Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
New Freezing Rain Advisory Until 4 pm
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1013 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011 ..POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN SPREADING ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA .AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN HAVE INCREASED IN COVERAGE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. … Continue reading
Snow Reports Galore
We have had a number of requests to post some actual snow amounts from the historic winter storm that covered more than 2,000 miles across the nation’s midsection into the northeast. Most of these are official reports. Some of them … Continue reading
What Others Are Saying
HOUSTON AND HARRIS COUNTY * Hard Freeze Warning tonight, low 22 * Winter Storm Watch Thursday afternoon through Friday morning * Mix of rain, sleet and snow Thursday afternoon * Snow, sleet and Freezing rain Thursday night. (1 to 2 … Continue reading
Alabama Update at 2:30 p.m.
It is not a very comfortable afternoon for Alabama. A large high-pressure area centered over Kansas continues to push a fresh supply of arctic air into Alabama. The cold front that ended the rain last night has pushed all the … Continue reading
1:30 pm in Alabama
It is a breezy, cold day across Alabama. A brisk NW wind has kept the wind chill in the low to mid 20s this afternoon. Temperatures at 1 o’clock were in the low and mid 30s over the north and … Continue reading
Just For Fun . . .
We just have to lighten up at times just for fun. This is a good time to do it and I must admit that this post is a bit silly–right down my alley. When I was still in the NWS, … Continue reading
Alabama at 9:30 Tonight
Most of the showers have exited Alabama at 9:30 tonight. Still a cluster of moderate to heavy showers over the SE corner of Alabama. But the main area of showers and some thunderstorms now over Central Georgia. Colder air is … Continue reading
Super Powerful Tropical Cyclone
Australia has been hit with tropical cyclone after tropical cyclone this year. Flooding has been unbelievable. Around Brisbane, the nation’s third largest city, for a time over 20,000 homes and businesses were flooded. Here is a report tonight from Neil … Continue reading
Spot Reports, Big Snow Country
Dallas-Fort Worth…16, partly cloudy, wind north, gusts 37 wind chill 4 below Oklahoma City…10, blowing snow, north, gusts 35, wind chill -12 Tulsa…11, partly cloudy, NWm gusts 25, wind chill -7 Kansas City,,,13, visibility only 1/8 mile in snow, gusts … Continue reading
7 O’clock in Alabama
The heaviest rain has moved eastward and is mostly east of the Birmingham area. At 7pm, it was still pouring rain from Tallapoosa County, in East Central Alabama, southwestward to near Montgomery and then into South Central Alabama. The National … Continue reading
