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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 8, 2:42 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 342 PM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY). MID TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE...RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEAT ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH...WILL SLOWLY RETROGRADE IN RESPONSE TO SEVERAL DISTURBANCES DIGGING THE EASTERN SEABOARD TROUGH. GFS APPEARS A BIT AMBITIOUS IN BREAKING DOWN THE RIDGE AND WILL LEAN TOWARD THE SLOWER WRF. WRF ALSO SEEMS TO BE HANDLING THE ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE FIELDS BETTER. WILL LEAN TOWARD MOS CONSENSUS AND MIX IN PERSISTENCE FOR THE LOWS IN THE SHORT TERM. WILL LEAN TOWARD MET MOS FOR HIGHS AND STICK WITH PHILOSOPHY OF SLOWER RIDGE BREAKDOWN. POPS WILL BE LEFT NEARLY THE SAME...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH AN INCREASE NOTED EACH DAY. THIS OCCURS MAINLY DURING THE PEAK HEATING EACH AFTERNOON. A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY BUT WILL BE HEAVILY MESO/STORM SCALE INFLUENCED WITH CONFIDENCE LOW AT THIS TIME. A FEW STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY WITH CONFIDENCE A BIT HIGHER...BASED ON STORM OUTFLOWS PRESENT/FRONT APPROACHING/WIND FIELDS INCREASING AND MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY AROUND. .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY). ONLY MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN THE MEDIUM RANGE PERIOD THIS TIME OUT...BUT THE OVERALL FORECAST TREND AND REASONING REMAINS UNCHANGED. FAIRLY VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM ACROSS EASTERN CANADA RETROGRADES THE MAIN CORE OF THE UPPER RIDGE...LEAVING CENTRAL ALABAMA ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE WITH NORTHWEST FLOW INFLUENCES. BELIEVE THE LAST SEVERAL RUNS OF THE GFS HAVE THIS NORTHERN FEATURE ALITTLE TOO PROGRESSIVE...AND ALITTLE TO STOUT. THIS LEADS TO SOME UNCERTAINTIES IN THE MEDIUM RANGE. GFS REMAINS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE AND FASTEST AT PUSHING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA ON FRIDAY WITH THE WRF/DGEX/ECMWF/NOGAPS ALL SLOWER. THE GFS HAS TRENDED A BIT SLOWER AND IS GRADUALLY TRENDING TOWARD THE OTHER SOLUTIONS. GFS ENSEMBLE HAS QUITE A SPREAD/DEVIATION FOR FRIDAY. WILL KEEP THE FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTHERN COUNTIES ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY MOVING SOUTHWARD SATURDAY. WE MAY BE IN A SITUATION WHERE A THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW FROM NORTHERN CONVECTION MAY PUSH SOUTHWARD AND BECOME THE EFFECTIVE FRONT...THROWING ANOTHER WRENCH IN THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE FEW CERTAIN THINGS ARE THE HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL TAKE A DIVE TOWARD MORE NORMAL READINGS AND RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. QUITE SURPRISING THAT MEN MOS CONTAINS LITTLE SPREAD IN TEMPS AND POPS COMPARED TO THE MODEL SOLUTIONS. WHERE THE FRONT EVENTUALLY SLOWS UP WILL BE THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN MOISTURE FIELDS...IE AFFECTING POPS. AT THIS TIME...WILL TAKE A MIX OF GFS AND MEN SOLUTIONS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WHICH KEEPS TEMPS CLOSER TO NORMAL...AS OPPOSED TO NEAR RECORD WARMTH... AND POPS IN THE 20-30 PERCENT RANGE. && .AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 18Z TAFS. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 18Z TOMORROW. THUNDERSTORMS COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. MOST LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN RAIN FREE...BUT A STRAY THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE POSSIBLE. IF ONE DOES DEVELOP OVER A TAF SITE...IT SHOULD LAST ABOUT AN HOUR. BETWEEN 01Z AND 02Z...THESE STORMS SHOULD BE GONE. NO VISIBILITIES RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED. && .FIRE WEATHER... A FEW CHANGEABLE ELEMENTS IN THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL KEEP CONDITIONS EVER SO CLOSE TO RED FLAG CRITERIA THROUGH FRIDAY. KBDI INDICES/SOIL MOISTURE AND LOW HOUR FUEL MOISTURE REMAIN INTO THE EXTREMELY CRITICAL LEVELS ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...SURFACE DEW POINTS WILL MIX OUT INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGH DEWPOINTS EXPECTED FRIDAY. THIS WILL DROP MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WELL INTO THE 30S WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HIGHER VALUES ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BOUNDARY LAYER/MIXED LAYER WINDS INCREASE A BIT THROUGH FRIDAY...LEADING TO A FEW HOURS EACH DAY WHERE 20 FOOT WINDS HIT THAT 10 MPH LEVEL. AFTER COORDINATION WITH THE ALABAMA FORESTRY COMMISSION...WILL ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA (10AM UNTIL 7 PM). DUE TO THE IGNITION OF A FEW WILD FIRES/SOIL MOISTURE AND SUBSEQUENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS...IT APPEARS THAT AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE PLAYING A SLIGHTLY LESSER ROLE AND WILL ADJUST TO THE CUSTOMERS INPUT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 71 96 72 91 / 20 20 20 40 ANNISTON 72 97 72 94 / 20 20 20 40 BIRMINGHAM 75 97 75 94 / 20 20 20 40 TUSCALOOSA 74 99 74 97 / 20 20 20 40 CALERA 74 98 74 95 / 20 20 20 40 AUBURN 75 98 75 93 / 20 20 20 50 MONTGOMERY 74 100 74 96 / 20 20 20 50 TROY 73 98 73 94 / 20 20 20 50 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...RED FLAG WARNING 10 AM CDT THROUGH 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ALL ZONES. && 75/LINHARES
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 130 PM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006 ALZ011>015-017>050-091829- 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- 130 PM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL: BIRMINGHAM...LOW. MONTGOMERY...LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE MAIN HAZARDS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .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 334 PM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006 ALZ029-082100- RANDOLPH- 334 PM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY UNTIL 400 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 333 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEDOWEE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR WEDOWEE AND ROANOKE THROUGH 400 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. KNS/99
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 429 PM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006 ALZ050-082200- BARBOUR- 429 PM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR BARBOUR COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 427 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF BATESVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR BATESVILLE AND EUFAULA THROUGH 500 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. KNS/99
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 453 PM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006 ALZ043-082230- ELMORE- 453 PM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR ELMORE COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 448 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER ECLECTIC...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR ECLECTIC...KENT AND BLUE RIDGE THROUGH 530 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. KNS/99
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:01 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several large trees and power lines were blown down, causing damage to several residences, in the Shelby Shores Community, CR-42, Horn Drive, and Fowler Lane.
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