Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
9:20 p.m. Alabama Update
A line of showers and thunderstorms was progressing eastward through West Alabama. The strongest ones extended from Franklin County down through Eastern Marion County into Fayette County. The National Weather Service has issued a significant weather alert for Tuscaloosa, Fayette … Continue reading
Alabama This Evening
A few showers were moving generally northward over West Alabama at 7:40 this evening. They were mainly over Marion County and SW Tuscaloosa County. Not real heavy. To the west, a north-south line of thunderstorms was over East Mississippi from … Continue reading
Showers Forming in West Alabama
Several showers developed late this afternoon over West Central Alabama. These are out ahead of the main line of thunderstorms still over in Mississippi. At 5:45 PM, the showers were over Sumter, Greene and Pickens County. Moving NNE, in fact, … Continue reading
Late Afternoon in Alabama
Nothing going on. Not even any light showers. Just before 5 PM, there was a line of intense thunderstorms in West Mississippi. At least two Severe Thunderstorm Warnings with that line, including the Greenwood area. A Tornado Watch for much … Continue reading
The Eagle Pass Story
Eagle Pass is a town on the USA-Mexican border right on the Rio Grande. It is not very large and it is in a remote area of South Texas. No interstate anywhere in the area. The main route out of … Continue reading
Reports From Storm Country
In no particular order… BRADY TEXAS 8:01 PM…hail 1.75 inches in diameter NEAR EAGLE PASS TEXAS 7:01 PM…Maverick County Dispatch reports a tornado in Loma Linda. Multiple injuries with damage to homes MINERAL WELLS TEXAS (West of Fort Worth) 7:44 … Continue reading
WEATHER BY THE NUMBERS
* 460 inches is how much rain that Mount Waialeale, Kauai, Hawaii gets in a normal year. Some lists say that the wettest spot on earth is Cherrapunji, India with 450 inches. That location in a saddle of the Himalaya … Continue reading
2/3 Inch of Rain North Alabama
The rain that moved east across the Tennessee Valley this morning produced some decent amounts in some areas. A big, big plus was that it was slow and steady–not a sudden downpour. All of it is long gone now. The … Continue reading
Late Morning Fast Look–11:07
Most of the rain that has been falling over the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama has now moved into NW Georgia and East Tennessee. Only scattered patches of light rain still over NE Alabama. Moving east.
Quick Look at Showers
At 8:50 AM, they were clustered mostly in the Tennessee Valley of Extreme North Alabama. Most of the rain from about Moulton, Hartselle and Athens east toward Decatur and Huntsville Moving slowly east. Actually, this is a slow, steady rain, … Continue reading
