1 hail, 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 Mar 26, 2:57 PM CST, 4 hours 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 257 PM CST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENT TONIGHT AND TOMORROW... .DISCUSSION... OKAY...THIS WILL BE SHORT AND SWEET AS WE ARE GETTING ON THE BUSY SIDE. NOT MANY CHANGES MADE TO THE CURRENT FORECAST OTHER THAN TO CONTINUE DEFINITE RAIN FURTHER WEST AND NORTH TOMORROW. ALSO TWEAKED TEMPS A DEGREE OR TWO HERE AND THERE. AS WE HAVE BEEN MENTIONING FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENT EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THE WARM FRONT IS MOVING NORTH OF THE COAST AT 21Z. HAVE HAD SOME LONG LIVED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ALONG AND NORTH OF THIS FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THE MAIN COLD FRONT MOVES TOWARD THE AREA. EXPECT THE WORST OF THE WEATHER TO OCCUR DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. SPC HAS THE HATCHED AREA OVER THE AREA WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LONG TRACKED TORNADOES. PLEASE KEEP THIS IN MIND WHEN PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. DAY2 OF THE SWODY2 HAS MOVED THE MODERATE RISK AREA WESTWARD TO AROUND I-65. THIS IS MAINLY FOR THE ON GOING CONVECTION IN THE MORNING. REDEVELOPMENT IS STILL EXPECTED TOMORROW EVENING DUE TO EXPECTED HEATING TOMORROW AFTERNOON...DRY AIR AT THE MID LEVELS AND LIFT FROM THE MAIN LOW AS IT MOVES CLOSER. THIS SHOULD DIE DOWN AFTER SUNSET. THE MAIN THREAT IS HAIL...BUT SUPERSELLS ARE POSSIBLE. AFTER THIS SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA ON MONDAY THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL AFFECT ALABAMA AROUND FRIDAY. SORRY THIS IS A BIT LATE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 58 74 50 59 / 100 80 80 10 ANNISTON 59 75 49 60 / 100 80 80 10 BIRMINGHAM 62 76 49 63 / 100 80 60 10 TUSCALOOSA 61 76 50 65 / 100 70 30 10 CALERA 61 76 49 64 / 100 80 60 10 AUBURN 61 79 50 63 / 100 80 30 10 MONTGOMERY 63 80 51 65 / 100 80 20 10 TROY 63 80 51 64 / 100 80 20 10 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 80/80
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 627 PM CST SAT MAR 26 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-280027- 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- 627 PM CST SAT MAR 26 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...(TONIGHT). THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NEARLY ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY SUNDAY... THIS EVENING...NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTH AND OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT. THE STORMS WILL REACH A TUSCALOOSA TO AUBURN LINE AROUND 700 TO 730 PM CST...THE BIRMINGHAM AREA 800 TO 830 PM CST...THEN A DOUBLE SPRINGS TO ANNISTON LINE AROUND 9 PM CST. THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THIS ROUND OF STORMS IS LARGE HAIL...THOUGH DAMAGING WINDS AND PERHAPS A TORNADO OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. AFTER 9 PM CST...THE RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL INCREASE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA...FROM SOUTH TO NORTH...AS LOW LEVEL WINDS AND MOISTURE INCREASE. AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A EUTAW TO MONTGOMERY TO EUFAULA LINE WILL HAVE A HIGHER RISK FOR TORNADOES AFTER 9 PM CST. THIS RISK WILL MOVE NORTH AND REACH THE BIRMINGHAM AND ANNISTON AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BESIDES TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA ARE URGED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND OTHERS...AND LISTEN CLOSELY TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES REGARDING THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY). SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. ON SUNDAY...TWO PERIODS OF SEVERE WEATHER ARE EXPECTED...ONE DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS...FOLLOWED BY ADDITIONAL STORMS...AS THE AIR DESTABILIZES...DURING THE AFTERNOON. STORMS DURING THE MORNING HOURS WILL BE MAINLY CONFINED TO EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE ENTIRE AREA WILL MAY BE AFFECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ALTHOUGH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN HAZARDS...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. BEYOND SUNDAY...BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK...ANOTHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY... WHICH SOME MAY BE STRONG ON FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. MBS/91
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
427 PM SAT MAR 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
205 PM HAIL 9 NNE CLAYTON 32.03N 85.41W
03/26/2005 1.75 BARBOUR AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
NEAR GREENS CROSSROADS, US82
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NWS-STAFFSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 450 PM CST SAT MAR 26 2005 ALZ040-262330- DALLAS- 450 PM CST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR DALLAS COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CST... ...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 445 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER ORRVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR ORRVILLE...MARION JUNCTION AND SELMA THROUGH 530 PM CST.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
529 PM CST SAT MAR 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
512 PM HAIL 6 E CLAYTON 31.90N 85.35W
03/26/2005 1.75 BARBOUR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PLEASANT HILL, RICHARDS CROSSROADS VCNTY
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NWS-STAFFSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 547 PM CST SAT MAR 26 2005 ALZ042-270030- LOWNDES- 547 PM CST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR LOWNDES COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM CST... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... ...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 544 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER BRAGGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR BRAGGS...MOSSES... WHITE HALL AND LOWNDESBORO THROUGH 630 PM CST.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
630 PM CST SAT MAR 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
520 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 NW EUFAULA 31.92N 85.16W
03/26/2005 BARBOUR AL PUBLIC
621 PM HAIL 14 S PHENIX CITY 32.23N 84.98W
03/26/2005 1.25 RUSSELL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NEAR FORT MITCHELL HIWAY 165
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NWS-STAFFSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 634 PM CST SAT MAR 26 2005 ALZ045-046-270100- BULLOCK-MACON- 634 PM CST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR BULLOCK AND MACON COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CST... ...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... AT 631 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM FITZPATRICK TO 15 MILES EAST OF FORT DAVIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR FORT DAVIS...FITZPATRICK...HARDAWAY...TUSKEGEE AND NOTASULGA THROUGH 700 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.
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 158 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:10 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Dime to penny size hail briefly covered the ground around Sweetwater. The hail was observed to near the Magnolia community.
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