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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 700 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2006 .UPDATE...UPDATED FOR 00Z TAF AVIATION DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION... 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 00Z TAFS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BECOME ISOLATED IN COVERAGE AND CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH 03Z. THEY SHOULD BE VCTS FOR BHM...EET...ANB THROUGH 0130Z AND THROUGH 02Z FOR TOI. ONCE AGAIN EXPECT SOME LIGHT BR/MVFR CONDITIONS/ FOR MOST SITES OVERNIGHT. IT COULD BRIEFLY BECOME IFR /2SM BR/ AT TCL AND ANB FROM 10Z TO 13Z. 5SM TO 6SM AND HZ ONCE AGAIN DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS FOR BHM...EET...AND ANB. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ONCE AGAIN ON FRIDAY WITH VCTS AND SCT050CB STARTING AT 19Z FOR MGM AND TOI AND 20Z ELSEWHERE. 80 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. && 07/80
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.
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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 555 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2006 ALZ040-202330- DALLAS- 555 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR DALLAS COUNTY UNTIL 630 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 555 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF ORRVILLE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR SELMONT-WEST SELMONT...SELMA...MARION JUNCTION AND ORRVILLE THROUGH 630 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. IN ADDITION TO THE LIGHTNING...THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THESE WINDS CAN BREAK OFF SMALL TREE LIMBS...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. 10/ARM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
650 PM CDT THU JUL 20 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0540 PM TSTM WND GST 5 SE ONEONTA 33.90N 86.41W
07/20/2006 E45 MPH BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SMALL TREES DOWN SCATTERED ACROSS BLOUNT COUNTY NEAR THE
SAINT CLAIR COUNTY LINE.
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ARMThe Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:04 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A roof was blown off a barn on CR-37, in the Covin Community.
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