“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 TO INCLUDE 21 ADDITIONAL REPORTS
(All 21 new reports listed first)
0.98 Pelham
0.86 Addison
0.93 Alexander City
0.75 Clanton
1.61 Dora
0.77 Hamilton
0.75 Jasper
0.32 Sylacauga
1.10 Selma
0.82 Calera
0.60 Jacksonville
1.08 Uniontown
1.42 Horseshoe Bend (Tallapoosa County)
0.91 Manchester (North Walker County)
0.92 Wadley
0.67 Wilsonville
1.33 Cordova
0.69 Childersburg/Talladega
0.43 Gaylesville
1.22 Clay/Pinson (Womack Road)
2.00 East Birmingham near Trinity Hospital
1.23 West Trussville near downtown (Chuck Biddinger is a true weather geek)
1.31 Northeast Trussville (the big ole ancient solid copper gauge holds 20 inches)
1.54 Helena (Brian Peters lucked out with 3.28 for month!)
0.47 Vigo
0.96 Samantha (North Tuscaloosa County)
0.78 Cottondale
1.09 Clay/Deerfoot Parkway
0.70 Weaver
0.43 Ashland
1.08 Noccalula Falls
0.77 Springville
0.73 Concord/Hueytown
1.03 Pleasant Grove
3,27 Decatur Airport*
3.46 Huntsville Airport*
1.68 Muscle Shoals
1.29 Bankhead National Forest
3.48 Courtland*
1.35 Crossville
1.18 Cullman Agricultural Station
0.72 Guntersville
1.45 Muscle Shoals/TVA
4.04 Russellville Airport*
0.89 Scottsboro
1.19 Valley Head (for years the record cold spot for Alabama)**
0.75 Fort Payne Airport
1.45 Meridianville
1.72 Cullman Airport
* I would love to know how much of that was runoff and how much soaked in. (I am a hydrologist at heart)
** Next time you see James Spann, ask him about that long-ago 300 mph trip (seemed like) to Valley Head trying to arrive in time to video their sunrise. Did not quite make it. Instead, the video was of some surprised cows grazing before the sun came up. But we met a guy (an old timer) that told us what the winter would be like.
(I apologize for all the unnecessary remarks. That happens when I only get 1 hour and 22 minutes sleep)
