1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 18, 2:38 AM CST, 10 hours 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 238 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2003 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE EASTWARD TOWARD THE AREA TODAY AND MOVE INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AND THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. IN ADDITION...RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. && .SHORT TERM...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD TODAY AND ENTER THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING/TONIGHT. MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ESPECIALLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. UPPER LEVEL JET IN EXCESS OF 100 KNOTS AND LOW LEVEL JET IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS WILL MOVE INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS OUR ENTIRE AREA OUTLOOKED FOR A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS. BEST TIME FRAME APPEARS TO BE FROM NOON UNTIL MIDNIGHT. EXPECT A SQUALL LINE TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN SECTIONS AND MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA. SHEAR PROFILES INDICATE A POTENTIAL FOR SUPERCELL STORMS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES. WE WILL ISSUE A STATEMENT LATER THIS MORNING. FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT EXPECT WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND WILL GO WITH CATEGORICAL POPS. FRONT WILL CLEAR THE AREA LATE TONIGHT BUT SOME WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY AS UPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. WILL GENERALLY CARRY CHANCE POPS NORTH AND SLIGHT CHANCE POPS SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MUCH DRIER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. COOLER...DRIER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. && .LONG TERM (FRI-MON)...UPPER RIDGE SHIFTS FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA WITH RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING LATER IN THE WEEKEND. WILL CONTINUE WITH CURRENT FORECAST OF DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY... THEN CHANCE POPS ON MONDAY AS NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES. FINAL NOTE...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. WILL NOT ISSUE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH AT THIS TIME...BUT WILL ALERT THE DAY SHIFT. && .PRELIMINARY NUMBERS... BIRMINGHAM 72 52 59 41 64 / 100 100 40 00 MONTGOMERY 75 57 62 43 67 / 100 100 20 00 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
ALZ011>015-017>050-182100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 117 PM CST TUE NOV 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)... THE GREATEST POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. ONGOING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS... ASSOCIATED WITH A SQUALL LINE...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD FROM CENTRAL ALABAMA INTO EASTERN ALABAMA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY A FEW OF THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ARE CURRENTLY WORKING SEVERE WEATHER.
ALZ022-030-181700-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
953 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2003
.A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SUMTER AND PICKENS COUNTIES
UNTIL 1100 AM CST...
.WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORMS.
AT 950 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 29 MILES WEST OF MEMPHIS TO 24 MILES WEST
OF CUBA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR CUBA...
YORK...GEIGER...EMELLE...BELLAMY...PICKENSVILLE...MEMPHIS AND
COCHRANE THROUGH 1100 AM CST. SEVERAL TREES HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN IN
MISSISSIPPI AND A WARNING WILL MOST LIKELY BE ISSUED AS THE STRONGER
STORMS ENTER WESTERN ALABAMA BETWEEN 1030 AM AND 1100 AM.
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 3330 8886 3223 8884 3235 8810 3299 8820
3352 8804ALZ011-012-181715-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1012 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2003
.A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR LAMAR AND MARION COUNTIES
UNTIL 1115 AM CST...
.WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORMS.
AT 1006 AM CST(1106 AM EST)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 27 MILES WEST OF BEXAR TO 52
MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOLLOY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR
MOLLOY...DETROIT...BEXAR...KENNEDY...SULLIGENT...VERNON...WESTON AND
HAMILTON THROUGH 1115 AM CST. SEVERAL TREES HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN IN
MISSISSIPPI AND A WARNING WILL MOST LIKELY BE ISSUED AS THE STRONGER
STORMS ENTER WESTERN ALABAMA AROUND 1100 AM.
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 3434 8865 3302 8874 3354 8827 3356 8796
3432 8795ALZ014-015-181845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1144 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2003 .A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR WALKER AND WINSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM CST... .WINDS UP TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS. AT 1144 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOUBLE SPRINGS TO 10 MILES WEST OF NAUVOO...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR OAKMAN...PARRISH...NAUVOO...POPLAR SPRINGS...JASPER...CORDOVA...CURRY AND DOUBLE SPRINGS THROUGH 1245 PM CST. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS STRONG WINDS. WINDS UP 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 3429 8762 3364 8739 3380 8701 3429 8714
ALZ023-181845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1146 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2003 .A THUNDERSTORM ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR TUSCALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 1245 PM CST... .WINDS UP TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS. AT 1146 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF SAMANTHA TO FOSTERS...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR TUSCALOOSA...SAMANTHA...NORTHPORT...FOSTERS...HOLT...BROOKWOOD AND KELLERMAN THROUGH 1245 PM CST. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS STRONG WINDS. WINDS UP 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 3351 8776 3303 8763 3325 8714 3356 8736
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA
116 PM CDT TUE NOV 18 2003
1250 PM TUSCALOOSA AL WIND DAMAGE
11/18/03 TUSCALOOSA PUBLIC REPORTED TORNADO
ON THE GROUND.
0117 PM JASPER AL HAIL 0.75
11/18/03 WALKER COUNTY EMA REPORTED
DIME SIZED HAIL AND
ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH.ALZ011>015-017>037-039>044-182300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA 109 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2003 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 960... FAYETTE...GREENE...HALE...LAMAR...MARENGO... MARION...PICKENS...SUMTER...TUSCALOOSA...WALKER... WINSTON... THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN IN TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 960 WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM... AUTAUGA...BIBB...BLOUNT...CALHOUN...CHEROKEE... CHILTON...CLAY...CLEBURNE...COOSA...DALLAS... ELMORE...ETOWAH...JEFFERSON...LOWNDES...MONTGOMERY... PERRY...RANDOLPH...SHELBY...ST CLAIR...TALLADEGA... TALLAPOOSA...
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down between Odenville and Ashville. EMA
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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