1 flash flood, 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 Jul 14, 10:00 AM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1100 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2005 .UPDATED... CONVECTION IS INCREASING RAPIDLY ACROSS SOUTH ALABAMA LATE THIS MORNING. THERE APPEARS TO BE TWO AREAS THAT WILL BE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY. THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY IS SAME BOUNDARY THAT PRODUCED THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA YESTERDAY...IT HAS JUST MOVED FARTHER SOUTH. RAIN CHANCES IN THE CATEGORICAL RANGE LOOK RIGHT ON TARGET FOR THIS AREA BASED ON CURRENT COVERAGE. VORT LOBE ASSOCIATED WITH DENNIS IS LOCATED ALONG THE ALABAMA/TENNESSEE BORDER. THIS FEATURE WILL LIKELY BE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON FOR AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. SMALLEST RAIN CHANCES FOR THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN AN AREA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 85/HIGHWAY 80. EXPECT WARMER TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHERN COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO MORE SUNSHINE AND CONVECTION DEVELOPING LATER IN THE DAY AND WILL RAISE TEMPERATURES NORTH AND LOWER SLIGHTLY SOUTH. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 58/ROSE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 144 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-151845- 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- 144 PM CDT THU JUL 14 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 NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 85. WITH THE ATMOSPHERE STILL VERY TROPICAL...LOCALIZED HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE. SOME SPOTS WILL RECEIVE IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORMS. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MILES PER HOUR DUE TO WET MICROBURST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. MINOR RIVER FLOODING...DUE TO RAINFALL OVER THE WEEKEND ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE DENNIS...WILL CONTINUE IN A FEW LOCATIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL: BIRMINGHAM...HIGH. MONTGOMERY...HIGH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY). MINOR RIVER FLOODING...DUE TO RAINFALL OVER THE WEEKEND ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE DENNIS...WILL CONTINUE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. RIVER LEVELS AT ALL LOCATIONS SHOULD BE BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. WITH THE ATMOSPHERE STILL VERY TROPICAL...LOCALIZED HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE. SOME SPOTS WILL RECEIVE UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. PATCHY FOG IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ISOLATED LOCATIONS WILL SEE VISIBILITIES DROP TO AROUND 1/2 OF A MILE. THE FOG WILL GRADUALLY BURN OFF AFTER SUNRISE. BEYOND FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LINHARES
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1200 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2005 ALZ045-046-141745- BULLOCK-MACON- 1200 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MACON COUNTY AND BULLOCK COUNTY UNTIL 1245 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 1157 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER FITZPATRICK...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR HARDAWAY... FITZPATRICK...UNION SPRINGS AND FORT DAVIS THROUGH 1245 PM CDT. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW. IF LIGHTNING IS OBSERVED... WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST LIGHTNING FLASH OR THUNDER BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH CAN BREAK OFF SMALL TREE LIMBS...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS... FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS...RISING WATER ALONG CREEKS...AND UNDERPASSES WITH STANDING WATER ARE POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1247 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2005 ALZ049-141830- PIKE- 1247 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR PIKE COUNTY UNTIL 130 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 1241 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER GOSHEN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR GOSHEN AND BRUNDIDGE THROUGH 130 PM CDT. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW. IF LIGHTNING IS OBSERVED... WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST LIGHTNING FLASH OR THUNDER BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN BREAK OFF SMALL TREE LIMBS...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS... FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS...RISING WATER ALONG CREEKS...AND UNDERPASSES WITH STANDING WATER ARE POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. 92/JSS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 142 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2005 ALZ041-043-141930- AUTAUGA-ELMORE- 142 PM CDT THU JUL 14 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR AUTAUGA AND ELMORE COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 141 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER MILLBROOK...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR MILLBROOK...PRATTVILLE...COOSA RIVER...COOSADA AND WETUMPKA THROUGH 230 PM CDT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN BREAK OFF SMALL TREE LIMBS...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS... FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS...RISING WATER ALONG CREEKS...AND UNDERPASSES WITH STANDING WATER ARE POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. 92/JSS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain caused several roads to become covered with water in Goshen. The roads were temporarily impassable.
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