1 hail, 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 May 10, 2:10 PM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 310 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2005 .DISCUSSION... LET THE HOT AND HAZY DAYS OF SUMMER BEGIN BIG BUBBLE NO TROUBLE? WELL...THATS USUALLY THE CASE. BUT BECAUSE OF THAT BIG BUBBLE (RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEAST) TEMPS WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 80S OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AGAIN...SOME LOCALES MAY SEE 90. THOSE TEMPS COMBINED WITH MODEST LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL PROBABLY SPARK SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS...AS IS THIS CASE WITH ONGOING CONVECTION NOW. TEMPS WILL BE ON THE DECREASE AND POPS ON THE RISE BY WEEKS END AND TO THE WEEKEND AS THE NEXT UPPER-TROF BEGINS TO PUSH THE RIDGE OUT OF THE WAY. NOT THINKING THE WEEKEND IS GOING TO BE A WASH...BUT THERE WILL BE SOME STORMS AROUND. AFTER A FRONT SLIDES THROUGH SOMETIME IN THE SUNDAY TIME- FRAME...THINGS SHOULD DRY OUT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 58 86 59 85 / 10 20 10 20 ANNISTON 60 86 62 86 / 10 20 10 20 BIRMINGHAM 63 86 65 86 / 10 20 10 20 TUSCALOOSA 62 89 66 89 / 10 20 20 20 CALERA 62 86 64 87 / 10 20 10 20 AUBURN 61 85 63 86 / 10 20 10 20 MONTGOMERY 63 88 64 89 / 10 20 10 20 TROY 61 87 62 87 / 20 20 20 20 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && JONES/90
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 518 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-112218- 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- 518 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...(TONIGHT). THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR STRONG OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS FAR EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA EARLY THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF UNSTABLE AIR AND SOME LIFT FROM A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY ALLOW A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS LOCATIONS EAST OF A GADSDEN TO AUBURN LINE EARLY THIS EVENING. THE THREAT FOR STRONG STORMS WILL DIMINISH WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING AFTER 830 PM CDT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY). THERE IS A CHANCE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY. THE EXACT TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THE FRONT AND STORMS ARE STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE NECESSARY EARLY THIS EVENING FOR FAR EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA. MBS/91
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:52 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Nickel size hail was observed near Gaylesville. The hail completely covered the ground.
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