Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Severe Weather Situation 1:30 pm
The NWS has cleared the following counties from the Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Blount Etowah Cherokee Calhoun St. Clair Cleburne SOME FOLLOW-UP REPORTS At 11:29 a.m. in the Hokes Bluff community, located on US-278 east of Gadsden, a wind gust of … Continue reading
Severe Weather Update
The long line of thunderstorms that extended all the way across Alabama has broken into two main parts and it appears that the Birmingham area will be between the parts and miss the strong thunderstorms. I may have to eat … Continue reading
12:45 pm Severe Weather Update
The latest is a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northern Talladega County in East Alabama until 1:30. This includes the cities of Lincoln and Talladega. The storms were located on a line extending from 8 miles east of Lincoln to 15 … Continue reading
Update on Storms–12:40 pm
The Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues for St. Clair County until 1:00 p.m. The strong storms have just moved across the Springville area and are continuing toward the SE moving toward Margaret, Branchville, Odenville, Ragland, Pell City and Cook Springs. The … Continue reading
Another Warning
That line of intense thunderstorms continues moving SE across North-Central Alabama. NWS/Birmingham posted a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for St. Clair County until 1:00 p.m. St. Clair County, of course, joins Jefferson County on the east side. At noon, doppler radar … Continue reading
Another Damage Report
The Piedmont Fire and Rescue reports thunderstorm wind damage at 11:35 a.m. Trees are down in and around the City of Piedmont. There were several reports. Piedmont is in extreme NE Calhoun County near the Cherokee County line and on … Continue reading
Severe Weather Update
The most powerful thunderstorms continue over NE Alabama at midday. The NWS posted a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Eastern Blount County and extreme SW Etowah County until 12:15. This includes the city of Oneonta. Doppler radar pinpointed the severe thunderstorm … Continue reading
Severe Weather Progress Report
That line of intense thunderstorms continues to move SE across North-Central Alabama stretching from the Mississippi border to the Georgia border. The strongest thunderstorms now seem to be over NE Alabama. NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NWS Birmingham issued a Severe … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Thunderstorms have built to a height of 52,000 feet near the Etowah-Cherokee County line. Here is a Severe Thunderstorm Warning from the National Weather Service, Birmingham: BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1108 … Continue reading
Thunderstorm Progress Report
At 10:30, a long line of thunderstorms extended all the way across North Alabama: From Franklin County (including Russellville) on the west side…eastward to the north edge of Cullman County, South Marshall and South Dekalb. These storms will arrive in … Continue reading
