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 8, 1:20 PM CST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 220 PM CDT THU JUL 8 2004 .SYNOPSIS...GENERAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...WITH VARIATIONS ON THE THEME. CURRENTLY A WEAKNESS IN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE CENTERED JUST TO OUR WEST...GETS SQUEEZED OUT BY A CELL OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE RETROGRADING INTO/ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THE BUBBLE RIDGE WILL PASS TO THE WEST...AND ANOTHER WEAKNESS SETS UP ACROSS THE SOUTH INTO THE MIDWEEK. TEMPS WILL CLIMB AND POPS WILL LOWER FOR THE WEEKEND...PERHAPS REVERSE TRENDS WITH HIGHER POPS INCREASE IN MOISTURE NEXT WEEK. .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT) LOWER DEWPOINTS OVER NORTHEASTERN QUARTER OF THE FORECAST AREA...AND COOLER TEMPS TODAY ACROSS THE BOARD. TWO AREAS OF CONCERN INTO THE EVENING...WITH THETA-E AND INSTABILITY AXIS INDICATED SOUTHEAST...AND CURRENT CONVECTION OVER MISSISSIPPI. THE COMBINATION OF THE UPPER LOW OVER WESTERN LOUISIANA...AS INDICATED CLEARLY ON WATER VAPOR...AND THE GENERAL SOUTHERLY STEERING FLOW ALOFT OVER ALABAMA...PUTS MY MAIN CONCERN TO THE SOUTH. SO...WILL SHOW CHANCE POPS SOUTH INTO THE EVENING. OTHERWISE...AS MENTIONED ABOVE...BUILDING RIDGE SHOULD BRING US WARMING AND DRYING TREND INTO AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TOOK HIGH END OF GUIDANCE IN MOST INSTANCES...IF NOT ABOVE BY A DEGREE. && .LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY) ABOVE MENTIONED WEAKNESS IN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE SHOULD ALLOW FOR NEAR NORMAL POPS...AND JUST ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS. DONT SEE ANY OTHER DISCERNIBLE FEATURES IN THE LONG TERM...SO WILL BLEND FORECAST PERSISTENCE WITH CLIMO... AND STAY CLOSE TO GUIDANCE NUMBERS...WHICH APPEAR REASONABLE. && .PRELIMINARY NUMBERS... GADSDEN 72 92 72 92 73 / 20 30 20 20 ANNISTON 71 90 72 91 73 / 20 30 20 20 BIRMINGHAM 71 91 72 92 73 / 20 30 20 20 TUSCALOOSA 72 93 73 94 73 / 20 30 20 20 CALERA 72 92 72 92 73 / 20 30 20 20 AUBURN 71 92 72 93 73 / 30 30 20 20 MONTGOMERY 72 93 73 95 73 / 30 30 20 20 TROY 72 92 73 93 73 / 30 30 20 20 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 81
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 136 PM CDT THU JUL 8 2004 ALZ011>015-017>050-090036- 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- 136 PM CDT THU JUL 8 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE (TODAY AND TONIGHT)... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES...BUT NO ORGANIZED HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL FOR THIS AFTERNOON: BIRMINGHAM...MODERATE. MONTGOMERY...MODERATE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... AT THIS TIME...NO ORGANIZED HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STORM SPOTTERS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 433 PM CDT THU JUL 8 2004 ALZ022-082200- PICKENS- 433 PM CDT THU JUL 8 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR PICKENS COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 431 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER HARPERS MILL...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR HARPERS MILL AND GORDO 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 444 PM CDT THU JUL 8 2004 ALZ023-082215- TUSCALOOSA- 444 PM CDT THU JUL 8 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR TUSCALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 444 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTH OF ELROD...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR ELROD...TUSCALOOSA... SAMANTHA AND NORTHPORT THROUGH 515 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. AVOID USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. IF YOU FEEL YOUR SKIN TINGLE...OR YOUR HAIR STAND ON END...SQUAT AS LOW TO THE GROUND AS POSSIBLE.
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:46 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down near Clanton. The storm also caused some minor street flooding in Clanton but all roads remained passable.
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