Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
From NWS, Memphis
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 657 PM CST THU FEB 24 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE… SOUTHERN HAYWOOD … Continue reading
Evening in Alabama + Elsewhere 7 pm Report
The weather is still quiet across Alabama this evening. Few if any showers in progress. All the big action is still well to the west. Brisk south winds persist across Alabama often gusting 25-30 mph. At Birmingham Airport, the wind … Continue reading
Alabama at 5 oclock
Still not much going on. The real action is well back to the west. Just before 5, the main line of intense thunderstorms extended from Little Rock SW to near Texarkana. The line is moving east in no real hurry … Continue reading
A Wildfire Advisory
From: “Vansant, Coleen” Date: February 24, 2011 1:54:45 PM CST ALABAMA FORESTRY COMMISSION Wildfire Advisory February 24, 2011 The large fire in Cherokee County continues to burn. According to Incident Commander Phillip Smith the fire is now approximately 60 percent … Continue reading
Early Afternoon Quick Look
Not much happening around Alabama early on this Thursday afternoon but that will change especially late today and overnight. South winds were increasing and bringing in moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. Temperatures had soared into the 70s soon after … Continue reading
Thursday Morning Weather Action
In short note form… * Severe Thunderstorm Watch continues until 11 am for South Central Oklahoma and a small part of North Central Texas. Includes Oklahoma City * A number of Flash Flood Warnings in Tennessee * SPC has a … Continue reading
Severe Weather Awareness Week
(From the National Weather Service, Birmingham) PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 900 AM CST WED FEB 23 2011 ..THIS WEEK IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN ALABAMA ..SPECIAL WEEKLY NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS TEST ISSUANCE THIS … Continue reading
Weather by the Numbers, 2/21/11
* 12 is how many inches of new snow at Minneapolis-St. Paul from this latest storm * 22 inches of snow now on the ground at Dassel, Minn. * 24 inches on the ground at Redwood Falls, Minn., and there … Continue reading
114 Degree Temperature Contrast!
Kristie Calvin, the ABC 33/40 Skywatcher in North Pole. Alaska reported a temperature of 40 below zero at 7 am. She also noted that they were 114 degrees colder than Miami where it was 74! A few other low temperatures … Continue reading
Weather By The Numbers, 2/15/11
(Plus a bit of non-weather stuff. Have not done one of these in a long time, may no longer be that interesting, but here we go while I type and sip the world’s best coffee!) * 45 below zero was … Continue reading
