Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Huge Cold Wave at Thanksgiving
It was 1950. On Thanksgiving Day, football fans at Legion Field were watching the Crippled Children’s Clinic High School Championship Football game. Many of them were in short sleeves. It was a springlike 70 degrees. Meanwhile, the U.S. Weather Bureau … Continue reading
An Upset Grandfather
Thanks to Larry Mason for reminding us that Grandfather Mountain, N.C., had a wind gust to 77 mph in the last 24 hours. Here are some wintry reports from the mountains of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN … Continue reading
Alabama Low Temperatures
FINAL UPDATE AT 10:30 AM 23 Fort Payne Airport and Black Creek (“Huge frost” in Black Creek) 24 Valley Head, Hamilton 25 Hanceville, Russellville, Munford 26 Cullman Ag Station, Russell Cave National Monument, Sycamore 27 Centreville, Sylacauga, Scottsboro, Pinson, Desoto … Continue reading
Big Rain Event/Update 11:30 am
UPDATED AT 11:30 AM Well, almost. Some communities got little or none and others not enough to even slightly dent the drought. However, most of the state received enough to make people smile broadly. We list these reports by amounts … Continue reading
How Did Atlanta Do? (Updated)
Not too great but every little bit helps. These amounts from the Atlanta Metro: 0.14 at Atlanta’s main airport 0.28 Marietta 0.21 NE Atlanta 0.28 Peachtree City 0.30 West Atlanta Early but incomplete reports from around Georgia show these heavier … Continue reading
Storms Roll Into South Alabama
A very good rain event for Alabama this afternoon tonight thanks to a long line of thunderstorms that stretched all the way across the state. Dozens of communities received 1/2 to 3/4 inch of rain and a number of locations … Continue reading
Alabama Late Tonight
Here is an updated position report on that line of showers and thunderstorms extending all the way across Alabama. At 10:40 pm, the line of storms extended from Calhoun and Cleburne County on the east side of the state and … Continue reading
More Reports–10:20 pm
Bill Murray/South Trussville Rain 0.79 John/Concord-Hueytown line 0.75 rain Chuck Biddinger/Roebuck 0.85 Larry Mason/Womak Road, Pinson/Clay 0.69 rain T. Randall/Trussville 1.00 rain Chris Harkins/Argo 0.55 rain Downtown 33/40 SkyCam 0.80 rain Jasper Skycam 0.56 rain Huntsville Skycam 1.45 rain
Skywatcher Updates–9:50 pm
Alan/Bear Creek, NW Alabama 0.39 rain but no severe weather Magnolia/Fultondale Heavy rain T.Randall/Trussville 0.53 rain John/Concord-Hueytown line 0.58 rain Bill Murray/Trussville 0.71 rain
More Skywatcher Reports
From Pam Westmoreland/Pinson Flooding at the intersection of Springville Road and Chalkville Mountain Road near Publix Almost an inch of rain so far From John/Concord-Hueytown line 0.47 so far, heavy rain continues
