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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 318, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 30, 2005Cleburne County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 30, 2005, 5:47 AM CDT for Cleburne County, Alabama. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Apr 30, 2005, 5:47 AM CDT (10:47 UTC)
Expired: Apr 30, 2005, 6:30 AM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Cleburne County, AL

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 30, 5:05 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 30, 4:19 AM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 4:19 AM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
419 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2005

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THRU MONDAY).
NOT MUCH TIME MODEL DISCUSSIONS THIS MORNING TO TO ONGOING SEVERE
WEATHER.  NEEDLESS TO SAY...AIRMASS IS PRIMED FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND WENT CATEGORICAL POPS FOR MOST OF THE
FORECAST AREA.  MODELS CONTINUE TO SLOW MOVEMENT OF COLD FRONT AND
HAD TO INCREASE RAIN CHANCES FOR SOUTHERN COUNTIES FOR THIS
EVENING. COLD FRONT HAS FINALLY MADE IT INTO NW ALABAMA AND
SHOULD BE NEAR A TCL-BHM-ANB LINE AROUND NOON TODAY.  RAIN SHOULD
OUT OF CENTRAL ALABAMA BY MIDNIGHT WITH CLEARING SKIES FROM NORTH
TO SOUTH.

GOOD COLD AIR ADVECTION ON SUNDAY WILL BRING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...
COOLER TEMPS...AND DRIER AIR.  DUE TO THE DRIER AIRMASS...LOWS
WILL DROP BACK INTO THE 40S TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT.  SOME
INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS ON MONDAY AS WEAK SHORT WAVE TROF MOVES
INTO THE OHIO VALLEY.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THRU FRIDAY).
GLOBAL MODELS HAVE BEEN VERY INCONSISTENT WITH WEATHER PATTERN
NEXT WEEK AS MODELS HAVE NOW BACKED OFF CONSIDERABLY ON RAINFALL
AMOUNTS.  CONFIDENCE IS LOW FOR THIS TIME PERIOD...BUT BEST RAIN
CHANCES LOOK TO BE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GADSDEN     74  48  71  45 /  80  10   0  10
ANNISTON    75  49  71  46 /  80  20   0  10
BIRMINGHAM  74  48  71  45 /  80  10   0  10
TUSCALOOSA  74  47  71  46 /  80  10   0  10
CALERA      74  48  71  46 /  80  20   0  10
AUBURN      78  53  75  48 /  80  50   0  10
MONTGOMERY  77  52  74  48 /  80  40   0  10
TROY        78  54  76  48 /  80  60   0  10

&&

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

&&

58/ROSE

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 11:00 PM CDT, 6 hours 47 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 30, 4:20 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
420 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2005

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

0220 AM     HAIL             GU-WIN                  33.96N 87.87W
04/30/2005  0.50 INCH        MARION             AL   PUBLIC

            MARBLE SIZE HAIL IN THE CITY OF GU-WIN.

0307 AM     HAIL             8 NW JASPER             33.93N 87.37W
04/30/2005  0.25 INCH        WALKER             AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE SARAGOSSA COMMUNITY.

0311 AM     FUNNEL CLOUD     7 N JASPER              33.95N 87.27W
04/30/2005                   WALKER             AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROTATING WALL CLOUD SPOTTED 7.2 MILES NORTH OF THE CITY
            OF JASPER ON HWY 5.

0317 AM     HAIL             CURRY                   33.95N 87.21W
04/30/2005  0.75 INCH        WALKER             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PENNY SIZE HAIL IN THE CITY OF CURRY.

0320 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SIPSEY                  33.82N 87.08W
04/30/2005                   WALKER             AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            POWER LINES DOWNED IN THE CITY OF SIPSEY.

&&

JSS

Special weather statement, Apr 30, 4:34 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
434 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2005

ALZ020-301015-
CHEROKEE-
434 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL
515 AM CDT...

...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORMS...

AT 434 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF SAND ROCK TO 15 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF BALL FLAT...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR SAND
ROCK...LEESBURG...BLANCHE...CENTRE...BALL FLAT...POPE...GAYLESVILLE
AND CEDAR BLUFF THROUGH 515 AM CDT.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THESE
WINDS CAN BREAK OFF SMALL TREE LIMBS...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED
OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS.

Local storm report, Apr 30, 4:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 4:53 AM CDT, 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 4:58 AM CDT, 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 5:42 AM CDT, 5 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 30, 2:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette	33 min
Apr 30, 2:49 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Fayette, Walker	34 min
Apr 30, 3:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Pickens	56 min
Apr 30, 3:26 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pickens	44 min
Apr 30, 3:36 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Blount	35 min
Apr 30, 3:48 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	57 min
Apr 30, 4:21 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	St. Clair	29 min
Apr 30, 4:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marengo	52 min
Apr 30, 4:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa	33 min
Apr 30, 4:43 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Calhoun	32 min
Apr 30, 4:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Shelby	55 min
Apr 30, 4:57 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Marengo	48 min
Apr 30, 5:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cherokee, Cleburne	39 min
Apr 30, 5:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chilton	35 min
Apr 30, 5:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Talladega	48 min
Apr 30, 5:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun	28 min
Apr 30, 5:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Coosa	50 min
Apr 30, 5:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Clay	51 min
Apr 30, 5:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Dallas	65 min
Apr 30, 6:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Randolph	38 min
Apr 30, 6:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Tallapoosa	67 min
Apr 30, 6:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Elmore	63 min
Apr 30, 6:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Coosa	14 min
Apr 30, 6:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers	66 min
Apr 30, 6:27 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Dallas	33 min
Apr 30, 6:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lowndes	39 min
Apr 30, 6:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Randolph	34 min
Apr 30, 6:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Lowndes	47 min
Apr 30, 6:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee	67 min
Apr 30, 6:57 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lowndes	18 min
Apr 30, 7:02 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Montgomery	43 min
Apr 30, 7:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers	17 min
Apr 30, 7:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Pike	51 min
Apr 30, 7:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock, Macon	45 min
Apr 30, 7:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour	63 min
Apr 30, 8:03 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bullock	12 min
Apr 30, 8:12 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Barbour	37 min
Apr 30, 8:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Russell	45 min
Apr 30, 8:26 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Russell	34 min

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