Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Some Folks Got Rain!
Michelle Mills was very excited about getting 0.20 rain today at Shottsville, in NW Marion County, NW of Hamilton. See below where James posted her report. At 8:45 tonight, scattered patches of light rain continues over various sections of the … Continue reading
Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette
Back in the late 40s, there was a very popular country song with that title. Heard it often on WJRD and WTBC, Tuscaloosa and on the Joe Rumore Show which was on WAPI at the time. Seems like everybody in … Continue reading
Drought By The Numbers
Some notes from the weekly Crop Progress and Condition Bulletin, U.S.Department of Agriculture, Alabama Field Office issued at 3 o’clock this afternoon: * Drought conditions continue to worsen daily. During the past week, no significant changes. * Some Alabama farmers … Continue reading
Some Real Live Showers
They developed late this afternoon over SE Alabama and they were moving toward the NW. A few with thunder and lightning. Most of the showers were over Elmore and Montgomery County (moderate showers) But the heaviest was over Henry County … Continue reading
Air Quality Alert
The Alabama Partners for Clean Air issued an Air Quality Alert this morning for Jefferson and Shelby Counties. It is a Code Red Alert for particle pollution. Sam Bell, with that group, said that winds have carried smoke from the … Continue reading
Active Hurricane Season
The National Hurricane Center has issued their updated outlook for the 2007 hurricane season. It calls for: * 13 to 17 named storms * 7 to 10 hurricanes including: * 3 to 5 major hurricanes This is similar to the … Continue reading
Weather By The Numbers
* 1.6 percent was how much of the Lower 48 was covered by snow this morning. Most of it is in the remote high country of the western USA. * 9 percent was the total a month ago today. * … Continue reading
Chamber of Commerce Weather
UPDATED 10:45 AM FOR LATER ADDITIONAL REPORTS It is getting the time of year when we will have very few additional mornings as nice as this. Here is a list of morning lows: 41 Fort Payne Airport (39 there yesterday … Continue reading
The Morning Chill
How can you not like this morning in Alabama? The transient smoke is gone (from Georgia/Florida wildfires) Sky is blue, although I like it better when there are scattered clouds. I love the different type of clouds. Have been looking … Continue reading
Raindrop Roundup
By 9 o’clock tonight, the cold front had reached Central Alabama but very few showers still in progress near the front. Here is a list of rain amounts around the state today: 0.18 Morris (0.53 for month to date) 0.48 … Continue reading
