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 Mar 30, 2:19 AM CST, 9 hours 51 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 219 AM CST SAT MAR 30 2002 QUITE BUSY EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 54 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM. PLAN TO MAKE ONLY MINOR CHANGES TO PREVIOUS FORECAST. LATEST ETA RUN HAS VORTICITY MAXIMUM...ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER-LEVEL LOW OVER NORTH MEXICO...MOVING ACROSS FORECAST AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CONVECTION SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE FAIRLY ACTIVE OVER THE FORECAST AREA THIS WEEKEND. EXPECT HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER NORTHERN THIRD COUNTIES...WITH SEVERE WEATHER THREAT PICKING UP AGAIN ON SUNDAY OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. PRELIMINARY NUMBERS... HSV 66/54 67/43 66 88920 BHM 70/60 73/44 69 97920 MGM 80/63 78/51 73 64630 .BHM...NONE. 70
ALZ001>050-301600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 703 AM CST SAT MAR 30 2002 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI AREA...ACROSS THE CULLMAN AREA...TO NEAR ROME GEORGIA. WARM...MOIST...UNSTABLE AIR CONTINUES ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE COLD FRONT ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES WILL PASS OVER THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS... AND LARGE HAIL. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED A LARGE PART OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED AT SOME LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT MAY PRODUCE SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STANDING WATER ON AREA. STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.
ALZ001>050-301400- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 703 AM CST SAT MAR 30 2002 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI AREA...ACROSS THE CULLMAN...TO NEAR ROME GEORGIA. WARM...MOIST...UNSTABLE AIR CONTINUES ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE COLD FRONT ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES WILL PASS OVER THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS... AND LARGE HAIL. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACE A LARGE PART OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED AT SOME LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT MAY PRODUCE SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STANDING WATER ON AREAS ON ROADS...PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN DRIVING TODAY OR TONIGHT. STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.
ALZ001>050-301600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 703 AM CST SAT MAR 30 2002 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI AREA...ACROSS THE CULLMAN AREA...TO NEAR ROME GEORGIA. WARM...MOIST...UNSTABLE AIR CONTINUES ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE COLD FRONT ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES WILL PASS OVER THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS... AND LARGE HAIL. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED A LARGE PART OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED AT SOME LOCATIONS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT MAY PRODUCE SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STANDING WATER ON AREA. STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were blown down near the Old Lincoln Highway and Sims Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, March 2002
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