Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
The Lonesome Midnight Hour
All evening, two south to north solid rows of showers and thunderstorms has continued over Mississippi. Training like two side by side trains. Very little eastward shift. The eastern line of showers and storms is and has been the strongest … Continue reading
Early Evening in Alabama–7:40 Report
Heavy showers and strong thunderstorms have been ever-so-slowly working their way eastward today. At 7:40, it was raining over almost every square mile of Mississippi and some of it was heavy. In the last six hours, 1.40 inches of rain … Continue reading
A Real Old Fashioned Bonafide Snow Storm
We have to look no further than Northern Arizona: Some early Monday morning depths: 24 inches Flagstaff University Heights 18 inches Munds Park 16 inches Williams, west of Flagstaff 25 inches North Rim of the Grand Canyon 14 to 22 … Continue reading
Storms Forming Early This Afternoon
Scattered thunderstorms were developing rather quickly over extreme North Alabama early on this Friday afternoon. Some of the storms have already become fairly strong. In fact, one or two warnings were posted near the Alabama/Tennessee border. A large thunderstorm was … Continue reading
Reports From Northwest Alabama
* NWS, Huntsville continues a Flash Flood Warning for South Lawrence County until 7 pm. Two to three inches of rain fell this afternoon between Mount Hope and the Bankhead National Forest. * At 3:27 pm, large hail, the size … Continue reading
Weather By The Numbers–3/14/12
I continue to get occasional requests to post more of these, so here we go with the first one in a long, long time. Hope this is not boring. * 38 below zero was the coldest in Alaska overnight at … Continue reading
Wednesday Morning in Alabama–8:30 Report
Fog has been widespread this morning with very low visibility in many areas. Truly a time to slow down and allow extra driving time regardless to where you are heading. Visibility is already improving in many areas. A small family … Continue reading
Rain Amounts + a few Extra Notes
Here we go with a list of rain amounts for the 24 hours ending at 6 this morning, from around Alabama: 1.23 Cottondale (SE Tuscaloosa County) 1.00 Springville (approxmate) 1.62 Decatur 1.50 Huntsville 1.43 Muscle Shoals 1.95 Bankhead National Forest … Continue reading
Some Reports Within the Last 30 Minutes
* Power out McCalla area near Tannehill “Bigtime hailstorm” * Ping-pong size hail Mountain Brook * Nice hailstorm over Ross Bridge, one inch hail * Golfball size hail Hoover * Golfball size hail Bessemer/McCalla
Damage Reports From NWS, Huntsville
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1108 AM CST FRI MAR 02 2012 .TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON .DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE. ..REMARKS.. 0910 … Continue reading
