Author Archives: J.B. Elliott

It’s Not the Heat, It’s the Humidity

How many times have we heard that? It’s not the temperature, it’s the wind chill. That applies this morning. Brisk winds all night sent the wind chil over the north close to (zip) (zero) (none). Here is a roundup of … Continue reading →

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Few “Dandruff-size” Flakes Again

Jason Simpson coined that description. Few tiny flakes reported at Hamilton, in Marion County and briefly at Moundville, in North Hale County at 8:10 am. Not nearly as many as yesterday morning. While I am at it, here are a … Continue reading →

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A Few Wake up Notes

* In the mid-20s across North and Central Alabama at 5 am, with winds still brisk enough to produce wind chill in the teens. (James Span will have a complete discussion soon) THAT DEEP LOW PRESSURE AREA * It is … Continue reading →

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No “dandruff-size” Flakes Here!

How would you like to be at Saranac Lake, in Update New York now? —————————————————————– INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STAR LAKE…SARANAC LAKE…TUPPER LAKE… DANNEMORA…LAKE PLACID 1025 AM EST WED FEB 14 2007 …BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY… … Continue reading →

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Little Tiny Bitty Snowflakes

Jason Simpson, on our internal IM conference, called them “dandruff-sized flakes” That is a good description. Based on radar, they are occurring as far south as Chilton and Coosa County. But radar cannot detect them very far out. Tiny flakes … Continue reading →

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Storms Decreasing Tonight–8:25 Report

It has been a wild day across Alabama but tonight, it was winding down. Still some strong storms down in SE Alabama: * A Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Russell County until 9 pm and for Barbour County until 8:45. The … Continue reading →

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More Action–4:40 Report

Tornado Warning until 5:15 pm for these West Alabama areas: * Extreme NE Greene County * South Tuscaloosa County * North Hale County Possible tornado should be near Fosters and Moundville by 4:50 pm. Golfball size hail at Boligee.

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Tornado Warning Pickens and Tuscaloosa

Here is the actual text: BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 423 PM CST TUE FEB 13 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… NORTHEASTERN PICKENS COUNTY … Continue reading →

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Thunderstorms Growing Stronger Quickly

A Tornado Warning has been issued for Lamar County in West Alabama until 4:30 p.m. Radar indicated it to be 6 miles west of Vernon or about 17 miles NE of Columbus Air Force Base moving east at 30 mph. … Continue reading →

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Alabama Progress Report–3:30 pm

Severe Thunderstorm Watch continues till 8 for 27 Alabama counties mostly in the west half of the state. Birmingham area included. Line of thunderstorms about 100 miles long over East Mississippi right on the Alabama border, Warnings for two East … Continue reading →

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