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, 7:43 AM CST, 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 743 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004 ...UPDATE...ALL TORNADO WATCHES FOR THE COUNTY WARNING AREA HAVE BEEN CLEARED. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING OUT OF THE AREA RAPIDLY...WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 IS RAIN FREE FOR THE MOST PART. STILL GETTING REPORTS OF LOCALIZED FLOODING SO WILL KEEP THE FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING FOR A BIT EARLIER. WILL REEVALUATE AROUND 18Z. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM ALL BUT SOUTHEAST. 80
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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 733 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004 ALZ021-028-029-241415- CLAY-CLEBURNE-RANDOLPH- 733 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN CLAY...RANDOLPH AND CLEBURNE COUNTIES UNTIL 815 AM CST... ...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... AT 735 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES WEST OF HEFLIN TO 23 MILES SOUTH OF WEDOWEE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR LINEVILLE...DELTA...CORINTH...WEDOWEE...HEFLIN...NEWELL... EDWARDSVILLE AND WOODLAND THROUGH 815 AM CST. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THESE WINDS CAN BREAK OFF SMALL TREE LIMBS...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 744 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004 ALZ018-025-026-241415- ETOWAH AL-SHELBY AL-ST CLAIR AL- TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 896 HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: ETOWAH...SHELBY...ST CLAIR ALZ019>021-027>029-241415- CALHOUN AL-CHEROKEE AL-CLAY AL-CLEBURNE AL-RANDOLPH AL- TALLADEGA AL- TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 896 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: CALHOUN...CHEROKEE...CLAY...CLEBURNE...RANDOLPH...TALLADEGA
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A roof was blown off an office building. Several trees were blown down along Highway 14.
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: 5425455.