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 Oct 4, 10:34 AM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 1134 AM CDT FRI OCT 04 2002 LATE THIS MORNING, THE REMAINS OF LILI WERE WELL TO THE NORTH OF AL AND MOVING RAPIDLY AWAY. ONE OF THE LAST FEEDER BANDS WILL EXIT THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE STATE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. I WILL DECREASE POPS FOR MOST OF THE AREA FOR THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST POPS NORTHEAST. IT LOOKS LIKE THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WILL EXIT WITH THIS LAST FEEDER BAND. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED SOME NORTHWEST SO WILL LET WIND ADVISORY EXPIRE AND USE CAUTION STATEMENT INSTEAD. NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGES EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. UPDATE DUE OUT AT NOON. .BHM...NONE.
ALZ001>050-041930- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 130 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2002 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. .DAY ONE (THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT)... A BAND OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE LILI...WILL PUSH ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE STATE LATE TONIGHT BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...MAINLY WITH THE RAIN AREAS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE NECESSARY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE PERIOD. FOR MORE INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEB-SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BMX. THIS INCLUDES A GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
ALZ010-018-020-041840- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1247 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2002 ...HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST ALABAMA... A BAND OF INTENSE RAINFALL AND STRONG WINDS...UP TO 40 MPH...WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN DEKALB...ETOWAH...AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 2 PM. THE RAIN AND WIND WILL AFFECT FORT PAYNE... COLLINSVILLE...ATTALLA...GADSDEN...AN ASHVILLE THROUGH 130 PM...AND THEN MOVE INTO THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF CHEROKEE AND CALHOUN COUNTIES. THE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES...WHICH MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:11 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Emergency management reported a few trees were downed by the wind in Cropwell.
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