1 thunderstorm 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 Apr 19, 1:55 PM CST, 3 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 255 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. IMPULSE ACROSS WESTERN ALABAMA WILL MOVE ACROSS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THERE COULD BE SOME ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. WILL INCLUDE MAINLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED WORDING. ON THURSDAY MODELS INDICATE ANOTHER IMPULSE MOVING INTO THE AREA NEAR MID DAY AND MOVING THROUGH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WILL FORECAST POPS IN THE CATEGORY WITH THE HIGHEST POPS WEST. A FEW STORMS COULD BE SEVERE GIVEN THE UPPER SUPPORT...COLD POOL ALOFT AND STEEP LAPSE RATES. ACTIVITY SHOULD DIMINISH LATER THURSDAY EVENING. OVERNIGHT LOWS EACH NIGHT IN THE 60S...HIGHS THURSDAY IN THE 80S. FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW AND MUCH STRONGER UPPER SUPPORT WILL MOVE INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA. MODELS DEPICT IMPRESSIVE MID LEVEL SHORT WAVE AND INCREASING VERTICAL MOTION ESPECIALLY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WILL FORECAST LIKELY POPS NORTHWEST FRIDAY AND MAINLY CHANCE POPS ELSEWHERE. HIGHEST POPS WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT AS UPPER SUPPORT MOVES THROUGH WITH CATEGORICAL POPS NORTH AND LIKELY POPS SOUTH. HIGHS FRIDAY 80 TO 85 AND THEN LOWS AT NIGHT 50S NORTH AND 60S SOUTH. SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING AND MUCH OF THE WEEKEND WILL BE RAIN FREE AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. HIGH TEMPERATURES UPPER 70S NORTH TO LOWER 80S SOUTH WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 50S. .LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND SEVERAL IMPULSES MOVING INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EXTENDED PERIOD. WILL GENERALLY KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S NORTH AND LOWER 80S SOUTH. OVERNIGHT LOWS MAINLY IN THE 50S. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 61 82 61 80 / 30 40 30 40 ANNISTON 63 84 62 82 / 30 40 30 30 BIRMINGHAM 65 83 64 81 / 20 50 30 40 TUSCALOOSA 64 85 63 83 / 20 50 30 50 CALERA 64 84 62 82 / 20 30 20 30 AUBURN 65 85 65 83 / 30 30 20 20 MONTGOMERY 64 88 63 84 / 10 30 20 20 TROY 62 87 64 84 / 30 30 20 20 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. && 50
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 230 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006 ALZ011>015-017>050-201930- 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- 230 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL 10 PM CDT... MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A WARRIOR TO SYLACAUGA TO AUBURN LINE. VERY LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF SOFTBALLS IS THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THE STORMS...THOUGH DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. ADDITIONAL ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 PM CDT NORTH OF A DEMOPOLIS TO WETUMPKA TO EUFAULA LINE. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MAINLY DEVELOP AND EXIST ALONG AN OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDARY STRETCHING ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA. WITH A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE...SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AS THE MAIN HAZARD. THESE STORMS WILL WEAKEN AND DIMINISH BETWEEN 9 PM CDT AND 11 PM CDT WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN AGAIN FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN HAZARDS. ON THURSDAY...THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE. THIS ATMOSPHERE WILL BE CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING OVER THE REGION WILL PROVIDE EXTRA LIFT FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. ONCE AGAIN...THESE STORMS MAY DEVELOP ANYWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA MAINLY DURING THE HEATING OF THE DAY...BUT THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE ATMOSPHERE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL BE MOIST AND UNSTABLE ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. IN ADDITION...A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT AS IT PUSHES THROUGH. THIS SITUATION MAY PRODUCE MORE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THE STORMS WILL BEGIN BETWEEN 2 PM CDT AND 4 PM CDT IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD...GRADUALLY WEAKENING IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL HAVE ACTIVATED AND WILL BE REQUIRED THROUGH 9 PM CDT...MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A WARRIOR TO AUBURN LINE. ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LATEST DETAILS CONCERNING THESE POTENTIAL THUNDERSTORMS. MBS/91
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
505 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0452 PM HAIL VALLEY 32.81N 85.17W
04/19/2006 E1.75 INCH CHAMBERS AL PUBLIC
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN VALLEY
0440 PM HAIL LANETT 32.87N 85.21W
04/19/2006 E1.75 INCH CHAMBERS AL PUBLIC
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN LANETT
&&
80PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
525 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM HAIL N CLEVELAND 33.99N 86.57W
04/19/2006 E1.50 INCH BLOUNT AL PUBLIC
PING BALL SIZE HAIL IN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND.
&&
80PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
529 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0445 PM HAIL LANETT 32.87N 85.21W
04/19/2006 E2.75 INCH CHAMBERS AL PUBLIC
GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL SIZED HAIL IN LANETT.
0505 PM HAIL 4 N SPRINGVILLE 33.83N 86.48W
04/19/2006 E1.00 INCH BLOUNT AL BROADCAST MEDIA
QUARTER SIZED HAIL COVERING THE GROUND IN PINE MOUNTAIN.
0510 PM HAIL ASHVILLE 33.83N 86.26W
04/19/2006 E0.75 INCH ST. CLAIR AL AMATEUR RADIO
PENNY SIZED HAIL IN ASHVILLE...FUNNEL NEAR ASHVILLE WEST
OF I-59.
&&
DCWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
542 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0541 PM TORNADO 2 E ODENVILLE 33.69N 86.36W
04/19/2006 ST. CLAIR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO MOVING TOWARD ODENVILLE ON COUNTY ROAD 22.
&&
DCWPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
544 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0527 PM HAIL 3 E ODENVILLE 33.69N 86.35W
04/19/2006 E0.75 INCH ST. CLAIR AL AMATEUR RADIO
PENNY SIZED HAIL NEAR INTERSECTION OF HWY 411 AND COUNTY
ROAD 22.
&&
DCWSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 554 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006 ALZ047-192330- LEE- 554 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR LEE COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM CDT... AT 554 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF SMITHS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR SMITHS THROUGH 630 PM CDT. 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. 10/ARM
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:54 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees down on Coal City Road in the Wattsville Community.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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