Severe Thunderstorm Warning 221, NWS Birmingham, AL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
300 PM CDT MON APR 03 2000

HAVE NO TIME TO TALK. TOR WATCH FOR EASTERN HALF OF
AREA THROUGH 8 PM. WILL CONTINUE FFA UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR ADDITIONAL
POSSIBLE HEAVY RAIN PRECEDING FRONT. BRIEF COOL DOWN STILL EXPECTED
TUE DURING THE DAY AND POSSIBLE FREEZE WED MORNING. QUICK WARMUP
AFTER TROUGH EXITS TO THE EAST BY WED AND THU.

PRELIM NUMBERS...
HSV EU 044/051 030/068 045 757-0
BHM EU 045/056 031/070 046 757-0
MGM EU 053/060 033/070 046 757-0=

.BHM....FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT...ALZ001>027-
030>032-034.

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ALZ001>005-007-011>016-022-023-030>032-032100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
214 PM CDT MON APR 3 2000

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM TORNADO WATCH NUMBER
155...LIMESTONE...LAUDERDALE...COLBERT...FRANKLIN...LAWRENCE...
MORGAN...MARION...WINSTON...CULLMAN...LAMAR...FAYETTE...WALKER...
PICKENS...TUSCALOOSA...SUMTER...GREENE...AND HALE. ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES ACROSS ALABAMA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH
SEVERE LIMITS AT THIS TIME.

ALZ001>038-040>050-041430-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
254 PM CDT MON APR 03 2000

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL BE EXTENDED
   UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO THREAT CONTINUES FOR EAST AND
CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL THIS EVENING...

AT 230 PM...A LINE OF STRONG AND LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS
APPROACHING FORT PAYNE...ANNISTON AND MONTGOMERY.  A TORNADO WATCH
REMAINED IN EFFECT FOR COUNTIES ALONG AND EAST OF THE LINE.  THESE
STORMS WILL MOVE EAST INTO GEORGIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING.

A COLD FRONT ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI IS
FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH ALABAMA TONIGHT.  ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS FRONT.  WHILE NOT EXPECTED
TO BE AS STRONG AS THOSE OF THIS AFTERNOON...A FEW STORMS COULD
PRODUCE HAIL.  ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO BE
LOCALIZED. HOWEVER RAINS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO RENEW OR WORSEN
FLOODING OF LOW AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF
ALABAMA UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

CLEARING COOLER AND BREEZY WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR TUESDAY.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM,AL
308 PM CDT MON APR 3 2000

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

2100 PM    MOODY                     AL   WIND DAMAGE
04/02/00   ST.CLAIR                       TREES DOWN AT THE I-20
                                          MILE MARKER 147-148

1235 AM    PIEDMONT                  AL   TORNADO
04/03/00   CALHOUN                        TOUCHED DOWN IN VIGO AREA
                                          4 TRAILER HOMES AND 2
                                          FRAME HOMES COMPLETELY
                                          DESTROYED

1100 AM    PICKERSVILLE              AL   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/00   PICKENS                        TREES DOWN.

1118 AM    STANSVILLE                AL   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/00   PICKENS                        TREES DOWN.

1150 AM    BROWNVILLE                AL   1.00 INCH HAIL
04/03/00   TUSCALOOSA

1203 PM    MOULTON                   AL   FLOOD
04/03/00   LAWRENCE                       EXTENSIVE FLOODING
                                          REPORTED IN MOULTON.

1205 PM    BROOKWOOD                 AL   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/00   TUSCALOOSA                     NUMEROUS TEES AND POWER
                                          LINES BLOWN DOWN BY
                                          THUNDERSTORM WINDS.

1230 PM    10 SW FLINT CITY          AL   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/00   MORGAN                         SEVRAL TREES DOWN.

1255 PM    GREENSBORO                AL   TORNADO
04/03/00   HALE                           POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR
                                          GREENSBORO ON HWY 25.

1255 PM    BESSEMER                  AL   1.00 INCH HAIL
04/03/00   JEFFERSON

105 PM    MIDFIELD                  AL   1.00 INCH HAIL
04/03/00   JEFFERSON

105 PM    HUEYTOWN                  AL   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/00   JEFFERSON                      TREES BLOWN DOWN.

113 PM    PRICEVILLE                AL   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/00   MORGAN                         HOME DAMAGED BY
                                          THUNDERSTORM WINDS.

113 PM    PRICEVILLE                AL   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/00   MORGAN                         ROOF BLOWN OFF A RESIDENCE
                                          IN PRICEVILLE.

116 PM    GARDENDALE                AL   WIND DAMAGE 04/03/00
JEFFERSON                                 TREES DOWN.

126 PM    HOOVER                    AL   FLOOD
04/03/00   JEFFERSON                      STREET FLOODING IN HOOVER.

125 PM    MOUNTAIN BROOK            AL   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/00   JEFFERSON                      EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL
                                          DAMAGE TO MANY HOMES AND
                                          AT ALABAMA WATER WORKS
                                          PLANT IN MOUNTAIN BROOK.

134 PM    VESTAVIA HILLS            AL   FLOOD
04/03/00   JEFFERSON                      FLOODING AT VALLEYDALE
                                          ROAD AND I-65.

145 PM    PELHAM                    AL   1.75 INCH HAIL
04/03/00   SHELBY                         ON HIGHWAY 11.

145 PM    VESTAVIA HILLS            AL   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/00   JEFFERSON                      TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          BLOWN DOWN BY THUNDERSTORM
                                          WINDS.

130 PM    BLOUNTSVILLE              AL   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/00   BLOUNT                         TREES DOWN.

130 PM    ONEONTA                   AL   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/00   BLOUNT                         TREES DOWN.

158 PM    POOLS CROSS ROADS         AL   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/00   CHILTON                       225 PM    MARBLE VALLEY             AL   1.25 INCH HAIL
04/03/00   COOSA

205 PM    JEMISON                   AL   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/00   CHILTON                        STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES
                                          AND BUSINESS IN JEMISON
                                          AT HWY 71. TREES FELL ON
                                          VEHICLES.

225 PM    THORSBY                   AL   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/00   CHILTON                        FACTORY SUFFERED ROOF
                                          DAMAGE.

240 PM    OHATCHEE                  AL   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/00   CALHOUN                       245 PM    SELMA                     AL   WIND DAMAGE
04/03/00   DALLAS                         TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
                                          SOUTH OF SELMA.
                                          SOUTHLAND MOORE COMPANY
                                          REPORTS WIND SPEEDS
                                          AT 71 MPH. ROOF BLOWN
                                          OFF SOUTHLAND MOORES
                                          BUILDING.

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