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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 21, 2:13 PM CST, 57 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 313 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 .DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS TODAY FORMED IN THE INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIR...ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY LEFT OVER FROM THE MCS REMNANTS THAT MOVED INTO NORTH ALABAMA OVERNIGHT. LOTS OF REPORTS OF 1/2 INCH HAIL. AS OF 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...OUFLOW (AND BAND OF STRONGEST CONVECTION) STRETCHED IN AN ARC FROM EASTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY...SOUTH AND EAST TO ELMORE AND LEE COUNTIES. I EXPECT THE RAIN TO CONTINUE TO PUSH TO THE SOUTH THIS EVENING...AND SHOULD EVENTUALLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING AFTER THE SUN GOES DOWN. FIRST PERIOD POPS TONIGHT WILL BE LARGELY DEPENDENT ON RADAR TRENDS AT FORECAST RELEASE TIME. HIGHEST POPS WILL BE FROM I-65 EAST AND I-85 SOUTH. MY GUT FEELING IS THAT ONCE THIS ACTIVITY ENDS...THAT SHOULD BE IT FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. MODEL SOLUTIONS FOR TOMORROW PAINTING AN INCREASINGLY CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...AS EVIDENCED BY SPC DAY 2 OUTLOOK FOR MODERATE RISK. LEFTOVER BOUNDARIES FROM TODAY COULD PLAY A ROLE (SUCH AS GETTING CONVECTION GOING EARLIER IN THE DAY). OTHERWISE...CURRENT SCENARIO EXPECTED IS THAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING WEST/NORTHWEST OF ALABAMA TOMORROW AFTERNOON (WHILE WE WARM UP AND DESTABILIZE UNDER PARTLY SUNNY SKIES)...AND THEN MOVING INTO OUR AREA LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON OR TOMORROW EVENING. STORMS SHOULD ARRIVE HERE IN THE FORM OF A LINE. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT -- HOWEVER THIS COULD BE ONE OF THOSE ENHANCED/WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND TYPE OF EVENTS. BEST THREAT IN OUR AREA APPEARS TO BE IN THR NORTHERN PART...NEARER TO THE BETTER UPPER LEVEL SUPOPRT. EXPECT STORMS TO PUSH OUT OF MOST OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT... ALTHOUGH WILL HOLD ON TO SOME MORNING CHANCE POPS IN THE SOUTHEAST ON SATURDAY. THE REST OF SATURDAY WILL BE QUITE BRISK...WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND TEMPS STRUGGLING TO HIT 60 DEGREES. WERE STILL LOOKING FOR UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S BY SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD STAY UP...AND DEWPOINTS SHOULD BE DOWN...SO THAT FROST SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. BUT WILL NEED TO MONITOR THINGS JUST IN CASE. IN THE LONGER TERM...EVOLUTION OF BIG UPPER LOW OVER THE EASTERN STATES WILL MAKE FOR A LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST NEXT WEEK. WILL CONTINUE TO GO WITH THE IDEA OF A CHANCE OF RAIN TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 60 80 51 59 / 20 60 80 20 ANNISTON 60 81 53 60 / 20 50 80 20 BIRMINGHAM 61 81 51 59 / 20 50 70 20 TUSCALOOSA 61 82 52 61 / 30 50 60 10 CALERA 61 82 52 60 / 30 50 60 20 AUBURN 60 82 59 63 / 70 50 60 30 MONTGOMERY 61 83 58 64 / 70 40 50 30 TROY 60 83 60 66 / 70 40 50 30 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 61
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 124 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-221200- 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- 124 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...(THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME BRIEFLY SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY). AN ORGANIZED LINE OF STORMS...ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WILL BRING A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER TO CENTRAL ALABAMA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED CENTRAL ALABAMA UNDER A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS FOR FRIDAY. THE EXACT TIMING OF THE SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT CERTAIN...BUT THE HIGHEST CHANCES WILL LIKELY BE FROM MID-AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM FRIDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED ON FRIDAY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 250 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ALZ043-044-212015- ELMORE-MONTGOMERY- 250 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHERN ELMORE COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 248 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER COOSADA...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR MILLBROOK... COOSADA...WETUMPKA...MOUNT MEIGS AND BLUE RIDGE THROUGH 315 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 322 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ALZ041-043-212100- AUTAUGA-ELMORE- 322 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN AUTAUGA AND WESTERN ELMORE COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 319 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST...ACROSS EASTERN AUTAUGA AND WESTERN ELMORE COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR MARBURY...TITUS... COOSA RIVER...MILLBROOK...WETUMPKA AND COOSADA THROUGH 400 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 326 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ALZ042-212100- LOWNDES- 326 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR LOWNDES COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 324 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER LOWNDESBORO...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR WHITE HALL... MOSSES...LOWNDESBORO AND HAYNEVILLE THROUGH 400 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 337 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ALZ044-212100- MONTGOMERY- 337 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 335 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER MONTGOMERY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR SNOWDOUN...MONTGOMERY AND CARTERS HILL THROUGH 400 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
346 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0210 PM HAIL HELENA 33.29N 86.85W
04/21/2005 0.50 INCH SHELBY AL COUNTY OFFICIAL
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN HELENA BY BIRMINGHAM STATE
POLICE.
0212 PM HAIL WETUMPKA 32.54N 86.20W
04/21/2005 0.50 INCH ELMORE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
MEDIA REPORTED MARBLE SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND IN
WETUMPKA.
0226 PM HAIL WETUMPKA 32.54N 86.20W
04/21/2005 0.50 INCH ELMORE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
MARBLE SIZE HAIL IN WETUMPKA.
0240 PM HAIL 2 S SELMA 32.39N 87.03W
04/21/2005 0.25 INCH DALLAS AL STORM CHASER
PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER JUST SOUTH OF
SELMA.
0300 PM HAIL 5 SW MONTGOMERY 32.30N 86.34W
04/21/2005 0.50 INCH MONTGOMERY AL STORM CHASER
PUBLIC REPORTED MARBLE SIZE HAIL IN THE HOPE HULL AREA.
0308 PM HAIL 5 S CLANTON 32.77N 86.62W
04/21/2005 1.75 INCH CHILTON AL COUNTY OFFICIAL
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY STATE POLICE SOUTH OF
CLANTON.
&&
JSSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 355 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ALZ040-212130- DALLAS- 355 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR DALLAS COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 350 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTY...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR THROUGH 430 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A roof was torn off a business on US 31 near Hope Hull.
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