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 4, 4:31 PM CST, 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 531 PM CDT SUN AUG 04 2002 WEAK VORT MAX AND OUTFLOWS HAVE ALLOWED A FEW STORMS TO DEVELOP IN NORTHERN AL. ALSO...WITH THE TRACK OF THE NEWLY NAMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO...HAVE DECIDED TO BUMP UP POPS THROUGH 4 PERIODS OF SOUTHERN ZONES. .BHM...NONE. JONES/90
ALZ001>050-041900- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 102 PM CDT SUN AUG 04 2002 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. AN EASTERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO BRING MUCH DRIER AIR INTO THE AREA. ONLY A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE PEAK HEATING HOURS OF THE AFTERNOON. MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY...BUT WHERE THE STORMS DEVELOP...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES COULD OCCUR. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE NECESSARY. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL FACTOR: HUNTSVILLE...3 BIRMINGHAM...3 MONTGOMERY...3
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several large tree limbs and power lines were knocked down just south of Elkwood. Southeast of Elkwood on Charity Lane, several homes were damage by falling trees. One of the homes had its roof removed and some others had fallen trees land on them.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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