Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Seeking Answers About Lightning
Yep, I am afraid of lightning! I have had three close calls in my lifetime, including one with James Spann as we stepped out the back door of Channel 6 after midnight the night Hurricane Opal came ashore. Huge bolt … Continue reading
More About Dreaded Lightning
THE NWS has observed Lightning Awareness Week in Alabama all week with some very educational articles. You simply cannot be too careful with lightning. I am more afraid of lightning than hailstorms, tornadoes, blizzards, hurricanes, you name it. Here is … Continue reading
Weather by the Numbers–6/24/10
* 90 was the water temperature 74 land miles south of Dauphin Island at midday. It was 86 in the Middle Gulf and the Eastern Gulf. We refer to that as the SST (Sea Surface Temperature) and those numbers are … Continue reading
Lightning Awareness Week Continues
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 330 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010 ..THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK TODAY’S TOPIC IS OUTDOOR LIGHTNING SAFETY. LIGHTNING KILLS–PLAY IT SAFE! MANY LIGHTNING DEATHS AND INJURIES OCCUR DURING … Continue reading
More Details About Last Evening
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 245 PM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010 …ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED DAMAGE IN TALLADEGA COUNTY. STORM SURVEY COMPLETED… ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTED THE SOUTHEASTERN THIRD OF CENTRAL ALABAMA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND … Continue reading
Last Night in Talladega
NWS has done a survey of the big bad storm that moved from east to west through the area last night. This is what they found: —————————————————————————————– PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 254 PM CDT TUE … Continue reading
High Noon in Alabama
Most of North and Central Alabama was free of showers at noon. However, scattered showers were already in progress across Southwest Alabama, generally from Southwest Dallas County southwestward to the coast and offshore. The showers were moving toward the northwest … Continue reading
Lightning Awareness Week
This is Lightning Safety Awareness Week and check out today’s story below by Jim Stefkovich, Meteorologist in Charge of NWS/Birmingham. I have had three close calls with lightning in my lifetime, so until this day, lightning is my most feared … Continue reading
Storms Forming South Alabama
A line of showers and some thunderstorms formed rather quickly this afternoon across parts of Central and South Alabama. Not too many thunderstorms involved yet. At 2:40 pm, the line was from about South Tallapoosa County southwestward to near Montgomery … Continue reading
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Central Alabama
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 223 PM CDT MON JUN 21 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHEASTERN COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL … Continue reading
