Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
A Quick Short Note
Just before 4 pm, the NWS cancelled the Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Talladega County. Stronmg storms were about to cross the county line into South St. Clair County. These may produce strong winds, dangerous lightning and very heavy rain as … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central Talladega County in East-Central Alabama until 4:15. This includes the city of Talladega. This Warning was based on radar indications of a severe thunderstorm that could produce up … Continue reading
Still Watching the Storms
They are widely scattered, mostly over the north third of the state. We should tell you that a whole lot more folks are being left high and dry than are getting rain. Even though the storms look impressive on radar, … Continue reading
North Alabama Has Most of the Storms
Scattered thunderstorms continue mostly over the north third of Alabama, roughly from the greater Birmingham area northward. Just before 3 o’clock, one of the stronger storms was near Aldridge in Winston County. It may be strong enough to produce wind … Continue reading
Some Strong Storms
Scattered thunderstorms continue to develop in the vast sea of hot, humid air this afternoon and a few of them have become strong. A small, but strong, thunderstorm developed very rapidly near the Shelby/Jefferson County line earlier. Around 1:45, the … Continue reading
Widely Spaced Storms
They continue to develop this afternoon. At around 1:45, almost all of them were over the north third of the state. Just a small percentage of the countryside getting rain. A strong storm has developed over the Carbon Hill area … Continue reading
Action Getting Underway
Widely separated storms were developing this afternoon. Almost every one of them was over the NE quadrant of the state. They extended generally from a small one over NE Jefferson County northeastward toward Chattanooga. A moderate to heavy shower was … Continue reading
Weather by the Numbers
* 10.85 inches is how much rain the Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport has recorded this month. * 34.63 inches is the normal annual rain for Dallas-Ft. Worth. That is about 19 inches less than Birmingham where the normal is around 54 … Continue reading
Alabama Tonight–8:30 Report
Some strong thunderstorms persist over Extreme NW Alabama between Decatur and Florence. A Significant Weather Alert continues for Lauderdale County until 8:45 pm. In West Alabama, moderate showers remain over Pickens County and over the north parts of Greene and … Continue reading
Thunderboomers Still At Work
NWS/Birmingham continues a Significant Weather Alert for Sumter, Greene and Pickens Counties in West Alabama until 7:15. Meanwhile, up in the NW corner of the state, NWS/Huntsville issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for SE Lauderdale County that goes until 7:00 … Continue reading
