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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 29, 1:22 PM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 222 PM CDT TUE JUL 29 2003 THE ALL ANTICIPATED FRONT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ALL WEEK IS CURRENTLY IN NORTHERN TENNESSEE DRAGGING ITS FEET JUST LIKE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD. AN ASSOCIATED MCS CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI IS STILL EDGING SOUTHEASTWARD INTO EXTREME WESTERN ALABAMA. OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX MOVED THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO HAS CAUSED SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO FIRE SOUTH OF I-20 AND EAST OF I-65. THIS IS THE AREA WITH THE GREATEST INSTABILITY...LESS CLOUD COVER AND CAPES UP TO 4000 J/KG HAS RESULTED IN THE POTENTIAL FOR WET MICROBURSTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SAME BOUNDARY WAS ALSO ABLE TO STABILIZE AREAS (FOR NOW) AROUND BIRMINGHAM AND POINTS NEWD AS IT PASSED THROUGH. THINGS SHOULD QUIET DOWN THIS EVENING WITH SOME LINGERING STORMS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION AFTER SUNSET. PLAN ON LOWERING POPS TONIGHT FOR NE ZONES. WITH FRONT STILL TO OUR NORTH BUT CLOSE ENOUGH TO ACT AS A FOCUSING MECHANISM...EXPECT SEVERAL IMPULSES/SURFACE WAVES TO RIDE ALONG THE BOUNDARY UNTIL IT WASHES OUT AROUND FRIDAY. HENCE...I WILL KEEP HIGHER END POPS FOR SCATTERED WORDING ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ESPECIALLY FOR THE NORTHERN ZONES. BY THE WEEKEND...THE UPPER LEVEL LONGWAVE PATTERN BECOMES SOMEWHAT MORE IMPRESSIVE. THE RIDGE IN THE WEST MOVES POLEWARD AS A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES OVER THE GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL ALLOW THE TROUGH IN THE EAST TO DIG FURTHER SOUTH AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS. ALABAMA WILL BE UNDER UPPER LEVEL NORTHWESTERLY FLOW THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED PACKAGE. THIS COMBINED WITH LOW LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BRINGING IN MOISTURE FROM THE GULF WILL RESULT IN TYPICAL SUMMERTIME THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MONDAY. BY LATE MONDAY/TUESDAY THE MODELS ONCE AGAIN HAVE A FRONT APPROACHING THE CWA MONDAY. WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE ON THAT ONE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AROUND SEASONAL NORMALS DURING THE EXTENDED. .PRELIMINARY NUMBERS... BHM 72 89 72 89 71 / 20 50 30 50 MGM 72 91 73 91 72 / 30 40 30 40 .BHM...NONE. KH/99
ALZ011>015-017>050-292030- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 125 PM CDT TUE JUL 29 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE (THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT)... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON DURING THE PEAK HEATING OF THE DAY AS THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY UNSTABLE. AREAS SOUTH OF A VERNON TO CALERA TO WEDOWEE LINE WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR STRONG STORMS. WET MICROBURSTS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS THE AREA. THE MAIN HAZARDS FROM THE STORMS WILL BE BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION THIS AFTERNOON FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS.
ALZ012-022-291915-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
145 PM CDT TUE JUL 29 2003
.A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN PICKENS AND SOUTHERN
LAMAR COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM CDT...
.WINDS GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY FROM THE
APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS.
AT 143 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 14 MILES WEST OF MILLPORT TO 9 MILES
NORTHWEST OF PICKENSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR
ETHELSVILLE...PICKENSVILLE...MILLPORT...CARROLLTON...KENNEDY...REFORM
AND PALMETTO THROUGH 215 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 3371 8835 3344 8833 3323 8847 3319 8804
3339 8790 3353 8796 3369 8797ALZ022-292000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 225 PM CDT TUE JUL 29 2003 .A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PICKENS COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM CDT... .FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY FROM THIS THUNDERSTORM. AT 220 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER REFORM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR REFORM...PALMETTO... HARPERS MILL AND GORDO THROUGH 300 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 3351 8802 3334 8809 3320 8787 3347 8785
ALZ023-292045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 315 PM CDT TUE JUL 29 2003 .A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR TUSCALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM CDT... .WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM. .LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING LOCALIZED FLOODING. AT 311 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER HOLT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR TUSCALOOSA AND HOLT THROUGH 345 PM CDT. LAT...LON 3329 8752 3313 8763 3302 8747 3321 8720
ALZ033-034-292130-
THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
341 PM CDT TUE JUL 29 2003
.A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PERRY AND BIBB COUNTIES UNTIL
430 PM CDT...
.WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORMS.
AT 341 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CROSSING OVER THE BIBB AND PERRY COUNTY
LINES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH...OUT OF TUSCALOOSA COUNTY.
THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR
WOODSTOCK...WEST BLOCTON...HEIBERGER...CENTREVILLE...BRENT...
MARVEL...OAKMULGEE AND LAWLEY THROUGH 430 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 3270 8745 3271 8744 3302 8731 3314 8728
3314 8719 3321 8717 3316 8697 3309 8696
3305 8689 3284 8689 3284 8701 3261 8705
3269 8744ALZ044-046-292145-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
405 PM CDT TUE JUL 29 2003
.A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR BULLOCK AND MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...
.FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORM AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.
AT 402 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST OF MONTGOMERY...OVER SHOPTON...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN SOUTHWESTERN BULLOCK COUNTY
THROUGH 445 PM CDT.
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. OUTDOOR OBJECTS
SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...TRASH CANS....OR OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
COULD BE BLOWN AROUND.
LAT...LON 3197 8579 3197 8588 3205 8593 3202 8600
3204 8608 3221 8600 3205 8558 3198 8558
3190 8565 3189 8578ALZ040-292300-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
509 PM CDT TUE JUL 29 2003
.A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR DALLAS COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM
CDT...
.WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORM.
AT 508 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES NORTH OF MINTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AROUND 20
MPH.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR
MINTER...SHEPARDVILLE AND RICHMOND THROUGH 600 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 3237 8718 3245 8709 3223 8682 3223 8690
3206 8690 3206 8698 3226 8721The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:08 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and power lines were blown down on the west side of Selma. A few of the trees blocked roadways.
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
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