An isolated severe thunderstorm caused wind damage.
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An isolated severe thunderstorm caused wind damage.
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 26, 5:45 PM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 645 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2007 .UPDATE...FOR AVIATION. && .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE I-65 AND FUTURE I-22 CORRIDORS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME VERY IMPRESSIVE LIGHTNING BEING PRODUCED BY THESE STORMS. THEY INITIATED ALONG A 925 TO 850 TROUGH AND ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET. DRIER AIR IS EVIDENT ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY PUSHING WEST ACROSS GEORGIA AND SHOULD WORK INTO ALABAMA OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT FEW DAYS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE MUCH LESS THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WITH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMATOLOGY. THE RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. IS FORECAST TO BREAK DOWN THIS WEEKEND ALLOWING FOR A SURFACE BOUNDARY TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. RAIN CHANCES GO UP SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE STATE. STILL SOME TIMING ISSUES BUT FAIRLY CONFIDENT IN AT LEAST SCATTERED RAINFALL THIS WEEKEND. DRIER CONDITIONS FOLLOW WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. && .AVIATION...00Z TAF DISCUSSION. GENERALLY...VFR CONDITIONS WILL EXIST AT TERMINALS THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FOR MOST TAF SITES...THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS DWINDLED WITH ONLY CHANCES RIGHT NOW NEAR ANB...TCL...AND TOI. HAVE KEPT VCTS THROUGH 1Z AT THESE SITES. TCL WILL MOST LIKELY ONLY SEE LIGHT RAIN THROUGH THAT TIME...BUT A THUNDERSTORM CAN NOT BE RULED OUT FOR NOW. AFTER 1 TO 2Z MUST LOCATIONS WILL SEE CALM WINDS AND CLEARING TO JUST MID TO HIGH CLOUDS. MAY SEE SOME AREAS OF PATCHY FOG PASS THROUGH SOME OF THE TAF SITES. LIGHT FOG/HAZE MAY EXIST AT MOST LOCATIONS AROUND SUNRISE...SO KEPT MVFR VIS 11-13Z. FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO FIRE ONCE AGAIN... BUT THIS TIME GENERALLY IN THE WEST...AND GENERALLY NOT AS WIDESPREAD AS TODAY. ALTHOUGH CAN NOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IN THE EAST. WITH THIS IN MIND WENT VCTS AT ALL SITES. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE STARTED SEVERAL HOURS EARLIER AT EET...BHM...AND TCL...WITH VCTS POSSIBLE BY 18 TO 19Z. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. && 88/16
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1250 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2007 ALZ011>015-017>050-271130- 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- 1250 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...GENERALLY THROUGH 8 PM ASSOCIATED WITH THE HEATING OF THE DAY. THE BEST CHANCE OF STRONG STORMS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH...LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. THE STORMS WILL NOT BE MOVING VERY FAST TODAY...THEREFORE A FEW AREAS WILL RECEIVE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN. THIS RAIN AMOUNT MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON THE ROADWAYS. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL: BIRMINGHAM...MODERATE. MONTGOMERY...MODERATE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 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. 75
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 259 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2007 ALZ043-044-262030- ELMORE-MONTGOMERY- 259 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHERN ELMORE COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT... ...THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MILLBROOK... AT 257 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES EAST OF COOSADA...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH. THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND MINOR FLOODING. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS...RISING WATER ALONG CREEKS AND FLOODED UNDERPASSES ARE POSSIBLE. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS ROADWAYS WITH WATER FLOWING OVER THEM OR...COVERED WITH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. 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. 61
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:01 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
One barn had its roof torn off and one mobile home was damaged, near State Route 49 in far northern Clay County.
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