississippi. In Alabama they were mainly from west of Decatur to Hackleburg and Hamilton and to near Vernon. The showers were moving east. Actually, … Continue reading
Early Afternoon Alabama
Looks like we may not set a number of record high temperatures today like we did in the previous two days. The main reason is a persistent cloud cover over many sections of the state. There was also a band … Continue reading
Weather by the Numbers Dec. 12
* 52.54 inches is how much rain Tulsa has received so far this year after receiving an additional 1 inch in the last 24 hours. * 12 inches is now their surplus for 2007. * 23 inches is how much … Continue reading
Olga Update, 9 AM Wed.
Below is the latest advisory but first, a word about the latest NHC track forecast: She is forecast to pass between Jamaica and Cuba and continue west all the way across the Caribbean to a point near the NE tip … Continue reading
How Others View Snow
These notes taken from late afternoon official NWS local forecasts: GATLINBURG Slight chance of rain/snow Friday night. Low in the 30s except 20s in the high country. Better chance of some snow Saturday night and Sunday. Forecast did not mention … Continue reading
Will Olga be a Hurricane?
She is now a tropical storm instead ofd a sub-tropicale storm. Here is the latest: —————————————————————————————– BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM OLGA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172007 800 PM AST TUE DEC 11 2007 …HURRICANE HUNTER … Continue reading
Notes From Ice Country
A mix of bad news and semi-good news: SPOT REPORTS AT 8 AM CST Goodland, Kansas…25, freezing rain, wind north 25, wind chill 11 (3 inches of snow/ice on the ground) Wichita…33, light rain Topeka…32 freezing rain (High/low last 24 … Continue reading
Latest on Miss Olga
WTNT32 KNHC 111156 TCPAT2 BULLETIN SUBTROPICAL STORM OLGA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172007 800 AM AST TUE DEC 11 2007 …CENTER OF OLGA NOW JUST WEST OF PUERTO RICO OVER THE MONA PASSAGE… …RAINBANDS … Continue reading
Much Ice in Middle USA
These brief notes: OKLAHOMA CITY: High Sunday 31. Low this morning 25. During that time, 2.76 inches of rain. Of course all of that amount of rain did not freeze on impact but there are major icing problems in the … Continue reading
