Gust fronts from thunderstorms brought scattered wind damage to portions of Central Alabama.
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The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
Gust fronts from thunderstorms brought scattered wind damage to portions of 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 Jun 18, 2:21 PM CST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 321 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2007 .UPDATE...UPDATED FOR EVENING DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION... AT THE MOMENT HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXITING NORTH WITH LEFTOVER WIDESPREAD SHOWERS MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST. STILL LOOKING LIKE MOST AREAS WILL HAVE A DECENT SHOT AT SEEING RAIN OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE TOTALS WILL MOST LIKELY VARY THANKS TO SOME HEAVIER EMBEDDED THUNDER. FOR NOW...THE FORECAST POPS ARE LOOKING GOOD THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD INTO TOMORROW. WILL MAKE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TEMPS AND DEWPOINTS AS RAIN SHOWERS HAVE COOLED THINGS DOWN QUITE A BIT AND MOISTURE LEVELS ARE UP. UPDATES SHOULD BE OUT SHORTLY. 17/KLAWS && .AVIATION...00Z TAF DISCUSSION. CHALLENGING FORECAST OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW WITH MANY VARIABLES. TIMING OF THE VARIOUS AREAS OF RAINFALL/THUNDERSTORMS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AHEAD OF THE CONVECTION...AND CEILINGS ARE AMONG THE CHALLENGES. NEVERTHELESS IT LOOKS LIKE AVIATION WILL BE PROBLEMATIC TOMORROW WITH VFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS PREVAILING. FOG IS A POSSIBILITY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW AS WELL...HOWEVER ELECTED TO INDICATE RAIN AS THE PRIMARY FACTOR LIMITING VISIBILITY DUE TO THE ABUNDANCE OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED AND SURFACE WINDS. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THIS EVENING IN THE VICINITY OF ANY OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES...LIKELY TO NEAR 30 KNOTS AT TIMES...AND THIS POSSIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW. 12/SIRMON && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 145 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2007 ALZ011>015-017>050-191130- 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- 145 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL: BIRMINGHAM...MODERATE. MONTGOMERY...MODERATE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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 526 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2007 ALZ044-046-049-182300- BULLOCK-MONTGOMERY-PIKE- 526 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR PIKE...BULLOCK AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT... ...THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TROY... AT 523 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF TROY...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. 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. 12/SIRMON
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 534 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2007 ALZ022-023-031>034-182315- BIBB-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA- 534 PM CDT MON JUN 18 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR PERRY...HALE...GREENE... BIBB...PICKENS AND TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT... ...THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALICEVILLE...BRENT AND NORTHPORT... AT 531 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORM ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES EAST OF ALICEVILLE TO 16 MILES SOUTH OF BRENT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. 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. 12/SIRMON
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:52 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were blown down by gust front winds.
One large tree was blown down by gust front winds.
One tree was blown down by gust front winds.
A few trees were blown down across the road by gust front winds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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