Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Birmingham, AL

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WWUS54 KBMX 111949
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
248 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

ALC133-112000-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-070411T2000Z/
WINSTON AL-
248 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR WINSTON COUNTY...

AT 247 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. 
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WINSTON COUNTY AIRPORT...OR ABOUT 17 
MILES SOUTHEAST OF HALEYVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HOUSTON BY 255 PM CDT...
  ADDISON BY 300 PM CDT...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY 
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 3430 8729 3430 8723 3414 8712 3413 8712
      3411 8715 3409 8721 3401 8735 3401 8763
      3419 8764

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1019 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007

.UPDATE...FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
DID A QUICK UPDATE TO REFLECT THE CURRENT RADAR AND TEMPERATURE
TRENDS.

AT 15Z THE COLD FRONT IS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST
ALABAMA. THE RAIN HAS BEEN MOVING INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA A BIT
QUICKER SO HAVE ADJUSTED THE GRIDS AND FORECAST FOR THIS. SKIES
ARE STILL CLOUDY AREA WIDE AND IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR BREAKS
TO OCCUR SO HAVE ADJUSTED THE SKI GRIDS TOO. DUE TO THE ABUNDANT
CLOUDS TEMPERATURES HAVE NOT WARMED AS QUICKLY SO MADE SOME
ADJUSTMENTS THERE AS WELL.

&&

.AVIATION...12Z TAF DISCUSSION.

MESSY DAY AT HAND...STARTING WITH LOW MVFR OR IFR CEILINGS AT ALL
SITES THIS MORNING. NOT EXPECTING ANY IMPROVEMENT AHEAD OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. IN
ADDITION TO PROLONGED IFR CONDITIONS TODAY...MAY SEE SEVERAL HOURS
OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY TCL, BHM,
EET, AND ANB. EXPECT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT MGM AND TOI. WINDS
WILL ALSO BE BREEZY OUT OF THE SOUTH...AFFECTING ANY EAST/WEST
ORIENTED RUNWAYS. CEILINGS SHOULD FINALLY COME UP TO VFR BEHIND THE
STORMS/FRONT DURING THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.

JD/81

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...LAKE WIND ADVISORY ZONES 11>15...17...22>26 THROUGH 5 PM.

&&

80/81

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
115 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

ALZ011>015-017>050-121830-
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-
115 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TODAY...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE STORM PREDICTION HAS PLACED ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA IN A
SLIGHT RISK AREA FOR SEVERE WEATHER.

STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA.  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO FORM AHEAD OF A MORE ORGANIZED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AND RAPIDLY SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA.  THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE
STORMS WILL BE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND LOCALLY DAMAGING
WINDS.  IN GENERAL THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO A MORE STABLE
AIRMASS...THUS A GENERAL WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED AS THEY MOVE
FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE STATE.  ALL CONVECTION SHOULD MOVE INTO
GEORGIA BY 03Z.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY. A SQUALL LINE WILL DEVELOP TO THE WEST ON FRIDAY AND
THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN ALABAMA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FRIDAY
NIGHT. THE SQUALL LINE WITH EMBEDDED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE IN EASTERN ALABAMA BY MID-DAY. WITH THIS SQUALL LINE WE ARE
ANTICIPATING HEAVY RAIN...DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES.

THIS SYSTEM WILL NEED TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED AS WE APPROACH THE
WEEKEND. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM
SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY
BE NECESSARY LATER TODAY AND WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

JD/81

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
123 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

ALZ011-111900-
MARION-
123 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR MARION COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM
CDT...

AT 119 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS ENTERING INTO WESTERN MARION...MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.

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.

THE PRIMARY THREAT IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN
DIAMETER...DIME SIZE...IS POSSIBLE. TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF
BY SEEKING SHELTER IN A SUBSTANTIAL ENCLOSED BUILDING. IF OUTDOORS
AND A SUBSTANTIAL ENCLOSED BUILDING IS NOT AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER
IN AN AUTOMOBILE.