Severe Thunderstorm Warning 118, NWS Birmingham, AL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1237 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2007

.UPDATE...FOR AVIATION DISCUSSION.

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.DISCUSSION...DID SOME MINOR CHANGES TO SKY COVER AND TEMPERATURES
MAINLY ACROSS THE EASTERN SECTIONS.  AS WE MOVE INTO AND THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON...EXPECT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD.  CURRENT FORECAST HANDLES THIS
JUST FINE.  UPDATE ALREADY OUT.

KSL

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.AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

NO WIDESPREAD AREAS OF IMPACT WEATHER EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS...BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE SMALL ISSUES TO KEEP AN EYE ON.  HAZE
REMAINS A BIT OF A PROBLEM...ESPECIALLY AROUND ANB.  HAVE GONE WITH
A LARGELY PERSISTENCE BASED FORECAST FOR THE HAZE.  VISIBILITY
RESTRICTIONS SHOULD REACH THEIR PEAK AROUND 11-13Z...AND (EXCEPT FOR
PERHAPS ANB) SHOULD REMAIN IN THE MVFR CATEGORY AT WORST.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  AT THIS TIME...I DONT SEE ANY ONE LOCATION
WITH ANY MORE THAN A 20-30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.  HAVE THEREFORE
LEFT THUNDERSTORMS OUT OF THE TAFS FOR NOW...BUT MAY NEED TO AMEND
THINGS ONCE STORMS DO DEVELOP.  SHORTWAVE ENERGY DROPPING SOUTHWARD
FROM THE VIRGINIAS INTO THE SOUTHEAST STATES COULD ACTUALLY CAUSE
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP/CONTINUE LONGER THAN TYPICAL INTO THE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS.  LOCATIONS WITH THE BEST CHANCES STORMS
(AND POSSIBLE EVENTUAL AMENDMENTS) ARE ANB...MGM...AND TOI.

/61/

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

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1235 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2007

ALZ011>015-017>050-131735-
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-
1235 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2007

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST. THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME TO NICKLE SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO
65 MPH. THE BEST CHANCE OF STRONGER STORMS WILL BE NEAR AND SOUTH OF
I-85...WHERE THE BEST MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL EXIST. AN UPPER
LEVEL IMPULSE AND HEATING OF THE DAY WILL PROVIDE THE MAIN LIFT FOR
THUNDERSTORMS. THEREFORE...THE STORMS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR
BETWEEN 1 PM AND 8 PM.

WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL:
BIRMINGHAM...LOW.
MONTGOMERY...MODERATE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS CENTRAL
GEORGIA ON THURSDAY. THIS IMPULSE MAY KICK OFF SOME THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS EAST ALABAMA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL
BE NEAR THE ALABAMA GEORGIA STATE LINE FROM NOON UNTIL 8PM.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
MAY BECOME NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON SOUTHEAST.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
203 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2007

ALZ044-121945-
MONTGOMERY-
203 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY UNTIL
245 PM CDT...

AT 158 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES EAST OF TALLAPOOSA RIVER WATER PLANT...MOVING
SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE SMALL HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45
MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH
IN DIAMETER WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS WILL BREAK OFF SMALL TREE
LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND
TRASH CANS. TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM LIGHTNING BY
SEEKING SHELTER IN A SUBSTANTIAL ENCLOSED BUILDING OR A METAL
AUTOMOBILE. IF YOU ARE ON THE WATER AND YOUR BOAT HAS A CABIN... USE
THE CABIN FOR A LIGHTNING SHELTER. OTHERWISE...BOATERS SHOULD HEAD
TO SHORE AND SEEK SHELTER THERE. AVOID ELECTRICAL DEVICES AND OTHER
OBJECTS WHICH CAN CONDUCT LIGHTNING. WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER
THE LAST RUMBLE OF THUNDER BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

JRA

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
230 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2007

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

0226 PM     HAIL             E MONTGOMERY            32.35N 86.28W
06/12/2007  E1.75 INCH       MONTGOMERY         AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            NUMEROUS HAIL REPORTS VIA HAMS...NICKEL TO GOLF BALL.
            TAYLOR ROAD AND ATLANTA HIWAY, AT UAM, WIND LAKES,
            EASTDALE. INCREASING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL EASTSIDE OF
            MONTGOMERY.

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MBAER