Went through shift change here within the hour… Ashley B went home for some needed sleep. I am at ABC 33/40 with Brian this morning; thanks to my associates for picking up my duties at church this morning while I am at work! Thanks to Bill and J.B. for their overnight work here on the blog. They have been providing excellent and timely information, as always.
*What a tropical downpour up in northern Etowah County now. This report from Etowah EMA: “Reports of trees / Power Lines / Cable Lines & Telephone lines down pretty much widespread in Etowah County. No flooding as of yet except in local flood zones and road ways that have poor drainage. No roads closed or accidents reports that are weather related.” The heaviest rain for now is north of Gadsden; visibility has greatly improved at our Gadsden SKYCAM site.
*We show 2.56″ here at the ABC 33/40 weather office in Riverchase since midnight. My total from the house in North Shelby County is 4.14″.
*There have been no tornado touchdowns in Alabama to my knowledge, despite the rash of overnight warnings down to the south. Dealing with rotation in these tropical rain bands is very difficult. As noted here… with some sunshine breaking through, instability values will be higher today, and there is some concern that a few tornadoes could spin up this afternoon. I would not be surprised if more warnings are issued. But, tornadoes associated with tropical rain bands are usually small and very short lived.
*Remember, you can watch our radar on the live stream. Just click on the “click here to watch live” button on the main ABC 33/40 page.
Stay tuned for updates today… here are some rain totals from the latest NHC advisory:
SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES THROUGH 700 AM CDT
…ALABAMA…
VALLEY 0.4 NNW 7.12
CAMDEN 1.0 NNE 6.83
CLIO 0.2 SSW 6.38
ELFAULA 1.0 SSE 6.26
TROY 1.5 ESE 6.21
WETUMPKA 5.0 SE 6.14
CLOPTON 0.1 SW 5.96
LADONIA 13.2 SSW 5.90
ALEXANDER CITY 10.0 SW 5.77
PINE HILL 3.6 WSW 5.76
SYLACAUGS 9.2 S 5.65
TROY 5.60
OZARK 5.36
DOTHAN 4.17
AUBURN 4.04
MONTGOMERY 3.81
BIRMINGHAM 3.28
ALABASTER 2.77
ANNISTON 2.14
EVERGREEN 2.14
TUSCALOOSA 2.10
…FLORIDA…
MELBOURNE BEACH 3.9 SSE 25.28
COCOA BEACH 24.38
CAPE CANAVERAL 22.83
DELTONA 22.69
SATELLITE BEACH 22.40
PALM SHORES 1.4 W 21.44
DELTONA 2.9 SE 20.94
MELBOURNE 7.0 NW 20.57
ORANGE CITY 19.81
HILLIARD 5.4 NW 19.70
TALLAHASSEE 5.7 SE 19.17
MALABAR 2.9 NNW 19.00
WACISSA 1.1 SW 18.09
SANFORD 0.4 ENE 18.03
LAKEWOOD PARK 0.5 SW 17.90
DE LAND 4.5 NW 17.20
COCOA 5.8 NW 16.77
MICCO 4.5 NW 16.26
LONGWOOD 2.3 WNW 15.70
EUSTIS 1.2 SE 15.56
HOBE SOUND 3.9 NW 15.01
SANFORD 14.97
PALM BAY 14.89
NORTH MAPLES 7.3 E 14.42
JACKSONVILLE 7.3 SW 14.40
DE LEON SPRINGS 0.4 SE 14.23
FORT PIERCE 11.58
JACKSONVILLE 11.58
…GEORGIA…
VALDOSTA (MOODY AFB) 8.54
ALBANY 4.92
SAVANNAH (HUNTER AAF) 4.41
ALMA 3.99
FORT BENNING 3.66
SAVANNAH 3.16
COLUMBUS 3.15
BRUNSWICK 2.89
MACON 1.49
…LOUISIANA…
LAFAYETTE 1.31
NEW ORLEANS (NEW) 1.24
BOOTHVILLE 1.16
…MISSISSIPPI…
JACKSON (WFO) 3.92
MERIDIAN (NAS/MCCAIN) 3.74
COLUMBUS (AFB) 3.39
MERIDIAN 2.54
GREENWOOD 2.43
JACKSON 2.40
NATCHEZ 2.15
VICKSBURG 1.37
TUPELO 1.31
…SOUTH CAROLINA…
BEAUFORT 5.34
CHARLESTON 2.67
