1 flash flood, 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 27, 2:08 PM CST, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 308 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005 .DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS BREAKING DOWN...AS COLD FRONT EDGES EASTWARD. NICE LINE OF STORMS HAS FIRED UP ALONG/AHEAD OF THE FRONT FROM NORTH MS ALL THE WAY UP TO PA/NY. STORMS ALSO FIRING UP IN CENTRAL AL...DRIVEN BY AFTERNOON HEATING. EXPECT FRONT AND ATTENDENT CONVECTION TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SLOW EASTWARD PROGRESS TONIGHT...WHILE DIURNAL CONVECTION DECREASES IN COVERAGE AFTER SUNSET. WILL KEEP HIGHEST POPS TONIGHT (LIKELY) IN THE NORTHWESTERN ZONES...WHERE THE AIRMASS HAS BEEN UNDISTURBED BY CONVECTION SO FAR AND FRONTAL STORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD. FRONT IS FORECAST TO STALL AND WASH OUT ACROSS THE AREA BY SATURDAY. MODELS THEN INDICATE THAT UPPER TROF AXIS WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME A SEMI-PERMANENT FEATURE ACROSS THE TN VALLEY AND GULF COAST STATES THROUGH AT LEAST THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. THIS KEEPS ALABAMA IN AN AREA OF NEAR NORMAL TEMPS...AND NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE POPS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 71 90 70 87 / 50 70 50 60 ANNISTON 73 91 72 88 / 50 70 50 60 BIRMINGHAM 73 90 72 88 / 50 70 50 60 TUSCALOOSA 73 91 71 91 / 50 70 40 50 CALERA 73 91 72 89 / 50 70 50 60 AUBURN 72 93 70 90 / 20 50 50 60 MONTGOMERY 74 94 74 91 / 40 60 40 60 TROY 73 93 72 89 / 20 50 40 60 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. && 61
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 602 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-282300- 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- 602 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...(TONIGHT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. A FEW STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND SOME HAIL. IN ADDITION SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL: BIRMINGHAM...MODERATE. MONTGOMERY...MODERATE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY). STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN HAZARDS WITH THIS SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE REQUIRED THIS EVENING ACROSS THE AREA AND PERHAPS ON THURSDAY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 451 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005 ALZ017-272230- BLOUNT- 451 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR BLOUNT COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 445 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER BLOUNTSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR BLOUNTSVILLE... CLEVELAND...SUSAN MOORE AND SUMMIT THROUGH 530 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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
516 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0454 PM HAIL BLOUNTSVILLE 34.08N 86.59W
07/27/2005 0.50 INCH BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY POLICE OFFICER IN
BLOUNTSVILLE.
&&
JSSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 530 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005 ALZ017-272315- BLOUNT- 530 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR BLOUNT COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 526 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER ONEONTA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR SUSAN MOORE...ROSA... ONEONTA AND ALLGOOD THROUGH 615 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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
623 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0620 PM FLASH FLOOD ONEONTA 33.95N 86.47W
07/27/2005 BLOUNT AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE FOOT OF WATER COVERING THE AREA AT AND AROUND THE
INTERSECTION OF HWYS 75 AND 231. SEVERAL BUSINESSES ARE
TAKING ON WATER, INCLUDING A NURSING HOME, AUTO SHOP, AND
GROCERY STORE.
&&
JSSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 646 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005 ALZ020-280015- CHEROKEE- 646 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 643 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER CEDAR BLUFF...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR SAND ROCK...CEDAR BLUFF...GAYLESVILLE AND BLANCHE THROUGH 715 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. IN ADDITION...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 658 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005 ALZ015-280030- WALKER- 658 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN WALKER COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 653 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER CORDOVA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR PARRISH... GOODSPRINGS...CORDOVA AND SIPSEY THROUGH 730 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. IN ADDITION...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:01 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Meighan Boulevard in Gadsden was flooded and was temporarily impassable. Several other roadways across central Etowah County were flooded and subsequently closed. The Attalla City Park was flooded.
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