1 hail, 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 Apr 22, 3:30 AM CST, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 430 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005 .SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT) HELLO WEATHER FANS. LOOKING LIKE TODAY IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE DAYS. ALREADY SEEING SOME ISOLATED STORMS FIRING ON OLD BOUNDARIES THIS MORNING. EXPECTING THAT TREND TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE DISORGANIZED STORMS. BY EARLY AFTERNOON...EVERY KIND OF SEVERE WX INDICES THAT YOU WOULD WANT WILL BE IN PLACE...SETTING THE STAGE FOR A SQUALL LINE THAT WILL TO BEGIN TO CROSS THE CWA MID TO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WERE LOOKING FOR LONG LIVED BOW-ECHOS (DERECHO?) ON THE NORTH END OF THE CWA...WHILE THE SOUTH END SHOULD SEE NOT AS LONG LIVED BOWS...HAIL AND LITTLE MORE OF A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES. OF COURSE ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ANYWHERE WITHIN THE CWA WITH THIS LINE. THANKS TO HUN...FFC...AND MOB FOR COORDINATION THIS MORNING. JONES/90 (SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY) LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE TIME TO FLIP THE SWITCH FROM COOL TO HEAT ON THE THERMOSTAT AGAIN. AS THE LOW DEEPENS AND NORTHERLY FLOW INTENSIFIES ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW...UNSEASONABLY COOL AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH TEMPS WILL BE WARM...BREEZY NORTH WINDS WILL KEEP IT FEELING A BIT COOLER. WITH CLOUDS GRADUALLY CLEAR THROUGH THE DAY...SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE ONE OF THOSE WIND BURN/SUN BURN DAYS AT THE BALL FIELD. OTHERWISE... THE MAIN ISSUE IN THIS PERIOD WILL BE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES... DIPPING INTO THE 30S BOTH NIGHTS. NOT TOO CONCERNED SATURDAY NIGHT WITH WINDS STAYING UP...BUT SUNDAY NIGHT...WINDS SHOULD GO LIGHT TO CALM...AND I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO HEAR OF ISOLATED FROST IN THE NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS NORTH AND EAST OF BIRMINGHAM. STAYED A TOUCH BELOW GUIDANCE ON HIGHS...AND ABOVE GUIDANCE ON THE LOWS...FOR NOW. .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY) STILL IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING OUT THE DETAILS OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST...BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING...LOOKS LAST NIGHT/S ZONAL FLOW COULD BE WRINKLED A BIT BY A SPOKE ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LOW. FORECAST WILL NEED SOME ADJUSTMENT...BUT MAIN FOCUS THIS PACKAGE IS IN THE SHORT TERM. DE BLOCK/81 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 79 51 60 35 / 70 90 20 0 ANNISTON 80 53 61 35 / 60 90 20 0 BIRMINGHAM 80 51 60 35 / 80 80 20 0 TUSCALOOSA 81 52 63 37 / 80 70 10 0 CALERA 81 52 61 36 / 80 80 10 0 AUBURN 81 59 64 39 / 40 90 10 0 MONTGOMERY 82 58 66 39 / 40 90 10 0 TROY 82 60 67 37 / 40 90 10 0 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 706 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-231230- 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- 706 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...(THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...SOME REACHING SEVERE LIMITS...WITH LARGE HAIL AS THE THREAT. BY LATE AFTERNOON...STORMS SHOULD BECOME MUCH MORE ORGANIZED...ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES BECOMING A MUCH GREATER THREAT. IN ADDITION TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER...HEAVY RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN BRIEF FLASH FLOODING. MANY LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY). MUCH COOLER AIR FILTERING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING SOME LIGHT FROST TO SOME NORTHERN AREAS ON SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 533 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-221700- 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- 533 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005 ...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE DEEP SOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT... AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING ANOTHER BOUT OF SEVERE WEATHER TO MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY AND TONIGHT. DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...AND THEN BECOME MORE ORGANIZED AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER TO THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THIS MORNINGS ROUND OF STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. BY LATE AFTERNOON...STORMS SHOULD BECOME MUCH MORE ORGANIZED WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES BECOMING A MUCH GREATER THREAT. IN ADDITION TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER (SEE BHMHWOBMX)... HEAVY RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN BRIEF FLASH FLOODING. MANY LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. SUMRALL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 847 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005 ALZ014-221415- WINSTON- 847 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR WINSTON COUNTY UNTIL 915 AM CDT... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 843 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF POPLAR SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR POPLAR SPRINGS AND ARLEY THROUGH 915 AM 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
921 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 AM HAIL SW DOUBLE SPRINGS 34.15N 87.40W
04/22/2005 0.50 INCH WINSTON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
MARBLE SIZED HAIL REPORTED BETWEEN DOUBLE SPRINGS AND
LINN.
0900 AM HAIL WINFIELD 33.93N 87.80W
04/22/2005 0.50 INCH MARION AL AMATEUR RADIO
DIME SIZED HAIL IN WINFIELD.
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KSUMRALLThe Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:46 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Penny size hail was reported between Jasper and Carbon Hill along US 78. A few other locationsin northern Walker County also experienced dime to penny size hail.
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