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 2, 1:23 PM CST, 7 hours 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 223 PM CDT MON JUN 02 2003 THE SFC LOW OVER THE LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY CONTINUES TO DEEPEN AND MOVE TO THE E-NE. EXPECT THE SHOWERS AND STORMS TO INCREASE INTO THE NIGHT TIME HOURS FOR US. A COUPLE OF STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH SFC LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CWA. THIS WILL PUT US IN THE WARM SECTOR OVERNIGHT KEEPING LOWS NEAR 70 FOR EVERYONE. TRAILING COOL FRONT SHOULD PUSH ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE CWA BY MID-DAY ON WEDNESDAY. EVERYONE SHOULD SEE RAIN BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. SOME MORE THAN OTHERS OF COURSE. MID TO HIGH CLOUDS RETURN ON THURSDAY FROM THE ACTIVITY THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE BACK TO OUR WEST. RAIN CHANCES LOOKING PRETTY GOOD FOR THE WEEKEND AS WX PARAMETERS LINE-UP OVER US IN THE SWRLY FLOW. BHM 070/079 064/080 060/ 7+30 MGM 072/083 067/084 064/ 4+42 .BHM...NONE.
ALZ011>015-017>050-022030- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 130 PM CDT MON JUN 2 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 WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH WILL BRING MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR BACK INTO THE AREA. AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WEST ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON AND TO THE REST OF THE STATE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME STORMS WILL BE STRONG WITH AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS, HAIL, AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MAKES ITS WAY THROUGH THE STATE ON TUESDAY. SOME STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ON WEDNESDAY...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY HANGS AROUND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AS MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL STILL BE IN PLACE AND MAKE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. FOR THE WEEKEND...ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH ALABAMA...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF SEVERE STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER THEY ARE ADVISED TO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
839 PM CDT MON JUN 02 2003
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0800 PM SUTTLE AL 1.75 IN HAIL
06/02/03 PERRY PUBLIC REPORT OF GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL ON STATE
HIGHWAY 14 NEAR SUTTLEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
856 PM CDT MON JUN 02 2003
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0810 PM BILLINGSLEY AL 0.75 IN HAIL
06/02/03 AUTAUGA MONTGOMERY TELEVISION
STATION REPORTED PENNY
SIZE HAIL NEAR
BILLINGSLEYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
859 PM CDT MON JUN 02 2003
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0845 PM SYLVAN SPRINGS AL 0.75 IN HAIL
06/02/03 JEFFERSON SPOUSE OF WEATHER SERVICE
EMPLOYEE REPORTED PENNY
SIZE HAIL NEAR SYLVAN
SPRINGSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
903 PM CDT MON JUN 02 2003
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0842 PM BESSEMER AL 1.25 IN HAIL
06/02/03 JEFFERSON PUBLIC REPORT OF HALF
DOLLAR SIZE HAIL IN
BESSEMERALZ025-030315- THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 911 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2003 .A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SHELBY COUNTY UNTIL 1015 PM CDT... .FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM. AT 909 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER CALERA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR MONTEVALLO... CALERA...ALABASTER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...WILSONVILLE...OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK AND CHELSEA THROUGH 1015 PM CDT. LAT...LON 3311 8695 3341 8674 3338 8639 3304 8656
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
917 PM CDT MON JUN 02 2003
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0545 PM KENNEDY AL 0.75 IN HAIL
06/02/03 LAMAR COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
REPORTED PENNY SIZE HAIL
SOUTH OF KENNEDY.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Two large trees were blown down. One tree fell on a home causing minor damage. The other tree fell on some power lines.
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