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 Nov 24, 5:45 AM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 545 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004 ...UPDATE...WILL UPDATE ZONES TO REFLECT THE ISSUANCE OF THE TORNADO WATCH 897...THE EXPIRATION OF TORNADO WATCH 895...AND TO CLEAR BLOUNT...JEFFERSON...WALKER...FAYETTE...AND TUSCALOOSA FROM TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 896. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS UNTIL 9 AM CST TODAY...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST COUNTIES UNTIL 11 AM CST TODAY...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL BUT SOUTHEAST COUNTIES THROUGH 6 PM CST TODAY. && 02 JBW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 730 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004 ALZ011>015-017>050-241930- 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- 730 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT) A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. AREAS ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVING THE POSSIBILITY OF PRODUCING STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND TORNADOES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF ALABAMA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. ALSO...ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...THERE CONTINUES TO BE A FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 6 PM. MANY AREAS HAVE RECEIVED UP TO AN INCH OF RAINFALL...WITH AT LEST AN ADDITIONAL INCH POSSIBLE. THIS WILL CAUSE FLOODING IN AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SATURATED BY RAINFALL OF THE PREVIOUS DAYS. THIS AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO GEORGIA DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY) RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED TODAY.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA
548 AM CDT WED NOV 24 2004
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&&SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 602 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004 ALZ013-015-017-023-024-241235- BLOUNT AL-FAYETTE AL-JEFFERSON AL-TUSCALOOSA AL-WALKER AL- TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 896 HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BLOUNT...FAYETTE...JEFFERSON...TUSCALOOSA...WALKER...
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 714 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004 ALZ044>046-241345- BULLOCK-MACON-MONTGOMERY- 714 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR BULLOCK...MONTGOMERY AND MACON COUNTIES UNTIL 745 AM CST... ...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST... AT 710 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNT MEIGS TO 10 MILES WEST OF GRADY...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR SPRAGUE...MOUNT MEIGS...GRADY...CARTERS HILL...SHORTER...MATHEWS... PINE LEVEL AND MILSTEAD THROUGH 745 AM CST.
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees and power lines were blown down in and around Jacksonville. A few homes suffered minor roof damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, November 2004
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5425992.