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 Jun 10, 2:00 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED DATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 300 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003 THE PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERN IS RAIN CHANCES...ESPECIALLY IN THE SHORT TERM. WARM AND HUMID AIR MADE A RETURN TO ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON THANKS TO A SOUTHWEST WIND. TEMPS CLIMBED TO AROUND 90 BY MID AFTERNOON AND DEWPOINTS CLIMBED INTO THE 70S. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS UNSTABLE AND A FEW SHOWERS WERE TRYING TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA...BUT A WARM MID LEVEL CAP WAS INHIBITING DEVELOPMENT. A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN TENNESSEE. TONIGHT...THINKING ABOUT INCLUDING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM FOR THIS EVENING AS THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE UNSTABLE. WILL MAKE LAST MINUTE DECISION BASED ON LATEST RADAR TRENDS TO SEE IF ANYTHING CAN DEVELOP. BELIEVE TSTORM COMPLEX TO OUR NORTH WILL DISSIPATE AND STAY OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA. OTHERWISE...EXPECT PTCLDY SKIES WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA AS THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF MOISTURE IN PLACE AND TWO MAIN SHORT WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE REGION. MOST OF THE RAIN WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WHEN THE INSTABILITY WILL BE THE GREATEST. EVEN AN ISOLATED STRONG STORM OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT NOTHING ORGANIZED IS EXPECTED. BEST LIFT WILL OCCUR OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA...SO WILL TIER POPS FROM HIGHEST NORTHWEST TO LOWEST SOUTHEAST. THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE RECIPE FOR WET WEATHER WILL BE IN PLACE...UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...ABUNDANT MOISTURE...AND LIFT PROVIDED BY SEVERAL DISTURBANCES. TEMPS WILL BE NEAR NORMAL AND DID NOT DEVIATE MUCH FROM GUIDANCE. BHM 072/088 070/087 071 14554 MGM 071/090 071/089 071 14444 .BHM...NONE. MBS/91
ALZ011>015-017>050-102000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 130 PM CDT TUE JUN 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)... SUMMER LIKE CONDITIONS...WITH VERY WARM AND MOIST AIR...WILL PRODUCE ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ISOLATED...AND A LACK OF STRONG DYNAMICS INDICATES NO WIDESPREAD THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY... WHICH MAY BRING A INCREASED RISK OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER TO THE AREA. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...WARM MOIST AIR...AND SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA...FOR A CONTINUED CHANCES OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
ALZ014-102200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 427 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003 .A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR WINSTON COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM CDT... .FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM. AT 425 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER GRAYSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR GRAYSON AND ADDISON THROUGH 500 PM CDT. LAT...LON 3426 8742 3413 8727 3449 8675 3469 8698
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
One mobile home was destroyed, a few power poles were blown down, and the roof of one home was damaged just south of Arley. Marble size hail was also reported with this storm.
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