1 hail, 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 May 10, 1:58 PM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 258 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2001 MODELS INDICATED THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOME DRYING FROM THE NORTH TODAY, BUT THAT REALLY DID NOT HAPPENED AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE AGAIN SCATTERED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. THE NORTHEAST CORNER HAS BEEN THE EXCEPTION, BUT EVEN THERE A FEW SHOWERS WERE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP. WE SHOULD SEE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS THEN DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET. I SEE LITTLE CHANGE IN THE CURRENT PATTERN THROUGH FRIDAY SO WILL PUT 30 TO 40 PERCENT POPS ALL ZONES AGAIN TOMORROW. THERE SHOULD ALSO BE SOME FOG AGAIN TONIGHT AND I WOULDNT BE SURPRISED IF AN ADVISORY IS NEEDED AGAIN BY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS ONE WILL PUSH THROUGH, PROBABLY ON SATURDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BEGIN TO INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER NORTH ALABAMA FRIDAY NIGHT. HSV 059/082 062/079 2344 BHM 059/083 061/082 3425 MGM 060/085 061/084 3425 .BHM...NONE.
ALZ001>038-040>050-102215- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 115 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2001 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH FRIDAY. WITH AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE LEFT OVER FROM THE RAINS THE LAST FEW DAYS...AND THE REMNANTS OF A STALLED BOUNDARY...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME RATHER STRONG THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THEY SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS IN RAIN COOLED AREAS COULD CAUSE AREAS OF PATCHY DENSE FOG TO FORM ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. IF TRAVELING OVERNIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING...BE PREPARED FOR PATCHES OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS VALLEYS...AND NEAR WATER...rSUCH AS BY RIVERS...LAKES AND BRIDGES. ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:37 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Dime size hail was observed near White City. The hail quantities were so great that the hail nearly covered the ground.
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