Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Alabama Update–8:30 Report
Steady moderate to heavy rain continues over a good part of East Central and Southeast Alabama. Most of that rain is from about Talladega, Clay and Randolph County southward. Heaviest of all is over SE Alabama. Lightning return is limited … Continue reading
Quick Early Monday Report
This is just a quick look. Bill may have another update early this morning and James will have the Monday morning video discussion around 6 or so. At 4:15 on this Monday morning, most of the heavier showers in Alabama … Continue reading
After Thanksgiving Travel
No way we can cover every destination or every route, but here are some examples that may help. First, an overview: Snow is in the forecast for all counties in New Mexico, 5 counties in SE Arizona, most of the … Continue reading
Chasing a Cold Front
I don’t have the nerve to get up close and personal chasing tornadoes. I am more comfortable chasing fog and drizzle. But i dio like to chase cold fronts from the comfort of my office adjacent to a coffee pot. … Continue reading
From all the Rain Buckets
When a drought of “historic proportions” is underway, folks want to know how much rain they got in their particular community, even if it is not much. A wide variation in the last 24 hours. Here we go down the … Continue reading
Alabama at 8:40 am
Almost all of the showers and storms gone from Alabama. At 8:40 am, there was a small group of moderate to heavy showers over the East Central edge of the state, over South Randolph and North Chambers County between Roanoke … Continue reading
Thirsty Atlanta
These are some totals through 7 am, EDT, from the Atlanta area and North Georgia. It is still raining in the Atlanta area although most of it is east and south of the city. 0.05 West Atlanta 0.13 Atlanta Airport … Continue reading
7 am Wakeup on Thanksgiving
Cold front struggling to get through Alabama this morning but it will do so. The front is between Birmingham and Alexander City. Good temperature contrasts. It was 44 early this morning in Muscle Shoals with a NW wind gusting over … Continue reading
3:20 am on Thanksgiving
The line of thunderstorms has now moved over into NE Alabama and is somewhat weaker. Still considerable lightning. At 3:20 am, the line of storms extended from St. Clair County northeastward through Etowah and Cherokee County into NW Georgia. Some … Continue reading
Storms Weaker?
That line of thunderstorms moving across North Alabama early on this Thanksgiving morning finally shows signs of a decrease in strength. However, they are still rather strong. At 1:35 am, the line of thunderstorms extended from Scottsboro in Extreme NE … Continue reading
