Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Thunderstorm Update
They are out there across the Alabama landscape this afternoon but they are unevenly distributed. The best arrangement is over the NE especially from North Blount and Etowah County toward the NE.The strongest were over these areas: * SW Etowah … Continue reading
Three-corner Showers
We call them that because showers and thunderstorms were gathering mainly near three corners of the state this afternoon. At 2:30 pm, most were near the NW, NE and SW corners. Out across the rest of the vast Alabama landscape, … Continue reading
Will We Have Good Autumn Color?
That is a burning question and one that is difficult to answer at this time. Will our long killer drought and heat wave put a real crimp to our most beautiful time of the year? Will the trees, under so … Continue reading
Up Before The Smell of Coffee
Rain finally dissipated over NE Alabama very late. Light rain was still reported at Piedmont as late as 11 pm. Most of the evening heavier rain was north of Anniston, however the airport got an additional 0.01 up until 1 … Continue reading
9:30 pm in Alabama
This is to update the storm situation tonight and also to update (and add) some rain amounts. Storms have persisted over NE Alabama for several hours tonight. At 9:30, it was raining over almost all of Etowah, Calhoun, Cheorokee and … Continue reading
Storms Decrease–8:25 Report
UPDATED AT 8:25 PM TO ADD MORE RAIN REPORTS Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Calhoun/Cleburne expired at 8 o’clock. Still some strong thunderstorms over Calhoun and Extreme North Talladega County. Moving north. Could get gusts to 45 mph out of those. … Continue reading
Warning (Talladega County)
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 741 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTH CENTRAL TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST … Continue reading
Shelby County+Other Notes
The big thunderstorms across Shelby County weakened considerably. NWS cancelled the Flash Flood Warning which had been posted until 8 pm. There is a small strong thunderstorm moving north along the Jefferson-St. Clair County line east of Trussville. In East … Continue reading
6:45 pm in Alabama
A number of issues: * Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues for Calhoun and Cleburne County in East Alabama until 7 pm.. The severe storm was along the Calhoun-Cleburne County line moving north. * A strong thunderstorm over West Cullman County. * … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 625 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHEASTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL … Continue reading
