Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Followup: Question of the Day
Yesterday, we posed this question: QUESTION OF THE DAY Why does Houston receive about six inches of rain less than Birmingham each year even though they are much, much closer to our dear friend, the Gulf of Mexico? (Houston 48 … Continue reading
A Chilly Morning
Overall, this was not the coldest morning in Alabama so far but it was below freezing in a number of locations. Remember, we get more than one report from some locations: 24 Scrougeout (NE Etowah County. This report formally came … Continue reading
Alabama Morning Lows/Updated
UPDATED 10:35 AM TO ADD MORE REPORTS We would all be much happier, and jumping with joy, if this was a list of significant rain amounts. The rain deficiency for Tuscaloosa for 2007 has reeached 29.12 inches. It will reach … Continue reading
A Storm to Remember
The Pacific Northwest has been pounded by a storm for the last several days that will be remembered forever. It is a bit quieter today but some reports indicate that Interstate 5 between Seattle and Portland will be under five … Continue reading
Weather by the Numbers
* 300 seconds is how long it took for James Spann to eat lunch at Jim’s Pit BBQ in Billingsley Friday. He is truly a BBQ vacuum cleaner. The BBQ lifts off his plate as if an EF2 tornado was … Continue reading
Shortchanged (Again)
We wuz robbed again. Shortchanged on rain amounts. This is not a long list like we usually post after a big rain event. Instead, just enough numbers to show that most areas did not get enough to write home about. … Continue reading
This Amazing Old Earth
This story amazes me. It is all about Greenland. We all know that Greenland is the world’s largest island but it is mostly ice. Only the coastal ranges are generally livable. In the interior of Greenland, there is a weather … Continue reading
A Few Morning Lows
Scattered frost at a number of Alabama locations 24 Cottondale 26 Kimberly, Muscadine (very heavy frost at Muscadine) 27 Remlap, Scrougeout 28 Pinson, Tuscaloosa, Munford (much frost at Munford) 29 Anniston, Muscle Shoals, Decatur, Alabaster/Navajo Pines, Concord/Hueytown 31 Huntsville 32 … Continue reading
Weather by the Numbers
* 1988 brought a drought to the USA which became the costliest weather-related disaster in USA history–at least up until that time. Drought damage is more quiet unlike tornadoes and hurricanes. * 5,000 t0 10,000 the number of heat-related deaths … Continue reading
More Rain Reports + Update
As noon approached, mostly light showers were still in progress over about the east 2/3 of Alabama. A few moderate over the extreme southeast. This is our final update on rain amounts and we corrected Ashville to 0.84 instead of … Continue reading
