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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 6, 1:50 PM CST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 250 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2005 .SHORT TERM...(LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY) TORNADO AND HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT ASSOCIATED FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION CINDY ARE THE MAIN CONCERNS. FOR THE SHORT TERM...USED A BLEND OF MODEL DATA...BUT SLIGHTLY LEANED TOWARDS THE GFS MODEL...SINCE IT APPEARS TO HANDLE THE LOCATION... RAINFALL AMOUNTS...AND MOISTURE WITH CINDY BEST. BEYOND TONIGHT...THE NAM MODEL APPEARS TO BE TOO WET...WHILE THE GFS MODEL APPEARS TO BE DRY. AT 230 PM CDT...TROPICAL DEPRESSION CINDY WAS LOCATED OVER CLARKE AND WILCOX COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. THE DEPRESSION WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH. RAIN WAS WIDESPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN OCCURRING SOUTH OF A TUSCALOOSA TO AUBURN LINE. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED TODAY BETWEEN DEMOPOLIS AND SELMA. BANDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG ROTATION EXTENDED SOUTHEAST OF A SELMA TO ROANOKE LINE. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE BANDS. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN ELMORE COUNTY. ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA...SURFACE TEMPERATURES RANGED AT 230 PM CDT FROM AROUND 70 DEGREES IN RAIN-COOLED AIR WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 TO THE UPPER 80S NEAR EUFAULA. SURFACE DEWPOINTS RANGED FROM THE MID 60S WEST TO THE MID 70S SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 85. THE AIR WAS VERY UNSTABLE SOUTHEAST OF A SELMA TO AUBURN LINE. FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...CINDY...OR WHAT/S LEFT OF CINDY... WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND REACH SELMA AROUND 6 PM CDT...THEN MOVE INTO GEORGIA BETWEEN HEFLIN AND LANETT AROUND MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE EAST OF A SELMA TO GADSDEN LINE...INCLUDING THE MONTGOMERY...TROY...AUBURN...AND ANNISTON AREAS...THROUGH 9 PM CDT. STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS AND VERY UNSTABLE AIR EAST OF CINDY WILL ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROTATING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE THE ATMOSPHERE COOLS AND WINDS WEAKEN AFTER SUNSET. TWO TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL 7 PM CDT. HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF CINDY WHERE TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING ROUGHLY ALONG A DEMOPOLIS TO CLANTON TO WEDOWEE LINE. CURRENT FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY MORNING FOR AREAS GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LIVINGSTON TO WEDOWEE LINE HANDLES THIS WELL...AND DO NOT PLAN ON ADJUSTING IT. MOST OF THE RAIN SHOULD MOVE OUT OF ALABAMA AND INTO GEORGIA BY 3 AM CDT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FOR NEARLY THE SAME AREAS COVERED BY THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THESE AREAS TONIGHT AS CINDY MOVES ACROSS. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT AS CINDY WEAKENS AND MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...GENERALLY EXPECT DRIER CONDITIONS AND LOWER RAIN CHANCES DURING THIS TIME FRAME. THE HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES... THUS HIGHEST MOISTURE AND BEST LIFT...WILL BE ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. KEPT MAINLY AFTERNOON/EVENING RAIN CHANCES DURING THIS TIME FRAME...GENERALLY IN THE 20 (NORTHWEST) TO 50 (SOUTHEAST) PERCENT RANGE. HEAVY RAINFALL AND SEVERE WEATHER ARE NOT EXPECTED. AS FOR TEMPERATURES...TOOK A BLEND OF MODEL DATA. THINK THE NAM/MET MODEL NUMBERS LOOK A BIT MORE ON TRACK THAN THE GFS MODEL. .LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY) THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS FROM TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE DENNIS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE LATEST NHC GUIDANCE...SIMILAR TO THE GFS MODEL...HAS HURRICANE DENNIS APPROACHING CENTRAL ALABAMA AND MAKING LANDFALL NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA MONDAY MORNING AS A MAJOR CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE. FOR NOW... WITH MUCH UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST TRACK OF DENNIS...WILL KEEP MID RANGE RAIN CHANCES SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...WHICH ARE ABOVE MEX MODEL GUIDANCE AND CLIMATOLOGY. PLAN ON KEEPING GUSTY WINDS IN THE FORECAST SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS WELL. DENNIS MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL...WIND...AND POSSIBLE TORNADO IMPACTS TO CENTRAL ALABAMA SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRACK OF DENNIS AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON CENTRAL ALABAMA. && .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION CINDY WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS EVENING AND BRING HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES TO THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. DRIER WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE DENNIS WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE THIS WEEKEND AND POSSIBLY AFFECT CENTRAL ALABAMA EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 69 82 67 90 / 100 50 30 20 ANNISTON 68 83 68 90 / 100 50 30 30 BIRMINGHAM 67 84 69 90 / 100 30 20 20 TUSCALOOSA 67 88 68 92 / 90 20 10 20 CALERA 67 86 69 90 / 100 40 20 20 AUBURN 72 86 70 89 / 90 50 30 30 MONTGOMERY 72 89 71 93 / 70 50 30 30 TROY 71 89 70 92 / 60 50 30 30 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY MORNING SUMTER TO BIBB AND SHELBY TO RANDOLPH COUNTY AND POINTS SOUTH LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE SAME AREAS INCLUDED IN THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH EXCEPT FOR SHELBY/TALLADEGA/CLAY/RANDOLPH COUNTIES. && MBS/91
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR COUNTY LOCATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
428 PM CDT WED JUL 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0357 PM TORNADO WOODLAND 33.37N 85.40W
07/06/2005 MACON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE INJURY WAS REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 199 IN THE NORTHERN
PART OF MACON COUNTY BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 37 AND
COUNTY ROAD 60 ASSOCIATED WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO.
AUTO BODY SHOP WAS DESTROYED WITH PERSON BEING THROWN OUT
OF BUILDING. CONDITION OF PERSON INJURED HAS NOT BEEN
COMPLETELY DETERMINED, BUT IT HAS BEEN PRELIMINARY
REPORTED THAT THEY RECEIVED SOME ABRASIONS.
&&
JBWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
449 PM CDT WED JUL 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0358 PM HAIL 5 SW ASHLAND 33.22N 85.89W
07/06/2005 0.75 INCH CLAY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED ON COUNTY CLUB ROAD, HALFWAY
BETWEEN ASHLAND AND LINEVILLE.
&&
JBWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
459 PM CDT WED JUL 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0458 PM FLASH FLOOD DAVISTON 33.06N 85.64W
07/06/2005 TALLAPOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING WAS REPORTED ACROSS HIGHWAY 22,WATER COVERING
THE ROAD,NEAR DAVISTON.
&&
JBWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
548 PM CDT WED JUL 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM TORNADO 5 N AUTAUGAVILLE 32.50N 86.66W
07/06/2005 AUTAUGA AL NWS STORM SURVEY
NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED THAT AN F1 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN 5
MILES NORTH OF AUTAUGAVILLE ON COUNTY ROAD 13. PATH
LENGTH WAS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE, WITH WIDTH BEING 20 TO
30 YARDS.
&&
JBWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
606 PM CDT WED JUL 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE BILLINGSLEY 32.63N 86.67W
07/06/2005 AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON COUNTY RD 19 NEAR VIDA. POSSIBLE TORNADO
0130 PM TORNADO 5 N AUTAUGAVILLE 32.50N 86.66W
07/06/2005 AUTAUGA AL NWS STORM SURVEY
NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED THAT AN F1 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN 5
MILES NORTH OF AUTAUGAVILLE ON COUNTY ROAD 13. PATH
LENGTH WAS ONE QUARTER OF A MILE, WITH WIDTH BEING 20 TO
30 YARDS.
0205 PM TSTM WND DMG SHORTER 32.40N 85.94W
07/06/2005 MACON AL PUBLIC
LIGHT SHINGLE DAMAGE AND FEW SIGNS DOWN.
0205 PM TSTM WND DMG SHORTER 32.40N 85.94W
07/06/2005 MACON AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
WINDOW DAMAGE. POSSIBLE TORNADO
0230 PM TSTM WND DMG WETUMPKA 32.54N 86.20W
07/06/2005 ELMORE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN IN TWO LOCATIONS NEAR HOGAN RD. POSSIBLE
TORNADO
0300 PM FLASH FLOOD SSE KENT 32.62N 85.95W
07/06/2005 ELMORE AL CO-OP OBSERVER
SIX INCHES OF WATER OVER AL HWY 229 NORTH OF TALLASSEE.
0310 PM TORNADO 2 W PRATTVILLE 32.46N 86.48W
07/06/2005 AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PD REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR AUTAUGA HILLS.
0336 PM TORNADO E CAMP HILL 32.80N 85.65W
07/06/2005 TALLAPOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN WAS REPORTED ON THE
TALLAPOOSA/CHAMBERS COUNTY LINE NEAR HIGHWAY 50 EAST OF
CAMP HILL.
0357 PM TORNADO 2 N SALEM 32.63N 85.24W
07/06/2005 LEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN WAS REPORTED 2 MILES NORTH OF
SALEM. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN.
0358 PM HAIL 5 SW ASHLAND 33.22N 85.89W
07/06/2005 0.75 INCH CLAY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED ON COUNTRY CLUB ROAD,
HALFWAY BETWEEN ASHLAND AND LINEVILLE.
0458 PM FLASH FLOOD DAVISTON 33.06N 85.64W
07/06/2005 TALLAPOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING WAS REPORTED ACROSS HIGHWAY 22,WATER COVERING
THE ROAD,NEAR DAVISTON.
&&
JBWSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 757 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2005 ALZ027-036-043-070600- 757 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2005 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 614... COOSA ELMORE TALLADEGA ALZ018>021-028>029-037>038-045>048-070600- 757 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2005 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN IN TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 614... BULLOCK CALHOUN CHAMBERS CHEROKEE CLAY CLEBURNE ETOWAH LEE MACON RANDOLPH RUSSELL TALLAPOOSA
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:18 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down countywide. Some of the communities that reported wind damage include Cragford, Lineville, and Delta.
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