Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Birmingham, AL

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WGUS74 KBMX 280614
FFSBMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
114 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

ALC047-063-065-091-105-119-280830-
/O.CON.KBMX.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-090328T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MARENGO AL-DALLAS AL-PERRY AL-SUMTER AL-HALE AL-GREENE AL-
114 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR
GREENE...HALE...SUMTER...PERRY...DALLAS AND MARENGO COUNTIES...

AT 113 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED
AREA.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DUG HILL...
WEST UNION...WEST GREENE...WEDGEWORTH...WALDEN QUARTERS...VALLEY
GRANDE...VALDEN...UNION...TISHABEE...THORNHILL...THE UNIVERSITY OF
WEST ALABAMA...SAWYERVILLE...PAUL M GRIST STATE PARK...PANOLA...
NEWBERN...NEW WEST GREENE...MOUNDVILLE...MARION...MANTUA...
LIVINGSTON...KNOXVILLE...JENA...GREENSBORO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...
GREENSBORO...GAINESVILLE...FORKLAND...EVANSVILLE...EUTAW...EPES...
EMELLE...DUFFYS BEND...DEMOPOLIS...BOYD...BOLIGEE...BLUFFPORT...
ARCOLA...ALLISON AND AKRON

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

&&

LAT...LON 3298 8834 3299 8817 3316 8784 3303 8783
      3301 8742 3287 8742 3283 8701 3267 8702
      3266 8691 3237 8682 3222 8691 3206 8691
      3205 8717 3228 8750 3214 8753 3214 8762
      3201 8763 3200 8810 3231 8799 3231 8843

$$

JD/02

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1043 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009

.UPDATE...EVENING FORECAST.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

DID A QUICK ZONE UPDATE MAINLY TO INCLUDE THE NEW TORNADO WATCH.
EVERYTHING ELSE LOOKS ON TRACK. STILL EXPECTING AT LEAST THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL BE AFFECTED BY STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...OR AT LEAST 5
AM. THE THREAT COULD ALSO EXTEND FARTHER TO THE NORTH INTO
TUSCALOOSA AND BIRMINGHAM AREA IN THAT SAME TIME FRAME. AREAS
ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO
WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BY LISTENING TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION.

10/ARM

&&

.AVIATION...00Z TAF DISCUSSION.

MVFR CIGS ACROSS SOUTHERN ALABAMA ARE SOUTH OF A WARM FRONT THAT
CUTS ALABAMA IN HALF.  SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 05Z AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.  MVFR CIGS WILL LIKELY SPREAD
NORTHWARD THIS EVENING WITH MVFR CIGS ACROSS ALL TAF SITES BY 05Z.
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WILL INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE ACROSS
WEST ALABAMA ARND 04Z AND SPREAD NORTHEAST. PERIODS OF RAIN...
HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA BETWEEN 08Z AND 15Z. WIDESPREAD IFR FLIGHT
CATEGORIES EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. THERE WILL BE A BREAK
IN THE RAIN BY 15Z ACROSS WEST ALABAMA AND BY 18Z EAST ALABAMA AS
MID LEVEL FORCING SHIFTS EAST OF ALABAMA. AFTER 18Z...THE COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH THRU THE AREA AND TRIGGER ADDITIONAL TSTMS...BUT COVERAGE
WILL BE LIMITED.

SOUTH WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AFTER 05Z WITH SUSTAINED SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-25 KNOTS.

58/ROSE

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY FOR SOUTHERN
HALF OF THE AREA.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
801 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009

ALZ011>015-017>050-281200-
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-
801 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE NEXT ROUND OF POTENTIALLY SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO START
AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM TROY TO SELMA TO ALICEVILLE BEFORE 2AM...AND A AUBURN TO
ALABASTER TO HAMILTON BY 5 AM. ALL FACETS OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL
BE POSSIBLE...INCLUDING TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE SEVERE WEATHER SCENARIO REMAINS QUITE
COMPLEX. DO NOT CONCENTRATE ON THE TIMING...HAVE YOUR SEVERE WEATHER
PLANS READY TO GO...AND TAKE ACTION IF WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE ISSUED
TONIGHT. THIS WEATHER SCENARIO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME QUITE
DANGEROUS.

IN ADDITION AREA RIVERS HAVE BECOME SWOLLEN FROM RECENT RAINFALL.
KNOW WHAT WATER LEVELS RESULT IN PROBLEMS IN YOUR AREA AND MONITOR
YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE INTERNET AND TELEVISION AND RADIO
REPORTS TO KEEP UP TO DATE ON EXPECTED CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ALL FACETS OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE
POSSIBLE...INCLUDING TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS
WILL COME IN THE FORM OF A BROKEN SQUALL LINE AS IT MOVES FROM
WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE STATE. AFTER THE SQUALL LINE PASSES...THE
SEVERE THREAT WILL COME TO AN END.  THIS WEATHER SCENARIO HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO BECOME QUITE DANGEROUS.

SEVERAL LOCATIONS HAVE RECEIVED 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL THE PAST
FEW DAYS. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
SATURDAY...GIVING CENTRAL ALABAMA A TOTAL RAINFALL FROM WEDNESDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY OF 4 TO 9 INCHES..WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS. DUE
TO THE LARGE RAINFALL TOTALS...SOME RIVERS WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING
BY SATURDAY WHICH MAY LAST THROUGH MONDAY. KNOW WHAT WATER LEVELS
RESULT IN PROBLEMS IN YOUR AREA AND MONITOR YOUR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...THE INTERNET AND TELEVISION AND RADIO REPORTS TO KEEP UP TO
DATE ON EXPECTED CONDITIONS.

A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. THE STORM TRACK
REMAINS QUITE ACTIVE AND ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL ALABAMA
BY THURSDAY. UNCERTAINTY IN THE TIMING AND AVAILABLE INSTABILITY
EXIST...SO STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECAST AS DETAILS BECOME CLEARER.

MAKE SURE THAT YOUR SEVERE WEATHER PLANS ARE IN PLACE AND BE READY
TO TAKE ACTION IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE
NECESSARY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
535 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009

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

0450 AM     TORNADO          3 SW ALABASTER          33.21N 86.86W
03/26/2009                   SHELBY             AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED.THREE HOMES DAMAGED
            FROM FALLING TREES.

&&

JSIRMON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
536 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009

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

0450 AM     TORNADO          3 SW ALABASTER          33.21N 86.86W
03/26/2009  F0               SHELBY             AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED.THREE HOMES DAMAGED
            FROM FALLING TREES.

&&

JSIRMON