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 13, 2:08 PM CST, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 308 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2002 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS CONFINED TO WESTERN ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WAS HANDLED WELL BY MESO-SCALE MODELS. VORT MAX NEAR MISSISSIPPI RIVER WHICH IS ENHANCING CONVECTION TO OUR WEST... WILL LIKELY BECOME ELONGATED AND NOT MAKE MUCH PROGRESS EASTWARD. AREAL COVERAGE OF RAIN FAIRLY SMALL AT THIS TIME...AND EXPECT THIS ACTIVITY TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. MAIN WEATHER MAKER STILL UPSTREAM...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST TOWARDS ALABAMA. MODELS PRETTY CONSISTENT IN HANDLING OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. GULF OF MEXICO REALLY OPENS UP AT ALL LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...AND LIKELY PROBABILITIES FOR RAIN LOOKS LIKE A GOOD FORECAST FOR AREA NEXT FEW DAYS. FORECAST BEYOND THURSDAY GETS A LITTLE MUDDLED...AS AVN STALLS OUT DEEPER MOISTURE OVER FORECAST AREA...WHILE ETA HINTS AT A MORE PROGRESSIVE SOLUTION. I WILL KEEP POPS IN THE CHANCE CATEGORY FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT HIGHER POPS MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY/SATURDAY IF AVN PLAYS OUT. HSV 70 87 72 86 72/ 30 60 50 60 BHM 70 88 72 86 72/ 20 60 40 60 MGM 71 91 72 89 72/ 10 50 30 60 .BHM...NONE. 58
ALZ001>050-131930- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 130 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2002 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. MOISTURE WILL REMAIN TOO LIMITED FOR ANY EXTENSIVE STORM DEVELOPMENT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE DAYTIME HEATING. ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP...SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. REMEMBER IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM PASSED. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. ACTIVATION OF SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL FACTOR: HUNTSVILLE...3 BIRMINGHAM...2 MONTGOMERY...2
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Two homes were damage by thunderstorm winds on CR 15 near Ashridge. One home had its front porch removed. The other home had its porch removed, roof torn off, above ground swimming pool destroyed, and a few trees knocked down.
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