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 5, 1:52 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
252 PM CDT SUN AUG 05 2001
FOCUS IS ON BARRY AND HIS FUTURE PATH. BASED ON CURRENT
TRACK CUTTING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE CWA, WILL ISSUE A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH SHORTLY FOR ALL BUT THE TENNESSEE VALLEY COUNTIES
AND A SMALL SECTION FROM ETOWAH TO RANDOLPH COUNTIES. HEAVY RAINS
OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING WITH BROAD
AREA OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCAL SPOTS
GETTING 6 TO 8 INCHES.
HAVE SPENT MOST OF SHIFT WORKING ON NEXT 36 HOURS. HAVE
CONCERNS THAT BARRY'S FORWARD PROGRESS MIGHT BE SLOWED ON IT'S
NORTHWEST TRACK WHICH COULD KEEP ALABAMA IN A WET PATTERN EVEN INTO
MID-WEEK AS BARRY WEAKENS. RIVERS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE TO
HANDLE THE CURRENTLY PROJECTED RAIN, BUT ADJUSTMENTS WOULD BE
NECESSARY IF BARRY SLOWS DOWN.
BEYOND MID WEEK LOOKS LIKE AFTERNOON SHOWERS WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE AS TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB BACK TO SEASONAL VALUES FROM
THE COOLER VALUES OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
PRELIMINARY NUMBERS...
HSV TT 072/086 072/086 072 57357
BHM TT 074/085 072/086 073 575++
MGM TT 073/085 074/087 074 57++7=P
.BHM...FLASH FLOOD WATCH ZONES 11>17, 22>28, AND 30>50
FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.
57ALZ001>050-052145- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 120 PM CDT SUN AUG 5 2001 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. ...TENNESSEE VALLEY... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING. DUE TO RELATIVELY LIMITED INSTABILITY...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...ALTHOUGH A FEW SHOWERS MAY AGAIN MOVE INTO THE AREA BY MORNING...AS TROPICAL STORM BARRY MOVES NORTH. ...CENTRAL ALABAMA... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE RAIN WILL BE SPOTTY AT FIRST. BUT AS TROPICAL STORM BARRY MOVES NORTH...THE RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME MORE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY BY DAYBREAK MONDAY. NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. ON MONDAY...THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA...ROUGHLY FROM THE CITIES OF TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...AND ROANOKE...SOUTHWARD...UNDER A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...DUE TO THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WITH LANDFALLING TROPICAL SYSTEMS. ...SELMA...MONTGOMERY...AUBURN...AND POINTS SOUTH... SEVERAL WAVES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AS TROPICAL STORM BARRY HEADS NORTH. VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH...WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THESE BANDS OF RAIN. WIND GUST POTENTIAL AND RAIN INTENSITY WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION... THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED MUCH OF SOUTH ALABAMA...FROM MONTGOMERY AND EUFAULA SOUTHWARD...UNDER A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...DUE TO THE THREAT OF TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH A LANDFALLING TROPICAL SYSTEM. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT ON MONDAY INCLUDES MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA. ALL INTERESTS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA SHOULD GET FREQUENT UPDATES ON THE DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING TROPICAL STORM BARRY THROUGH TONIGHT. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL FACTOR: HUNTSVILLE IS 1 BIRMINGHAM IS 1 MONTGOMERY IS 1 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT A WET MICROBURST IS... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BMX/HWO/HWO.HTML
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few small trees were blown down in Pelham.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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