1 thunderstorm wind, 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 May 9, 9:15 AM CST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1015 AM CDT SUN MAY 9 2004 MOISTURE SLOWLY INCREASING ACROSS AREA WITH PWS NEAR 1.00 INCH AT BMX AND ATL. 15Z SURFACE TEMPS RUNNING 2 TO 4 DEGREES COOLER ACROSS EAST ALABAMA THAN SAME TIME YESTERDAY...AS MARITIME AIRMASS HAS SPREAD INTO THIS AREA. INVERTED SURFACE TROF IS LOCATED FROM NEAR PINEBELT MISSISSIPPI TO MONTGOMERY...TO JUST SOUTH OF ATLANTA. A FEW SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER SOUTH GEORGIA THIS MORNING...MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD. A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ALABAMA...WITH FAVORED AREA EAST OF INVERTED TROF. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 58/ROSE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1258 PM CDT SUN MAY 9 2004 ALZ011>015-017>050-092000- AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE- CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE- JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY- PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA- TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON- 1258 PM CDT SUN MAY 9 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 AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several boat docks were damaged at the Southern Harbor Resort Marina on West Point Lake. The Key West Grill also sustained roof damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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