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 Jul 25, 2:26 PM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 326 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2004 .DISCUSSION... NO BIG CHANGES TO THE REASONING PRESENTED IN PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS... SO FORECAST WILL NOT CHANGE A WHOLE LOT. ONGOING CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON WILL PLAY A BIG PART IN POPS TONIGHT. OTHERWISE... ONGOING FORECAST OF LIKELY POPS TOMORROW LOOKS GOOD...WITH POPS DECREASING FROM THE WEST ON TUESDAY. MAIN CHANGE TO THE EXTENDED PORTION IS TO TWEAK TEMPS BACK UP IN THE SOUTH FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO NEXT WEEKEND. TEMPS HAVE AVERAGED 3-5 DEGREES WARMER IN MGM COMPARED TO BHM RECENTLY. SO EITHER THE MEX NUMBERS (WHICH ARE DIFFERENT BY ABOUT ONE DEGREE EACH PERIOD) ARE TOO HIGH FOR BHM...OR TOO LOW FOR MGM. I THINK IT IS THE LATTER RATHER THAN THE FORMER. && .PRELIMINARY NUMBERS... GADSDEN 72 87 69 87 69 / ?? 60 30 30 ANNISTON 73 87 70 87 70 / ?? 60 30 30 BIRMINGHAM 73 87 69 88 69 / ?? 60 30 20 TUSCALOOSA 73 89 69 89 69 / ?? 60 30 20 CALERA 73 88 70 89 70 / ?? 60 30 30 AUBURN 74 89 72 89 71 / ?? 60 30 40 MONTGOMERY 74 90 73 90 71 / ?? 60 30 30 TROY 73 90 73 90 71 / ?? 60 30 40 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 61
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 113 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2004 ALZ011>015-017>050-252359- 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- 113 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...(THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT) ...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSATE 20 AS A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE. A FEW STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE AS WELL AS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AS ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY ACROSS THE AREA. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON: BIRMINGHAM...MODERATE MONTGOMERY...MODERATE .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
235 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2004
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0235 PM HAIL HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
07/25/2004 0.88 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL SIZED HAIL
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
244 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2004
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0240 PM HAIL HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
07/25/2004 0.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
PENNY SIZED HAIL IN THE BLUFF PARK AREA OF HOOVER
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
258 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2004
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0250 PM HAIL 1 W HOOVER 33.38N 86.84W
07/25/2004 0.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
PENNY SIZED HAIL JUST WEST OF HOOVER
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
315 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2004
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0310 PM TSTM WND GST INVERNESS 33.40N 86.72W
07/25/2004 60 MPH SHELBY AL PUBLIC
FORMER NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED 60 MPH WINDS AND TREES DOWN
IN THE GREYSTONE AREA OF NORTH SHELBY COUNTY.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
323 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2004
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0321 PM HAIL WOODSTOCK 33.21N 87.15W
07/25/2004 0.75 INCH BIBB AL PUBLIC
PENNY SIZED HAIL
&&SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 427 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2004 ALZ019-252200- CALHOUN- 427 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR CALHOUN COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 423 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER WEAVER. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR BLUE MOUNTAIN... WEAVER AND JACKSONVILLE THROUGH 500 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW. IF LIGHTNING IS OBSERVED... WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST LIGHTNING FLASH OR THUNDER BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:58 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down from Oxford to Jacksonville.
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