1 strong 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 Mar 9, 1:27 PM CST, 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 127 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006 .DISCUSSION...DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. AT 115 PM CST...WINDY CONDITIONS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS ALABAMA WITH SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE UPPER 60S NORTH AND MID 70S SOUTH. SKIES WERE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME HOLES ALLOWING FOR SOME SUNSHINE. VERY LITTLE HAS CHANGED SINCE THIS MORNING. NO UPDATES ARE NECESSARY AT THIS TIME. THE SQUALL LINE HAS DEVELOPED AND FILLED IN NICELY ACROSS MISSISSIPPI. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WINDS OVER 60 MPH AND EVEN SOME HAIL REPORTS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED. THIS LINE WILL CONTINUE EAST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...REACHING THE STATE LINE IN MARION COUNTY AROUND 3 PM CST....TUSCALOOSA AROUND 430 PM CST... BIRMINGHAM TO DEMOPOLIS AROUND 530 PM CST...ANNISTON TO SELMA BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM...MONTGOMERY BY 9 PM CST...AND WEAKENING/STALLING CLOSE TO AN AUBURN TO TROY LINE BY MIDNIGHT. INTERESTINGLY...THE 18Z BMX SOUNDING SHOWED VIRTUALLY NO INSTABILITY WITH LIFTED INDEXES JUST ABOVE ZERO. SIMPLY...THIS MEANS THE LIFT AND DYNAMICS ARE EXTREMELY STRONG...STRONG ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN THE FAST MOVING SQUALL LINE. WITHOUT INSTABILITY AND SURFACE DEWPOINTS ONLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S...THE TORNADO THREAT SEEMS TO BE RATHER MINIMAL. HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THE LINE AS THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE REMAIN COOL AND DRY. APPEARS THE GREATEST RISK AREA WEST OF AN ONEONTA TO DEMOPOLIS WILL EXPERIENCE THE MOST WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS WHERE STRONG WINDS HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF REACHING THE GROUND BEFORE DAYTIME HEATING ENDS TOWARDS SUNSET. ALSO...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF A FEW GUSTS APPROACHED 50 MPH RIGHT AHEAD OF THE SQUALL LINE. THESE WINDS COULD POSSIBLY EVEN CAUSE DAMAGE. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT ALL ZONES UNTIL MIDNIGHT. && MBS/91
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 130 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006 ALZ011>015-017>050-101230- 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 CST THU MAR 9 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY... ESPECIALLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 3 PM AND MIDNIGHT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED AREAS FROM ONEONTA...BIRMINGHAM... AND DEMOPOLIS WESTWARD UNDER A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WHILE THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL ALABAMA IS UNDER A SLIGHT RISK. A SQUALL LINE WILL ENTER THE STATE AROUND 300 PM CST AND CONTINUE TRACKING EAST ACROSS BIRMINGHAM AROUND 500 PM CST...ANNISTON AT 600 PM CST...AND MONTGOMERY AROUND 700 PM. THE MAIN HAZARDS WITH THIS SQUALL LINE WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH... HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...AND POSSIBLY A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES. EVEN BEFORE THE STORMS ARRIVE...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 20 MPH ARE LIKELY...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. THESE WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS CONTINUING OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MORE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD CONSIDER THEMSELVES ACTIVATED DUE TO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ACTIVATION MAY ALSO BE NECESSARY MONDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE. KNS/99
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 147 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006 ALZ011>015-017>050-100400- 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- 147 PM CST THU MAR 9 2006 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRAIGHT LINE WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO WESTERN ALABAMA AROUND 3 PM. THE LINE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD AND AFFECT AREAS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR BETWEEN BETWEEN 5 AND 7 PM...AND THEN EAST ALABAMA BETWEEN 8 AND 11 PM. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WITHIN THE SQUALL LINE...PERHAPS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST THREAT OF TORNADOES FROM THE CITIES OF ONEONTA...BIRMINGHAM...CENTREVILLE...AND DEMOPOLIS WESTWARD TO THE STATE LINE. SEVERE WEATHER IS EMINENT AND EVERYONE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA SHOULD BE PREPARED. KEEP THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IN MIND WHEN MAKING THEIR PLANS FOR TONIGHT. TAKING THE TIME NOW...TO FINALIZE YOUR SEVERE WEATHER PREPAREDNESS PLAN...COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE LATER...WHEN EVERY SECOND COUNTS.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Non-thunderstorm winds estimated around 40 mph knocked down several trees on River Road (County Road 35).
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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