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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 18, 1:10 PM CST, 5 hours 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 210 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2003 THE AIRMASS HAS DESTABILIZED OVER AL THIS AFTERNOON, AND CONVECTION IS BEING ENHANCED BY A VORT MAX RAPIDLY APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THE 12Z PW AT BMX WAS OVER 2 INCHES, AND ALTHOUGH MODELS SHOW IT HAS DROPPED SOME, IT LIKELY REMAINS HIGH. AFTER CONSIDERING THESE FACTORS AND OUR VERY LOW FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE VALUES, I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT FOR ABOUT THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF MY AREA. THIS AREA WILL INCLUDE A FEW MORE COUNTIES TO THE SOUTH. THERE MAY BE MORE OF THE SAME TOMORROW, BUT IT APPEARS WE WILL FINALLY DRY OUT THIS WEEKEND. GFS MOS TEMPERATURES LOOK GOOD SO I HAVE MADE ONLY MINOR CHANGES. .PRELIMINARY NUMBERS... BHM 71 85 70 86 67 / 60 60 30 30 MGM 71 87 72 88 68 / 50 60 30 40 .BHM...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT ZONES 11>15-17>38.
ALZ011>015-017>050-182100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 127 PM CDT WED JUN 18 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 FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. THIS FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE EXTENDED FURTHER SOUTH FOR TONIGHT. WITH THE GROUND SATURATED IN MANY SPOTS...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE QUICK RUNOFF AND CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE NOT CHANGED MUCH IN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY REMAINS ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA... WITH NUMEROUS SMALLER SCALE BOUNDARIES FROM PREVIOUS DAYS THUNDERSTORMS COVERING THE AREA...AND ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE CONTENT REMAINING HIGH. ALL OF THESE FACTORS WILL LEAD TO THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING AND LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)... A SURFACE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN ALABAMA FRIDAY...AND SLOWLY RETURN NORTHWARD AGAIN NEXT WEEK. THEREFORE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN AND DAMAGING WINDS. DECREASING CHANCES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AS THE FRONT RETURNS NORTHWARD...RAIN CHANCES GO UP AGAIN MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR...LOCAL TV AND RADIO...FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
ALZ043-182315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 549 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2003 .A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ELMORE COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CDT... .WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM. .LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM. AT 547 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER WETUMPKA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR WETUMPKA THROUGH 615 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. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...PRODUCING LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND DRAINAGE AREAS. LAT...LON 3268 8620 3255 8635 3244 8610 3253 8593
ALZ012-190115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 727 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2003 .A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR LAMAR COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM CDT... .WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM. AT 722 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF SULLIGENT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR SULLIGENT...MOLLOY AND VERNON THROUGH 815 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. LAT...LON 3401 8831 3387 8844 3358 8804 3382 8797
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees and power lines were blown down in and around the city of Sulligent. The most concentrated damage was on the west side of town. Small hail also accompanied the storm.
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