1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 17, 1:47 PM CST, 5 hours 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 247 PM CDT FRI AUG 17 2001 TRICKY FORECAST AT HAND...WITH SEVERAL DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE MODELS AS TO THE TIMING...AND EXTENT...OF VARIOUS EPISODES OF PRECIP OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS. CERTAINLY ISNT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY IN AUGUST IN IMMEDIATE SHORT TERM...MM5 AND AVN ARE ON THE DRY SIDE... ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN ZONES. MODELS HAVE BEEN OVERFORECASTING POPS LAST FEW DAYS ACROSS THE NORTH. HOWEVER...WHILE MM5 HANDLED CONVECTION ACROSS SOUTHERN ZONES THIS EVENING...ETA SEEMS TO HAVE BETTER HANDLE ON SHOWERS AND VORT MAX...ALTHOUGH OVERDONE A TOUCH... NOW ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI HEADING INTO NW ZONES. WITH PLENTIFUL MOISTURE...MARGINAL INSTABILITY...AND SHORT WAVES IN SW FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT...ITS HARD TO ARGUE AGAINST CHANCE POPS THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. VERY INTERESTING FEATURES IN ETA SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH THETA E RIDGE...VERY LOW LIS AND HIGH KS...SEEMING TO PORTRAY NIFTY BAND OF CONVECTION AS FRONT/TROUGH MOVES SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT. SPC AND SWODY2 REFLECT MY THOUGHTS WELL. GUIDANCE NUMBERS HINT AT VERY DRY NIGHT... DIRECTLY OPPOSITE. HAVE BEEN CONCERNED LAST 2 NIGHTS WITH TIMING OF FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL FEATURES...SO AS MODELS ARE STARTING TO COME IN LINE WITH CONCEPTUAL MODEL...WILL NUDGE NUMBERS ABOVE GUIDANCE FOR NOW SUNDAY NIGHT. DUE TO MOISTURE AND CLOUDS...WILL ONCE AGAIN LEAN TOWARDS COOLER SIDE OF BLENDED GUIDANCE HIGHS...AND ON THE WARMER SIDE OF BLENDED LOWS CONSISTENT WITH POPS. IN THE EXTENDED...HIGH AND DRY ON THE FRONT END...WITH SOME CONCERNS OVER TROPICAL ACTIVITY ON THE BACK END. CURRENT TRENDS OF POPS AT THE END OF THE WEEK ARE ADEQUATE FOR NOW. HSV 088/070 088/066 4242 BHM 088/071 089/068 4344 MGM 091/073 092/070 4354 .BHM...NONE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several large tree limbs and one power pole were blown down from near Putnam to near Dixons Mill. Many of the limbs temporarily blocked roadways and were removed by fire department personnel.
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