Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
A Cold Morning Here + Amazing Charleston
(UPDATED at 10:15 AM for additional Alabama low temperatures) This was the coldest morning so far this season for parts of Alabama. However, in other parts of the state it has been colder earlier. The 26 low at Birmingham Airport … Continue reading
WEATHER BY THE NUMBERS–11/20/06
Before we get into the numbers, an item about some Alabama snowflakes. Light flurries were reported early this afternoon in Leesburg in NE Alabama and even in downtown Gadsden. Not to worry, no danger of sticking. Likely that a few … Continue reading
WEATHER BY THE NUMBERS–11/17/06
* 0 is how much extra bread, milk and pop tarts you should dash out and buy just because there could be a few little snowflakes over the ridges of NE Alabama at some point Monday. * 8 is the … Continue reading
Latest Tornado Survey Information
From the NWS/Birmingham, here is the survery information from Wednesday’s tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flooding. You will note there were 8 confirmed tornadoes. Remember, that is the number in counties that Birmingham warns for. NWS Mobile is responsible for a … Continue reading
First Tornado Survey Results
We post this special statement from the NWS to give you an early look about Wednesday’s tornadoes. It will take several days to complete all of them: —————————- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1200 PM CST THU … Continue reading
Brief Look at Alabama at Early Afternoon
Clouds hanging in there. Cloudy everywhere. You have to go west to the Mississippi River to break out into sunshine. The intense low pressure area that broughtall our problems yesterday was centered at noon over the NE corner of Ohio. … Continue reading
Notes from a Stormy Wednesday in Alabama
It was an anxious day and it turned out bad. First, thanks to Bill Murray for covering the afternoon edition of the Weather Fax and e-forecast for me yesterday. He did it from Washington, DC. Aren’t mordern communications great! I … Continue reading
A Tornado Tragedy–Updated 10:30 am
A tornado near Wilmington, N.C., this morning with fatalities. Early reports range from 2 to 9 fatalities. UPDATE: It seems that the 9 fatalities will be closer to correct from later reports. (Rescue folks confirm 6 or 7) ADDITIONAL NOTES … Continue reading
A 6:55 pm Alabama Update
A line of showers, moderate to heavy, extended from near Moulton southward to Double Springs, Jasper, Vance, Centreville and Marion. Moving into Wst Jefferson County. The line of showers represnts the cold front which is leading much cooler air into … Continue reading
Early Evening in Alabama–6 o’clock Report
All of the dangerous thunderstorms are gone. But there is a final line of showers moving west to east across the state. At 6 o’clock, that line of showers was north to south down through West Alabama from Moulton to … Continue reading
