Severe Thunderstorm Warning 261, NWS Birmingham, AL

Issued

May 16, 2003, 1:35 PM CDT (18:35 UTC)

Expired

May 16, 2003, 2:30 PM CDT

In force

55 min

Issued by

NWS Birmingham, AL

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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WUUS54 KBMX 161835
SVRBHM
ALC127-133-161930-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
135 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN WALKER COUNTY IN ALABAMA
  WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 130 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER ELDRIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ADDISON...
ARLEY...CARBON HILL...CURRY...DOUBLE SPRINGS...GRAYSON...
HALEYVILLE...JASPER...LYNN...NATURAL BRIDGE...NAUVOO AND POPLAR
SPRINGS.

STRONG DAMAGING WIND...AND LARGE HAIL ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
TAKE COVER IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

CALL 1-800-856-0758 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER.

LAT...LON 3431 8763 3389 8764 3388 8752 3372 8751
          3384 8712 3433 8714

$$

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 16, 9:52 AM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
952 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2003

DENSE FOG ADVISORY OVER SE AREAS WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 AM.

LOW CLOUDS STILL BLANKETED MUCH OF THE AREA AS OF 930 AM...ALTHOUGH
A FEW BREAKS WERE DETECTED...MAINLY OVER WESTERN AREAS BY SATELLITE.
VISIBILITIES HAVE RISEN NICELY AS WELL.

REST OF FORECAST LOOKS GOOD FOR NOW.  PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO
LARGE COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.  MOST
OF THIS COMPLEX SHOULD STAY NORTH OF AREA...BUT MAY HAVE TO LOOK
OUT FOR SOME STRONG STORMS DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF AREA
THIS AFTERNOON.

.BHM...DENSE FOG ADVISORY ZONES 41>50 UNTIL 10 AM.

MBS/91

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
123 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE (THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT)...

A BROKEN LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA...MAINLY NORTH OF A TUSCALOOSA TO
ANNISTON LINE THIS AFTERNOON.  DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS.  BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE AS THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH.  SOME LOCATIONS THAT
RECEIVED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL LAST WEEK MAY SEE CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED
BY THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE
POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL BE REQUIRED
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR AREAS NORTH OF A TUSCALOOSA TO
ANNISTON LINE.  THEY MAY BE REQUIRED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

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