Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Birmingham, AL

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 040816
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
216 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008

ALC125-040826-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-080304T0900Z/
TUSCALOOSA AL-
216 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 900 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING FOR ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3350 8702 3377 8662 3377 8655 3364 8653
      3361 8655 3356 8655 3349 8647 3326 8698
      3336 8704
TIME...MOT...LOC 0816Z 230DEG 48KT 3341 8690

$$

ALC073-117-040900-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-080304T0900Z/
SHELBY AL-JEFFERSON AL-
216 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST
FOR EASTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTIES...

AT 212 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR BESSEMER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HOMEWOOD...VESTAVIA HILLS...BIRMINGHAM AND CAHABA HEIGHTS BY 225 AM
  CST...
  MOUNTAIN BROOK...BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT...DANVILLE AND FIVE MILE CREEK
  KETONA BY 230 AM CST...
  ALTON AND IRONDALE BY 235 AM CST...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 900 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING FOR ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3350 8702 3377 8662 3377 8655 3364 8653
      3361 8655 3356 8655 3349 8647 3326 8698
      3336 8704
TIME...MOT...LOC 0816Z 230DEG 48KT 3341 8690

$$

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 040829
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
228 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008

ALC073-117-040900-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-080304T0900Z/
SHELBY AL-JEFFERSON AL-
228 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST
FOR EASTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTIES...

AT 228 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR VESTAVIA HILLS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  IRONDALE...BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT AND CLOVERDALE BY 235 AM CST...
  ALTON...LITTLE CAHABA RIVER BELOW LEEDS...LEEDS AND LITTLE CAHABA
  RIVER NEAR LEEDS BY 240 AM CST...
  TRUSSVILLE BY 245 AM CST...
  6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLAY BY 250 AM CST...

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 900 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING FOR ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3354 8692 3377 8662 3377 8655 3364 8653
      3361 8655 3357 8655 3349 8648 3331 8690
      3340 8696
TIME...MOT...LOC 0828Z 230DEG 48KT 3347 8678

$$

JD/81

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 040840
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
240 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008

ALC073-117-040900-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-080304T0900Z/
SHELBY AL-JEFFERSON AL-
240 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST
FOR EASTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTIES...

AT 238 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR IRONDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ALTON...CLOVERDALE...CENTER POINT AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LITTLE
  CAHABA RIVER NEAR LEEDS BY 245 AM CST...
  TRUSSVILLE...PINSON-CLAY-CHALKVILLE...LITTLE CAHABA RIVER BELOW
  LEEDS AND LEEDS BY 250 AM CST...
  CLAY AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PALMERDALE BY 255 AM CST...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 900 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING FOR ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3364 8653 3361 8655 3356 8655 3349 8648
      3338 8674 3350 8681 3363 8680 3377 8662
      3377 8656
TIME...MOT...LOC 0840Z 227DEG 41KT 3354 8670

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1251 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008

.UPDATE...MESOSCALE DISCUSSION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA EARLY
THIS MORNING. LARGE AREA OF CONVECTION COVERS THE ENTIRE WESTERN
HALF OF THE AREA AT THIS TIME. STRONGEST ACTIVITY GENERALLY
LOCATED FROM LINDEN SOUTHWARD. SQUALL LINE CONTINUES TO LOOK MORE
ORGANIZED...IT IS JUST LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHERN ALABAMA WITH
NUMEROUS DAMAGE REPORTS COMING IN FROM MISSISSIPPI.

SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY..INCLUDING CAPE AND LI...IS VERY LIMITED
IN A NARROW BAND JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. EVEN MUCAPES ARE PALTRY.
SURFACE DEW POINTS HAVE INCREASED INTO THE 60S ACROSS THE WESTERN
HALF OF ALABAMA AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH SHEAR VALUES VERY HIGH AND
MID TO UPPER LEVEL FORCING ENTERING THE PICTURE. EXPECT THE CHANCES OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE FOR MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT WITH
UPPER SUPPORT OVERCOMING THE LACK OF INSTABILITY TO A POINT...BUT
SEVERE MAY BE MORE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED IN NATURE. EVEN THOUGH
COVERAGE MAY BE A BIT LESS...DO NOT LET YOUR GUARD DOWN DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AS LARGE
DEPTH OF THE ATMOSPHERE HAS WINDS OVER 50 KTS. ISOLATED TORNADOES
AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.

THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN STATE LINE AREA BETWEEN 2 AND 3
AM...SLOWLY ENDING THE THREAT FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE FRONT ENTERS THE I-65 CORRIDOR AROUND 5 OR 6 AM.

75

&&

.AVIATION...06Z TAF DISCUSSION.

THE LINE OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WHICH HAS BEEN THREATENING CENTRAL
ALABAMA FOR THE LAST 12 HOURS HAS FINALLY MOVED INTO THE
AREA...DROPPING CEILINGS CONSIDERABLY...ENOUGH TO DROP EVERYONE INTO
IFR CONDITIONS.  THIS LOOKS TO CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY ON TUESDAY.
AS FAR AS THE CONVECTION GOES...EXPECT TSRA TO MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA...ON A NORTHEAST-SOUTHWEST ORIENTATION.  TIMING LOOKS TO BE
ABOUT THE SAME AS PREVIOUS FORECASTS...WITH BHM AND EET AROUND
09Z...AND ANB/MGM/TOI AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY...WITH RA PRIOR TO THE
TSRA ARRIVAL.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1132 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008/

DISCUSSION...

VIGOROUS UPPER LOW SPINNING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THE MID
AND UPPER LEVEL FORCING IS FINALLY BEGINNING TO INTERACT WITH THE
HIGHER THETA E AIR ACROSS EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. HENCE...THE
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BECOME MUCH MORE ORGANIZED AND MORE INTENSE IN
THE LAST HOUR OR SO. A SQUALL LINE IS DEVELOPING MAINLY FROM
INTERSTATE 20 SOUTHWARD WITH SEVERAL BOWING AND LEWPY STRUCTURES
NOTED. A TORNADO WATCH WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY THAT WILL ENCOMPASS
PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA GENERALLY FROM TUSCALOOSA TO LOWNDES
AND WESTWARD.

EXPECT THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE EAST NORTHEAST FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY. SEVERE THREAT WILL
INCREASE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AREAS BY 11 PM. TIMING ON THE CURRENT
HWO STILL LOOKS REASONABLE FOR AREAS FARTHER EAST. THE ONLY
UNCERTAINTIES AT THIS TIME WILL BE IF THE SQUALL LINE ACCELERATES...
THE TIMING WILL BE JUST A BIT SOONER...AT LEAST FOR AREAS CENTRAL.

THE MAIN MODE OF STORMS WILL BE A SQUALL LINE...WITH A DISTINCT
DAMAGING WIND THREAT. DUE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL SHEAR IN
PLACE...THE RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADO STILL EXISTS. DUE TO THE
RATHER SLOW MOVEMENT ACROSS WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...LOCALIZED HEAVY
RAIN HAS ALSO BECOME A THREAT. PLEASE KEEP UPDATED ON THE LATEST
STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS THROUGH THE NIGHT.

75/LINHARES

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL 6 AM.

&&

07/07/07

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
122 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008

ALZ011>015-017>050-041230-
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-
122 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS...
TORNADOES...AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST
OF CENTRAL ALABAMA OVERNIGHT.

FAR NORTHWEST COUNTIES...OF LAMAR AND MARION...HAVE RECEIVED ONE TO
TWO INCHES OF RAIN AND ARE RELATIVELY WORKED OVER. A FEW STRONG
STORMS MAY STILL DEVELOP BUT THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LOCALIZED
FLOODING AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH 3 AM.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL PRIMARILY COME IN THE FORM OF A
SQUALL LINE...ALONG AND ADVANCING COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE
REGION. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT...BUT DUE TO THE
SHEAR IN THE ATMOSPHERE...ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY DEVELOP. SEE THE
GRAPHIC FOR TIMES AND AREAS AFFECTED.

AHEAD OF THE STRONG COLD FRONT...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE GUSTY
WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS BETWEEN 35
AND 40 MPH.

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

MONDAY NIGHTS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL LAST AS LATE AS 10 AM
TUESDAY MORNING...MAINLY FOR COUNTIES NEAR THE GEORGIA STATE LINE.

GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT AND SOME SORT OF ADVISORY MAY BE NECESSARY.

ON FRIDAY...THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA. THERE ARE STILL MANY UNCERTAINTIES WITH THIS
WEATHER SYSTEM...AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS QUITE LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE
NECESSARY TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

75/LINHARES

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1128 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008

ALZ022-030-031-040600-
GREENE-PICKENS-SUMTER-
1128 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR GREENE...PICKENS AND SUMTER COUNTIES
UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST...

AT 1124 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR WARSAW...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF ALICEVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  PLEASANT RIDGE.
  LEWISTON.
  BENEVOLA.
  PIONEER.
  GORDO.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1157 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008

ALZ030-040630-
SUMTER-
1157 PM CST MON MAR 3 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SUMTER COUNTY UNTIL 1230 AM CST...

AT 1152 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR HALSELL...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF CUBA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  KINTERBISH.
  WHITFIELD.
  LILITA.
  COATOPA.
  BLUFFPORT.
  EPES.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1218 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008

ALZ039-040700-
MARENGO-
1218 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MARENGO COUNTY UNTIL 100 AM CST...

AT 1215 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAVACA...OR 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LINDEN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  NANAFALIA.
  SWEET WATER.
  HALF ACRE.
  CALVARY.
  LINDEN.
  THOMASTON.

THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
141 AM CST TUE MAR 04 2008

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

0120 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N SAMANTHA            33.45N 87.58W
03/04/2008                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF US
            HIGHWAY 43 AND CR 38. ONE CHURCH SUSATINED ROOF DAMAGE
            AND ONE TREE FELL ON A VEHICLE. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

&&

LINHARES

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
145 AM CST TUE MAR 04 2008

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

0140 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ADDISON                 34.20N 87.18W
03/04/2008  E0.00 INCH       WINSTON            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER OVER AIRPORT ROAD IN ADDISON.

&&

LINHARES

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
145 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008

ALZ023>025-034-040830-
BIBB-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-TUSCALOOSA-
145 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BIBB...JEFFERSON...SHELBY AND
TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM CST...

AT 142 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF COALING...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CENTREVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  HARMON.
  VANCE.
  WEST BLOCTON.
  CAFFEE JUNCTION.
  TANNEHILL IRONWORKS STATE PARK.
  MCCALLA.

THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 900 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING FOR ALABAMA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.