Tuscaloosa Downpour--3:30 pm Report

Tuscaloosa has been missing out on many of the good rains lately.

Not this afternoon.

It was raining heavily across the Tuscaloosa-Northport area at 3:30. A 33/40 Skywatcher in the Flatwoods area north of Northport reports a good soaking.

A band of thunderstorms extends west to east all the way across Central Alabama. From Pickens and Tuscaloosa on the west side...eastward across Bibb, Chilton to tallapoosa. Some of the heavier storms have occurred over Tallapoosa County.

A comment on the blog from Alexander City said it was raining "sideways" and it is the first really good rain all week.

Severe Thunderstorm watch still in effect until 7 this evening including areas as far north as Tuscaloosa and Birmingham and southward.
Posted by  
on August 11, 2006, 3:00 pm
That's nice for Tuscaloosa, but where's my rain? I see no signs of development here at Black Creek or just about anywhere in North Alabama. I've had a storm total of only 0.28" so far and 5.92" in the last three months.

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Posted by  
on August 11, 2006, 3:06 pm
I'll take our frost forecast instead of the severe t'storms there-just read your 10:30am with the forecast for upstate New York including Saranac Lake where I am. It's beautiful here-64degrees and sunny, would love to share it with you.
Bonnie

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Posted by  
on August 11, 2006, 4:08 pm
I live in Coaling & we received about .10 inches of rain. We always miss the rain when Tuscaloosa receives some. I work in Tuscaloosa and it was absolutely flooding here.

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