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 17, 1:08 PM CST, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 208 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2003 A WET WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE. AN UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN TO THE WEST FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS...THEN MODELS GRADUALLY OPEN IT UP AND MOVE IT OFF TO THE EAST. SEVERAL IMPULSES WILL ROTATE AROUND THIS FEATURE. THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN QUITE MOIST AND UNSTABLE...AND A WEAK SURFACE TROF MAY ALSO DRIFT INTO THE AREA...HELPING TO ENHANCE CONVECTION. I WILL KEEP POPS HIGH THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN DROP POPS BACK TO CHANCE CATEGORY AFTER THAT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING EACH DAY. .PRELIMINARY NUMBERS... BHM 70 86 70 85 71 / 60 80 40 60 MGM 72 87 72 87 72 / 60 80 40 60 .BHM...NONE.
ALZ011>015-017>050-171400- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 100 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE (THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT)... NOTHING HAS CHANGED. A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS REMAINS PARKED OVER THE REGION. NUMEROUS SMALL SCALE BOUNDARIES WILL AID IN THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THIS EVENING. ISOLATED STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...AND SOME LOCALIZED AREAS WILL RECEIVE HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... A SURFACE FRONT STAYS CLOSE TO THE REGION FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. THEREFORE...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL COVER A LARGE PART OF THE FORECAST AREA. CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST EACH DAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. ISOLATED STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALIZED AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE HEAVY RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. MOST STORMS WILL REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE NECESSARY.
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 13 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:15 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down in Pelham. One tree fell on a sailboat producing moderate damage.
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