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 11, 8:55 AM CST, 5 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 955 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2003 JUST UPDATED TO INCREASE POPS AND CLOUD COVER OVER THE AREA FOR THE REST OF TODAY. WARM MUGGY WEATHER OCCURRED ALABAMA THIS MORNING. AT 9 AM...TEMPS WERE AROUND 80 AND DEWPOINTS WERE IN THE MID 70S. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS VERY UNSTABLE. SATELLITE INDICATED PLENTY OF CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA. WENT AHEAD AND INCREASED POPS AND CLOUD COVER TODAY BASED ON LATEST SATELLITE AND RADAR TRENDS. THE MORNING BMX SOUNDING INDICATED THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE LITTLE PROBLEM DEVELOPING TODAY...SO REMOVED MORNING MENTION AND BUMPED UP POPS TO 50 NORTH AND 40 SOUTH. EXPECT SHWR/TSTORM COVERAGE TO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS A SHORT WAVE APPROACHES. WET MICROBURSTS WITH DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS SINCE THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE VERY UNSTABLE...THOUGH STILL DO NOT BELIEVE STRONG STORMS WILL BE WIDESPREAD. .BHM...NONE. MBS/91
ALZ011>015-017>050-112000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 130 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE (THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT)... VERY WARM...MOIST...AND UNSTABLE AIR...WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ENERGY THAT COULD RESULT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THE MAIN THREAT OF ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DUE DEVELOP WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)... WARM MOIST AIR...AND SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA... FOR CONTINUED CHANCES OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE NECESSARY TODAY AND TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
ALZ037-043-112015-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
227 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2003
.A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ELMORE AND TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES
UNTIL 315 PM CDT...
AT 226 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM OVER KENT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR TALLASSEE...
TALLAPOOSA CITY...KOWALIGA...KENT...ECLECTIC...BARNESVILLE...
JACKSONS GAP AND DADEVILLE THROUGH 315 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. IN ADDTION TO THE STRONG WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED.
LAT...LON 3265 8608 3246 8596 3263 8575 3279 8562
3310 8563 3299 8590PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
240 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0234 PM DOUBLE SPRINGS AL WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03 WINSTON TRESS DOWN ACROSS SEVERAL
LOCATIONS IN COUNTYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
245 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0220 PM SHELBY AL WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03 SHELBY POWER LINES DOWN NEAR
JONES FISH CAMP NEAR
HIGHWAY 47PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
248 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0215 PM BRILLIANT AL WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03 MARION NUMEROUS TREES DOWN NEAR
BRILLIANT...WINFIELD...
AND...HAMILTONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
251 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0240 PM CALERA AL WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03 SHELBY NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
ACROSS THE COUNTYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
315 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0255 PM PARRISH AL WIND DAMAGE
06/11/03 WALKER NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN ACROSS
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
COUNTYThe Birmingham radar (KBMX), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:13 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were knocked down throughout the county.
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