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 Mar 26, 7:37 PM CST, 7 hours 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 737 PM CST SAT MAR 26 2005 .SHORT TERM...SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT...AND CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE. AT 730 PM CST...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ROUGHLY SOUTH OF A FAYETTE TO ALABASTER TO ROANOKE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER MARENGO COUNTY. A WARM FRONT STRETCHED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FROM AROUND GEIGER TO BILLINGSLEY TO AUBURN AND WAS MOVING NORTH. SURFACE TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM THE MID 60S IN RAIN COOLED AIR SOUTH TO THE MID 70S AROUND BIRMINGHAM. A LARGE CONTRAST IN DEWPOINTS WAS OBSERVED FROM THE MID 40S NORTH OF THE FRONT TO THE MID 60S SOUTH. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST ROUGHLY FROM DEMOPOLIS TO LAFAYETTE AND POINTS SOUTH INCLUDING THE MONTGOMERY...AUBURN... AND TROY AREAS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA THE INCLUDING BIRMINGHAM... TUSCALOOSA...AND ANNISTON AREAS UNTIL 9 PM CST. WHEN THESE WATCHES EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST...A NEW TORNADO WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. AS FOR THIS EVENING...THE WARM FRONT AND ASSOCIATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN HAZARDS NORTH OF THE FRONT...AND TORNADOES POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT. THINK THE DEMOPOLIS...SELMA... MONTGOMERY...TROY...AND AUBURN AREAS WILL HAVE A HIGHER RISK FOR TORNADOES WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS THIS EVENING...WHILE TUSCALOOSA...BIRMINGHAM...AND ANNISTON MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND WINDS... MID LEVEL DRYING...AND THE APPROACH OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER... BELIEVE THE RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL INCREASE ALL ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. ON SUNDAY...THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT MAY DIMINISH A BIT DURING THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE REFIRING AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS ALONG A COLD FRONT AS DAYTIME HEATING AND SUNSHINE WILL MAKE THE ATMOSPHERE VERY UNSTABLE. EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY. PERSONS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA ARE URGED TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND OTHERS FROM SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ALSO...PERSONS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND UPDATES BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA REGARDING THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENT. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && MBS/91
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
1130 PM CST SAT MAR 26 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 PM HAIL 4 S YORK 32.43N 88.29W
03/26/2005 1.00 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR SILOAM
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NWS-STAFFSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1252 AM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ALZ047-048-270730- LEE-RUSSELL- 1252 AM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR RUSSELL AND LEE COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM CST... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 1247 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF SEALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 45 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR SEALE...LADONIA... FORT MITCHELL AND PHENIX CITY THROUGH 130 AM 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. ANOTHER THREAT IS STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THESE WINDS CAN BREAK OFF SMALL TREE LIMBS...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 109 AM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ALZ011>015-017>018-020-022>024-026-270803- 109 AM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 92... BLOUNT CHEROKEE ETOWAH FAYETTE JEFFERSON LAMAR MARION PICKENS ST. CLAIR TUSCALOOSA WALKER WINSTON ALZ019-021-025-027>050-270803- 109 AM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN IN TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 92... AUTAUGA BARBOUR BIBB BULLOCK CALHOUN CHAMBERS CHILTON CLAY CLEBURNE COOSA DALLAS ELMORE GREENE HALE LEE LOWNDES MACON MARENGO MONTGOMERY PERRY PIKE RANDOLPH RUSSELL SHELBY SUMTER TALLADEGA TALLAPOOSA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 125 AM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ALZ036-270800- COOSA- 125 AM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR COOSA COUNTY UNTIL 200 AM CST... ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 120 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES WEST OF ROCKFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR WEOGUFKA... ROCKFORD...STEWARTVILLE...KELLYTON AND GOODWATER THROUGH 200 AM 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 153 AM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ALZ019-021-025-027-030>035-039-270853- 153 AM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 92... BIBB CALHOUN CHILTON CLEBURNE GREENE HALE MARENGO PERRY SHELBY SUMTER TALLADEGA ALZ028>029-036>038-040>050-270853- 153 AM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN IN TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 92... AUTAUGA BARBOUR BULLOCK CHAMBERS CLAY COOSA DALLAS ELMORE LEE LOWNDES MACON MONTGOMERY PIKE RANDOLPH RUSSELL TALLAPOOSA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 216 AM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ALZ048-050-270900- BARBOUR-RUSSELL- 216 AM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR BARBOUR AND RUSSELL COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CST... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 216 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF BATESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR BATESVILLE... GLENVILLE...PITTSVIEW AND SEALE THROUGH 300 AM 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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Doppler radar estimated three hour rainfall up to 4 inches across Russell County, with 24 hour amounts up to 6 inches. This heavy rain caused several roads in Phenix city to become flooded and temporarily impassable. Several roads were closed. Some evacuations occurred in low lying areas.
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