1 funnel cloud, 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 Mar 13, 3:05 PM CST, 5 hours 27 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 305 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT) MAIN QUESTIONS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL BE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE POTENTIAL...MAIN THREAT BEING HAIL. PLENTY OF INSTABILITY ACROSS THE AREA AND MOISTURE IS INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON. MAIN FORCING IS COMING FROM HEATING, AND SFC FRONT TO OUR NORTH. FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT AND THEN PUSHING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. LLJ ALSO PICKS UP ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA BETWEEN 00Z AND 06Z. AFTER 06Z JET MAX BEGINS SHIFTING EAST OF CWA AND MOST OF THE FORCING BREAKS DOWN. WITH THUNDERSTORMS ALREADY DEVELOPING IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...WILL HAVE TO ADJUST POPS FROM CATEGORICAL ACROSS THE NORTH AND CENTRAL TO CHANCE SOUTH. BEST CHANCE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS APPEARS TO BE OVER WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS EVENING. NEXT PROBLEM IS TEMPERATURES. ETA IS REALLY SLOW IN BRINGING THIS FRONT DOWN AND DOESNT PUSH IT THROUGH OUR AREA UNTIL TOMORROW. MORNING LOWS COULD RANGE FROM 40 IN THE NORTHWEST TO LOW 60S IN SOUTHEAST. WILL HAVE TO STAY CLOSE TO GUIDANCE. MONDAY HIGHS RANGE FROM THE MID 50S NORTH TO UPPER 60S SOUTH. .LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)... RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY BETWEEN MEDIUM RANGE MODELS HAS A LOT TO BE DESIRED...BUT SOLUTIONS AMONG THE GROUP ARE NOTHING WE HAVE NOT SEEN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. SPLIT FLOW PATTERN AND LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST WILL PLAY HAVOC WITH TIMING AND STRENGTH OF EJECTING SHORT WAVE TROUGHS COMING OUT OF THE WEST. ECMWF AND GFS DIVERGE THURSDAY/FRIDAY ON PROGRESSION/DAMPENING OF SAID LONG WAVE TROUGH AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN US AND TRANSITIONS BACK TO ZONAL FLOW. WILL GENERALLY ACCEPT HPC SOLUTION OF SURFACE FRONTAL POSITIONS DAY 3 THROUGH 7. MODELS HAVE ADVERTISED TRIPLE POINT COMING ACROSS ALABAMA FOR THE LAST SEVERAL RUNS...BUT HOW FAR NORTH INTO OUR CWA WAS THE QUESTION. ALREADY HAVE COMPLEX SYSTEM MOVING INTO OUR SOUTHERN CWA WITH MENTION OF THUNDER TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR THE SURFACE LOW TRACK AND AFFECTING THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE AREA WITH PRECIP WATER VALUES APPROACHING 1.5 INCHES. GFS HAS ALSO SPEEDED UP THE ARRIVAL OF THIS SYSTEM THE LAST FEW RUNS AND WILL ADJUST RAIN TIMING INTO EARLIER PERIODS. GFS ENSEMBLE NUMBERS HAVE COME UP QUITE A BIT FOR THE TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY TIME FRAME SO WILL INCREASE RAIN CHANCES AREAWIDE TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT. WILL ALSO INCREASE RAIN CHANCES WEDNESDAY MAINLY EAST AND DECREASE IT A BIT WEST DUE TO UNCERTAINTY AND TIMING. WIND GRIDS NEED ADJUSTING IN THIS TIME FRAME TOO. WILL REMOVE POPS FROM THURSDAY EXCEPT FAR SOUTH WHERE UNCERTAINTY EXIST ON HOW FAR AND FAST THE FRONT PUSHES SOUTH. WILL KEEP THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTENDED DRY AT THIS TIME. ENSEMBLE GFS MOS STILL HAS HIGH DEVIATIONS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FOR TEMPERATURES AND WILL LEAN SLIGHTLY BELOW ENSEMBLE AVERAGES DUE TO CLOUDS AND RAIN THIS SEGMENT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 48 56 40 55 / 90 20 10 60 ANNISTON 48 57 41 56 / 90 20 10 60 BIRMINGHAM 48 57 38 57 / 90 20 10 70 TUSCALOOSA 48 58 39 57 / 90 20 10 70 CALERA 48 58 40 58 / 90 20 10 70 AUBURN 55 66 51 61 / 50 40 20 70 MONTGOMERY 55 65 50 61 / 50 40 20 70 TROY 58 67 51 62 / 40 50 30 70 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 88/75
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 323 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-141330- 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- 323 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...(THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT). A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL VERY SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH NORTHWEST ALABAMA THIS EVENING. A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WAS LOCATED SOUTH OF THE COLD FRONT AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGH THIS EVENING. MOISTURE IS FAIRLY LIMITED...BUT THERE IS ENOUGH TO PRODUCE STORMS. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE. THE STORMS WILL BE WEAKENING BY MID EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY). NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL BE NECESSARY THROUGH THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 657 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 ALZ015-140130- WALKER- 657 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR WALKER COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CST... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 653 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER PARRISH...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR PARRISH...JASPER... GOODSPRINGS...CORDOVA...DORA AND SIPSEY THROUGH 730 PM CST. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. 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 709 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 ALZ017-140200- BLOUNT- 709 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR BLOUNT COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM CST... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... AT 706 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 13 MILES WEST OF BLOUNTSVILLE TO SMOKE RISE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR SMOKE RISE...HAYDEN...COUNTY LINE...NECTAR...LOCUST FORK...BLOUNTSVILLE... SUMMIT AND ROSA THROUGH 800 PM CST. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
712 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0709 PM HAIL FOSTERS 33.09N 87.62W
03/13/2005 1.75 INCH TUSCALOOSA AL TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN FOSTERS.
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JSSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 716 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 ALZ024-140145- JEFFERSON- 716 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM CST... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 715 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF WARRIOR...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR WEST JEFFERSON... GRAYSVILLE...MORRIS...KIMBERLY...GARDENDALE...FULTONDALE...WARRIOR AND TRAFFORD THROUGH 745 PM CST. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. 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 724 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 ALZ018-020-140200- CHEROKEE-ETOWAH- 724 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR ETOWAH AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CST... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 719 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER KEENER...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR SAND ROCK...REECE CITY...KEENER...LEESBURG...BALL FLAT...POPE...CENTRE AND CEDAR BLUFF THROUGH 800 PM CST. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
805 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0713 PM HAIL FOSTERS 33.09N 87.62W
03/13/2005 1.00 INCH TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING
INTERSTATES 20/59 NEAR EXIT 62.
0739 PM HAIL 5 W NORTHPORT 33.24N 87.68W
03/13/2005 0.75 INCH TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY.
0739 PM HAIL DUNCANVILLE 33.06N 87.41W
03/13/2005 0.75 INCH TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE DUNCANVILLE AREA.
0740 PM TSTM WND DMG LOCUST FORK 33.90N 86.62W
03/13/2005 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW TREES DOWN NEAR LOCUST FORK.
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JSSThe Birmingham radar (KBMX), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:30 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
A funnel cloud and associated wall cloud were reported between Ohatchee and Alexandria.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, March 2005
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5444791.