Severe Thunderstorm Warning 341, NWS Birmingham, AL

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WWUS54 KBMX 201857
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
156 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

ALC009-055-201930-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0341.000000T0000Z-050520T1930Z/
ETOWAH AL-BLOUNT AL-
156 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR 
BLOUNT AND ETOWAH COUNTIES...

AT 151 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED 
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BLOUNTSVILLE TO 10 MILES WEST OF 
CENTRE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WALNUT
GROVE...REECE CITY...RIDGEVILLE...NECTAR...ALTOONA...CLEVELAND...
ROSA...ATTALLA...GADSDEN...ONEONTA...ALLGOOD...HOKES BLUFF...
GLENCOE...RAINBOW CITY AND SOUTHSIDE.

IF ON OR NEAR THE COOSA RIVER OR INLAND LAKE...GET OUT OF THE WATER 
AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN 
STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR 
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO 
SAFE SHELTER NOW. DONT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3414 8661 3411 8630 3417 8609 3419 8586
      3398 8574 3387 8605 3399 8626 3389 8638
      3390 8669 3398 8677

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1219 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

.UPDATE...
CONVECTION DEVELOPING/PROGRESSING ACCORDING TO OUR PLAN SO FAR.
RADAR IMAGERY LOOKS MUCH MORE CELLULAR THAN IT DID EARLIER.  STILL
NO SEVERE STORMS BUT FEEL THAT A STRENGTHENING TREND WILL OCCUR
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  STORMS ARE LINING UP ACROSS CENTRAL
ALABAMA...BUILDING WESTWARD INTO NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI.  THIS WILL
LIKELY BECOME THE FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON.  WIND/HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT.  IT WAS IN
QUESTION RATHER OR NOT STORMS WILL RE DEVELOP NORTH OF INTERSTATE
20...EAST OF JEFFERSON COUNTY.  GIVEN THE TRENDS TO THE NORTH OF
THIS AREA IN HUNTSVILLES REGION...FEEL MORE CERTAIN THAT STORMS
WILL OCCUR.

&&

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

&&

12/SIRMON

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
730 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

ALZ011>015-017>050-201900-
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-
730 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

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

.DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT).

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE NOON TODAY
MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 AS A LINE
OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.  A SECOND ROUND OF STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...BETWEEN NOON AND 10 PM...MAINLY AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE
65.

GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...PEA SIZE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE THE MAIN HAZARDS EXPECTED WITH THE STRONG
STORMS.

A LINE OF STORMS OUT A HEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE
OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PARTS OF THE STATE THIS MORNING.
DAYTIME HEAT...STRONG INSTABILITY AND ADEQUATE LIFT WILL
CAUSE REDEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  THE BEST LOCATION BEING WEST OF
INTERSTATE 65.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
907 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

ALZ018-020-201500-
CHEROKEE-ETOWAH-
907 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR ETOWAH AND CHEROKEE
COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...

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

AT 903 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF GAYLESVILLE TO 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF WALNUT GROVE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS THROUGHOUT ETOWAH
AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 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.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
102 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

ALZ036-037-201830-
COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-
102 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR COOSA AND TALLAPOOSA
COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM CDT...

...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM...

AT 1257 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM OVER WEOGUFKA...MOVING EAST AROUND 30 MPH.

THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR WEOGUFKA...
ROCKFORD...KELLYTON AND ALEXANDER CITY THROUGH 130 PM CDT.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO ONE
HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE
VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.

JONES