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 13, 10:05 AM CST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1105 AM CDT FRI JUN 13 2003 MADE AN UPDATE TO THE FORECAST. MAINLY TO ADJUST CLOUD WORDING. WILL KEEP AN EYE ON AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES AS ZONES HAVE MID TO UPPER 80S EVERYWHERE...AND NOT SURE IT WILL MAKE IT. LAMP GUIDANCE SAYS NO...BUT WILL WAIT UNTIL AFTER 17Z AND TAKE ANOTHER LOOK. .BHM...NONE. 80
ALZ011>015-017>050-132030- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 130 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE (THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT)... A MOIST AND UNSTABLE TROPICAL AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AGAIN. UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL TRACK ACROSS THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL ENHANCE CONVECTION ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE PRIMARY CONCERNS BEING STRONG...WET MICROBURST WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)... VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN OF WARM MOIST AIR...AND SOUTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEEK. AS A RESULT...CHANCES OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. MINOR VARIATIONS IN THIS PATTERN...INCLUDING FRONTAL BOUNDARIES FROM THE NORTH... AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES FROM THE SOUTHWEST...COULD ENHANCE THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF STORMS FROM TIME TO TIME. THE EXACT TIMING OF THESE MINOR FEATURES IS TOO UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME TO PINPOINT A GREATER THREAT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THUS...WHEN STRONG TO SEVERE THRESHOLDS WILL BE REACHED IS STILL UNCERTAIN. THUS...AT THIS TIME...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ALZ037-038-045-047-131900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 108 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2003 .A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MACON...LEE...SOUTHERN TALLAPOOSA AND SOUTHWESTERN CHAMBERS COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM CDT... AT 102 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER TALLAPOOSA CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR TALLAPOOSA CITY... NOTASULGA...LOACHAPOKA...WAVERLY...CUSSETA...LAFAYETTE...LANETT AND FIVE POINTS THROUGH 200 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS STRONG WINDS. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES IN RAIN SOAKED SOIL. UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. LAT...LON 3255 8591 3242 8577 3284 8516 3303 8536
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were blown down in and near Loachapoka. One of the trees temporarily blocked CR 20.
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