Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 10, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 10, 2006
Start: 2006-05-10T14:02
End: 2006-05-10T14:02
Location: Alabama

May 10, 2006 · NWS BMX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $2,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 10, 10:45 AM CST, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 10:45 AM CST, 3 hours 17 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1145 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

.UPDATE...
ACTIVE WEATHER ONGOING ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO EXPECT SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS. SEVERAL COMPLEXES OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE CURRENTLY ON
THE RADAR SCREEN WITH COMPLEX NUMBER ONE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN AREAS
OF THE CWA AND SECOND COMPLEX JUST ENTERING THE STATE IN MARION
AND LAMAR COUNTIES. A THIRD COMPLEX IS ABOUT TO CROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTO MISSISSIPPI.

COLD FRONT IS STILL WELL TO OUR WEST ACROSS SE MISSOURI...ARKANSAS...
AND NW LOUISIANA. UNFORTUNATELY THIS WILL MAKE FOR A LONG
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AMAZINGLY IT SEEMS THAT THE ATMOSPHERE IS
ABLE TO RECOVER BEHIND THESE COMPLEXES AS THEY HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM
SUSTAINING THEMSELVES. WITH A PRIME UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND WEST AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...BELIEVE THIS
AREA WILL HAVE THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

HAVE UPDATED THE CURRENT FORECAST TO INCREASE POPS TO CATEGORICAL
FOR ALL AREAS. HAVE ALSO ADJUSTED AFTERNOON TEMPS...DEWPOINTS...
AND QPF. ALSO ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST
OF INTERSTATE 65 UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WILL ALSO CANCEL SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH 329.

FYI...WE WILL BE DOING A 17Z BALLOON RELEASE RATHER THAN THE
TRADITIONAL 18Z RELEASE AS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
UPPER BUILDING AT RELEASE TIME.

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR AREAS ALONG ANS WEST OF
INTERSTATE 65.

&&

KNS/99

Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 12:35 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
135 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

ALZ011>015-017>050-111200-
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-
135 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

TWO TO THREE LINES OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS ALL OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH MIDNIGHT FOR AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE
65...AND UNTIL 4 AM FOR AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. FOR AREAS ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A LIVINGSTON...LAKE MARTIN...WEST POINT LAKE LINE...THE
MAIN THREATS WILL BE TORNADIC STORMS AND FLASH FLOODING.  NORTH OF
THIS LINE...THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND FLASH
FLOODING.

LINES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT AS SEVERAL UPPER AIR DISTURBANCES MOVE ACROSS THE REGION.
BESIDES HIGH WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES...IT IS LIKELY SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING WILL OCCUR DUE TO THE REPEATED HEAVY RAIN.

THIS IS DEVELOPING INTO A DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. KEEP ABREAST
OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS...BE READY AND KNOW WHAT TO DO IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED...AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED ROADS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY ON THURSDAY...IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE.  GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...AND A WIND
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL
BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.

STEFKOVICH

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 10, 1:01 PM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
201 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 PM     HAIL             SULLIGENT               33.89N 88.13W
05/10/2006  E0.75 INCH       LAMAR              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PENNY SIZED HAIL IN SULLIGENT.

&&

DCW

Local storm report, May 10, 1:18 PM CST, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
218 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0203 PM     HAIL             LIVINGSTON              32.60N 88.19W
05/10/2006  E0.25 INCH       SUMTER             AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PEA SIZED HAIL AND MINOR STREET FLOODING IN LIVINGSTON.

&&

DCW

Special weather statement, May 10, 1:24 PM CST, 38 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
224 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

ALZ013-015-102015-
FAYETTE-WALKER-
224 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR FAYETTE AND WALKER
COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT...

...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORMS...

...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORMS...

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORMS...

AT 221 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF CARBON HILL TO 12
MILES WEST OF STUDDARDS CROSSROADS...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR
BERRY...CARBON HILL AND STUDDARDS CROSSROADS THROUGH 315 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.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THESE
WINDS CAN BREAK OFF SMALL TREE LIMBS...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED
OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS MINOR FLOODING. PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS... FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS...RISING WATER ALONG
CREEKS...AND UNDERPASSES WITH STANDING WATER ARE POSSIBLE.
REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH WATER OF UNKNOWN
DEPTH.

KSL

Special weather statement, May 10, 1:32 PM CST, 30 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
232 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

ALZ023-102015-
TUSCALOOSA-
232 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR TUSCALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL
315 PM CDT...

...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORMS...

...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORMS...

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORMS...

AT 229 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAMANTHA TO 10 MILES
SOUTH OF ELROD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR
ELROD...LAKE LURLEEN STATE PARK...NORTHPORT...TUSCALOOSA...
SAMANTHA...HOLT AND BROOKWOOD THROUGH 315 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.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THESE
WINDS CAN BREAK OFF SMALL TREE LIMBS...AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED
OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS MINOR FLOODING. PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS... FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS...RISING WATER ALONG
CREEKS...AND UNDERPASSES WITH STANDING WATER ARE POSSIBLE.
REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH WATER OF UNKNOWN
DEPTH.

KSL

Local storm report, May 10, 1:49 PM CST, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
249 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0220 PM     HAIL             CUBA                    32.44N 88.37W
05/10/2006  E0.75 INCH       SUMTER             AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PENNY SIZED HAIL AT THE 6 MILE MARKER ON US HWY 80 IN
            CUBA.

0225 PM     HAIL             3 S YORK                32.45N 88.30W
05/10/2006  E0.75 INCH       SUMTER             AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PENNY SIZED HAIL IN SILOM ON HWY 17.

0239 PM     HAIL             DEMOPOLIS               32.50N 87.83W
05/10/2006  E0.50 INCH       MARENGO            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DIME SIZED HAIL IN DEMOPOLIS.

0245 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CUBA                    32.44N 88.37W
05/10/2006                   SUMTER             AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            4TH STREE AND 5TH AVENUE IN CUBA FLOODED.

&&

DCW

Local storm report, May 10, 1:59 PM CST, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
259 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0245 PM     HAIL             4 N LINDEN              32.36N 87.79W
05/10/2006  E0.75 INCH       MARENGO            AL   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            PENNEY SIZED HAIL IN CHICKASAW STATE PARK.

&&

DCW

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:03 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscaloosa

When: May 10, 2:02 PM CST
Where: Tuscaloosa County, Fosters
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.083, -87.700

Large trees were blown down.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Alabama in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Alabama, May 2006

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5512286.