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 Jan 13, 2:44 AM CST, 12 hours 11 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 244 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND EXIT THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. && .SHORT TERM...WILL STAY CLOSE TO THE TIMING OF THE GFS THIS FORECAST. EXPECT COLD FRONT TO ENTER THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING AND MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA...EXITING THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS LATER TONIGHT. IMPRESSIVE LOW LEVEL JET 50 TO 60 KNOTS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. LATEST RADAR INDICATES LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE MS RIVER. GIVEN THE IMPRESSIVE LOW LEVEL JET...DEWPOINTS IN THE 60S...STRONG UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION AND FORECAST LIFTED INDICES MINUS 1 TO MINUS 2 AND TOTAL TOTALS AROUND 50...SPC HAS ENTIRE AREA OUT-LOOKED FOR SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS. WILL INCLUDE SEVERE WORDING IN THE FORECAST FOR TODAY AND SAY WIDESPREAD SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ALL SECTIONS. ALSO GIVEN THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL ISSUE A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL SECTIONS. LATER TONIGHT...FRONT WILL BE SHIFTING TO OUR EAST AND RAIN WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. HIGHEST POPS WILL BE IN THE EAST AND THEN WILL TAPER POPS DOWNWARD AFTER MIDNIGHT. FRIDAY...MUCH DRIER...COOLER AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA AND WILL INDICATE A GRADUAL CLEARING TREND WITH NO POPS IN THE FORECAST. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA AT THE SURFACE AND SOME HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL SHIFT FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA IN THE FORM OF SOME HIGH CLOUDS. TEMPERATURES REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL READINGS. && .LONG TERM(MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)....UPPER FLOW BECOMES MORE WEST TO NORTHWEST AND ALLOWS A SECONDARY SURGE OF COLDER AIR ON TUESDAY. OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH SOME PASSING MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 67 40 49 30 55 / 100 80 00 00 ANNISTON 68 41 51 31 55 / 100 90 00 00 BIRMINGHAM 68 40 51 30 54 / 100 70 00 00 TUSCALOOSA 68 40 51 30 54 / 100 50 00 00 CALERA 68 40 51 30 53 / 100 70 00 00 AUBURN 70 47 55 33 56 / 100 90 05 00 MONTGOMERY 71 45 55 32 59 / 100 90 05 00 TROY 71 48 55 34 58 / 100 90 05 00 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL SECTIONS TODAY. && 50
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 140 PM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-141330- 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- 140 PM CST THU JAN 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...(THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT). THE REMNANTS OF A STRONG SQUALL LINE WILL BEGIN TO EXIT THE STATE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 35 TO 45 WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY). NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. ...SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL NEED TO ACTIVATE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1250 PM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ALZ021-131915- CLEBURNE- 1250 PM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR CLEBURNE COUNTY UNTIL 115 PM CST... ...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... AT 1246 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF HEFLIN TO 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HEFLIN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR HEFLIN...RANBURNE...PINEY WOODS...FRUITHURST...BORDEN SPRINGS AND EDWARDSVILLE THROUGH 115 PM 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 1255 PM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ALZ037-132000- TALLAPOOSA- 1255 PM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR TALLAPOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM CST... ...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... AT 1250 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 11 MILES WEST OF GOLDVILLE TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARNESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR ALEXANDER CITY...BARNESVILLE...JACKSONS GAP...GOLDVILLE... DADEVILLE...NEW SITE...CAMP HILL AND DAVISTON THROUGH 200 PM 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 124 PM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ALZ033>036-040>042-132201- 124 PM CST THU JAN 13 2005 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 11... AUTAUGA BIBB CHILTON COOSA DALLAS LOWNDES PERRY ALZ028>029-037>038-043>050-132201- 124 PM CST THU JAN 13 2005 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN IN TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 11... BARBOUR BULLOCK CHAMBERS CLAY ELMORE LEE MACON MONTGOMERY PIKE RANDOLPH RUSSELL TALLAPOOSA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 134 PM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ALZ029-038-132030- CHAMBERS-RANDOLPH- 134 PM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR CHAMBERS AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CST... ...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... AT 130 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM CORINTH TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR CORINTH...WEDOWEE...WADLEY...NEWELL...WOODLAND...MILLTOWN...ROANOKE AND STROUD THROUGH 230 PM 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 200 PM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ALZ028>029-033>038-040>050-132010- 200 PM CST THU JAN 13 2005 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 11... AUTAUGA BARBOUR BIBB BULLOCK CHAMBERS CHILTON CLAY COOSA DALLAS ELMORE LEE LOWNDES MACON MONTGOMERY PERRY PIKE RANDOLPH RUSSELL TALLAPOOSA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 237 PM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ALZ047-048-132130- LEE-RUSSELL- 237 PM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR RUSSELL AND LEE COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CST... ...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... AT 231 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 15 MILES WEST OF SALEM TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HURTSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR HURTSBORO...SALEM...SEALE...SMITHS STATION...LADONIA...HOLY TRINITY AND FORT MITCHELL THROUGH 330 PM 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.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down in and around Marvyn. A few large tree limbs were blown down onto a house in Smiths Station causing minor roof damage. A few additional trees were blown down throughout the remainder of the county.
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