Author Archives: J.B. Elliott

Early Evening Notes

A few showers over South Lamar County along the Mississippi border is all that is going on in Alabama at this hour. NWS Storm Prediction Center considering a Tornado Watch for West Mississippi. Record high of 90 this afternoon in … Continue reading →

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Late Afternoon in Alabama

That line of showers/thunderstorms that was moving north through West Alabama is still there. At 5:25, the line had moved northward to Aliceville in South pickens County, across North Greene County to near Greensboro in South Hale County. Heaviest part … Continue reading →

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West Alabama–4:15 Report

Short line of showers and thunderstorms moving almost due north through West Alabama. At 4:15 pm, the line extended from north of Livingston eastward to between Demopolis and Linden to near the south edge of the Panhandle of SW Perry … Continue reading →

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Noon in Alabama

Not much going on. In fact, the only showers in Alabama at 12:15 pm were moving onshore from the Gulf into Baldwin County. Moving north. The nearest showers or thunderstorms west of Alabama were over North Central Mississippi. They were … Continue reading →

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Weather by the Numbers

We all know that much of the Southeast is suffering through one of the worst droughts ever. Some of these numbers refer to that and other wide ranging topics. * 26.32 inches is the rain deficiency for 2007 at Anniston … Continue reading →

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Awash in Oklahoma City

Now wouldn’t it be nice and gentleman-like if Oklahoma would share with Alabama. Scroll down below this Special Statement from NWS/Oklahoma City and see how they accumulated this excess rain amount even earlier in the year: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning Thoughts

It is getting that time of year when the weather becomes more active again after a long hot summer. When autumn gets here, fronts have more vigor and they generally move quicker. In the SE states, it is also a … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning Brief Thoughts

Filling in for Bill Murray on this Sunday morning. Just a frew brief notes: The drought problem seems almost universal, because it covers such a wide area in our part of the country. It is not, of course, because many … Continue reading →

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Global Cooling

Here is another roundup of chilly temperatures, not only in Alabama, but other parts of the USA and the Northern Hemisphere. ALABAMA 36 Hamilton 37 DeSoto State Park 38 Horseshoe Bend, Vigo (East of Piedmont) 39 Muscadine, Odenville, Black Creek, … Continue reading →

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No Late Season Heat Today

LOW TEMPERATURES TODAY/UPDATED 11:45 AM TO ADD REPORTS ALABAMA 39 Black Creek, NE Etowah County 40 Moulton 42 Decatur, Russellville Cave National Monunment 43 Owens Crossroads, Sycamore, Fort Payne Airport, Meridianville 44 Cottondale, Bankhead National Forest, Crossville, Desoto State Park … Continue reading →

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