Author Archives: J.B. Elliott

Colin Makes a Comeback!

BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM COLIN ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042010 500 PM AST THU AUG 05 2010 …REMNANTS OF COLIN REGENERATE AND BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ONCE AGAIN…. SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST…2100 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————- LOCATION…24.9N … Continue reading →

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How Hot is it?

A SAMPLE OF MID-AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES 85 Huntsville, a thunderstorm in the vicinity 82 Decatur 97 Gadsden 97 Tuscaloosa, heat index 107 97 Birmingham, heat index 105 93 Anniston, heat index 101 93 Gulf Shores, heat index 110 99 Columbus, Miss., … Continue reading →

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More Warnings . . .

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 306 PM CDT THU AUG 5 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… CENTRAL LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL … Continue reading →

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 217 PM CDT THU AUG 5 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA… … Continue reading →

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Strong Storms NW Alabama

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 151 PM CDT THU AUG 5 2010 ALZ011-051930- MARION AL- 151 PM CDT THU AUG 5 2010 …SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MARION COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM CDT… AT 149 PM CDT…THE … Continue reading →

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NE Jefferson Storms

A cluster of slow-moving thunderstorms has been dumping heavy rain on the NE part of Trussville for at least 30 minutes. The storms formed over West St. Clair and moved slowly west and then NW. They are now lined up … Continue reading →

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A 3:50 pm Quick Look

About five individual thunderstorms were in progress across Shelby county and moving generally west and WSW. One of those was just over the Jefferson County line in Extreme South Jefferson near McCalla. One of the main storms in Shelby County … Continue reading →

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In the Heat of the Afternoon

No place to go in Alabama to escape the heat this afternoon. By 2 pm, these temperatures: 101 Fayette and Huntsville 99 Tuscaloosa and Birmingham Over in Mississippi almost all of the north half had 100. In Memphis it was … Continue reading →

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Tuscaloosa County

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 500 PM CDT TUE AUG 3 2010 ALZ023-032230- TUSCALOOSA AL- 500 PM CDT TUE AUG 3 2010 …SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CDT… AT 455 PM CDT…THE … Continue reading →

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Record High Temperatures

TUSCALOOSA The official high at Tuscaloosa Airport this afternoon was 101–a new record for August 3. The previous record was 99 in 1952. This was during a big-time heat wave in Alabama. BIRMINGHAM Official high this afternoon was 101 breaking … Continue reading →

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