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 Jul 19, 10:41 AM CST, 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1141 AM CDT WED JUL 19 2006 .UPDATE...UPDATED FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALREADY DEVELOPING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN EAST ALABAMA THIS MORNING THANKS TO DIFFERENTIAL HEATING. HIGH TEMPERATURES AT 1100 AM WERE WELL INTO THE 90S. WITH 500 MB TEMPERATURES AROUND -8C AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 100F...THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR WET MICROBURSTS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY BE STRONG OR EVEN SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT. HAVE UPDATED FORECAST TO RAISE POPS IN THE EAST AND SOUTHWEST AS THESE STORMS THAT DEVELOP SHOULD MOVE SOUTHWEST. && .AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 12Z TAFS. EXPECTING ALMOST A CARBON COPY OF YESTERDAY. VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AFTER 1330Z. ISO TS WILL BE AROUND DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INCLUDED VCTS FOR ALL SITES BUT ANB STARTING AT 21Z...ALTHOUGH TS WILL BE AROUND STARTING AROUND 17Z. IF A THUNDERSTORMS DOES ACTUALLY MOVE ACROSS A TAF SITE...IT WILL BE BRIEF. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. && 99/90
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 550 AM CDT WED JUL 19 2006 ALZ011>015-017>050-201050- 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- 550 AM CDT WED JUL 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. WIDESPREAD 100 DEGREE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY. THESE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH MODERATE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL MAKE IT FEEL BETWEEN 100 AND 109 DEGREES. BESIDES THE HEAT...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE A VERY HIGH POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A WET MICROBURST WITH STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MILES AN HOUR. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL: BIRMINGHAM...VERY HIGH. MONTGOMERY...VERY HIGH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 107 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON THURSDAY... AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR WET MICROBURST IN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. JONES/90
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:42 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down near the Foster Crossroads Community, just south of the intersection of US-431 and CR-82.
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