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 Oct 2, 1:15 PM CST, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 215 PM CDT SAT OCT 2 2004 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST SECTIONS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH/CENTRAL SECTIONS OVERNIGHT AND SHIFT SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA LATER SUNDAY MORNING. DRIER COOLER AIR WILL OVER-SPREAD THE AREA THROUGHOUT SUNDAY. && .SHORT TERM...MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTIONS TONIGHT AND EXITING THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING. VERY LIMITED MOISTURE AVAILABLE WITH THIS FRONT AND WILL KEEP POPS ON THE LOW SIDE WITH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS MOST SECTIONS TONIGHT AND SOUTHEAST SECTIONS ON SUNDAY. DRIER/COOLER AIR WILL OVER-SPREAD THE AREA THROUGHOUT SUNDAY. MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...A FEW WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE THROUGH FROM WEST TO EAST...BUT WITH LIMITED MOISTURE AVAILABLE ONLY EXPECT SOME MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. IN ADDITION A SECONDARY SURGE OF COOLER AIR WILL MOVE ACROSS FROM THE NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY. && .LONG TERM (THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY...MODELS ARE FORECASTING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF. WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTH AND SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 59 78 54 82 55 / 20 00 00 00 ANNISTON 62 79 55 82 55 / 20 00 00 00 BIRMINGHAM 60 79 55 82 55 / 20 00 00 00 TUSCALOOSA 61 80 55 84 56 / 20 00 00 00 CALERA 62 80 56 82 57 / 20 00 00 00 AUBURN 64 84 60 85 60 / 20 10 00 00 MONTGOMERY 65 84 58 85 59 / 20 10 00 00 TROY 65 85 60 86 61 / 20 10 00 00 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 50
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 106 PM CDT SAT OCT 2 2004 ALZ011>015-017>050-030005- 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- 106 PM CDT SAT OCT 2 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...(SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 452 PM CDT SAT OCT 2 2004 ALZ012-022220- LAMAR- 452 PM CDT SAT OCT 2 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR LAMAR COUNTY UNTIL 520 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 450 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOLLOY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR MOLLOY...MILLPORT...KENNEDY THROUGH 515 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. GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM AS WELL.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were blown down along SR 96 west of Millport.
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