1 flash flood, 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 6, 3:34 AM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 435 AM CDT WED AUG 6 2003 JUST SENT OUT THE ZONES. GUT FEELING WAS CORRECT ABOUT SECONDARY AREA FOR MCS DEVELOPMENT. DRY PUNCH NOW SUPPORTING AREA MOVING THROUGH WESTERN TN... OVERNIGHT MCS TOPS ARE WARMING VIA IR. CAN SEE NEW DEVELOPMENT ON MEM RADAR. AT THIS RATE... SUSPECT LARGER RAIN COVERAGE THROUGH 18Z SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST WITH TIME. GETTING HIT HARD AT THE OFFICE NOW... POWER JUST WENT OUT DUE TO CG STRIKE JUST OUTSIDE THE OFFICE. BELIEVE UPPER SUPPORT IS THERE FOR 70 POPS CENTRAL TO NORTH... 60 SOUTH. WILL WATCH OUT FOR FLOODING. .BHM...NONE. 87 GRAHAM
ALZ011>015-017>050-052100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 137 PM CDT TUE AUG 5 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE (THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT)... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. HOWEVER...ALL THE RAIN AND CLOUDS FROM THIS MORNING HAVE HAD A STABILIZING AFFECT...AND THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS DIMINISHED. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... AN ACTIVE JET STREAM AND A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL KEEP CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK...WITH A LOWER CHANCE OF RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE MOST ACTIVE DAY THIS WEEK...WITH THE GREATEST THREAT FOR MORE ORGANIZED STRONG OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS... WILL BE WEDNESDAY. BEYOND THAT...IT APPEARS THE REGION WILL RETURN TO A WEATHER PATTERN A BIT MORE TYPICAL FOR SUMMERTIME...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...WITH LESS ORGANIZED AFTERNOON VARIETY STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Very heavy rain in a short period of time caused flooding in and around Montgomery. Several roads were flooded and were temporarily impassable. The fire department pulled several stranded motorists to safety. A few homes were damaged by the flood water.
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