Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Alabama, February 13, 2007

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
257 PM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

.DISCUSSION

STILL EXPECTING A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

CONVECTION IS NOW FORMING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AS
TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 70S. A DRY SLOT EVIDENT ON WV
IMAGERY IS POSITIONED ACROSS MUCH OF ALABAMA AND EASTERN
MISSISSIPPI GRADUALLY SHIFTING EASTWARD. 500 MB TEMPERATURES ARE
IN THE NEGATIVE MID-TEENS ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...WITH A
POTENT UPPER LEVEL JET STREAK SPREADING EASTWARD ALONG THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST. BY 00Z MOST OF CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL BE
POSITIONED BENEATH THE DIVERGENT LEFT EXIT REGION OF THIS JET.
FURTHERMORE...WET BULB ZERO HEIGHTS ARE JUST A BIT ABOVE 8000
FEET. CURRENT THINKING IS 30 VIL SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE
HAIL.

DISTINCT...BUT NOT HIGHLY AMPLIFIED SHORTWAVE SHOULD MOVE EAST OF
ALABAMA BY 4Z.  SURFACE INSTABILITY IS NOT OUT OF CONTROL...BUT
RESPECTABLE FOR MID FEBRUARY WITH CAPES IN THE 500 TO 900
RANGE...AND LIS -2 TO -4.

AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
AROUND 15 MPH. DURING THE DAY TOMORROW...GUSTS COULD REACH AS HIGH
AS 30 MPH. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED...BUT WILL
WAIT UNTIL THE CONVECTION DIES DOWN BEFORE ISSUANCE TO KEEP
PRODUCT NUMBERS DOWN...ESPECIALLY SINCE WE ARE EXPECTING TO ISSUE
A FEW WARNINGS THIS AFTERNOON.

COLDER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST...AND WE COULD SEE SOME OF THE
COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS YEAR THURSDAY NIGHT. GUIDANCE HAS
HINTED AT A LITTLE WINTRY WEATHER SATURDAY...BUT CONSISTENCY HAS
BEEN LACKING. SEEMS LIKE THE 12Z RUNS HAVE BEEN COLDER AND WETTER THAN
THE AFTERNOON RUNS. AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS LIKE THE MOISTURE WILL
SKIRT BY NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA...KEEPING CENTRAL ALABAMA COLD BUT
DRY.

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.AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 18Z TAFS.
THE PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH IS EXITING THE TAF SITES AND THE RAIN WILL
BE GONE BY 1930Z.  FOR THE MOST PART EXPECT VFR CEILINGS. DO SEE
SOME LOWER CLOUDS IN EASTERN MS OUT AHEAD OF THE ACTUAL FRONT WHERE
CEILINGS WILL BE MVFR. THE NEXT QUESTION IS WILL THERE BE
REDEVELOPMENT ALONG THE FRONT? NOT EXACTLY SURE AND NOT SEEING
MUCH ON THE RADAR ALONG THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO TCL
AROUND 21Z AND REACH TOI AROUND 00Z. WILL GO WITH VCTS FOR THE
FRONT. IF THUNDERSTORMS DO OCCUR THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE FOR MGM
AND TOI. THE DIFFICULT PART IS TIMING. AS FOR CLOUDS AND CEILINGS
WENT WITH THE MORE OPTIMISTIC VFR BUT THERE COULD VERY WELL BE
MVFR CEILINGS AROUND 2000 TO 2500 FT. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES
EXPECT CEILINGS TO BECOME MVFR AND REMAIN THAT WAY OVERNIGHT.
WINDS WILL ALSO BE SUSTAINED AT 13KT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE FRONT
THROUGH THE NIGHT.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GADSDEN     32  39  22  37  18 /  60  10  10  10  10
ANNISTON    34  42  25  40  20 /  60  10  10  10  10
BIRMINGHAM  32  42  24  40  18 /  60  10  10  10  10
TUSCALOOSA  32  41  25  39  19 /  50  10  10  10  10
CALERA      33  42  25  40  20 /  60  10  10  10  10
AUBURN      38  46  26  43  22 /  50  10  10  10  10
MONTGOMERY  38  46  27  43  22 /  50  10  10  10  10
TROY        40  49  27  44  23 /  50  10  10  10  10

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.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
130 PM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

ALZ011>015-017>050-141930-
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 TUE FEB 13 2007

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND BRING A COLD
FRONT THROUGH THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER WESTERN ALABAMA BEFORE 5 PM...MOVE EAST
OF INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM AND EXIT EAST OF THE STATE
INTO GEORGIA BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE FRONT AND THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BE
LARGE HAIL.  THERE IS ALSO A SMALLER THREAT OF STRONG WINDS OF 45
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.  FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
DEMOPOLIS TO AUBURN A FEW STORM COULD ROTATE CAUSING A FEW ISOLATED
TORNADOES.

BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS ARCTIC AIR
SPILLS SOUTHWARD. SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 15 MPH...WITH
GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED AREAWIDE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1009 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

ALZ046-131645-
BULLOCK-
1009 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN BULLOCK COUNTY
UNTIL 1045 AM CST...

...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 1006 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM OVER UNION SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR UNION SPRINGS AND MIDWAY
THROUGH 1045 AM CST.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1051 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

ALZ049-131715-
PIKE-
1051 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR PIKE COUNTY UNTIL 1115 AM
CST...

...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORM...

AT 1049 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF TROY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR TROY...BRUNDIDGE AND BANKS
THROUGH 1115 AM CST.

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