Afternoon heating caused several severe thunderstorms to develop.
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The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
Afternoon heating caused several severe thunderstorms to develop.
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 Jul 1, 11:45 AM CST, 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1245 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 .UPDATE...FOR AVIATION. && .DISCUSSION... ANALYSIS THIS MORNING PLACES A WEAK BOUNDARY ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE. NOT MUCH TO THIS BOUNDARY EXCEPT FOR SLIGHTLY LOWER DEWPOINTS AND A WIND SHIFT AT THE SURFACE TO THE NORTH. LOOK FOR THIS AREA TO SLOWLY SAG SOUTHWARD. THIS WILL HELP TRIGGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTH AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. SOME CIRRUS BLOW-OFF FROM THE MCS IN WESTERN TENNESSEE HAS ALREADY STARTED MOVING INTO THE AREA...AS WELL AS SOME SCATTERED CUMULUS ALREADY ASCENDING. MEANWHILE NUMEROUS LEFT OVER BOUNDARIES AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL INTERACT WITH A MOISTURE POOL LEFT OVER ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LIKELY BE THE BEST SPOT FOR POTENTIALLY STRONG STORMS. HOWEVER...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREAT FOR THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE QUITE BIT OF LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. SPC HAS PUT THE AREA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING WINDS. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION AND MAKE ANY UPDATES AS NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. AS FOR TODAY...TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN FORECAST SO RAISED HIGHS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. ALSO MAY SOME SLIGHT CHANGES TO THE POP LAYOUT. KEPT LIKELY ACROSS THE WEST AND JUST RAISED THE CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. FORECAST WILL BE OUT SOON. && .AVIATION...18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSRA WILL FIRE AROUND MID-DAY AND LAST WELL INTO THE EVENING. LOOKS LIKE THE BEST CONCENTRATION OF STORMS WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST DURING THE EARLY HALF OF THE AFTERNOON. THEN WILL SEE MORE ISOLATED STORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SOUTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. FEELING MORE CONFIDENT IN TIMING TO INCLUDE A TEMPO GROUP AT ANB DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT NOTHING OTHER THAN VCTS AT THIS TIME ELSEWHERE WHERE CONFIDENCE IS LOWER THAT A TS WILL MOVE THROUGH A CERTAIN TAF SITE. SOME LINGERING DEBRIS CLOUDS WILL PERSIST WELL INTO THE EVENING. EXPECTING ALMOST A CARBON COPY ON MONDAY. WILL SEE SOME AREAS OF FOG WHERE RAINS DO OCCUR. MOST CONFIDENT IN ANB FOR NOW. JRA/16 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1212 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ALZ011>015-017>050-021712- 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- 1212 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. A FEW STORMS WILL INITIATE BY 1 PM...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME STORMS MAY LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR ORGANIZED STRONG STORMS WILL BE NORTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON...TO SPRINGVILLE...TO ROANOKE. A SUBTLE BOUNDARY IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL SLOWLY SLIDE INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS BOUNDARY WILL AIDE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 2 PM...SOUTH OF THE HAMILTON...TO SPRINGVILLE...TO ROANOKE LINE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MOUNDVILLE...TO CLANTON...TO AUBURN. THE STRONG STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND PEA TO DIME HAIL. OTHER SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THESE AREAS AS WELL THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE MORE ISOLATED IN NATURE. THIS ACTIVITY WILL DEVELOP ALONG LEFTOVER BOUNDARIES FROM YESTERDAY ALONG WITH THE DAYTIME HEATING. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL: BIRMINGHAM...MODERATE. MONTGOMERY...MODERATE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 106 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ALZ027-011845- TALLADEGA- 106 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR TALLADEGA COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM CDT... ...THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...CHILDERSBURG AND SYLACAUGA... AT 106 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHILDERSBURG...MOVING SLOWLY EAST NORTHEAST. THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE SMALL HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...DIME SIZE...WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS WILL BREAK OFF SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM LIGHTNING BY SEEKING SHELTER IN A SUBSTANTIAL ENCLOSED BUILDING OR A METAL AUTOMOBILE. IF YOU ARE ON THE WATER AND YOUR BOAT HAS A CABIN... USE THE CABIN FOR A LIGHTNING SHELTER. OTHERWISE...BOATERS SHOULD HEAD TO SHORE AND SEEK SHELTER THERE. AVOID ELECTRICAL DEVICES AND OTHER OBJECTS WHICH CAN CONDUCT LIGHTNING. WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST RUMBLE OF THUNDER BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA.
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 34 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:17 UTC.
11 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Between Childersburg and Fayetteville, one tree was blown down and blocked Childersburg-Fayetteville Highway at the entrance to Flagpole Mountain Road.
Several trees were blown down near 9th and 10th Avenues, in the city of Childersburg.
Two trees were blown down in the Odena Community.
A tree fell that blocked Odena Road.
A tree fell on Lake Tate Road, in Sylacauga.
Several trees were blow down in the Rainbow Crossing area, near the intersection of US-231 and US-278.
Several trees were blown down near the intersection of CR 68 and CR 75, just north of Cedar Bluff.
Several trees were blown down in the Ellisville Community, along CR 9.
Wind damaged a barn, and caused several trees to be blown down, in the Bauxite Community.
Trees and powerlines were blown down, near the Terese Community.
Lightning struck a house in the Indian Oaks area of Saks, causing it to catch fire. The fire completely destroyed the attic and second story of the home, which collapsed onto the first floor, causing extensive damage throughout. The owners, after first attempting to extinguish the fire, escaped unharmed.
Numerous trees were blown down and blocked both lanes of Interstate 20, between mile markers 194 and 197. Traffic came to a standstill for over an hour, before the trees could be cleared from the road.
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, July 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: 47652, 47653, 47654, 47655, 47656, 47657, 47658, 47659, 47660, 47661, 47663, 47662.