Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1245 AM CST THU NOV 22 2007 ALZ014-015-017-220730- BLOUNT-WALKER-WINSTON- 1245 AM CST THU NOV 22 2007 …SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BLOUNT…WALKER AND WINSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM CST… AT 1245 AM CST…NATIONAL … Continue reading
Very Early on Thanksgiving
We are into the first hour of Thanksgiving and stronmg thunderstorms continue to roam across North Alabama. At 12:30 am, the line of intense thunderstorms extended from Huntsville to west of hrtselle and then SW to Fayette and Double Springs. … Continue reading
Spot Reports as of Midnight
* Muscle Shoals Airport had a wind gust to 38 mph at 11 pm. They received 0,.40 rain quickly. * Decatur Airport had wind shift at 11:25 pm * James Payton, skywatcher in SW Huntsville just reported a wind gust … Continue reading
Thunderstorms at 11:45 pm
As midnight approaches, the line of intense thunderstorms across NW Alabama: Approaching Huntsville South of Athens Approaching Moulton in Lawrence County East of Russellville At Hamilton North edge of Lamar County Then to NW of Columbus, Miss. Not a great … Continue reading
11 pm Late Update/Alabama
Line of intense thunderstorms now over NW Alabama. At 11 pm, the line extended from west of Athens southwestward to Russellville and across the Extreme NW corner of marion County. From there it extended SW to between Tupelo and Columbus … Continue reading
Very Brief 9:30 Update
Line of thunderstorms from West Tennessee down across NE Mississippi into SW Mississippi continues moving east. Line of storms (overall) not quite as strong.However, a few cells over Extreme NE Mississippi a bit stronger. A few breaks in the line. … Continue reading
Rain So Far
A few Alabama rain amounts so far… 0.41 Muscle Shoals 0.14 Blountsviille 0.18 Carbon Hill 0.14 Fort Payne 0.40 Haleyville 0.49 Decatur 0.59 Brookley Field, Mobile 0.41 Evergreen 0.50 Huntsville/UAH 0.40 Huntsville Airport 0.73 Meridianville
6:40 pm Alabama Update
Showers and thunderstorms in Alabama have overall decreased. Some of the stronger ones at 6:30 were in the central part of the state between Birmingham and Clanton. Others were over the Northeast corner. Other strong ones were over the extreme … Continue reading
Alabama Story 5 o’clock Report
A line of showers and storms late this afternoon extended from Huntsville and Guntersville in the Extreme north, southward to west of Birmingham, Marion, and all the way to Mobile. Not a solid line by any means. Several SW Alabama … Continue reading
Weather by the Numbers
* 29.05 inches was the rain deficit for Anniston as of today. In many years of weather work in Alabama, I have never seen a rain shortage approaching 30 inches in a calendar year. * 28.35 inches is the current … Continue reading
