1 high 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 Apr 8, 1:34 PM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 234 PM CDT MON APR 08 2002 LATEST MODEL RUNS TAKE SYSTEM THAT IS ON OUR DOOR STEP AND MOVES IT STEADILY EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. LATEST SATELLITE LOOPS/RADAR LOOPS SHOW MCS ACROSS THE LOUISIANA COAST SLOWLY SHIFTING EASTWARD AND THIS FEATURE WILL END UP IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH AL LATER TONIGHT. MAIN CONCERN TONIGHT WILL BE THE MCS MOVING INTO THE SRN SECTIONS AND AN UPPER LEVEL VORT MAX THAT WILL PASS ACROSS THE NW SECTIONS OVERNIGHT. BELIEVE WIDESPREAD SHWRS/TSTMS WILL OCCUR GENERALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL SECTIONS AFTER THAT. WILL GO WITH CATEGORICAL POPS WEST AND LIKELY POPS EAST TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE WEST. HAVE DECIDED NOT TO ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT AND LET THE NEXT SHIFT OR MIDNIGHT SHIFT HAVE A BETTER LOOK. OFTEN AN MCS WILL PLAY HAVOC ON JUST HOW MUCH PRECIP WORKS NORTHWARD INTO THE AREA AND CAN AFFECT THE TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF HEAVIEST PRECIP SIGNIFICANTLY. ON TUESDAY...COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NORTHWEST SECTIONS DURING THE MORNING AND MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO CENTRAL SECTIONS BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LOW LEVEL JET AROUND 50 KNOTS AND GOOD UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION...COUPLED WITH FRONT WILL ALLOW WIDESPREAD SHOWERS/TSTMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. SOME DRYING WILL OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT AS FRONT SLOWLY WASHES OUT ACROSS THE SE SECTIONS AND WILL GO WITH MAINLY CHANCE POPS MOST LOCATIONS. SMALL POPS ON WEDNESDAY FOR ANY RESIDUAL MSTR LEFT OVER. IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST...WILL GO WITH DRY/MILD CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...THEN INTRODUCE CHANCE POPS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND AS THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES. HSV 61/69/54/69 ++42 BHM 63/70/56/71 ++42 MGM 63/72/59/74 7+73 .BHM...NONE.
ALZ001>050-082029- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 129 PM CDT MON APR 08 2002 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE TONIGHT. THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STABLE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON...AND ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED. THE CHANCE OF RAIN WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHES ALABAMA. THE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...AND POSSIBLY LOCALIZED FLOODING FOR AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN PRIMARILY ACROSS SOUTHERN ALABAMA...BUT SEVERE STORMS COULD AFFECT SUMTER...MARENGO... GREENE...HALE...PERRY...AND DALLAS COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AS A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVES EASTWARD OUT OF MISSISSIPPI. ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE REQUIRED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PRIMARILY FOR THE SOUTHWEST COUNTIES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
One large tree was blown over and several large limbs were broken off when gusty winds moved through Florence.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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