Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
More Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms were growing stronger in several areas of Alabama this afternoon. To the NW of Birmingham, the NWS issued a Significant Weather Alert for Walker County until 3:45. It was based on a thunderstorm 8 miles NW of Jasper moving … Continue reading
Shelby County
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 241 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2007 ALZ025-152015- SHELBY- 241 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2007 …SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR SHELBY COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM CDT… AT 240 PM CDT … Continue reading
Thunderstorms Growing Stronger
Scattered thunderstorms were around the area this afternoon and, in the heat of the day, they were becoming stronger. Just over the border in East Mississippi, the NWS issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for three NE Mississippi counties, including the … Continue reading
Pouring Near Alexander City
A slow-moving thunderstorm was dumping heavy rain in Tallapoosa County, especially over the western part. The NWS/Birmingham issued an Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for West-Central Tallapoosa County until 3 o’clock this afternoon. Doppler radar indicated that already 2 … Continue reading
High Noon in Alabama
Thunderstorms were few and far between. However, several have developed over East Central Alabama. A few between Roanoke and Opelika. The strongest storm was near Alexander City in West Tallapoosa County. It was moving SE at 10 mph aimed at … Continue reading
9:45 AM Across Alabama
A small area of rain has been persistent over North St. Clair County near Ashville this morning. Over on the west side of the state, showers were in progress over pickens, Greene and Sumter County. This included some locally heavy … Continue reading
Roundup of Raindrops*
* UPDATED 9 AM TO ADD REPORTS AT END OF LIST Since we are in a drought, we take a look at every rain amount we could find for the last 24 hours. We list even the small amounts so … Continue reading
Early Look–7:30 Report
Took a half-mile walk with my little 9-pound (pest) (pal) at sunrise and there was a cool feel to the air. The 0.14 rain that we got last night was slurped up by the ground about as quickly as one … Continue reading
Late Night Check
The thunderstorm that rolled down through Calhoun County kept going southward into Clay and Talladega County. At 10 o’clock tonight, it was much weaker. Lightning activity was a lot less. Still a pretty good cluster over Etowah and Marshall County, … Continue reading
Storm Rolling Into Talladega County
The same thunderstorm that came down through Calhoun County is crossing into Talladega County. NWS posted a Signifcant Weather Alert for Talladega County until 9:45 pm. The storm was moving south at 10. Our 33/40 Skywatcher in Oxford, Daniel, was … Continue reading
