Severe Thunderstorm Warning 318, NWS Birmingham, AL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
256 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2001

HAVE UPDATED TO LOWER PROBABILITIES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL PARTS OF THE AREA.  CURRENT CONVECTION ACROSS THE PARTS OF
CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA DUE TO OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
INTERACTIONS.  EXPECT CONVECTION TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY THROUGH 9 OR 10 PM.  WILL UPDATE AGAIN TO LOWER
PROBABILITIES IN OTHER LOCATIONS FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS LATER.

.BHM...NONE.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1256 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2001

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA.

A MOIST AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS NORTH AND
CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH SUNDAY.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...AND SHOULD
DISSIPATE AROUND OR BEFORE MIDNIGHT.  ALTHOUGH NO WIDE SPREAD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED...THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MPH...HEAVY RAINFALL...SMALL
HAIL...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

EVEN THOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM WILL BE POSSIBLE.

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY.

WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL FACTOR:
HUNTSVILLE IS 3
BIRMINGHAM IS 3
MONTGOMERY IS 3

1 BEING THE LOWEST...AND 5 THE HIGHEST THREAT.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IS A WET MICROBURST,
SEE OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BMX/HWO.HTML.