Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Birmingham, AL

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
736 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

ALC019-055-280115-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-170328T0115Z/
Etowah AL-Cherokee AL-
736 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN ETOWAH AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES...

At 735 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Sardis City to near Hokes Bluff, moving east at
30 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage 
         to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. 

Locations impacted include...
Gadsden, Hokes Bluff, Centre, Cedar Bluff, Little River Canyon
National Preserve, Forney, Centre Municipal Airport, Attalla,
Glencoe, Leesburg, Reece City, Sand Rock, Gaylesville, Tennala, Tabor
Road, Cherokee Rock Village, Cornwall Furnace Park, Blanche, Eastern
Weiss Lake and Ballplay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

These storms are producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a
sturdy structure and stay away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3452 8551 3405 8542 3395 8583 3395 8588
      3400 8597 3404 8617 3412 8611 3418 8609
      3420 8584 3424 8584 3424 8581 3426 8581
      3426 8577 3436 8566 3437 8563 3444 8558
      3449 8557 3453 8552
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 259DEG 27KT 3423 8606 3401 8581 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

17/KLAWS

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
752 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

ALC019-055-280115-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-170328T0115Z/
Etowah AL-Cherokee AL-
752 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN ETOWAH AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES...

At 750 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Crossville to Ball Flat, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage 
         to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. 

Locations impacted include...
Gadsden, Hokes Bluff, Centre, Cedar Bluff, Little River Canyon
National Preserve, Forney, Centre Municipal Airport, Glencoe,
Leesburg, Reece City, Sand Rock, Gaylesville, Tennala, Tabor Road,
Cherokee Rock Village, Cornwall Furnace Park, Blanche, Eastern Weiss
Lake, Ballplay and Slackland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

These storms are producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a
sturdy structure and stay away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3452 8551 3405 8542 3395 8583 3395 8588
      3400 8597 3404 8602 3410 8602 3417 8596
      3420 8584 3424 8584 3424 8581 3426 8581
      3426 8577 3436 8566 3437 8563 3444 8558
      3449 8557 3453 8552
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 259DEG 27KT 3424 8597 3402 8572 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

17/KLAWS

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
644 PM CDT Mon Mar 27 2017

.UPDATE...
For 00Z Aviation.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
Tonight and Tuesday.

Very unstable conditions have developed over central Alabama this
afternoon as surface temperatures have warmed into the upper 70s
to lower 80s, with cold air advection aloft as the upper trof
axis approaches from the west. An upper low centered over eastern
Missouri will track eastward overnight and push a trof axis into
north Alabama. Forcing ahead of trof axis will help maintain
convection development throughout the night despite loss of
daytime heating. Best rain chances overnight will be along and
north of I-20 with little or no rain expected south of I-85. The
upper trof axis will become aligned in an east to west direction
across central Alabama on Tuesday. Weak forcing along the trof
axis will produce scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly
during the heating of the day. 0-6km Bulk Shear and mid level
lapse rates will be much lower on Tuesday and no severe storms
expected.

58/rose

.LONG TERM...
Wednesday through Sunday.

Wednesday continues to look warm and drier as a 500 mb ridge
amplifies over the region ahead of yet another upper trough which
will affect our area on Thursday into Thursday night. Confidence
is slightly lower than 24 hours ago regarding the threat for
severe storms due to model inconsistency with the upper trough
and a less impressive warm sector. We will continue to maintain a
low-end threat for damaging winds, large hail, and maybe a few
brief tornadoes.

After a break on Friday and Saturday, the hits keep on coming.
Another strong storm system could impact the area late Sunday into
Monday. A severe weather threat cannot be ruled out, especially if
the system takes a more northerly track, reducing the chance of
coastal convection blocking the inland progression of instability.

87/Grantham

&&

.AVIATION...
00Z TAF Discussion.

Keeping VFR conditions through much of the evening with VCTS
mentioned across all northern terminals. Storms are scattered
right now, making it difficult to include TSRA at any specific
site. As we go into the overnight hours, expect CIGs to lower
to MVFR. Guidance has tried to bring in IFR CIGs and MVFR VIS in
during the overnight hours into the morning, but I'm not sold on
that occurring just yet. Winds should stay up just enough to
maintain mixing and prevent fog development. The exception is
with TOI, where winds could be a little lower, leading to the
potential for decoupling and lower VIS. Otherwise, gusty winds,
sometimes erratic depending on proximity of scattered storms
tonight into the overnight hours. Tomorrow, generally southerly
winds continue with CIGs improving back to VFR by the afternoon.

25/Owen

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

Central Alabama will remain in a warm and moist pattern through the
week, with the highest rain chances today and Thursday. Critical
fire weather conditions are not expected through the next 7 days.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Gadsden     60  78  55  81  57 /  60  40  10  20  10
Anniston    61  78  57  82  58 /  50  40  10  20  10
Birmingham  62  79  59  83  60 /  60  40  10  20  10
Tuscaloosa  63  80  60  85  60 /  60  40  10  10  10
Calera      63  78  60  84  60 /  50  30  10  20  10
Auburn      61  77  60  83  59 /  20  30  10  20  10
Montgomery  63  81  61  86  59 /  20  30  10  10  10
Troy        61  81  60  86  58 /  20  30  10  10  10

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/...
None.

&&

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
505 AM CDT Mon Mar 27 2017

ALZ011>015-017>050-281315-
Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-Cherokee-
Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair-Talladega-
Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton-Coosa-Tallapoosa-
Chambers-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore-Montgomery-Macon-
Bullock-Lee-Russell-Pike-Barbour-
505 AM CDT Mon Mar 27 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the counties served by the
National Weather Service office in Birmingham.

.DAY ONE...Outlook Through Tonight.

There is a threat for severe storms today from 1 PM to 9 PM. This
will include the potential for hail up to ping pong ball size and
damaging winds up to 60 mph, mainly along and northwest of a line
from Demopolis to Alabaster to Gadsden. A smaller risk for hail up
to quarter size and isolated damaging winds could extend as far south
and east as Montgomery and Auburn.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Another threat for severe storms may come Thursday into Thursday
night across all of the forecast area. There is a potential for
damaging winds up to 60 mph, brief tornadoes, hail up to the size
of quarters.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
today and again on Thursday.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
629 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

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

0601 PM     HAIL             1 S HALEYVILLE          34.23N 87.62W
03/27/2017  E1.00 INCH       WINSTON            AL   PUBLIC

            .

0601 PM     HAIL             1 WNW NEEDMORE          34.25N 87.61W
03/27/2017  E1.00 INCH       WINSTON            AL   PUBLIC

            .

0550 PM     HAIL             BLOUNTSVILLE            34.08N 86.59W
03/27/2017  E1.25 INCH       BLOUNT             AL   PUBLIC

            .

0550 PM     HAIL             BLOUNTSVILLE            34.08N 86.59W
03/27/2017  E1.25 INCH       BLOUNT             AL   PUBLIC

            .

0545 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ODENVILLE               33.69N 86.39W
03/27/2017                   ST. CLAIR          AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWNED; SHEET METAL BLOWN OFF A
            BUILDING.

0540 PM     HAIL             WARRIOR                 33.81N 86.81W
03/27/2017  E1.25 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

            .

0540 PM     HAIL             WARRIOR                 33.82N 86.82W
03/27/2017  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

            .

0502 PM     HAIL             ASHVILLE                33.83N 86.26W
03/27/2017  E0.25 INCH       ST. CLAIR          AL   PUBLIC

            .

0457 PM     HAIL             1 ENE HACKLEBURG        34.28N 87.82W
03/27/2017  E1.00 INCH       MARION             AL   PUBLIC

            .

0434 PM     HAIL             1 SE CURRY              33.95N 87.20W
03/27/2017  E1.75 INCH       WALKER             AL   PUBLIC

            TIME CORRECTED.

0427 PM     HAIL             1 N MANCHESTER          33.92N 87.25W
03/27/2017  E1.25 INCH       WALKER             AL   PUBLIC

            TIME CORRECTED.

0422 PM     HAIL             1 ENE WALKER COUNTY AIR 33.91N 87.30W
03/27/2017  E1.25 INCH       WALKER             AL   PUBLIC

            .

0422 PM     HAIL             2 WNW MANCHESTER        33.91N 87.28W
03/27/2017  E1.25 INCH       WALKER             AL   PUBLIC

            .

0420 PM     HAIL             1 NE WALKER COUNTY AIRP 33.91N 87.30W
03/27/2017  M1.00 INCH       WALKER             AL   PUBLIC

            .

0420 PM     HAIL             2 W GAMBLE              33.88N 87.37W
03/27/2017  E0.75 INCH       WALKER             AL   PUBLIC

            DIME-SIZED HAIL REPORTED.

0333 PM     HAIL             CEDAR BLUFF             34.22N 85.60W
03/27/2017  E1.00 INCH       CHEROKEE           AL   PUBLIC

            HAIL UP TO QUARTER-SIZED REPORTED.

0324 PM     HAIL             1 NW CENTRE             34.16N 85.68W
03/27/2017  E1.25 INCH       CHEROKEE           AL   PUBLIC

            .

0323 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSW CHESNUT BAY RESOR 34.18N 85.72W
03/27/2017                   CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, WIND DAMAGE. DETAILS
            UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

0320 PM     HAIL             2 ESE WEISS DAM         34.16N 85.72W
03/27/2017  E1.00 INCH       CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTED BETWEEN LEESBURG AND CENTRE. .

0227 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW SMOKE RISE         33.90N 86.84W
03/27/2017                   BLOUNT             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EM REPORTED A DOWNED TREE.

&&

NWS BIRMINGHAM AL
IRIS SYSTEM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
636 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

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

0556 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE CALDWELL           33.79N 86.32W
03/27/2017                   ST. CLAIR          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            CARPORT DAMAGED, SHINGLES BLOWN OFF A
            RESIDENCE.

&&

GMS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
644 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

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

0604 PM     HAIL             NEEDMORE                34.24N 87.59W
03/27/2017  E1.50 INCH       WINSTON            AL   PUBLIC

            .

&&

GMS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
647 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

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

0601 PM     HAIL             HALEYVILLE              34.24N 87.61W
03/27/2017  U1.50 INCH       WINSTON            AL   PUBLIC

            .

&&

GMS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
651 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

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

0606 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNE ASHVILLE          33.86N 86.25W
03/27/2017                   ST. CLAIR          AL   PUBLIC

            RELAYED REPORT OF TREES DOWNED.

&&

GMS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
709 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

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

0701 PM     HAIL             2 ESE ATTALLA           34.00N 86.06W
03/27/2017  U1.75 INCH       ETOWAH             AL   PUBLIC

            .

&&

GMS