Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Birmingham, AL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
901 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2001

BEEN CHASING THUNDERSTORMS AS SCATTERED STORMS CONTINUE TO FLARE
ACROSS THE CWA THIS EVENING.  WHILE THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER
SEEMS TO HAVE DIMINISHED, THE SPC HAS KEPT MUCH OF OUR CWA WITHIN
THE SLIGHT RISK SO WILL CONTINUE THE POSSIBLY SEVERE WORDING.  WILL
CUT BACK ON THAT WORDING IN SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL SECTIONS.
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN FIRING UUP QUICKLY PRODUCING SOME SMALL
HAIL AND LIGHTNING.

LARGE COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOPED SOUTH OF MEMPHIS ALONG
MS RIVER HAS PUSHED AN AREA OF RAIN THAT HAS ENTERED WEST CENTRAL
ALABAMA.  DEWPOINT DISCONTINUITY WAS LYING FROM THE MEMPHIS AREA
SOUTHEASTWARD TO APPROXIMATELY ANNISTON.  THIS BOUNDARY WAS
GRADUALLY SHIFTING NORTHEASTWARD WITH MOST OF THE SHOWERS ALONG THE
BOUNDARY AND BEHIND IT.

WILL MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO FORECAST WITH UPDATE SHORTLY.
TEMPERATURES LOOKS REASONABLE.

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.BHM...NONE.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
940 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2001

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

0906 PM    ANNISTON                  AL   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/27/01   CALHOUN                        CALHOUN CTY 911 REPORTED
                                          SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN
                                          DIME SIZE HAIL IN ANB

0915 PM    5E ANNISTON               AL   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/27/01   CALHOUN                        SPOTTER REPORTED GOLF
                                          BALL SIZE HAIL WITH
                                          SMALLER HQAIL FROM 909 PM
                                          TO 915 PM EAST SIDE ANB