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 22, 1:20 PM CST, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 220 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2003 FIRST ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH MCS MOVED THROUGH EARLIER TODAY AND PROVIDED A COOL POOL WHICH HAS STABILIZED OUR NORTHERN AREAS. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT ANY SEVERE WEATHER WHICH MAY DEVELOP WILL BE CONFINED SOUTH OF THE LINE OF CONVECTION. THIS LINE IS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA. HOWEVER...STILL EXPECTING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR ALL AREAS ASSOCIATED WITH APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WILL GO WITH SCATTERED WORDING FOR OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES AND LIKELY FOR OUR SOUTHERN TIER FOR TONIGHT. COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE SHOULD OCCUR OVERNIGHT BRINGING A NICE TREAT OF COOLER AND DRIER AIR. PLAN TO KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH FOR WEDNESDAY AS FRONT SLOWLY MAKES ITS WAY TO THE GULF. THE REST OF THE WEEK LOOKS DRY AND PLAN ON NOT INCLUDING ANY PRECIP CHANCES UNTIL SATURDAY. TEMPS WILL BE COOLER THAN NORMAL JULY HIGH TEMPS. LOW TEMPS ON WED AND THU NIGHT SHOULD BE AROUND RECORD LOWS IN BHM AND MGM. A NICE RELIEF INDEED. THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN OF RIDGE IN THE WEST AND TROUGH IN THE EAST WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. ONLY MINOR CHANGES ARE NOTICED. ONCE TROUGH DIGS FURTHER SOUTH...IT WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO FLATTEN AS RETURN FLOW FROM THE GULF BRINGS IN A WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS. THIS WILL PROVIDE A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME WEATHER PATTERN OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND WARMER HIGHS FOR THE START OF THE WORK WEEK. .PRELIMINARY NUMBERS... BHM 68 84 62 86 65/ 50 30 00 00 MGM 72 87 65 88 67/ 70 50 00 00 .BHM...NONE. KH/99
ALZ011>015-017>050-222100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 120 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE (TODAY AND TONIGHT)... AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS AND AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT WILL KEEP A CHANCE STRONG TO SEVERE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. HOWEVER...AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES...THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS WILL GRADUALLY GET LIMITED TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE...AS A RAIN- COOLED STABLE AIRMASS SPREADS OVER THE AREA FROM THE NORTH. THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED TO END IN THE EVENING... ALTHOUGH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ROUGHLY FROM SELMA...MONTGOMERY...AND AUBURN SOUTHWARD. ONCE AGAIN...THE PRIMARY THREAT IS DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. BEYOND WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .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.
ALZ021-027>045-047-222200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA 140 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2003 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 798... BIBB...CHILTON...CLAY...CLEBURNE...COOSA... GREENE...HALE...PERRY...RANDOLPH...TALLADEGA... THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 798 WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM... AUTAUGA...CHAMBERS...DALLAS...ELMORE...LEE... LOWNDES...MACON...MARENGO...MONTGOMERY...SUMTER... TALLAPOOSA...
ALZ039-221945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 152 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2003 .A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MARENGO COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM CDT... AT 148 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MYRTLEWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR MYRTLEWOOD...SWEET WATER...THOMASTON AND MAGNOLIA THROUGH 245 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW. LAT...LON 3226 8809 3208 8810 3201 8755 3228 8753
ALZ021-027>045-047-222200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA 241 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2003 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 798... AUTAUGA...BIBB...CHAMBERS...CHILTON...CLAY... CLEBURNE...COOSA...DALLAS...ELMORE...GREENE... HALE...MARENGO...PERRY...RANDOLPH...SUMTER... TALLADEGA...TALLAPOOSA... THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 798 WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM... LEE...LOWNDES...MACON...MONTGOMERY...
ALZ021-027>045-047-222200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA 259 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2003 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 798... AUTAUGA...BIBB...CHAMBERS...CHILTON...CLAY... CLEBURNE...COOSA...DALLAS...ELMORE...GREENE... HALE...LEE...LOWNDES...MACON...MARENGO... MONTGOMERY...PERRY...RANDOLPH...SUMTER...TALLADEGA... TALLAPOOSA...
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees and power lines were blown down in Eufaula.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, July 2003
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5376683.