Hail in Alabama, April 6, 2005

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1226 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005

.UPDATE...NEW ZONES HAVE BEEN SENT TO ADJUST POPS AND CLEAN UP
WORDING. ALSO ADDED GUSTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND ADJUSTED DAYTIME
HIGHS. AS FAR AS THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS...IT LOOKS LIKE THE
BEST CHANCE RIGHT NOW LIES IN OUR SOUTHERN ZONES WHERE THE BEST
INSTABILITY LIES. HOWEVER...HEAVY RAIN COULD OCCUR ANYWHERE IN OUR
CWA WHICH COULD CAUSE FLOODING. THEREFORE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR GRIDS USERS...UNFORTUNATELY THE GRIDS WILL NOT BE
AVAILABLE ON THE WEB. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SERVER PROBLEM THAT IS
NOT ALLOWING THE GRIDS TO GO OUT INTO THE WORLD. THIS MEANS THAT
THE POINT AND CLICK FORECAST WILL NOT BE UPDATED...SO PLEASE REFER
TO THE OUR ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR UPDATES UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE.

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.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT
FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA.
TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA.

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10/ARM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
130 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005

ALZ011>015-017>050-071230-
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-
130 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...(THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT).

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FORECAST
AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IS GREATEST
OVER SOUTH ALABAMA...WHILE THE THREAT OF HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IS
GREATEST OVER SOUTH AND WEST ALABAMA THROUGH TONIGHT.

THERE IS ALSO A RISK OF HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH TONIGHT.  SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST ALABAMA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL SPREAD
SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE.  A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA.  MINOR RIVER FLOODING WILL ALSO CONTINUE ON THE
LOWER ALABAMA RIVER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY).

A DEEP UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA ON
THURSDAY. THE AIRMASS WILL BE UNSTABLE ENOUGH ACROSS THE EASTERN
COUNTIES FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW SEVERE STORMS...WITH THE MAIN
THREAT BEING LARGE HAIL.

RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  FLOODING LEVELS
WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY AND THURSDAY.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
252 PM CDT WED APR 06 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0212 PM     HAIL             4 ESE EUTAW             32.82N 87.83W
04/06/2005  0.75 INCH        GREENE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PENNY SIZE HAIL FROM EUTAW TO THE WARRIOR RIVER.

0212 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EUTAW                   32.84N 87.89W
04/06/2005                   GREENE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES REPORTED DOWN IN EUTAW.

0213 PM     HAIL             8 SW AKRON              32.79N 87.84W
04/06/2005  0.75 INCH        GREENE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED 8 MILES SW OF AKRON.

0226 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     4 SW MOUNDVILLE         32.96N 87.68W
04/06/2005                   HALE               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTING 4 MILES SW OF MOUNDVILLE REPORTED
            BY MEDIA.

0226 PM     HAIL             4 SW MOUNDVILLE         32.96N 87.68W
04/06/2005  0.88 INCH        HALE               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED 4 MILES SW OF MOUNDVILLE
            REPORTED BY MEDIA.

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JSS