Tornado Warning 32, NWS Birmingham, AL

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 272054
SVSBMX

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

ALC063-107-272145-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-090227T2145Z/
GREENE AL-PICKENS AL-
254 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
PICKENS AND NORTHERN GREENE COUNTIES...

AT 253 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GEORGE DOWNER AIRPORT...OR
ABOUT NEAR ALICEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  GEORGE DOWNER AIRPORT...MCMULLEN AND GARDEN BY 300 PM CST...
  ALICEVILLE BY 305 PM CST...
  DILLBURG BY 310 PM CST...
  LEWISTON BY 320 PM CST...
  BENEVOLA BY 325 PM CST...
  MANTUA BY 330 PM CST...

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.

LAT...LON 3322 8831 3324 8785 3317 8783 3303 8782
      3303 8771 3299 8772 3299 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 270DEG 27KT 3312 8823

$$

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 272106
SVSBMX

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

ALC063-107-272145-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-090227T2145Z/
GREENE AL-PICKENS AL-
306 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
PICKENS AND NORTHERN GREENE COUNTIES...

AT 301 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ALICEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LEWISTON BY 320 PM CST...
  BENEVOLA BY 325 PM CST...
  PIONEER AND MANTUA BY 330 PM CST...
  JENA BY 335 PM CST...
  9 MILES NORTH OF KNOXVILLE BY 345 PM CST...

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.

LAT...LON 3322 8827 3324 8786 3317 8783 3303 8782
      3303 8771 3299 8772 3299 8827
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 270DEG 27KT 3312 8812

$$

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 272119
SVSBMX

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

ALC063-107-272145-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-090227T2145Z/
GREENE AL-PICKENS AL-
319 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PICKENS AND NORTHERN GREENE COUNTIES...

AT 314 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BENEVOLA...OR ABOUT 6 MILES
EAST OF ALICEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BENEVOLA AND MANTUA BY 325 PM CST...
  PIONEER BY 330 PM CST...
  JENA BY 335 PM CST...
  9 MILES NORTH OF KNOXVILLE BY 345 PM CST...

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.

LAT...LON 3323 8813 3324 8786 3317 8784 3303 8782
      3303 8771 3299 8772 3299 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 270DEG 27KT 3312 8800

$$

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 272132
SVSBMX

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

ALC107-272142-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-090227T2145Z/
PICKENS AL-
332 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

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

LAT...LON 3299 8795 3312 8793 3311 8783 3303 8782
      3303 8771 3299 8772
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 278DEG 29KT 3302 8783

$$

ALC063-272145-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-090227T2145Z/
GREENE AL-
332 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY...

AT 331 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KNOXVILLE...OR ABOUT 12 MILES
NORTH OF EUTAW...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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.

LAT...LON 3299 8795 3312 8793 3311 8783 3303 8782
      3303 8771 3299 8772
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 278DEG 29KT 3302 8783

$$

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
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.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
158 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

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

1245 PM     HAIL             SAFFORD                 32.29N 87.37W
02/27/2009  E1.00 INCH       DALLAS             AL   POST OFFICE

&&

MBAER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
216 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

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

0200 PM     HAIL             PINE LEVEL              32.07N 86.06W
02/27/2009  E1.00 INCH       MONTGOMERY         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
            AT JUNCTION OF I-65 AND US HWY 31.

&&