A cold front pushing through the area caused numerous severe thunderstorms, with large hail and damaging winds.
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The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
A cold front pushing through the area caused numerous severe thunderstorms, with large hail and damaging winds.
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 1, 10:00 AM CST, 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1100 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 .UPDATE... NO BIG CHANGES WERE MADE ON THE AFTERNOON UPDATE TO THE FORECAST. WELL-DEFINED OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM MORNING MCS TO OUR NORTHEAST CUTS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF OUR CWA. ANOTHER AREA OF ENHANCED CU (SOME SORT OF CONVERGENCE ZONE) STRETCHES SW-NE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN COUNTIES. MORNING SOUNDINGS SHOWED A BIT OF A CAP AROUND 700 MB...BUT WITH PLENTY OF CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL SHOULD THAT CAP BE ERODED OR OVERCOME. LIKELY POPS STILL SEEM JUSTIFIED FOR THE NORTH HALF...AND I EXPECT RW/TRW COVERAGE TO STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. /61/ && .SHORT TERM...TODAY AND MONDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...LOOK FOR THE FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE STATE TO SLOW. THOUGH THE FIRST HINT WAS WITH THE 00Z RUNS..BOTH THE GFS AND THE NAM ARE HINTING AT THE FORMATION OF A MCS IN THE AREA OF WESTERN TENNESSEE AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI...AND HAVE IT MOVING INTO THE STATE AFTER 00Z TONIGHT. THIS IS A QUESTIONABLE FEATURE BUT ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY. HAVE RAISED POPS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING...AND AGAIN FOR MONDAY DURING THE DAY AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO SOAR ONCE AGAIN. ANY LEFTOVER BOUNDARIES FROM SUNDAY NIGHT COULD BECOME A CONCERN FOR REDEVELOPMENT ON MONDAY. 27/SWU && .LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. STILL LOOKING RATHER WARM AND DRY IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST. THICKNESSES SUPPORT TEMPERATURES AS HIGH AS 95 OR 96 DEGREES ON TUESDAY. WILL TACK A FEW DEGREES ONTO GUIDANCE AND GO WITH A MORE CONSERVATIVE 93 TO 94. WEAK RIDGING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST WILL LIMIT THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...BUT WITH SUCH WARM TEMPERATURES NOT COMFORTABLE TAKING ISOLATED WORDING TOTALLY OUT OF THE FORECAST. THICKNESSES LOWER A BIT THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND..BUT AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL STILL BE 3 TO 6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. A TROUGH DEEPENS TO OUR WEST LATE IN THE WORK WEEK...RESULTING IN A GRADUAL TRANSITION BACK TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. AS A RESULT...RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY FOR THE WEEKEND. && .AVIATION...12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION. WEATHER ACTIVITY WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AT ALL TAFS SITES TODAY...STARTING IN THE NORTH AROUND 18Z AND EXTENDING TO MGM AND TOI BY 21Z. STARTED ADDING CB TO ALL SITES AT 16Z AND TRENDED TOWARDS VCTS IN THE NORTH BY 20Z AND VCSH IN THE SOUTH BY 22Z. KEPT VIS VFR...BUT THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF CEILINGS DROPPING TO MVFR IN THE VICINITY OF TS. TS WILL BE IN CLUSTERS MOVING THROUGH THE STATE...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE SCALE +TS EFFECTING TCL AND EET AFTER 00Z. WAITING FOR NEXT ISSUANCE AND NEXT MODEL RUN BEFORE ADDING TO TAFS. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 611 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 CORRECTED TYPO... ALZ011>015-017>050-021112- 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- 611 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL: BIRMINGHAM...MODERATE. MONTGOMERY...MODERATE. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA. CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...AS WELL AS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. ISOLATED CELLS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER 12 PM IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES AND LOCATIONS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 85 CAN EXPECT DEVELOPMENT AFTER 5 PM. THE WEATHER THREAT WILL NOT BE CONFINED TO THE DAYTIME HOURS. THOUGH HEATING WILL EXACERBATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS... INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN IN THE ATMOSPHERE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A LARGE COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE STATE AFTER SUNSET...SO STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO THROUGHOUT TODAY AND MAKE SURE YOUR RADIO ALERT TONE IS TURNED ON BEFORE GOING TO BED TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY. ESPECIALLY DURING THE PEAK HEATING OF THE DAY...AS THE FRONT FROM SUNDAY WILL BE LINGERING ACROSS THE STATE. AGAIN...THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS... HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BECOME NECESSARY SUNDAY. 27/SWU
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1132 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ALZ024-011715- JEFFERSON- 1132 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL 1215 PM CDT... AT 1131 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SYLVAN SPRINGS TO HUEYTOWN TO ALABAMA ADVENTURE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF HUEYTOWN TO HUEYTOWN TO BESSEMER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 18 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... MCADORY. ALABAMA ADVENTURE. DOLOMITE. RAIMUND. MULGA. ADAMSVILLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. JD/81
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:44 UTC.
21 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several medium sized limbs were blown off of trees.
Several trees were blown down at the intersection of US-411 and AL-174.
Penny to quarter sized hail fell for several minutes.
Several trees were blown down.
Several trees were blown down in the Lay Lake Community.
Several trees and power lines were blown down in the Fairmont subdivision, near Sylacauga.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, June 2008
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: 120187, 120192, 120201, 120204, 120209, 120257, 120346, 120261, 120262, 120264, 120267, 120314, 120317, 120318, 120320, 120322, 120325, 120329, 120333, 120335, 120336, 120338, 120339, 120341, 120342, 120344.