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 Aug 4, 10:55 PM CST, 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1155 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 200611 .UPDATE...UPDATED FOR AVIATION DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION... OUTFLOW BOUNDARY CURRENTLY HOLDING ITS OWN AS IT BARRELS THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS EVENING. WITH LITTLE TO NO MOISTURE TO WORK WITH...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN FEW AND FAR BETWEEN WITH THIS BOUNDARY. HOWEVER...STILL INCLUDED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 85 AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING WESTWARD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST HAS SPARKED OFF A LARGE CLUSTER OF STORMS ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA. THIS COMPLEX IS MAKING ITS WAY WEST-SOUTHWEST AND EXPECT THE SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES IN THE CWA TO SEE SOME RAINFALL ESPECIALLY BY MIDNIGHT. OTHERWISE...TEMPERATURES AND ALL OTHER PARAMETERS LOOK GOOD FOR NOW. && .AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 06Z TAFS. WILL HAVE TO CAREFULLY WATCH EVOLUTION OF LEFTOVER CONVECTION EAST OF TOI. TOPS ARE WARMING ON SATELLITE...AND I SUSPECT IT WILL NOT REACH TOI. IT MAY TEMPORARILY PRODUCE AN EAST WIND...BUT WINDS THERE (AS ELSEWHERE) WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT OVERNIGHT. NO LARGE CHANGES TO TOMORROWS FORECAST. ONCE AGAIN...EXPECT CU FIELD TO DEVELOP BY NOON. SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED...BUT CONFIDENCE IN RAIN AT ANY PARTICULAR TAF SITE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO INCLUDE IN TAFS AT THIS TIME. 61 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. && 99/61
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 432 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ALZ011>015-017>050-050200- 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- 432 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL: BIRMINGHAM...NONE. MONTGOMERY...NONE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 ON SATURDAY. THERE WILL STILL BE A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS FROM 3 PM UNTIL 8 PM. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE LOCALLY STRONG...PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LIVINGSTON TO CLANTON TO LAFAYETTE LINE. SUNDAY THRU THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 618 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ALZ045-046-042345- BULLOCK-MACON- 618 PM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN BULLOCK AND SOUTHERN MACON COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... ...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 617 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER FORT DAVIS...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR FORT DAVIS AND UNION SPRINGS THROUGH 645 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. STRONG WINDS WILL BREAK OFF SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM LIGHTNING BY SEEKING SHELTER IN A SUBSTANTIAL ENCLOSED BUILDING OR A METAL AUTOMOBILE. IF YOU ARE ON THE WATER AND YOUR BOAT HAS A CABIN... USE THE CABIN FOR A LIGHTNING SHELTER. OTHERWISE...BOATERS SHOULD HEAD TO SHORE AND SEEK SHELTER THERE. AVOID ELECTRICAL DEVICES AND OTHER OBJECTS WHICH CAN CONDUCT LIGHTNING. WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST RUMBLE OF THUNDER BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple trees were blown down, resulting in damage to homes.
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