1 lightning, 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 Jun 18, 2:00 PM CST, 4 hours 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 300 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2002 AVN/ETA BOTH KEEP UPPER TROUGH/SHEAR AXIS NEAR THE FA THROUGH THU. SUBTLE S/W TROUGHS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BUT BELIEVE CONVECTION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE MAINLY DIURNAL IN NATURE. CLOUD BOUNDARIES ...OUTFLOWS..INSOLATION...AND ANY OTHER SMALL SCALE DISCONTINUITIES WILL BE THE MAIN CONTRIBUTORS TO CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. FOR POPS IN THE SHORT TERM...WILL TAPER POPS FROM N TO S...ISOLATED/SCT AT BEST NORTH AND SCATTERED SOUTH. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES WED WITH HIGHEST PW 1.5+ RESIDING IN THE EAST AND SOUTH SO THAT IS WHERE HIGHEST POPS WILL GO. WILL LEAN TOWARD THE MAV POPS AND WILL ADJUST 1ST PERIOD FOR RADAR TRENDS. BIGGEST CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS ZONE PACKAGE IS LOWERING OF THE POPS A BIT. TEMPS WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL WITH NOT TOO MUCH VARIATION FROM DAY TO DAY. MIX IS THE BEST DESCRIPTION. IN THE EXTENDED...RIDGE SURFACE AND ALOFT BUILDS SOUTHWARD DOWN THE EAST COAST. BEST MOISTURE REMAINS ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE FA AND ATTM WILL KEEP MENTION OF CHC POPS EACH DAY. PRELIM NUMBERS... HSV BB 064/089 065/090 066 7502-1-1 BHM BB 065/088 065/089 066 75131313 MGM EE 067/087 068/089 068 75242423 .BHM...NONE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A woman was apparently struck by lightning in her home on Amesberg Drive while cooking on an electric stove.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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