1 thunderstorm wind, 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 29, 1:15 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 215 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2005 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT - WED NIGHT) AREAS OF LIGHT SHOWERS CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN CWA WITH A LINE OF STRONG TO SVR STORMS APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST. TEMPERATURES TODAY RANGED GREATLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH WITH 85 IN TROY TO 63 IN GADSDEN...AS OF 2 PM. NUMEROUS VORT MAXES SCHEDULED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH WED. TIMING AND EXACT LOCATION OF THESE FEATURES WILL BE A BIT DIFFICULT, BUT THEY WILL ALL BE NEAR OR OVER THE CWA, SO LIKELY OR HIGHER POPS WILL BE ADDED THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WILL GO LOWER THAN GFS QPF, BUT SEVERAL INCHES STILL POSSIBLE AREA WIDE. BY WED, UPPER LOW BEGINS TO LIFT OUT OF THE AREA AND WILL BACK DOWN TO CHANCE POPS. TEMPERATURES DURING THE SHORT TERM WILL AGAIN BE HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON CLOUDS AND RAIN. .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY - SUN NIGHT) RETURN TO MORE SEASONAL CONDITIONS BY THURSDAY WITH MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING CONVECTION EXPECTED. UPPER PATTERN DEVELOPS INTO DIRTY RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEAST. WITH HEIGHTS RISING MID 80S WILL BE POSSIBLE...LOWS IN THE 60S. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 58 74 64 75 / 100 100 80 80 ANNISTON 60 74 65 77 / 100 100 80 80 BIRMINGHAM 63 75 65 77 / 100 100 80 80 TUSCALOOSA 65 77 67 80 / 100 100 80 80 CALERA 63 76 67 78 / 100 100 80 80 AUBURN 63 79 66 77 / 100 100 80 80 MONTGOMERY 67 82 68 81 / 100 100 80 80 TROY 67 82 69 82 / 100 100 80 80 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 88/88
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 132 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:25 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hundreds of trees and power lines were blown down countywide. A few homes and other structures were also damaged by the high wind.
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