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 21, 10:14 AM CST, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED FOR ISSUANCE TIME NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1114 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2003 AIRMASS VERY UNSTABLE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S AND CAPES 4000-5000. THE NEEDED LIFT WILL COME THIS AFTERNOON AS A SHORT WAVE TROF APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. LOCAL MICROBURST POTENTIAL PLACES NORTHERN COUNTIES UNDER A HIGH RISK FOR PULSE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON BASED ON LATEST RUCMESO-ETA SOUNDING FORECAST DATA. I WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY ZONE UPDATE FOR NOW...BUT I MAY INCREASE POPS NW COUNTIES IF CONVECTION OVER WESTERN TN CONTINUES TO FILL IN THIS AFTERNOON. .BHM...NONE. ROSE/58
ALZ011>015-017>050-212000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK ...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 100 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE (THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT)... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF A LINE FROM LIVINGSTON TO CLANTON TO WEDOWEE. IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA...THE WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL ACROSS THIS AREA IS ALSO IN THE HIGH CATEGORY. THIS MEANS THERE IS A GREATER POTENTIAL FOR STRONG PULSE TYPE STORMS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN THREATS ARE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THE WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL FOR THE REMAINING THIRD OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA IS MODERATE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. AN UNUSUALLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON TUESDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AS THE PRIMARY HAZARD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down throughout the county.
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