Flash Flood Warning 57, NWS Birmingham, AL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
403 PM CST WED NOV 24 2004

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)

CLOUDS WILL STICK AROUND THROUGH THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT. COLD
FRONT IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE WEST. ONCE IT
MOVES THROUGH...EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO DROP RATHER QUICKLY. WINDS
WILL STAY UP THROUGH THE NIGHT AND MOST OF THE DAY TOMORROW MAKING
TEMPERATURES FEEL COOLER THAN WHAT THEY ARE. THANKSGIVING DAY IS
SHAPING UP TO BE A COOL ONE. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE BE MOSTLY IN
THE UPPER 40S OR IN THE LOWER 50S OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA...
AND MUCH COOLER AT NIGHT WHERE TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
MAY DIP BELOW FREEZING.

RAIN WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST ON SATURDAY AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. I DO NOT EXPECT MUCH ACTIVITY AS FAR
AS THUNDERSTORMS GO DUE TO THE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND STABLE
AIRMASS. THIS WILL BE A FAST MOVING FRONT...SO SATURDAY LOOKS LIKE IT
WILL BE THE ONLY DAY THAT WILL SEE SOME RAIN.

&&

.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)

NEXT WEEKS LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE ONE OF THOSE CLOUDY WEEKS. A FEW
DISTURBANCES MAY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BY MID WEEK BRINGING RAIN
ALONG. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE THROUGH MOST OF THE
WEEK...BUT EXTENDED MODELS DO NOT SHOW ANY MORE FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AT THIS TIME.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

GADSDEN    42 50 31 55 40 / 10 00 00 00
ANNISTON   43 52 32 56 39 / 10 00 00 00
BIRMINGHAM 42 51 32 58 44 / 10 00 00 00
TUSCALOOSA 42 52 34 59 47 / 10 00 00 00
CALERA     43 52 33 58 44 / 10 00 00 00
AUBURN     48 56 33 61 41 / 10 00 00 00
MONTGOMERY 50 56 33 62 43 / 10 00 00 00
TROY       50 57 34 62 44 / 10 00 00 00
&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

10-ARM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
130 PM CST WED NOV 24 2004

ALZ011>015-017>050-251930-
AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-
CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE-
JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-
PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA-
TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON-
130 PM CST WED NOV 24 2004

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

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

ALTHOUGH THE THREAT FOR SEVERE HAS ENDED...RUNOFF FROM RECENT HEAVY
RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS. THROUGH LATE
THIS AFTERNOON...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 20 AND
59 CORRIDORS FROM BIRMINGHAM EAST...WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE
BANKFULL...BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING THIS EVENING.  WHILE SMALL
STREAMS AND CREEKS SUBSIDE...WATER LEVELS ON THE LARGER...MAIN STEM
RIVERS...WILL CONTINUE TO RISE.  PEOPLE LIVING CLOSE TO AREA RIVERS
SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THIS SITUATION.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...OR CONSULT YOUR WEATHER OUTLET FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND
FORECAST FOR THESE RIVERS.

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

RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH AT LEAST
SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA
1026 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0210 AM     WIND DAMAGE      CEDAR BLUFF             34.22N 85.60W
11/24/2004  0.00 IN          CHEROKEE           AL   EMA

            POWER LINES DOWN NEAR CEDAR BLUFF.

0555 AM     TORNADO          2 S CLANTON             32.81N 86.61W
11/24/2004                   CHILTON            AL   NWS SURVEY

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...HOUSES WITH HEAVY DAMAGE IN THE
            ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY.  HOMES DAMAGED IN LAKE MITCHELL
            AREA.

0630 AM     TORNADO          AUTAUGAVILLE            32.43N 86.65W
11/24/2004                   AUTAUGA            AL   EMA

            3 HOMES DESTROYED IN AUTAUGAVILLE.

0710 AM     WIND DAMAGE      LINCOLN                 33.60N 86.14W
11/24/2004                   TALLADEGA          AL   EMA

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BETWEEN EXITS 168 AND 172 ON
            I-20 NEAR LINCOLN.

0719 AM     WIND DAMAGE      5 S ASHLAND             33.18N 85.83W
11/24/2004                   CLAY               AL   EMA

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN 5 MILES SOUTH OF ASHLAND.

0729 AM     TORNADO          ANNISTON                33.66N 85.81W
11/24/2004                   CALHOUN            AL   EMA

            ANIMAL CLINIC DESTROYED IN ANNISTON.  TREES AND POWER
            LINES DOWN AND ROOF DAMAGE IN JACKSONVILLE.

0730 AM     WIND DAMAGE      2 E MONTGOMERY          32.35N 86.25W
11/24/2004                   MONTGOMERY         AL   DEPUTY SHERIFF

            POWER LINES DOWN AND TWO HOUSES DAMAGED ON PIKE ROAD
            AND MOCKINGBIRD LANE.

0739 AM     WIND DAMAGE      WEDOWEE                 33.31N 85.49W
11/24/2004                   RANDOLPH           AL   DEPUTY SHERIFF

            TREES DOWN IN WEDOWEE.  HIGH SCHOOL DAMAGED IN
            WOODLAND.

0820 AM     WIND DAMAGE      4 SE OPELIKA            32.60N 85.34W
11/24/2004  0.00 IN          LEE                AL   EMA

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AT INTERSECTION S UNIROYAL
            ROAD AND HIGHWAY 169.

&&

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA
310 PM CST WED NOV 24 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1000 PM     WIND DAMAGE      3 E DETROIT             34.03N 88.12W
11/23/2004                   LAMAR              AL   EMA

            AT COUNTY RD 16 AND DINKY LINE ROAD 7 HOUSES DAMAGED,
            2 WITH MAJOR DAMAGE, NUMEROUS TREES DOWN

1000 PM     HAIL             5 SW HAMILTON           34.07N 88.02W
11/23/2004  1.00 IN          MARION             AL   EMA

            1000 - 1030 PM LARGE HAIL AND NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

1000 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 S HAMILTON            34.10N 87.98W
11/23/2004                   MARION             AL   EMA

            FLASH FLOODING AT HWY 43 AND 78.

1045 PM     WIND DAMAGE      1 E DOUBLE SPRINGS      34.15N 87.39W
11/23/2004                   WINSTON            AL   PUBLIC

            U S FOREST SERVICE REPORTED SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON HWY
            278 NEAR FAIRVIEW.

1130 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 S HAMILTON            34.11N 87.98W
11/23/2004                   MARION             AL   EMA

            23/1130 PM - 24/400 AM...FLASH FLOODING.

0630 AM     TORNADO          SYLACAUGA               33.18N 86.26W
11/24/2004                   TALLADEGA          AL   NWS SURVEY

            F1 TORNADO IN SYLACAUGA.

0640 AM     TORNADO          9 SW TALLADEGA          33.32N 86.20W
11/24/2004                   TALLADEGA          AL   NWS SURVEY

            F0 TORNADO AT HWY 21 AND 76.

0645 AM     TORNADO          7 N ROCKFORD            33.00N 86.20W
11/24/2004                   COOSA              AL   DEPUTY SHERIFF

            645 - 700 AM...COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED A TORNADO
            FROM RIDGEFIELD TO HANOVER TO WEOGUFKA. SEVERAL HOUSES
            DAMAGED AND/OR DESTROYED. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
            LINES DOWN.

0745 AM     WIND DAMAGE      NOTASULGA               32.56N 85.67W
11/24/2004                   MACON              AL   EMA

            ROOF BLOWN OFF OFFICE. TREES ACROSS HWY 14.

&&