1 lightning, 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 Jun 16, 1:28 PM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 228 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY) NO MAJOR WEATHER CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE SHORT TERM. THE ONLY CHALLENGE IS TO DETERMINE IF LOW RAIN CHANCES ARE WARRANTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MODELS IN THE SHORT TERM ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT. SLIGHTLY PREFER THE GFS MODEL FOR ITS BETTER CONSISTENCY AND HANDLING OF MOISTURE...LIFT... TEMPERATURES...AND WEATHER FEATURES. AT 215 PM CDT...WARM...DRY...AND LESS HUMID WEATHER PREVAILED ACROSS ALABAMA. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WERE GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S...A FEW DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME. SURFACE DEWPOINTS WERE LOWER...ROUGHLY AROUND 60 DEGREES. THE AIR WAS STABLE. A LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE FROM AN OLD LARGE COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN ARKANSAS WAS PRODUCING LIGHT SHOWERS. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF ALABAMA TONIGHT. TONIGHT...THE LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE WILL PROVIDE GOOD LIFT AND A FAIR AMOUNT OF MID AND HIGH CLOUDS. WITH VERY DRY AIR IN THE LOWEST 12000 FEET OF THE ATMOSPHERE OR SO...NOT CONCERNED ABOUT MEASURABLE RAIN TONIGHT. STILL MAY INCLUDE SPRINKLES AREAS NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 59. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT... GENERALLY IN THE MID 60S. FRIDAY SHOULD BE ANOTHER DRY DAY. MORE CLOUDS AND DRIER AIR MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES A DEGREE OR TWO COOLER THAN TODAY...IN THE MID 80S TO LOWER 90S. PLAN ON REMOVING LOW RAIN CHANCES SOUTHWEST OF A TUSCALOOSA TO MONTGOMERY LINE AS ANY COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD STAY WEST OF ALABAMA. FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY AIR BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH WILL ALLOW FOR A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW COOL MORNING TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 60S TO WARM UP INTO THE MID 80S TO LOWER 90S WITH THE HELP OF ABUNDANT SUNSHINE. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE LOW...SO ENJOY IT. .LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY) THIS PART OF THE FORECAST REMAINS A BIT UNCERTAIN...BUT LEANING TOWARDS A DRY WEATHER PATTERN. THE MAIN QUESTIONS ARE IF MOISTURE CAN RETURN AND IF A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM/TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHEAST TO PRODUCE ENOUGH LIFT FOR RAIN. BELIEVE THE GFS MODEL HAS THE BEST HANDLE ON THE SITUATION. THINK THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM/TROUGH WILL STAY EAST OF THE AREA...ALLOWING A WEAK NORTHERLY FLOW TO BRING DRY WEATHER EARLY NEXT WEEK. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OFF THE EAST COAST BY MIDWEEK...MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY RETURN FROM THE SOUTHEAST. WITHOUT A SIGNIFICANT TRIGGER FOR LIFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE STILL IN PLACE...THINK DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL. THUS...PLAN ON REMOVING RAIN CHANCES MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WILL PUT A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY FOR TYPICAL AFTERNOON SUMMER CONVECTION AS MOISTURE GETS DEEPER. TEMPERATURES DURING THIS TIME FRAME SHOULD BE AROUND NORMAL. && .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH ALABAMA TONIGHT WILL BRING NO MORE THAN AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER. DRY WEATHER AND SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN THEN BE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 60 86 55 85 / 05 00 00 00 ANNISTON 63 86 59 87 / 05 00 00 00 BIRMINGHAM 64 86 61 86 / 05 00 00 00 TUSCALOOSA 65 89 61 90 / 05 05 00 00 CALERA 65 87 62 88 / 05 05 00 00 AUBURN 64 88 64 89 / 00 00 00 00 MONTGOMERY 66 91 63 91 / 00 05 05 00 TROY 66 91 63 90 / 00 05 05 05 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && MBS/91
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...RETRANSMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 528 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-172230- 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- 528 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...(TONIGHT). MINOR RIVER FLOODING ALONG THE LOWER TOMBIGBEE AND SUCARNOOCHE RIVERS WILL BE ENDING BY TONIGHT. SEE THE LATEST RIVER STATEMENTS (FLSBMX) FOR DETAILS. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL: BIRMINGHAM...NONE. MONTGOMERY...NONE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY). NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:15 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a home in Tuscaloosa leaving a 30 foot hole in the roof. The combination of a minor fire and water entering the home caused major damage.
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