1 funnel cloud, 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 Jul 10, 3:00 PM CST, 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 400 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005 ...DISCUSSION... VERY ACTIVE NIGHT ANTICIPATED ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DENNIS TRACKS THROUGH THE AREA. DENNIS HAS MADE LANDFALL BETWEEN GULF BREEZE AND NAVARRE IN THE WESTERN TIP OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. DENNIS IS CURRENTLY TAKING A LITTLE JOG TO THE NORTH- NORTHWEST RATHER THAN STRAIGHT NORTHWEST. THIS MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE CONDITIONS THAT WILL BE EXPERIENCED ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE MORE DENNIS TRACKS NORTH...THE MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT DENNIS WILL HAVE ON THE AREA. CURRENTLY...FEEL PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH THE CURRENT INLAND HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS IN EFFECT BUT WILL RE-VISIT THESE AFTER THE NHC 21Z OFFICIAL TRACK IS ISSUED. AS FAR AS CENTRAL ALABAMA...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 KNOTS HAVE BEEN FELT IN MGM ALREADY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTS WILL ONLY INCREASE AS THE NIGHT GOES ON. STILL FEEL CONFIDENT THAT AREAS ACROSS MARENGO...SUMTER...DALLAS...GREENE...HALE...AND PERRY COUNTIES WILL RECEIVE THE FULL BRUNT OF DENNIS. BESIDES WINDS...ANOTHER MAIN CONCERN WILL BE FLOODING. SO FAR RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE BEEN ON THE LIGHT SIDE...BUT EXPECT THIS TO RAPIDLY CHANGE AS THE EVENING GOES ON. WILL LIKELY SEE NUMEROUS FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND WE WILL SEE RIVER FLOODING THROUGH MUCH OF THE WORK WEEK. TONIGHT WOULD BE A GREAT NIGHT TO STAY AT HOME AND SIT TIGHT. DENNIS WILL BE EXITING THE AREA ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND BELIEVE MOST OF THE WEATHER WILL END BY LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN SOMEWHAT AS IT CROSSES ACROSS THE STATE. AFTER DENNIS...THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMALS. AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY AS A BERMUDA RIDGE BUILDS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 69 79 70 90 / 100 100 60 50 ANNISTON 69 81 70 90 / 100 100 60 40 BIRMINGHAM 71 79 72 89 / 100 100 70 50 TUSCALOOSA 72 79 73 89 / 100 100 60 50 CALERA 70 81 71 91 / 100 100 60 40 AUBURN 70 85 71 90 / 100 80 40 40 MONTGOMERY 71 84 72 92 / 100 80 30 40 TROY 72 85 73 91 / 100 70 30 40 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... INLAND HURRICANE WARNING THRU NOON MONDAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REFORM...TUSCALOOSA...CLANTON...MONTGOMERY...AND TROY. INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING THRU NOON MONDAY NORTH OF A LINE FROM VERNON...JASPER...BIRMINGHAM...ROCKFORD...TUSKEGEE...AND EUFAULA. .FLASH FLOOD WATCH ALL COUNTIES THIS AFETRNOON THRU NOON MONDAY. && KH/99
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 152 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-111130- 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- 152 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...(THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT). HURRICANE DENNIS WILL BRING HIGH WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND A CHANCE OF TORNADOES INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH TONIGHT. PLEASE CONSULT THE LATEST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENTS FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL: BIRMINGHAM...LOW. MONTGOMERY...LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY). HURRICANE DENNIS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN MISSISSIPPI ON MONDAY. AS DENNIS WEAKENS INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...HIGH WINDS... VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. RIVER FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY AS RECENT RAINS IN ADDITION TO FORECAST RAINFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL PUT SEVERAL RIVERS NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. 61
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:14 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Several reports of funnel clouds were received from all around Autauga County.
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