Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Alabama, May 5 to 6, 2003

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
250 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2003

WILL BE UPDATING ZONES SHORTLY DUE TO INCREASING LOW LEVEL JET AND
INFLOW INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE STORMS...RESULTING IN FORECAST AREA
(FA) LIKELY REACHING WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY.

ZONE UPDATE WILL BE FORTHCOMING.

.HUN...WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA UNTIL NOON CDT.

TROUTMAN

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
500 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA.

.DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)...

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA EXCEPT FOR
CULLMAN AND DE KALB COUNTIES UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA BY MID MORNING. LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING.

ANOTHER LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL FOLLOW THE FIRST
AREA BY LATE MORNING INTO NORTH ALABAMA. YOU CAN EXPECT THE SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS NORTH
ALABAMA. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES AN
HOUR...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND A FEW TORNADOES
ARE POSSIBLE.

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
ACROSS THE AREA AS STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
TO DEVELOP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...

A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL
KEEP THE WEATHER ACTIVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST
WEDNESDAY. FLASH FLOODING COULD BECOME AN ADDITIONAL THREAT BY
WEDNESDAY IF THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES REPEATEDLY MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
IS REQUESTED TODAY DUE TO THE TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT. ACTIVATION
OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS LIKELY TO
BE NEEDED INTO TONIGHT AND THEN AGAIN ON BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STAY
TUNED FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER
SITUATION.

TROUTMAN

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
443 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2003

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 247 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT FOR ALL OF
NORTH ALABAMA EXCEPT FOR CULLMAN AND DE KALB COUNTIES...

A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST AND
NORTHEAST OUT OF MISSISSIPPI TOWARD NORTH ALABAMA BY MID
MORNING. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED THREAT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW
HOURS OF SEVERE WEATHER...WHICH COULD INCLUDE...DAMAGING WINDS...
LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TELEVISION...RADIO AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND UPDATES REGARDING THIS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
WEATHER SITUATION.

TROUTMAN