Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
From Alabama Department of Transportation
ALDOT Emergency Call Center will Activate at 5 p.m. Call Center Operators will Assist Public during Severe Winter Weather Conditions MONTGOMERY – With a severe winter storm bearing down on Alabama, the Alabama Department of Transportation at 5 p.m. Sunday, … Continue reading
Late-morning Spot Reports
Scroll down and you will find a wealth of information about our current wintry weather problems. However, the reason for this post is to give you an idea of what is going on west and southwest of our area that … Continue reading
Early on Sunday
Almost all of Alabama is under a Winter Storm Warning based on wintry precipitation that will start later today. You can scroll down to get details on that. The purpose of this post is to give some current conditions. The … Continue reading
What’s Going on Now?
Little or nothing is the answer. But it was supposed to be that way. We did not expect any wintry precipitation at all today and for much of Central Alabama we will not see any until Sunday afternoon. Where is … Continue reading
The Birth of a Low Pressure Area
Finally, it is on the playing field but a little baby. I am referring to the low pressure area that will eventually be a key part of our scary weekend wintry weather. The low has just formed…and a little more … Continue reading
Alabama at High Noon
Cool weather is the story across Alabama at midday. Rain covers about the north third of the state from just north of Birmingham to the Tennessee border. The rain is moving almost due east. Much of the rain is light, … Continue reading
Uncomfortable Temperatures
Here is a list of some cold temperatures from far and wide. See other blog posts on how this could possibly affect Alabama down the road: We get reports from well over 400 Russian weather stations each hour. The coldest … Continue reading
Another Cold, Cold Morning in Alabama
We have had a lot of those this season. Here is a list of lows this morning going from the coldest to the “warmest” as I hum the tune “Back in the Saddle Again” Yes, I know that song well! … Continue reading
10 O’clock Alabama Update
Widespread rain across Alabama at this hour. Rain is getting heavier in parts of Central Alabama including the Greater Birmingham Area. NWS, Huntsville has three Extreme Northeast Alabama Counties under a Flash Flood Warning until 11:45, otherwise there were no … Continue reading
More Flash Flood Problems
NOTE: In addition to the two counties in this warning, the NWS also issued another Flash Flood Warning for adjacent Dekalb County…and also until 11:45 am BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 938 … Continue reading
