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 Sep 18, 2:04 PM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 304 PM CDT WED SEP 18 2002 SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER NORTH ALABAMA ALONG MID LEVEL INSTABILITY AXIS. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY DIURNAL BASED... AND SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. MESO-ETA AND RUC SHOW ANOTHER VORT MAX MOVING THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT..SO WILL LEAVE 30% POPS IN FORECAST. UPPER TROF DIGGING SOUTHWARD IN THE PLAINS STATES WILL RESULT IN BUILDING UPPER RIDGE OVER SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. INSTABILITY AXIS OVER TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL SHIFT NORTH OF ALABAMA TONIGHT...AND EXPECT LESS CONVECTION ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. UPPER LOW LIFTS RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AND LEAVES TROF AXIS WEST OF ALABAMA...BUT ENOUGH ENERGY FROM THIS SYSTEM SHOULD PUSH A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS INTO WEST ALABAMA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME...THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS ALABAMA LOOKS MINIMAL DUE TO WEAKENING UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT. DEEPER MOISTURE AND SURFACE FRONT WILL LIKELY STALL OUT OVER ALABAMA THIS WEEKEND. ANOTHER PLAYER IN ALL OF THIS IS TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE. UNCERTAINTY OF WHERE ISIDORE WILL GO ONCE IT REACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. BASED ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED FACTORS...WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES IN THE FORECAST THROUGH TUESDAY. HSV 72 88 72 88/ 30 30 10 50 BHM 72 90 73 89/ 20 30 10 50 MGM 73 92 72 91/ 10 30 10 50 .BHM...NONE. 58
ALZ001>050-181901- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 101 PM CDT WED SEP 18 2002 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS ACROSS THE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MORE NUMEROUS ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHERN SECTIONS AND ALSO DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS OF THE AFTERNOON. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT. ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE NECESSARY.
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:01 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were blown down in and near Monrovia. One tree fell onto a vehicle causing minor damage.
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