Severe Thunderstorm Warning 230, NWS Birmingham, AL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
245 PM CDT TUE JUL 02 2002

LITTLE CHANGE IN CURRENT WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS, AND MAYBE FOR THE NEXT WEEK.  AN UPPER TROF REMAINS ALONG THE
EAST COAST WITH AN UPPER RIDGE TO OUR NORTHWEST.  A SERIES OF WEAK
IMPULSES MOVE ACROSS THE AREA IN THE NORTHEAST UPPER LEVEL FLOW.
THIS, COMBINED WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS, WILL PRODUCE
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY, MOST NUMEROUS DURING
MAX HEATING.  LATER IN THE WEEK THE UPPER RIDGE STRENGTHENS AND
DROPS A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH, BUT A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PLACE. POPS TONIGHT SUBJECT TO LAST MINUTE CHANGES BASED
ON RADAR COVERAGE.

HSV 071/092 071/092 071 3424
BHM 071/091 071/092 071 3424
MGM 071/092 071/092 071 3424

.BHM...NONE.

ALZ001>050-022032-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
132 PM CDT TUE JUL 02 2002

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA...

NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.  SCATTERED AFTERNOON STORMS WILL REMAIN THE NORM.  SOME OF
THESE STORMS WILL BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. LOCALLY BRIEF
HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MILES AN
HOUR...AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS. NO
ORGANIZED OR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

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

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
422 PM CDT TUE JUL 02 2002

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

0144 PM    VANDIVER                  AL   1.00 IN HAIL
07/02/02   SHELBY                         QUARTER SIZED HAIL
                                          COVERING THE GROUND

0224 PM    SYLACAUGA                 AL   WIND DAMAGE
07/02/02   TALLADEGA                      1 TREE, LOTS OF LIMBS,
                                          AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR
                                          AVONDALE MILLS COMPLEX

0324 PM    JASPER                    AL   WIND DAMAGE
07/02/02   WALKER                         SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG
                                          HIGHWAY 269 BETWEEN
                                          JASPER AND CARBON HILL,
                                          AND ALONG HIGHWAY 78

0310 PM    CLANTON                   AL   WIND DAMAGE
07/02/02   CHILTON                        TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
                                          NEAR AND SOUTH OF
                                          CLANTON

0408 PM    RAINBOW CITY              AL   0.75 IN HAIL
07/02/02   ETOWAH                         DIME SIZED HAIL.

0420 PM    ATTALLA                   AL   1.75 IN HAIL
07/02/02   ETOWAH                         GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.