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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 22, 2:11 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 311 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)... THE BIG STORY THIS WEEKEND WILL BE THE HEAT. WE ARE EXPECTING THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES OF THE YEAR THIS WEEKEND. ACTUALLY...IT WILL BE THE WARMEST SINCE 2002. MOS GUIDANCE IS SHOWING TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA RANGING FROM 95 TO 102...WITH THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES OCCURRING WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. IT LOOKS LIKE THE WARMEST DAY WILL BE SUNDAY. HOWEVER...AFTER LOOKING AT SOME MODEL DATA INCLUDING THE 1000-850 THICKNESS AND 850 MB TEMPERATURE...IT LOOKS LIKE MOS TEMPERATURES ARE RUNNING TOO HIGH FOR SOME REASON. I THINK MOS IS UNDERESTIMATING THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE OVER THE AREA. DEWPOINTS ACROSS THE AREA REMAIN IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. WHY IS THE LEFTOVER MOISTURE SO IMPORTANT? WELL...EVEN THOUGH WE WILL BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A HIGH PRESSURE...MOISTURE EVAPORATING FROM THE GROUND WILL HELP DEVELOP SOME CLOUDS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA WHICH WILL HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES A TAD COOLER THAN WHAT THE MODELS THINK. ALSO...IN ORDER TO GET WIDESPREAD TEMPERATURES IN THE 100S...I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST FOR AT LEAST A FEW DAYS. IN ADDITION TO THE HIGH PRESSURE...I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE A DRY PATTERN UNLIKE THE WET JULY THAT WE HAVE HAD. ACTUALLY... MORE OF A DROUGHT SITUATION WOULD BE BETTER. SO...WHAT I AM TRYING TO SAY IS THAT ALL OF THE FEATURES THAT NEED TO BE IN PLACE WILL NOT QUITE BE THERE. SO THAT IS MY REASONING BEHIND MY FORECAST AS FAR AS TEMPERATURES GO. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE AS HIGH AS MOS GUIDANCE...IT WILL STILL BE HOT. IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE...TAKE AS MANY BREAKS AS YOU NEED AND STAY HYDRATED. .LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)... HARDLY ANY CHANGES WERE DONE TO THE EXTENDED. TEMPERATURES LOOK TO GO BACK DOWN CLOSER TO NORMAL AS THE HIGH PRESSURE THAT IS BRINGING THIS HEAT MOVES EAST INTO THE ATLANTIC. AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST ALL OF NEXT WEEK. THANKS TO JAN...HUN...FFC AND MOB FOR THE COORDINATION. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 91 71 95 70 / 40 20 10 10 ANNISTON 92 72 95 73 / 50 30 10 10 BIRMINGHAM 92 73 94 74 / 40 30 10 10 TUSCALOOSA 94 74 97 74 / 40 20 10 10 CALERA 92 73 94 75 / 50 30 10 10 AUBURN 90 73 94 76 / 60 40 10 10 MONTGOMERY 93 74 96 75 / 60 50 10 10 TROY 91 74 94 74 / 70 50 20 10 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 10/ARM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 625 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-232325- 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- 625 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...(TONIGHT). ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 THROUGH 10 PM CDT. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL: BIRMINGHAM...HIGH. MONTGOMERY...LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY). HOT WEATHER WITH HEAT INDICES 105 TO 110 DEGREES IS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE MID TO UPPER 90S...WITH THE HIGHEST READINGS IN WESTERN ALABAMA. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES. IF TEMPERATURES OR HUMIDITY LEVELS GET EVEN HIGHER THAN EXPECTED...THEN HEAT INDICES COULD CLIMB ABOVE 110 DEGREES. A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 508 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005 ALZ025-222300- SHELBY- 508 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR SHELBY COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 508 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM NEAR MAYLENE. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS SLOWLY MOVING EAST AROUND 5 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR PELHAM... MONTEVALLO...HELENA...CALERA...AND ALABASTER THROUGH 600 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. 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. MINOR FLOODING FROM LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE TO THREE INCHES IS POSSIBLE AS WELL. 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. MBS/91
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 526 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005 ALZ038-047-222330- CHAMBERS-LEE- 526 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR LEE AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... ...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... AT 526 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 11 MILES EAST OF VALLEY TO 12 MILES NORTH OF LANETT...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR LANETT...VALLEY...CUSSETA...SMITHS STATION...SALEM...AND OPELIKA THROUGH 630 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. 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 ARE LIKELY FROM THESE STORMS AS WELL. THESE WINDS CAN BREAK OFF SMALL TREE LIMBS...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. MBS/91
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 552 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005 ALZ018-020-230000- CHEROKEE-ETOWAH- 552 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR ETOWAH AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT... ...WINDS 35 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... AT 552 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM BLANCHE TO 17 MILES NORTH OF SARDIS CITY...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR GADSDEN...RAINBOW CITY...BLANCHE...GAYLESVILLE...SAND ROCK... CEDAR BLUFF...LEESBURG...KEENER...SARDIS CITY...AND CENTRE THROUGH 700 PM CDT. 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. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS AS WELL. 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. MBS/91
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
607 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0544 PM TSTM WND DMG VALLEY 32.81N 85.17W
07/22/2005 CHAMBERS AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN VALLEY.
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LINHARESPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
616 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0554 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW VALLEY 32.76N 85.23W
07/22/2005 CHAMBERS AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALLEY
NEAR US 29.
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LINHARESSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 633 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005 ALZ047-230015- LEE- 633 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR LEE COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM CDT... ...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... AT 632 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR AUBURN...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR SALEM... OPELIKA...AUBURN...AND LOACHAPOKA THROUGH 715 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS 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. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS AS WELL. 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. MBS/91
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:33 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A hardware store in Gadsden along Highway 29 sustained roof damage. Several trees were blown along US Highway 431 near Glencoe.
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