1 lightning, 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 Jun 24, 1:55 PM CST, 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 255 PM CDT SAT JUN 24 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT - MONDAY NIGHT) CONVECTION FIRING UP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS AIRMASS REMAINS MOIST AND UNSTABLE. A WEAK SURFACE TO 850 MB TROUGH IS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE AND WAS THE FOCUS FOR EARLY CONVECTION TODAY. THIS FEATURE WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST-WARD OVER THE WEEKEND AS AN EASTERN CONUS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH BEGINS TO DEVELOP. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH KEEPING RAINFALL COVERAGE IN THE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RANGE THROUGH MONDAY...ESPECIALLY FOR EAST ALABAMA...AND THEN PUSHING UP THE EAST COAST BY MONDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER TROUGH DIGS IN. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON WHERE THE CLOUDS AND CONVECTION DEVELOPS FIRST. GUIDANCE HAS BEEN UNDER FORECASTING HIGHS BY A FEW DEGREES WHERE CONVECTION IS DELAYED. THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH HEATING TO PUSH MOST LOCATIONS INTO THE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S...MUCH LIKE TODAY. LOWS NEAR 70. .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY - SATURDAY) THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN UNDERGOES A MAJOR CHANGE COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS WEEKS...AT LEAST FOR TEMPERATURES. A PERSISTENT EASTERN CONUS TROUGH WILL SET UP...KEEPING THE EXTREME HEAT OUT WEST. RAINFALL APPEARS LIMITED AT THIS TIME WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF A FEW SHOWERS OR STORMS RETURNING BY FRIDAY OR SATURDAY. HIGHS WILL MAINLY BE IN THE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S WITH LOWS FALLING INTO THE MID 60S MOST AREAS. && AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 18Z TAFS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AND LAST THROUGH 02Z. MVFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCATIONS HAVING IFR CONDITIONS LASTING UP TO ONE HOUR WHERE THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST. FROM 02Z TO 08Z MOST LOCATIONS WILL HAVE VFR CONDITIONS WITH MVFR CONDITIONS AT TCL AS VSBYS REMAIN 3 TO 5 MILES IN FOG. FROM 08Z TO 14Z MVFR CONDITIONS AT ALL LOCATIONS AS VSBYS FALL TO 3 TO 5 MILES WITH IFR CONDITIONS AT TCL AS VSBYS FALL TO 1 TO 3 MILES. FROM 14Z TO 18Z ALL LOCATIONS WILL RETURN TO VFR CONDITIONS. BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 71 86 67 84 / 30 70 40 40 ANNISTON 70 85 66 84 / 40 70 50 50 BIRMINGHAM 70 86 67 86 / 30 60 30 30 TUSCALOOSA 71 89 68 87 / 30 40 30 20 CALERA 71 87 68 86 / 30 60 40 30 AUBURN 72 88 67 84 / 40 60 50 40 MONTGOMERY 72 90 70 89 / 40 60 40 40 TROY 73 90 69 88 / 30 60 30 40 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. && 88/88/88
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1254 PM CDT SAT JUN 24 2006 ALZ011>015-017>050-251754- 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- 1254 PM CDT SAT JUN 24 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 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING AS NUMEROUS BOUNDARIES FIRE DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS. STRONG STORMS ARE EXPECTED AND A FEW ISOLATED STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL: BIRMINGHAM...MODERATE. MONTGOMERY...MODERATE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE REQUIRED THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. KSL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 134 PM CDT SAT JUN 24 2006 ALZ015-241900- WALKER- 134 PM CDT SAT JUN 24 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR WALKER COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM ONGOING THUNDERSTORMS... AT 132 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER CORDOVA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR TUTWILER...PARRISH... OAKMAN...JASPER...GOODSPRINGS...CORDOVA...CURRY AND DORA THROUGH 200 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. 61
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 206 PM CDT SAT JUN 24 2006 ALZ022-241930- PICKENS- 206 PM CDT SAT JUN 24 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR PICKENS COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM CDT... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM ONGOING THUNDERSTORMS... AT 201 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEASTERN PICKENS COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR REFORM...PALMETTO... HARPERS MILL AND GORDO THROUGH 230 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW. 61
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 222 PM CDT SAT JUN 24 2006 ALZ023-242000- TUSCALOOSA- 222 PM CDT SAT JUN 24 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR TUSCALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM CDT... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM ONGOING THUNDERSTORMS... AT 218 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES WEST OF SAMANTHA...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR SAMANTHA THROUGH 300 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 146 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:00 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A vehicle was struck by lightning while traveling near mile marker 21 on Interstate 20/59. Although the vehicle was completely disabled by the strike, the occupants were not harmed.
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