Tornado Warning 28, NWS Birmingham, AL

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WWUS54 KBMX 271948
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
148 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

ALC001-051-101-272045-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-090227T2045Z/
MONTGOMERY AL-AUTAUGA AL-ELMORE AL-
147 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ELMORE...EASTERN AUTAUGA AND NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES...

AT 145 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BOOTH...OR ABOUT NEAR
PRATTVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MILLBROOK...HUNTER AND COOSADA BY 200 PM CST...
  MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE AND BOB WOODRUFF LAKE BY 205 PM CST...
  MONTGOMERY ZOO...BOYLSTON AND MONTGOMERY BY 210 PM CST...
  TALLAPOOSA RIVER WATER PLANT BY 215 PM CST...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 167 THROUGH 186...
AND INTERSTATE 85 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 6.

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 800 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST
FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3266 8655 3259 8607 3226 8626 3230 8632
      3239 8650 3243 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 296DEG 35KT 3250 8650

$$

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000 
WWUS54 KBMX 271957
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
157 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

ALC001-051-101-272045-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-090227T2045Z/
MONTGOMERY AL-AUTAUGA AL-ELMORE AL-
157 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ELMORE...SOUTHEASTERN AUTAUGA AND NORTHWESTERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

AT 155 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PRATTVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MILLBROOK...COOSADA...WETUMPKA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND HUNTER BY 205
  PM CST...
  MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE BY 210 PM CST...
  BOYLSTON...MONTGOMERY ZOO AND BOB WOODRUFF LAKE BY 215 PM CST...
  TALLAPOOSA RIVER WATER PLANT AND MONTGOMERY BY 220 PM CST...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 167 THROUGH 186...
AND INTERSTATE 85 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 6.

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 800 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST
FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3241 8660 3261 8644 3259 8607 3226 8626
      3230 8632 3239 8650
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 294DEG 29KT 3249 8644

$$

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000 
WWUS54 KBMX 272007
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
207 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

ALC001-051-101-272045-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-090227T2045Z/
MONTGOMERY AL-AUTAUGA AL-ELMORE AL-
207 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ELMORE...SOUTHEASTERN AUTAUGA AND NORTHWESTERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

AT 204 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MILLBROOK...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BOYLSTON...MONTGOMERY ZOO...BOB WOODRUFF LAKE AND 9 MILES SOUTHWEST
  OF WETUMPKA BY 215 PM CST...
  MONTGOMERY AND 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLUE RIDGE BY 220 PM CST...
  TALLAPOOSA RIVER WATER PLANT AND 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF PINEDALE BY
  225 PM CST...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 167 THROUGH 181...
AND INTERSTATE 85 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 6.

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 800 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST
FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3239 8651 3259 8638 3259 8607 3226 8626
      3230 8632 3239 8650
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 294DEG 29KT 3246 8635

$$

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000 
WWUS54 KBMX 272020
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
220 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

ALC001-272031-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-090227T2045Z/
AUTAUGA AL-
221 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN AUTAUGA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST
FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3241 8636 3257 8624 3259 8607 3230 8625
      3231 8630 3235 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 294DEG 29KT 3241 8623

$$

ALC051-101-272045-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-090227T2045Z/
MONTGOMERY AL-ELMORE AL-
221 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ELMORE AND NORTH CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

AT 218 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MONTGOMERY ZOO...OR ABOUT
NEAR MONTGOMERY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 170 THROUGH 176...
AND INTERSTATE 85 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 4.

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 800 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST
FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3241 8636 3257 8624 3259 8607 3230 8625
      3231 8630 3235 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 294DEG 29KT 3241 8623

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
115 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

.UPDATE...

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

STATIONARY FRONT REMAINS PARKED FROM SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
THROUGH WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THE STRONGER CONVECTION HAS
PUSHED AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY SOUTHEASTWARD TO NEAR AUBURN AND
WETUMPKA. MANY LOCATIONS HAVE RECEIVED A FEW INCHES OF RAIN THIS
MORNING AND ONE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN CHELSEA...SHELBY COUNTY.

AREAS SOUTH OF THE FRONT...FROM LOUISIANA TO MISSISSIPPI TO
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE. SURFACE
BASED CAPES ARE AROUND 1500 J/KG WITH LIS -3 OR LOWER. MID LEVEL
LAPSE RATES ARE 6.5 TO 7.5. STORM RELATIVE HELICITY VALUES ARE A
RESPECTABLE 300 + WHILE WET BULBS ARE LESS THAN 10 KFT.

IS WHAT CAN WE EXPECT THIS AFTERNOON...AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
20 AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF SEVERE
WEATHER. THIS INCLUDES THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES...LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. AS THE AFTERNOON
PROGRESSES...AREAS NEAR TUSCALOOSA WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE
UNSTABLE WITH THE SEVERE THREAT POSSIBLY MOVING BACK NORTHWARD AND
EASTWARD.

TOWARD SUNSET..THE FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BUT LOW
PRESSURE WILL START DEVELOPING WEST OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE LOW
LEVEL JET WILL INCREASE AND GREAT MOISTURE CONVERGENCE WILL BE
POSITIONED FROM NEAR INTERSTATE 20 NORTHWARD. THE THREAT OF
FLOODING RAIN WILL INCREASE IN THESE AREAS ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE
RAIN THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN.

OVERALL...A PROLONGED TIME FRAME WHERE HAZARDOUS WEATHER CAN BE
EXPECTED. REMAIN ALERT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND TAKE ACTION
IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. SNOW REMAINS IN THE FORECAST AND MORE ON
THIS ON THE AFTERNOON DISCUSSION.

75/LINHARES

&&

.AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

KEPT THE TAFS SHORT AND SIMPLE AS THE BASIC SCENARIO WILL HAVE A
SERIES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP ALONG A BOUNDARY NEAR
THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND TONIGHT.
STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON EXACTLY WHERE THE BOUNDARY WILL STALL
WHICH COULD ALLOW FOR SOME AMENDMENTS IN THE SHORT TERM. BASICALLY
BE AWARE OF MANY THUNDERSTORMS NEAR TCL, BHM, EET AND ANB.

FOR MGM AND TCL...WATCHING SOME SCATTERED DEVELOPMENT NEAR MEI BUT
ANY PREVAILING WEATHER SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING.

88

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1148 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009/

UPDATE...FOR 18Z AVIATION.

DISCUSSION...

THIS DISCUSSION WILL ONLY HIGHLIGHT THE SEVERE AND WINTER WEATHER
THREATS. IN A NUTSHELL...THIS FORECAST IS JUST ABOUT AS COMPLEX AS
IT GETS. WE SEEM TO HAVE ALMOST EVERY WEATHER ELEMENT IN PLAY FROM
NOW UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...I REALLY WOULDNT WISH THIS FORECAST
PACKAGE ON MY WORST ENEMY.

MUCH OF TODAY STILL APPEARS TO BE ON TRACK...COLD FRONT EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE PUSHING SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN THIRD OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA. FROM THE LOOKS OF IT WILL CALL THE I20/59 CORRIDOR AS THE
STALLING POINT. INITIALLY DO NOT EXPECT MUCH IN THE WAY OF SEVERE
WEATHER...AT LEAST THROUGH NOON. HOWEVER...AS THE UPPER
LEVEL...POSITIVE TILT...LOW CATCHES UP TO THE FRONT IN CENTRAL
MS...EXPECTING A FAIRLY POTENT SURFACE LOW TO BEGIN DEEPENING AND
SLOWLY PUSHING EAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE OLD STALLED
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL THEN REDIRECT ITS EFFORTS AS A WARM FRONT
AND WILL TEND TO LIFT NORTH OR MORE LIKELY NORTHEAST. AS THIS
HAPPENS...EXPECT TO GET HIT WITH STORMS IN THE PSEUDO WARM SECTOR
AND SECONDARY...DEVELOPING COLD FRONT AS IT SWINGS THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY IN THE WEST THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY IN THE SOUTHEAST.
THIS LEAVES ROOM FOR PLENTY TO HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.

STILL HANGING ON TO THE THREATS BEING RATHER BENIGN AS THE EVENT
BEGINS TO UNFOLD LATER THIS MORNING. THE STALLED COLD FRONT SOON TO
BE WARM FRONT WILL HAVE PLENTY OF SURFACE CONVERGENCE AND MOISTURE TO
WORK WITH TO PRODUCE SEVERAL WAVES OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS. AS THE HEATING OF THE DAY WEARS ON...WILL LIKELY SEE
SOME ADDITIONAL INSTABILITY SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY KEEPING STRONGER
UPDRAFTS IN THE MIX. AS THESE STORMS...WHICH WILL LIKELY FORM TO OUR
WEST...PUSH INTO OUR AREA...SEVERAL COULD BE LONG LASTING WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND PERHAPS SOME SMALL HAIL. IF THEY VENTURE TOO
CLOSE TO THE STALLED BOUNDARY...ADDITIONAL 0 TO 1 KM SRH COULD
PRESENT A PROBLEM OF TORNADOES. AGAIN...THE MOST LIKELY INITIATION
FOR TORS WILL BE ALONG THE BOUNDARY...SO ANY SUPERCELLS THAT ARE
RIDING ALONG THE STALLED BOUNDARY SHOULD BE MONITORED CLOSELY.

AS THE EVENT CONTINUES INTO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THINGS
COULD GET INTERESTING AS THE SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO DEEPEN. WILL
NEED TO WATCH FOR BACKING SURFACE WINDS IF THE SURFACE LOW IS
POTENT ENOUGH. THERE IS ALSO A DRY PUNCH ALOFT THAT CONTINUES TO
BE NOTEWORTHY. THIS DRY PUNCH WILL ACT TO STEEPEN LAPSE RATES
ALOFT AND LARGE HAIL WILL BECOME MORE OF A THREAT. ALSO...AS
MENTIONED...THE BACKING SURFACE WINDS COULD ACTUALLY CREATE AN
ADDITIONAL TOR THREAT THROUGH THE EARLY TO LATE MORNING TIME
PERIOD. THESE MESO DETAILS WILL CERTAINLY BE TRICKY.

NOT MENTIONED TO THIS POINT...BUT HEAVY PERHAPS LOCALLY FLOODING
RAIN IS LIKELY TO BE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH THIS SYSTEM. WE WILL
GO AHEAD WITH A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT. BEING THAT FLASH
FLOOD GUIDANCE VALUES ARE HIGH...HOPEFULLY WILL KEEP IT A MORE
LOCAL..NUISANCE ISSUE VERSES WIDESPREAD.

ON TO THE SECOND HALF...SNOW LOOKS TO BE IN THE CARDS FOR MUCH OF
THE NORTHERN TWO-THIRDS...AND PERHAPS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA LATE
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. MODELS ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE
TRACK OF THE UPPER COLD CORE LOW...BUT FOR NOW AM LEANING WITH THE
FURTHER NORTH SOLUTION FROM THE EURO AND MOST OF THE GFS ENSEMBLE
MEMBERS. THE OPERATIONAL GFS...FURTHER SOUTHWESTERN TRACK IS THE
MAIN OUTLIER AT THIS JUNCTURE. IF THE GUIDANCE IS CORRECT...MUCH
OF THE DEVELOPING SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE NORTHWESTERN CWA AROUND
MIDNIGHT OR SO...AND WORK ACROSS THE NORTHERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE
STATE THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. PRECIP AMOUNTS CONTINUE TO COME IN
WETTER AND WETTER WITH EVERY RUN...SO IT DOES APPEAR THAT THERE
WILL BE SOME ACCUMULATION ISSUES...PERHAPS A FEW INCHES NORTH AND
EAST OF BHM. DONT WANT TO GET CARRIED AWAY YET...AS WE STILL HAVE
FIRST THINGS FIRST TO DEAL WITH TODAY AND TONIGHT...BUT THIS
SYSTEM WILL CERTAINLY BE OF INTEREST SOON.

AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

KEPT THE TAFS SHORT AND SIMPLE AS THE BASIC SCENARIO WILL HAVE A
SERIES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP ALONG A BOUNDARY NEAR
THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND TONIGHT.
STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON EXACTLY WHERE THE BOUNDARY WILL STALL
WHICH COULD ALLOW FOR SOME AMENDMENTS IN THE SHORT TERM. BASICALLY
BE AWARE OF MANY THUNDERSTORMS NEAR TCL, BHM, EET AND ANB.

FOR MGM AND TCL...WATCHING SOME SCATTERED DEVELOPMENT NEAR MEI BUT
ANY PREVAILING WEATHER SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING.

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY FOR MARION-
LAMAR- FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-
CLEBURNE- PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-
CLAY- RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB- HILTON-COOSA-
TALLAPOOSA- CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-ELMORE.

&&

75/88/88

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1128 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

ALZ011>015-017>050-281230-
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-
1128 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AT
THIS TIME...THE STORMS WILL RE-INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE THUNDERSTORM THREATS INCLUDE
LARGE HAIL...ISOLATED TORNADOES...AND DAMAGING WINDS. IT APPEARS THAT
AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 WILL HAVE THE BEST ENVIRONMENT
FOR THE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...BUT AREAS SOUTH TO NEAR MONTGOMERY
MAY SEE AN INCREASED CHANCE DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS AS
THE FRONT SAGS SOUTHWARD.

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE A THREAT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A
FEW LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED A FEW INCHES OF RAIN...WITH RAIN
TOTALS BY SATURDAY MORNING OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF
10 TO 15 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 25 ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY ON OPEN
WATERWAYS.

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

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY...
LASTING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THUNDERSTORM THREATS WILL
BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. AT THIS
TIME...IT APPEARS THAT AREAS NEAR AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 85 AND
HIGHWAY 80 WILL HAVE THE BEST ENVIRONMENT FOR THE THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT. AN INCREASED THREAT NORTHWARD WILL BE SOLELY
DEPENDANT ON THE POSITION OF THE COLD FRONT.

ON SATURDAY...THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE COLD FRONT AND THE
LIKELIHOOD THAT AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY MULTIPLE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ALONG
AND NEAR THE COLD FRONT.

BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BOTH AHEAD AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
THESE CONDITIONS MAY MATERIALIZE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. A
FEW WIND GUSTS OF 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

A STRONG UPPER LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SOME MOISTURE WILL BE AVAILABLE AS
THE COLD AIR FILTERS IN. THEREFORE...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF
MEASURABLE SNOW THROUGH NOON ON SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE
NECESSARY THROUGH SATURDAY AT NOON.

75/LINHARES

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1134 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

ALZ036-037-043-271815-
COOSA-ELMORE-TALLAPOOSA-
1134 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR COOSA...ELMORE AND TALLAPOOSA
COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 PM CST...

AT 1130 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SPARKLING SPRINGS TO
NIXBURG...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES WEST OF ROANOKE TO
EQUALITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  FISHPOND.
  JACKSONS GAP.
  MARTIN LAKE AT KOWALIGA.
  ECLECTIC.
  MARTIN DAM.

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

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1152 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

ALZ023-271830-
TUSCALOOSA-
1152 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR TUSCALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 1230 PM
CST...

AT 1148 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF LAKE LURLEEN STATE PARK...OR 8 MILES
EAST OF GORDO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  BUHL.
  LAKE LURLEEN STATE PARK.
  TUSCALOOSA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
  NORTHPORT.
  LAKE TUSCALOOSA.
  HOLT.

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

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1216 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

ALZ037-038-043-045-047-271900-
CHAMBERS-ELMORE-LEE-MACON-TALLAPOOSA-
1216 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CHAMBERS...ELMORE...LEE...MACON AND
TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM CST...

AT 1214 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM AMITY PARK TO SANTUCK...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF LANETT TO WETUMPKA...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  WEST CHAMBERS.
  STURKIE.
  WAVERLY.
  YATES DAM.
  VALLEY.
  WOODLAND.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FRIDAY
AFTERNOON 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.

KSL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1218 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

ALZ023-032-034-035-271900-
BIBB-CHILTON-HALE-TUSCALOOSA-
1218 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BIBB...CHILTON...HALE AND TUSCALOOSA
COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM CST...

AT 1213 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DEERLICK CREEK CAMPGROUNDS
TO KNOXVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF HOLT TO
15 MILES NORTHEAST OF EUTAW...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  COTTONDALE.
  MOUNDVILLE AIRPORT.
  COALING.
  VANCE.
  WOODSTOCK JUNCTION.
  WEST BLOCTON.

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
101 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

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

1255 PM     FLASH FLOOD      TUSCALOOSA              33.24N 87.54W
02/27/2009                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE ON UNIVERSITY OF
            ALABAMA CAMPUS.

&&

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
102 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

ALZ025-034-035-271945-
BIBB-CHILTON-SHELBY-
102 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BIBB...CHILTON AND SHELBY COUNTIES
UNTIL 145 PM CST...

AT 1258 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
TANNEHILL IRONWORKS STATE PARK TO EOLINE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONTEVALLO TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRENT...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  MARVEL.
  MAYLENE.
  AMERICAN VILLAGE.
  WILTON.
  CALERA.
  MINOOKA PARK.

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