1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Aug 11, 9:01 PM CST, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1001 PM CDT WED AUG 11 2004 .UPDATE...COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST SECTIONS OF THE STATE. LATEST MODEL RUNS INDICATE UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION AND MOISTURE CONVERGENCE INCREASING ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. WENT AHEAD AND UPDATED THE ZONES TO SAY SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ALL SECTIONS. MADE ONLY A FEW CHANGES TO THE OVERNIGHT LOWS. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 121 PM CDT WED AUG 11 2004 ALZ011>015-017>050-121230- MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE- CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA- CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA- CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON- BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- 121 PM CDT WED AUG 11 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...(THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT) NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL: BIRMINGHAM...LOW. MONTGOMERY...LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY) THE CURRENT FORECAST FOR TROPICAL STORM BONNIE INDICATES THAT THE STORM WILL MAKE LANDFALL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. AS A RESULT...HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF THE CWA AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. ANYONE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST OR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR UPDATED FORECAST TRACKS ON TROPICAL STORM BONNIE. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STORM SPOTTERS IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS NEED TO STAY WEATHER ALERT ON THURSDAY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL STORM BONNIE AFFECTING CENTRAL ALABAMA.
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 44 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:34 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Several roads were flooded and temporarily impassable across the Birmingham Metropolitan area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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