Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Houston, You Have a Problem
And, the problem is Tropical Storm Humberto that was just named in the NW Gulf of Mexico. Houston has already received over 50 inches of rain this year, a surplus of 17.43 inches. Yesterday, NW Grapeland, in SE Texas was … Continue reading
New Tropical Depression Forms
BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082007 1100 AM EDT WED SEP 12 2007 …TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS WELL EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES… AT 1100 AM EDT…1500Z…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT WAS … Continue reading
Storms Shift South
Most of the showers and thunderstorms have shifted more than half way down the state of Alabama tonight. Numerous communities received beneficial rains this afternoon and this evening. At 8:50 tonight, the main line of storms extended across South Central … Continue reading
Lots of Rain for Some Folks
A number of reports of very beneficial rain late this afternoon. Here are a few early amounts and it is still raining at some of these places: 0.74 at Clay (NE Jefferson County) 0.67 South Trussville (Bill Murray report) 0.27 … Continue reading
Quick Alabama Update–4 pm
At 4 o’clock it was pouring rain in these areas: NE Jefferson County in the Trussville-Argo area Extreme North and NW Tuscaloosa County North edge of Cleburne County, East Alabama, 15 miles north of Heflin (small storm) Moderate to heavy … Continue reading
Showers/Storms Stronger
NWS/Birmingham has issued a Significant Weather Alert for Jefferson County until 4:00. The strongest thunderstorm was near Center Point in the NE part of the county moving SE at 10. Could produce winds to 40 mph. The Alton community will … Continue reading
1:40 pm Look at Alabama
Heavy rain in some areas: Mainly over Marion and North Lamar County in NW Alabama. Spreading into NW Winston County. Rather numerous showers over NE Alabama, especially in Dekalb County. Scattered showers over West Alabama especially Greene, Hale and Tuscaloosa … Continue reading
Showers Increasing
Showers were increasing over North and West Alabama early this afternoon, mainly in two areas: 1. Across the Tennessee Valley and Extreme NW. Heaviest showers were over Franklin and West Marion County and from about Guntersville to Fort Pyne in … Continue reading
Weather By The Numbers
* 25 of the 62 days in July and August had measurable rain at Birmingham Airport * 14 days in July had measurable rain, an average of rain almost every-other-day * 8 days in a row in August had measurable … Continue reading
Sunday Morning Thoughts
The drought is still with us and in parts of Central, North and Northeast Alabama, it is still rated as “Exceptional” That is the worst rating of any. I wish all weather-related problems like hurricanes, tornadoes and droughts were numbered … Continue reading
