Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
NW Alabama Soaking
Very heavy rain has fallen over Extreme NW Alabama today. At Muscle Shoals 2.66 inches so far today and it was still raining heavily at 4 pm. It is a record amount for October 22. Previous record was 1.62 in … Continue reading
Mobile Warning Extended
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 443 PM CDT MON OCT 22 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS EXTENDED THE * TORNADO WARNING FOR… EXTREME SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA… * … Continue reading
Another Mobile Tornado Warning
Scroll down to see the text. GENERAL ALABAMA UPDATE Big thunderstorms near the Alabama Coast moving northward. Rain is now more extensive over SW Alabama and steady rain was falling as far north as Demopolis, Livingston, Eutaw and Greensboro. Further … Continue reading
Not a Good Day Along Coast
This advisory from NWS/Mobile. They also continued a Tornado Warning for Mobile County until 3:30. BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 302 PM CDT MON OCT 22 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN … Continue reading
Alabama Now–1:45 pm Report
Still not a great number of showers over the east half of Alabama. Early this afternoon there were scattered ones from Tallapoosa County northward to Etowah County. Showers were a bit more numerous over on the west side of the … Continue reading
Crucial Fire Situation
The wildfire situation in Southern California is absolutely crucial. One of the worst ever. And very, very scary.Thousands of homes in damger including the Malibu area where officials said late this mornig that the fire was near zero contained. SPOT … Continue reading
Noon Quick Look
At mid-day, most of the showers in Alabama were over the Extreme North and NW part of the state. Except… Down south showers were more numerous along the Mississippi/Alabama Coast and part of NW Florida. Scroll down to see the … Continue reading
A Flash Flood Problem Looms
Below is a partial text of a Flash Flood Watch issued from the National Weather Service/Mobile. Note some of the language pertaining to a potential very dangerous situation. Much of that area received 3+ inches inland just a few days … Continue reading
Rain Amounts and Wx Update
(UPDATED 10:15 AM) 1.10 Vernon, Lamar County, in only 1 hour 4:45 to 5:45 am 0.21 Muscle Shoals Airport 0.83 Hamilton Skycam 0.59 Gulf Shores Skycam 0.22 Evergreen 0.44 Mobile Regional Airport 1.08 Mobile/Brookley Field 0.50 Downtown Columbus, Miss., thanks … Continue reading
Drought and Floods
How is this for variety? Posting this under both drought and flood category! I have searched and looked at so many rain reports this morning that my eyeballs no longer look like eyeballs. Because of that and a D-4 sleep … Continue reading
