Author Archives: J.B. Elliott

Just For Fun

Well, not entirely because I think this is a very interesting case of an atmospheric change! Check out this horizontal profile of temperature and dew point at mid morning. The first number is temperature and the other one is dew … Continue reading →

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24-Hour Rain Reports

Rain is vital to our livlihood. There are many places in the world where the availability of clean water is almost non-existent and that includes drinking water. So, as the population of the world still grows (explodes in some areas), … Continue reading →

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NWS Storm Survey

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 812 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ..PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM MARSHALL COUNTY ..THIS SURVEY IS FROM STORMS EARLY MONDAY MORNING /OCT 25/ A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED … Continue reading →

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Counties in Tornado Watch

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 732 IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 25 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ALABAMA AUTAUGA BIBB CHILTON COOSA DALLAS ELMORE JEFFERSON PERRY SHELBY ST. CLAIR … Continue reading →

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In the Wee Hours of Wednesday

After an overactive day of weather Tuesday, it seems so strange how quiet it is as we begin a new day. Quiet as a mouse. At 3 am, there was no booming thunder to rattle our windows or panic our … Continue reading →

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4:30 pm Extra Notes

* Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Tuscaloosa County has been cancelled * Tornado Warning continues in Talladega County. May move into Clay County. * Storm Prediction Center now has a Tornado Watch for much of Central Alabama until 9 … Continue reading →

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A “Liquid Gold” Rain Event!

“When it rains, it pours” That is an old, old, VERY OLD saying, but it is not always true–especially lately in Alabama. Here is a comprehensive list of rain totals in the last 24 hours: FINAL UPDATE AT 11 AM … Continue reading →

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North Alabama Damage Reports

NOTE: These damage reports compiled by the NWS/Huntsville. So sad to hear of the lightning fatality. Lightning is truly frightening. ———————————————————————- PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 735 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 ..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY … Continue reading →

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Alabama at 9:15 pm Tuesday

Showers have diminished. At 9:15 there was an area of showers (light to moderate) from Jefferson and Shelby County southwest to Tuscaloosa, Moundville, Greensboro and Eutaw in West Central Alabama. Moving east. Also some scattered light showers over North Central … Continue reading →

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Evening Quick Look–6:50 pm

Early tonight, a long line of showers (and a few thunderstorms) extended all the way from the Scottsboro-Huntsville area in Northeast Alabama southwestward to Pickens County in West Central Alabama…then well into Mississippi. Not a solid line but some places … Continue reading →

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