Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Alabama at 2:45 pm
About 90% of Alabama is dry at this hour. Except for a couple of light showers in Lamar and Fayette County, other showers limited to the Extreme SW and South Central. A few showers over NE Alabama moved away. 0.76 … Continue reading
Alabama Late Monday Morning
Still not much action. Showers even less than earlier this morning. At 11:30, some scattered light showers were generally along U.S. 278 across North Central Alabama. After branching off from U.S. 78 near Hamilton, U.S. 278 goes all the way … Continue reading
Alabama Weather at 8:55 am
Not much going on. Very quiet around Alabama at mid-morning. Only precipitation was a zone of showers, mostly light, that extended from North and NW of Birmingham eastward to about Talladega, Anniston, Oxford, Ashland and Wedowee. Moving NNE It was … Continue reading
Rain Boxscore
These amounts are since early this morning–not full 24 hour amounts: 1.63 inches in Fayette 2.00 Cahaba Heights (in only 30 to 40 minutes this afternoon) 1.78 Rocky Ridge 1.20 Blackwater-Macedonia (Walker County between 12:30 and 1:15 pm) 1.17 Cordova … Continue reading
Storms Remain Strong
Thunderstorms remain quite strong across Central Alabama this afternoon. At 2:30 pm, the storms were sorta lined up in a row from Pickens County, on the west side of the state, eastward across South Tuscaloosa, South Shelby, North Chilton and … Continue reading
Storms Stronger
Three main clusters of thunderstorms in North and Central Alabama at 11 am and they have grown stronger. 1. Franklin County, NW Alabama, places like Russellville. 2. Lamar and West Fayette County. Heaviest rain NW of Fayette. 3. South Jefferson … Continue reading
Alabama at 9 pm
Almost all of the showers and storms were over the south half of Alabama at 9 oclock tonight. Some of the stronger ones were over Butler County, way down south. Moving ESE. A lone shower developed over NW Alabama along … Continue reading
Early Evening in Alabama
Scattered thunderstorms continue this evening mainly over the south half of Alabama. Some of the stronger storms were: * Over West Lowndes County near the Dallas County line, Because of that, NWS, Birmingham issued a Significant Weather Alert for Dallas … Continue reading
Late Afternoon in Alabama
Most of the thunderstorms in Alabama late this afternoon were scattered across the southern third of the state. However, there were some widely spaced ones over West Alabama: * East Marion County * Near the city of Fayette * NE … Continue reading
Special Report From Pinson
Had a nice chat with long-time friend, James Price this afternoon. James is the official NWS Cooperative Observer for Pinson and his records go back 57 years. His records are immaculate and exceedingly accurate. He has won awards from the … Continue reading
