Severe Thunderstorm Warning 278, NWS Birmingham, AL

670 
WWUS54 KBMX 032025
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
325 PM CDT MON SEP 3 2012

ALC125-032035-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0278.000000T0000Z-120903T2100Z/
TUSCALOOSA AL-
325 PM CDT MON SEP 3 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3291 8776 3292 8776 3301 8767 3301 8742
      3292 8742 3283 8744 3283 8747 3266 8748
      3265 8752 3264 8753 3287 8782
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 290DEG 26KT 3294 8743 3283 8769

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ALC065-032100-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0278.000000T0000Z-120903T2100Z/
HALE AL-
325 PM CDT MON SEP 3 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN HALE
COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

AT 322 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM LOW GAP TO EVANSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GREENSBORO AND WATEROAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3291 8776 3292 8776 3301 8767 3301 8742
      3292 8742 3283 8744 3283 8747 3266 8748
      3265 8752 3264 8753 3287 8782
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 290DEG 26KT 3294 8743 3283 8769

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1147 AM CDT MON SEP 3 2012

.UPDATE...
UPDATES ALL AROUND.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

WILL ISSUE ANOTHER PUBLIC FORECAST UPDATE BY THE TOP OF THE HOUR TO
FRESHEN UP THE FORECAST A BIT FOR THE AFTERNOON.

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&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

PRECIP HAS ENDED FOR NOW AT TCL...BHM...AND EET...AND THE BACK EDGE
OF THE RAIN SHOULD REACH ANB BY THE 18Z TAF VALID TIME.  LOOKS LIKE
THE MAIN AREAS OF CONVECTION MAY ACTUALLY MISS BOTH MGM AND TOI...
ALTHOUGH WILL HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR STORMS FILLING IN AND EXPANDING
IN COVERAGE AS THE AFTERNOON ROLLS ALONG. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE
THAT THERE MAY BE SOME RE-DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS/STORMS BACK WEST OF
I-65.  ALTHOUGH THE MODELS ARE IN FAVOR OF THIS...I GET A SENSE THAT
THE RAIN HAS ENDED IN MOST AREAS (ALL BUT THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST)
UNTIL AT LEAST TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

THERE'S SOME DRY AIR TRYING TO WORK IN FROM THE WEST...IN THE WAKE
OF THE MORNING RAIN AREA. THIS WILL PROBABLY HELP TO GET/KEEP
TCL...EET...AND BHM IN THE VFR CATEGORY FOR A WHILE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. BUT ALL SIGNS POINT TO LOW CLOUD AND FOG DEVELOPMENT
ONCE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1258 PM CDT MON SEP 3 2012

ALZ011>015-017>050-041800-
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-
1258 PM CDT MON SEP 3 2012

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...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES...
ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE
TIME WITH THE HIGHEST SEVERE STORM THREAT IS FROM FROM 5 PM UNTIL
MIDNIGHT. THE AREA WITH GREATEST SEVERE STORM THREAT...INCLUDING A
SLIGHTLY ENHANCED TORNADO RISK...IS ROUGHLY FROM THE CITIES OF
ONEONTA...SYLACAUGA...AND MONTGOMERY...WESTWARD TO THE MISSISSIPPI
STATE LINE.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE
NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
243 PM CDT MON SEP 3 2012

ALZ045-047-048-032045-
LEE AL-MACON AL-RUSSELL AL-
243 PM CDT MON SEP 3 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN RUSSELL...MACON AND
SOUTHERN LEE COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...

AT 239 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GRIFFEN MILL TO MILSTEAD...
AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  TUSKEGEE...
  SMITHS...
  PHENIX CITY...
  FRANKLIN...
  TUSKEGEE NATIONAL FOREST...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3224 8502 3224 8585 3245 8591 3248 8585
      3249 8588 3250 8580 3257 8579 3263 8508
      3259 8507 3252 8500 3245 8499 3244 8496
      3233 8500 3231 8494 3226 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 286DEG 26KT 3256 8528 3245 8587

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