1 strong wind, 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 27, 3:20 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 320 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 .DISCUSSION...ONCE AGAIN A VERY ACTIVE WEATHER DAY. DUE TO THAT THIS WILL BE SHORT AND SLIGHTLY LATE. ROUND TWO OF SEVERE WEATHER IS OVER US. THE BEST TORNADO THREAT CONTINUES TO BE SOUTH AND EAST. AT 21Z RADARS WERE SHOWING GREAT ROTATION IN THE MONTGOMERY AREA. THE MAIN SURFACE LOW IS ROUGHLY AROUND DALLAS COUNTY WITH A COLD FRONT TRAILING TO THE SOUTHWEST. THE WARM FRONT MSAS ROUGHLY HAD IT ANALYZED NORTH OF MONTGOMERY TO AUBURN. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. AFTER SUNSET STILL EXPECT THINGS TO DIE DOWN A BIT AND BY MIDNIGHT EXPECT TO SEE JUST RAIN. SOME LIGHT RAIN WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE UPPER. ONCE THIS EVENT FINISHES UP HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD AND THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL ALABAMA STARTING ON THURSDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 47 54 38 76 / 90 50 0 0 ANNISTON 48 55 41 78 / 80 40 0 0 BIRMINGHAM 47 57 41 78 / 60 40 0 0 TUSCALOOSA 46 60 42 79 / 50 20 0 0 CALERA 47 59 41 78 / 60 30 0 0 AUBURN 49 58 42 77 / 80 10 0 0 MONTGOMERY 51 59 42 79 / 50 10 0 0 TROY 51 59 41 78 / 50 10 0 0 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TORNADO WATCH ALMOST ENTIRE AREA THOUGH 5 PM. && 80/80
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 122 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-272130- 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- 122 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...(THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT). THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NEARLY ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY. THE SECOND ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND INTO THE EVENING. THIS IS DUE TO THE RAPIDLY APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND BEING IN THE WARM SECTOR. THE MAIN THREAT ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 85 AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THIS AREA WILL BE THE MOST UNSTABLE AND HAVE THE GREATEST SHEAR. ACROSS THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA...THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED SUPERCELLS. THE RISK OF TORNADOES IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE WITH ANY SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY). 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 LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. KH/JDD
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
442 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005
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0407 PM FLASH FLOOD MONTGOMERY 32.35N 86.28W
03/27/2005 MONTGOMERY AL AMATEUR RADIO
ROADS CLOSED DOWNTOWN MONTGOMERY
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MBAERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 447 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ALZ021-272315- CLEBURNE- 447 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR CLEBURNE COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM CST... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 447 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER HEFLIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR HEFLIN... EDWARDSVILLE...FRUITHURST AND PINEY WOODS THROUGH 515 PM CST.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 452 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ALZ020-272315- CHEROKEE- 452 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM CST... AT 452 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF CEDAR BLUFF...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR GAYLESVILLE AND CEDAR BLUFF THROUGH 515 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 518 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ALZ044-272345- MONTGOMERY- 518 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CST... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 515 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER MATHEWS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR MOUNT MEIGS AND MATHEWS THROUGH 545 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. 12/SIRMON
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 530 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ALZ038-045-047-280000- CHAMBERS-LEE-MACON- 530 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR MACON...LEE AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CST... AT 528 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER MILSTEAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 AM CST. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR SHORTER...HARDAWAY... MILSTEAD...TUSKEGEE...NOTASULGA...LOACHAPOKA...AUBURN AND OPELIKA THROUGH 600 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 600 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ALZ038-280030- CHAMBERS- 600 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR CHAMBERS COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM CST... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 555 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES EAST OF WAVERLY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR WAVERLY... LAFAYETTE...CUSSETA...VALLEY...MILLTOWN...LANETT...FIVE POINTS AND STROUD THROUGH 630 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. 12/SIRMON
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Gradient winds behind the cold front produced damaging wind gusts in the city of Birmingham. Three large buildings were heavily damaged on 28th Street North. A few of the buildings had walls that collapsed.
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