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 20, 2:10 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 310 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2006 .SHORT TERM... COUNTING DOWN THE HOURS UNTIL WE GET SOME RELIEF FROM THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT. AS OF 330 PM...IF THE FORECAST HOLDS TRUE...WE ARE LESS THAN 30 HOURS FROM RELIEF. UNTIL THEN WE WILL HAVE TO DEAL NOT ONLY WITH SOME EXTREME HEAT...BUT ALSO SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE A HIGH POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING DAMAGING LOCALIZED WINDS. OVERNIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET WITH TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY FALLING INTO THE LOWER 80S. DEWPOINTS WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70 SO WIDESPREAD FOG SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM...ALTHOUGH VISIBILITY MAY DIP TO AROUND 5 MILES JUST BEFORE SUNDRIES. MORE OF THE ABNORMALLY HOT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. COVERAGE OF THE STORMS SHOULD BE LESS...MAINLY CONFINED TO AREAS EAST OF OF INTERSTATE 65. DRY AIR IN THE MID LEVELS PLENTY OF SURFACE INSTABILITY SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME STORMS STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS VIA WET MICROBURSTS. HOWEVER...THE ABSENCE OF THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY RESULT LESS INTENSE STORMS AS WELL AS LOWER COVERAGE. .LONG TERM... LOOKS LIKE WE ARE ON THE VERGE OF A PATTERN CHANGE. RELIEF ARRIVES FRIDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. AN INCH OR SO OF ACCUMULATION LOOKS LIKELY...WITH UP TO THREE INCHES IN THE LUCKIEST AREAS. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND EVEN INTO SUNDAY...ALTHOUGH THE SWATH OF HEAVIER/STEADIER RAIN IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTHWARD AHEAD AND ALONG OF THE COLD FRONT. THE NEWS GETS EVEN BETTER...HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SHOULD STRUGGLE TO GET OUT OF THE 80S FOR MOST LOCATIONS. THE FRONT WILL STALL SUNDAY AFTERNOON SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SELMA AND EVERGREEN...AND GRADUALLY LOOSE ITS IDENTITY BEFORE DRIFTING BACK NORTHWARD AS A SURFACE TROUGH. THE TROUGH RESPONSIBLE FOR SHUNTING THE COLD FRONT INTO THE SOUTHEAST WILL REMAIN IN PLACE NEXT WEEK ALTHOUGH IT WILL GRADUALLY DEAMPLIFY. A FORECAST VERY CLOSE TO CLIMATOLOGY IS IN STORE FOR THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK. THIRTY TO FORTY PERCENT RAIN CHANCES WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 90 DEGREES SOUNDS NICE AS COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAVE SEEN LATELY. && .AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 18Z TAFS. TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING A LITTLE MORE SLOWLY THAN YESTERDAY BUT ARE NOW MOSTLY IN THE LOWER 90S. THE FIRST SHOWERS ARE NOW DEVELOPING IN BARBOUR AND BULLOCK COUNTIES AND SHOULD SEE ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH BY 02Z AS WE LOSE DAYTIME HEATING. EXPECT BEST COVERAGE TO BE ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR. MODIFIED SOUNDINGS INDICATE A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR WET MICROBURSTS AT BHM THIS AFTERNOON AND MODERATE AT MGM SO SOME STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. EXPECT A SLOW SOUTHWEST DRIFT TO THE STORMS SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. SHOULD ALSO SEE VISIBILITIES IN THE 5-6SM RANGE AT MANY LOCATIONS IN HAZE THROUGHOUT PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 72 96 71 86 / 20 30 50 70 ANNISTON 74 97 73 88 / 20 30 30 70 BIRMINGHAM 76 97 75 87 / 20 20 40 70 TUSCALOOSA 74 99 76 88 / 20 20 40 70 CALERA 73 96 75 88 / 20 20 30 70 AUBURN 73 96 72 88 / 30 30 30 60 MONTGOMERY 72 96 76 91 / 30 30 30 60 TROY 71 95 73 91 / 30 30 30 60 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1245 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2006 ALZ011>015-017>050-211800- 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- 1245 PM CDT THU JUL 20 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 THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE COULD REACH SEVERE LIMITS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MOST NUMEROUS EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR. BESIDES THE STORMS...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON. THESE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH MODERATE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL MAKE IT FEEL BETWEEN 100 AND 109 DEGREES. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL: BIRMINGHAM...HIGH. MONTGOMERY...MODERATE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 107 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON FRIDAY...AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR WET MICROBURSTS IN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
216 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM DOWNBURST ORRVILLE 32.31N 87.25W
07/19/2006 DALLAS AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE FELL INTO THE LIVING ROOM OF A HOME ALONG CAHABA
ROAD CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. ALSO NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
AROUND THE HOME.
&&
JSIRMONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 227 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2006 ALZ044-202030- MONTGOMERY- 227 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... AT 223 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM MATHEWS TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF PINE LEVEL... MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR PINE LEVEL...MATHEWS...CARTERS HILL...PIKE ROAD...MOUNT MEIGS... SPRAGUE...SNOWDOUN AND RAMER THROUGH 330 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW. IF LIGHTNING IS OBSERVED... WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST LIGHTNING FLASH OR THUNDER BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 03
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 342 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2006 ALZ025-202115- SHELBY- 342 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR SHELBY COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... AT 338 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM HELENA TO COLUMBIANA...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR HELENA...CHELSEA...OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM... SHELBY CO AIRPORT...ALABASTER AND MONTEVALLO THROUGH 415 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW. IF LIGHTNING IS OBSERVED... WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST LIGHTNING FLASH OR THUNDER BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 03
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 352 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2006 ALZ042-202130- LOWNDES- 352 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR LOWNDES COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... AT 347 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM HAYNEVILLE TO FORT DEPOSIT...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...LOWNDESBORO...MOSSES AND BRAGGS THROUGH 430 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW. IF LIGHTNING IS OBSERVED... WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST LIGHTNING FLASH OR THUNDER BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 03
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 418 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2006 ALZ025-202145- SHELBY- 418 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR SHELBY COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... AT 416 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HELENA TO ALABASTER...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR PELHAM...MONTEVALLO...HELENA...ALABASTER AND SHELBY CO AIRPORT THROUGH 445 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW. IF LIGHTNING IS OBSERVED... WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST LIGHTNING FLASH OR THUNDER BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 03
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 522 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2006 ALZ017-202300- BLOUNT- 522 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR BLOUNT COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 519 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER BLOUNTSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR ROSA... BLOUNTSVILLE...CLEVELAND...NECTAR AND LOCUST FORK THROUGH 600 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:40 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Small trees were blown down in scattered locations near the Saint Clair County line.
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