Hail in Alabama, May 9, 2001

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
257 PM CDT WED MAY 09 2001

PLENTY OF MOISTURE, ALONG WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND A WEAK SHORT WAVE,
HAS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
TODAY. THEY WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND SLOWLY DIMINISH
AFTER SUNSET. MODELS SHOW SOME MID LEVEL DRYING NORTH THURSDAY, BUT
THERE APPEARS TO BE SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FOR SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS CENTRAL AND SOUTH SECTIONS.  A SMALL POP WILL CONTINUE
INTO FRIDAY. THERE MAY BE LESS CLOUD COVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS, SO
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES MAY BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER.  I EXPECT A
DECREASE IN CLOUDS LATER TONIGHT, AND WITH DEW POINTS NEAR 60 AND
MANY AREAS RECENTLY GETTING SOME RAIN, I WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION
SOME LATE NIGHT FOG.

HSV 058/080 058/083 2--2
BHM 059/081 060/083 3312
MGM 062/082 061/084 3412

.BHM...NONE.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
115 PM CDT WED MAY 9 2001

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA.

A WEAKENING...AND NEARLY STATIONARY COLD FRONT...WILL LINGER OVER
THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL BE A FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.   THE CHANCE FOR STORMS IS WIDESPREAD
ACROSS THE AREA.

THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...ALTHOUGH LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
ARE ALL POSSIBLE.  WITH THE SLOW MOVING FRONT AND REPEATED RAINFALL
OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS...SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS ARE POSSIBLE.

PERSONS PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOULD TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF THEY SEE SHOWERS OR STORMS
APPROACHING.

EVEN THOUGH A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS...ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY.