Tornado Warning 137, NWS Birmingham, AL

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 241935
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
235 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

ALC037-051-242000-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0137.000000T0000Z-080824T2000Z/
ELMORE AL-COOSA AL-
235 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COOSA AND NORTH CENTRAL ELMORE COUNTIES...

AT 233 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SANTUCK...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
WETUMPKA...MOVING NORTH AT 22 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CENTRAL BY 245 PM CDT...
  EQUALITY...NIXBURG...6 MILES EAST OF SPEED AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF
  COTTAGE GROVE BY 300 PM CDT...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3276 8631 3277 8630 3279 8630 3287 8629
      3286 8602 3260 8603 3260 8621
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 171DEG 19KT 3264 8611

$$


KSL

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 241945
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
245 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

ALC037-051-242000-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0137.000000T0000Z-080824T2000Z/
ELMORE AL-COOSA AL-
245 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COOSA AND NORTH CENTRAL ELMORE COUNTIES...

AT 243 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CENTRAL...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF
EQUALITY...MOVING NORTH AT 26 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  EQUALITY BY 255 PM CDT...
  NIXBURG...COTTAGE GROVE...SPEED AND 6 MILES EAST OF PENTONVILLE BY
  300 PM CDT...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3277 8625 3277 8627 3279 8627 3287 8629
      3286 8602 3263 8607 3263 8618
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 171DEG 22KT 3269 8612

$$

KSL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1252 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.UPDATE...AVIATION DISCUSSION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AIR CONTINUES TO ERODE A LOT OF THE PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED
WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THERE IS
STILL A GOOD AMOUNT OF COVERAGE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. INSTEAD
OF BEING A BIG BLOB OF RAIN...IT WILL MAINLY BE INDIVIDUAL RAIN
BANDS. THESE RAIN BANDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THE HEAVIER
RAIN AMOUNTS. ONE CONCERN WITH THIS DRY AIR INTRUSION IS THAT IT IS
ALLOWING SUN LIGHT TO PEAK THROUGH AND THUS INCREASE TEMPERATURES
WHICH COULD ALSO INCREASE INSTABILITY. SHEAR VALUES ARE STILL VERY
HIGH AND SUPPORTIVE OF TORNADIC ACTIVITY. WELL CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION.

TEMPERATURES ARE A LITTLE TRICKY. WENT AHEAD AN INCREASED THE
PREVIOUS AFTERNOON HIGHS...BUT AS I TYPE THIS...SOME SPOTS HAVE
REACHED MY FORECAST HIGH. SO WILL GO AHEAD AND DO SOME MORE
TWEAKING. IT LOOKS LIKE ANY AREA WHERE THE SUN CAN SHINE LONG
ENOUGH WILL SEE A QUICK JUMP IN TEMPERATURES.

UPDATED FORECAST WILL BE OUT SHORTLY.

10/ARM

&&

.AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A LITTLE GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON. AS
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY MOVES WEST...EXPECT THESE WINDS TO SLOWLY
DECREASE. STILL EXPECTING A FAIRLY GOOD AMOUNT OF RAIN COVERAGE.
HOWEVER...INSTEAD OF BEING A LARGE AREA OF RAIN...IT WILL BE IN
THE FORM OF INDIVIDUAL RAIN BANDS. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY
OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THESE BANDS. IF ANY OF THESE RAIN
BANDS AFFECT A TAF SITE...EXPECT TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH WILL BRING
VISIBILITIES AND CEILINGS DOWN TO THE IFR RANGE. RAIN COVERAGE IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DECREASE AFTER 00Z. HOWEVER...FLIGHT
RESTRICTIONS WILL CONTINUE AS CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP IN THE
MVFR RANGE...AND COULD POSSIBLE DROP INTO IFR MAINLY AFTER 06Z.

10/ARM

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...LAKE WIND ADVISORY THROUGH 7 PM
FOR ALL AREAS.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
130 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

ALZ011>015-017>050-251130-
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-
130 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR TORNADOES WILL BE ALONG
THE STRONGER RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF FAY.
ADDITIONALLY...BE AWARE THAT THESE TROPICAL SHOWERS PRODUCE LITTLE
LIGHTNING AND THUNDER.

WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH 7 PM. AREA MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUT INTO THE OPEN WATERWAYS. HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY TRAVELING NORTH TO SOUTH...SHOULD BE
ALERT TO THESE CROSS WINDS. DUE TO THE STRESS ON TREES
FROM THE RECENT DROUGHT...TREE LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO BREAKING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL EXIST MONDAY AND TUESDAY UNTIL THE
REMNANT CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH FAY EXITS THE AREA. SOME
UNCERTAINTY DOES EXIST WITH PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN
AMOUNTS...BUT AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS A
LARGE PART OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH TUESDAY. IF THESE RAIN AMOUNTS
MATERIALIZE...IT WOULD TRANSLATE INTO A POTENTIAL RIVER FLOODING
PROBLEM BY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE
NECESSARY TODAY.

75/LINHARES

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
950 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

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

0305 PM     TROPICAL STORM   TROY                    31.81N 85.97W
08/23/2008                   PIKE               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FEW ROADS WERE TEMPORARILY IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY
            RAINFALL MAINLY IN TROY.

&&

LINHARES

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1002 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

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

0100 AM     TROPICAL STORM   GADSDEN                 34.01N 86.01W
08/24/2008                   ETOWAH             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
            MUCH OF THE HIGHER WINDS OCCURRED DURING THE OVERNIGHT
            HOURS. ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS WERE AROUND 40MPH.

&&

LINHARES

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1017 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

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

0600 PM     TROPICAL STORM   MONTGOMERY              32.35N 86.28W
08/23/2008                   MONTGOMERY         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN COUNTYWIDE. THE HIGHER
            WINDS OCCURRED GENERALLY BETWEEN 6 PM AND 1 AM. A FEW
            ROADS IN MONTGOMERY EXPERIENCED MINOR NUISANCE FLOODING.
            WIND GUSTS WERE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH.

&&

LINHARES

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
148 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

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

0135 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     DEATSVILLE              32.61N 86.40W
08/24/2008                   ELMORE             AL   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORT OF A FUNNEL CLOUD. TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS
            A WALL CLOUD WITH SAME CELL.

&&

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
217 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

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

0216 PM     TORNADO          EMERALD MOUNTAIN        32.46N 86.11W
08/24/2008                   ELMORE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO ON THE GROUND. NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE AT THIS TIME.

&&

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
225 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

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

0216 PM     TORNADO          1 WSW WELONA            32.76N 86.36W
08/24/2008                   COOSA              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO SPOTTED ON THE GROUND RIGHT ON THE COOSA AND
            ELMORE COUNTY LINE...NEAR THE COOSA RIVEER.

&&