Severe Thunderstorm Warning 174, NWS Birmingham, AL

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WWUS54 KBMX 012008
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
207 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005

ALC093-012030-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-050401T2030Z/
MARION AL-
207 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 230 PM CST FOR 
MARION COUNTY...

AT 205 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
HAMILTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HAMILTON BY 210 PM CST
  WHITEHOUSE BY 230 PM CST

LAT...LON 3421 8810 3407 8810 3407 8764 3431 8764
      3432 8805

$$

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000 
WWUS54 KBMX 012026
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
227 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005

ALC093-012037-
/O.EXP.KBMX.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-050401T2030Z/
MARION AL-
227 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MARION COUNTY EXPIRES
AT 230 PM CST...

THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED. THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE
WARNING HAVE WEAKENED.

LAT...LON 3421 8810 3407 8810 3407 8764 3431 8764
      3432 8805

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1040 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005

.UPDATED...
ALABAMA CONTINUES TO BE CUT-OFF FROM DEEPER MOISTURE BY COMPLEX OF
TSTMS ALONG THE GULF COAST.  THREAT OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING HAS
DECREASED DUE TO GULF COAST BOUNDARY...AND NOW FOCUS WILL BE ON
STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE TSTM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. FLASH
FLOOD WATCH WILL CONTINUE DUR TO THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING. SURFACE LOW OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI WILL
DEEPEN THIS AFTERNOON AS IT TRACKS JUST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 59.
SURFACE BASED LIS ARE RUNNING -2 TO -4 ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI JUST AHEAD OF SURFACE FRONT. UPPER JET MAX FORECAST TO
TRACK ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL ENHANCE
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.  MAIN CHANCE TO ZONES WAS TO LOWER RAIN
CHANCES WESTERN COUNTIES WHERE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE MORE OF THE
SCATTERED VARIETY.

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT
THIS AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA.

&&

58/ROSE

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
147 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005

ALZ011>015-017>050-020000-
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-
147 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005

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

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

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL ENCOUNTER A MODERATELY
UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS ALABAMA...AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY.  A FEW OF THE STORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME
SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

ALTHOUGH THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED...
THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE BRIEF
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING.

MULTIPLE RIVERS ARE IN FLOOD ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE RIVERS THAT
ARE IN FLOOD ARE MOSTLY IN MINOR FLOODING.

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

BRISK NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF OUR AREA....AND A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
DEVELOPS. A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON TO BE IN
EFFECT FOR SATURDAY.

MINOR RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA SUNDAY
AND MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
WILL BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.