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 12, 10:05 AM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1105 AM CDT THU JUN 12 2003 LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKE THE HEAVIEST ACTION IS GOING TO BE IN THE SOUTHERN PARK OF OUR CWFA TODAY. LARGE MASS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH MS THIS MORNING...AND ADDITIONAL CELLS DEVELOPING IN FAR SOUTH AL AND WESTERN FL PANHANDLE AND MOVING NORTH/NORTHEAST. 1500 UTC SURFACE MESO ANALYSIS REVEALS A MESOSCALE SURFACE PRESSURE COUPLET STRADDLING THE MS RIVER BETWEEN JANA ND MLU...WITH ACTIVE CONVECTION ALONG THE LEADING EDGE LOW. THIS FEATURE HAS BEEN TRANSLATING EASTWARD ALL MORNING. I THINK WE NEED TO BUMP UP POPS TO CATEGORICAL RANGE...AT LEAST AROUND DEMOPOLIS AND SELMA. HOWEVER...BIG QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT THE LEFT OVER OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM THE CONVECTION EARLIER THIS MORNING HAS STABILIZED THIS AREA. AFTER WITNESSING YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS QUICK RECOVERY (FROM THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW TO TEMPS BACK IN THE MID/UPPER 80S)...I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THE ANSWER TO THE ABOVE QUESTION IS NOT (OR PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH). SO...JUST A ROUNDABOUT WAY OF SAYING THAT I PLAN ON KEEPING HIGH POPS ALL ZONES...AND WILL LIKELY RAISE POPS EVEN MORE IN AT LEAST THE SOUTHWEST. MAY HAVE TO DROP TEMPS DOWN A BIT...BUT WILL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE LATEST OBS. UPDATES WILL BE OUT BY 1630 UTC. .BHM...NONE.
ALZ011>015-017>050-122029- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 130 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE (THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT)... THE COMBINATION OF VERY WARM...MOIST...AND UNSTABLE AIR...AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES IN SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...WILL BRING CONTINUED CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. DUE TO THE INFLUENCES OF THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM ANY STORMS THAT FORM WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING...WET MICROBURST WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MANY LOCATIONS OVER WESTERN ALABAMA RECEIVED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN LATE YESTERDAY OR EARLY THIS MORNING. WITH RELATIVELY SLOW MOVING STORMS EXPECTED TODAY...LOCALIZED FLOODING COULD WILL BE A CONCERN AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... THE BASIC PATTERN OF WARM MOIST AIR...AND SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL AT LEAST MEAN CONTINUED CHANCES OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE PERIOD. WHILE SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS ARE NOT NOTED AT THIS TIME...AN INCREASE IN DYNAMICS COULD RESULT IN MORE STRONG STORMS. A FRONT SHOULD MOVE INTO THE AREA BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK... AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA FOR A FEW DAYS. THIS MIGHT RESULT IN RAINFALL CONTINUING OVER SEVERAL LOCATIONS DAY AFTER DAY...AND POSSIBLE FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
ALZ042-121900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 128 PM CDT THU JUN 12 2003 .A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR LOWNDES COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM CDT... .WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM. AT 126 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER BRAGGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR BRAGGS...MOSSES... HAYNEVILLE AND LOWNDESBORO THROUGH 200 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW. IF LIGHTNING IS OBSERVED... WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST LIGHTNING STRIKE BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 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 3204 8701 3191 8686 3221 8644 3238 8662
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:44 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A large tree fell onto a home in Selma. The fallen tree caused moderate damage to the home and an automobile.
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