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 Jul 10, 2:00 PM CST, 53 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 300 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2003 CURRENTLY HAVE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF ALABAMA UNTIL 5 PM CDT. WE WERE ABLE TO OVERCOME ANY CONVECTIVE INHIBITION LOOKING AT THE CURRENT RADAR. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE POPPED ALONG AN OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDARY JUST AHEAD OF A MVC ASSOCIATED WITH A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH. A VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE IS IN PLACE WITH DEWPOINTS WELL INTO THE 70S. IN FACT AT 19Z...A 76F DEWPOINT WAS OBSERVED AT BHM. SO NEEDLESS TO SAY WE ARE IN A JUICY ATMOSPHERE WITH CAPES WELL INTO THE 3000S AND LI/S AROUND -6 OR SO. HOWEVER SOUNDINGS STILL CONTINUE TO SHOW PW/S OVER 2.00 INCHES FOR 12Z AND 18Z AT BMX. SOME STORMS MAY GET STRONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. A FEW STORMS MAY REACH THE SEVERE LIMITS BUT THINKING IS THAT ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE WILL BE THE BIGGEST THREAT AS FAR AS SEVERE WEATHER IS CONCERNED. WILL GO WITH LIKELY POPS TO THE NORTH AND CHANCE FOR THE SOUTH TONIGHT. BIG QUESTION FOR THIS FORECAST PERIOD IS WHEN AND WHERE FRONTAL PLACEMENT WILL BE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE GFS HAS BEEN VERY CONSISTENT WITH PUSHING THE FRONT THROUGH OUR CWA. WITH NO REAL FORCING AND CONTINUED UPPER LEVEL WESTERLY FLOW... THIS FRONT WILL HAVE A HARD TIME FOR SURE. HENCE IT MUST BE REITERATED THAT IT IS ALABAMA AND IT IS JULY. THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE GULF BUT STILL THINK THAT THE FRONT WILL GET HUNG UP SOMEWHERE AROUND THE TENNESSEE VALLEY REGARDLESS. A REINFORCING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL TRY TO PUNCH THROUGH LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE ABOUT THE PUNCHING THROUGH PART. WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS FOR FRIDAY FOR ALL AREAS. WITH THE FRONT SO CLOSE TO THE CWA ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...IT WILL BE HARD NOT TO CONTINUE POPS FOR BOTH DAYS. FOR THE EXTENDED...NO DRASTIC CHANGES PLANNED. LOOKS LIKE WE RETURN INTO THAT SAME OLE SUMMERTIME PATTERN WHERE DIURNAL HEATING RULES THE AFTERNOON. WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP A CHANCE FOR POPS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PRELIMINARY NUMBERS... BHM 72 88 68 89 69/ 60 50 20 30 20 MGM 73 91 71 91 71/ 30 50 20 30 20 .BHM.... KH/99
ALZ011>015-017>050-102000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 116 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE (THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT)... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND THEN STALL ON FRIDAY. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOPED ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SEE STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS FROM ANY STORMS THAT MOVE THROUGH WILL BE STRONG WINDS...HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... DESPITE THE FRONT WEAKENING OR DISSIPATING ON FRIDAY...A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN LOCATIONS. OTHERWISE...NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR...LOCAL TV AND RADIO...FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
ALZ023-101945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 208 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2003 .A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TUSCALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM CDT... .WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM. AT 206 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER BROOKWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR KELLERMAN...BROOKWOOD AND VANCE THROUGH 245 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS STRONG WINDS. WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...TRASH CANS....OR OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. LAT...LON 3331 8738 3306 8737 3326 8708 3343 8727
ALZ026-102100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 334 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2003 .A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ST. CLAIR COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT... .WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM. AT 333 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PELL CITY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR PELL CITY AND RAGLAND THROUGH 400 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS STRONG WINDS. WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...TRASH CANS....OR OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. LAT...LON 3381 8633 3344 8641 3350 8628 3384 8607
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 69 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:53 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees and power lines were blown down across the city of Talladega. One large tree temporarily blocked train tracks.
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