Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Birmingham, AL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
338 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2000

IT HAS TAKEN ALL DAY TO GET STARTED BUT THE LOW OVER AR AND THE
SYSTEM WITH IT ARE FINALLY COMING TOGETHER. THUNDERSTORMS STARTING TO
DEVELOP SOUTH PART OF CWA. TORNADO WATCHES HAVE ALREADY HAVE BEEN
ISSUED FOR THE ALL BUT THE EXTREME NORTHEAST PART OF CWA. WITH
INCREASING MOISTURE, JET MAX AND REASONABLE INSTABLILITY OVER CWA...
SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE OVDER CWA THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT. WL
MENTION SOME THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLY SEVERE IN ALL ZONES.

HSV 047/053 036/065 049 +20
BHM 050/058 036/068 050 +20
MGM 053/064 040/071 051 720=

.BHM...NONE.

ALZ001>038-040>050-132300-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
207 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2000

...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS MOVING ACROSS PARTS OF ARKANSAS THIS
AFTERNOON.  A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWEST FROM THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE ACROSS PARTS OF ARKANSAS AND TEXAS.  STRONG SOUTH WINDS
CONTINUE TO SPREAD WARM...MOIST AIR ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE THIS
AFTERNOON.  NATIONAL RADARS SHOWED SCATTERED...TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS...
AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTH-CENTRAL...AND
SOUTHEAST PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF
ALABAMA AROUND MIDNIGHT.  HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP WELL AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.  SOME OF THESE
STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON...
AND INTO THE EVENING.   THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE TORNADOES...
DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE HAIL.

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...AND SWEEP ACROSS THE
AREA LATE TONIGHT...AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE
SEVERE WEATHER AS WELL.  DAMAGING WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 60 MPH...
LARGE HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN ALSO BE
ANTICIPATED WITH THESE STORMS.

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED AN AREA...WEST OF A
SCOTTSBORO...ANNISTON...BIRMINGHAM...TUSCALOOSA LINE UNDER A MODERATE
RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER.  THE REST OF NORTH...AND CENTRAL ALABAMA AREA
UNDER A SLIGHT RISK.

THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION.  ALL PERSONS
ACROSS THE STATE ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THEIR SEVERE WEATHER
PLANS.  WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AS WELL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
MAY WANT TO MAKE PLANS FOR A PROLONGED WEATHER EVENT THAT WILL
LAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
307 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2000

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

0304 PM    ADA                       AL
02/13/00   MONTGOMERY                     FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY
                                          COUNTY SHERIFF.