Strong gradient winds caused scattered damage across Central Alabama.
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The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
Strong gradient winds caused scattered damage across Central Alabama.
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 Feb 24, 5:45 PM CST, 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 545 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .UPDATE...ADDED 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION. && .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. NOTHING MUCH HAS REALLY CHANGED FROM EARLIER THINKING. IF ANYTHING...SEVERE WEATHER PARAMETERS MAY ACTUALLY BE INCREASING OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE NAM CONTINUES TO BE THE MORE ROBUST MODEL...BUT OVERALL CONSISTENCY AND AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GFS AND NAM IS VERY GOOD. TIMING LOOKS TO BE THE SAME. THE LINE COULD REACH THE MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA STATE LINE BETWEEN 9 PM AND EXIT TO OUR EAST SHORTLY AFTER 8 AM. THE MAIN THREAT CONTINUES TO BE STRAIGHT LINE WIND ALONG THE SQUALL LINE WITH A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES EITHER AHEAD OF ALONG THE LINE. HELICITY VALUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WILL BE VERY HIGH. HOWEVER...THE LOWER HALF OF OUR FORECAST AREA WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE TO SEE A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM. THIS IS DUE TO THE BETTER INSTABILITY. EHI VALUES OF 1 AND 2 WILL BE SEEN ACROSS AREA ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALICEVILLE...FOSTERS...CLANTON... ROCKFORD...AND LAFAYETTE. THIS SCENARIO DEPENDS ON THE AVAILABLE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY. THE NEW 18Z NAM WHICH IS CURRENTLY COMING IN... IS NOW SHOWING THE UNSTABLE LAYER MUCH FARTHER NORTH THAN THE PREVIOUS RUN. IF THIS VERIFIES...THIS WILL PUT OUR SOUTHWESTERN CORRIDOR WHICH INCLUDES SUMTER...GREENE...HALE AND MARENGO COUNTIES UNDER THE GREATEST THREAT OF TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS. AFTER THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH SUNDAY...A DRY PATTERN WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE END OF THE SHORT TERM. TEMPERATURES DURING THIS PERIOD WILL DROP DOWN TO NEAR NORMAL. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY AFTER THE FRONT PASSAGE ON SUNDAY. WILL MORE THAN LIKELY THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH SUNDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. LONG RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT ANOTHER SEVERE WEATHER EVENT COULD OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THE 00Z ECMWF IS SHOWING A MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM NEXT WEEK THAN THIS CURRENT ONE. THE 12Z GFS IS IN LINE WITH THE EURO. ONE THING TO NOTE DURING THIS TIME PERIOD IS THE FACT THAT THERE WONT BE A DRY AND COLD AIRMASS ACROSS THE AREA. MEANING THAT THE RECOVERY TIME WONT BE NEARLY AS LONG. MOISTURE WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN MUCH FASTER AND TRAVEL FURTHER NORTH WHICH WILL ENHANCE OUR INSTABILITY ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA. THIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OF COURSE SINCE WE ARE STILL A GOOD WAYS OUT. BUT...MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT OVER THE LAST FEW RUNS. CONFIDENCE IS SLOWLY INCREASING. OTHERWISE...MOST OF THE PERIOD WILL REMAIN RAIN FREE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL WITH NO SIGNIFICANT PUSH OF COLD AIR IN THE HORIZON. 10/ARM && .AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 00Z TAFS. STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT PRODUCING GUSTY CONDITIONS AT ALL TERMINALS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS FROM 10-15KTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KTS. HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED NEAR A COLD FRONT COMING THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. WINDS VEERING AND INCREASING TO AROUND 15 KTS GUSTS TO 25-40KTS TCL/BHM/EET/MGM 07-10Z AND ANB/TOI 08-11Z. VCTS THUNDER INSTALLED AHEAD OF THE MAIN CONVECTIVE AREA WITH THUNDER AT TERMINALS FOR ONLY A FEW HOUR WINDOW. FROM 01-07Z...WINDS FROM 2000-4000 FT MAY REACH 60+ KTS. CEILINGS WILL BE VFR UNTIL CONVECTIVE BAND APPROACHES...THEN DROP TO MVFR...ADDED TEMPO IFR IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE CONVECTIVE LINE FOR A FEW HOURS...THEN SKIES CLEAR. WINDS VEER EVEN MORE TO AROUND 240 10G22 AFTER 14-16Z. 75/LINHARES && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 49 62 36 58 32 / 100 20 10 10 20 ANNISTON 52 64 37 60 36 / 100 40 10 10 20 BIRMINGHAM 53 65 36 62 36 / 100 20 10 10 20 TUSCALOOSA 50 65 37 63 36 / 100 20 10 10 20 CALERA 53 65 37 64 37 / 100 20 10 10 20 AUBURN 55 64 41 62 34 / 100 60 10 10 20 MONTGOMERY 53 67 39 67 39 / 100 40 10 10 20 TROY 55 67 41 65 36 / 100 60 10 10 10 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...WIND ADVISORY ALL ZONES THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING. && 10/01/75
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 440 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ALZ011>015-017>050-251209- 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- 440 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO REACH AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN 6 PM AND 8 PM...AFFECTING ALL AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM...WHILE AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 WILL BE AFFECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. THOUGH THE PRIMARY THREAT IS EXPECTED TO BE DAMAGING WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ADVANCING BROKEN SQUALL LINE...THERE IS ALSO A THREAT OF TORNADOES WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. THE KEY FACTOR IN DETERMINING THE POTENTIAL SEVERITY OF THE STORMS WILL BE THE EXTENT OF THE RETURN OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE STORMS. MOISTURE CONTINUES TO BE RATHER LIMITED SATURDAY AFTERNOON ...BUT STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE INCREASES WITH SURFACE DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES OF 60 DEGREES OR HIGHER...THEN THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS...INCLUDING TORNADOES...WILL ALSO INCREASE. IF THE MOISTURE RETURN IS LIMITED...THEN THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD TORNADOES WOULD DECREASE. PLEASE PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE TIMING AND AREA OF GREATEST RISK AS UPDATES ARE ISSUED. IN ADDITION TO THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY FOR SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AT 30 MPH OR MORE AT TIMES. THESE HIGH WINDS MAY BREAK TREE LIMBS...THROW ABOUT LIGHT OBJECTS AND CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONGOING SUNDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...THERE IS A LINGERING RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR LOCATIONS IN FAR EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN CENTRAL ALABAMA. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL REMAIN THE PRIMARY THREAT...BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE STILL POSSIBLE. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...THE AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE MOISTURE AND SUBSEQUENT INSTABILITY WILL BE KEY FACTORS IN DETERMINING THE STRENGTH OF THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS NEAR OR ABOVE 30 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH CENTRAL ALABAMA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...BRINGING THE THREAT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS POINT IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER...BUT THERE IS AT LEAST THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW STRONG STORMS. OTHERWISE...NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. STEFKOVICH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 140 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ALZ011>015-017>050-250200- 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- 140 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL SWING ACROSS ALABAMA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE...AS WELL AS THE THREAT OF A FEW TORNADOES. FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SYSTEM...PLEASE REFERENCE THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK (HWOBMX) OR THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION (AFDBMX). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE NWS WEBSITE AT: HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BMX SINCE THIS EVENT WILL OCCUR DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WE URGE EVERYONE OWN A NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...WITH A TONE ALARM FEATURE THAT YOU CAN PROGRAM IN YOUR SPECIFIC COUNTY. IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE. DO NOT DEPEND SOLELY ON OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS TO RECEIVE LIFE THREATENING WARNINGS. EVERYONE NEEDS AN INDOOR WARNING SIREN...AND THAT IS A NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS. THESE RADIOS ARE AVAILABLE AT MOST ELECTRONIC AND OTHER STORES. STEFKOVICH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Non-thunderstorm winds caused several trees to be blown down across the county, including near Brilliant and just north of Guin.
A single tree was blown onto a mobile home, on Brandy Lane southeast of Selma.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, February 2007
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: 15568, 15569.