A warm and unstable air mass led to the formation of thunderstorms, some of which produced large hail and damaging winds.
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A warm and unstable air mass led to the formation of thunderstorms, some of which produced 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 11, 5:40 AM CST, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 640 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009 .UPDATE...FOR AVIATION DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION... INTERESTING PATTERN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS MID AND UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES WILL PASS THROUGH THE DEEP SOUTH SPARKING OCCASIONAL MCS DEVELOPMENT. THE AIRMASS OVER THE AREA IS VERY SOUPY AND ANY TRIGGERING MECHANISM SHOULD HELP GET CONVECTION GOING. NUMEROUS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES ALONG WITH THE IMPULSES AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL BE MORE THAN ENOUGH. MODELS HAVE SEEMED TO MISS ON THE LARGE MCS OVER ARKANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI AS THE PREFERRED STORM TRACK SEEMS TO BE SETTING UP OVER NORTH ALABAMA. WILL GO ABOVE GUIDANCE POPS THE NEXT FEW DAYS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA WITH NEAR GUIDANCE OR CLIMATOLOGY IN THE SOUTH. REALLY THOUGH...ITS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT THE PLACEMENT OF THESE CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS SO EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE AN UMBRELLA HANDY JUST IN CASE. WILL BACK OFF GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES A COUPLE OF DEGREES IN THE NORTH WHILE FOLLOWING MORE PERSISTENCE IN THE SOUTH. THE CURRENT PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY AND MAYBE THROUGH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK IF YOU BY INTO THE 12Z AND 00Z EURO. HOWEVER...THERE IS A STRONG UPPER RIDGE FORECAST TO DEVELOP BETWEEN DAYS 5 AND 10 THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAP OFF THE PRECIPITATION. THE MID RANGE MODELS SHOW A DEEPENING TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN CONUS THAT WILL ENHANCE THE RIDGING OVER THE SOUTH WITH THE CENTER OF THE RIDGE NEAR LOUISIANA. SOME ADDITIONAL SHORT WAVES IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW WOULD THEN PASS OVER THE AREA SENDING AN ADDITIONAL MCS OR TWO OUR WAY THROUGH MID WEEK. THATS AT LEAST ONE SOLUTION. THE OTHER WOULD HAVE THE RIDGE BUILD OVER US EARLY NEXT WEEK...DRYING US OUT AND HEATING US UP. TEND TO FAVOR THE EURO SLIGHTLY FOR NEXT WEEK AS IT IS PERFORMING A LITTLE BETTER WITH THE CURRENT PATTERN. THUS...WILL LEAVE SOME MENTION OF POPS AROUND THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY IN EAST ALABAMA ALONG THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE DEVELOPING RIDGE. && .AVIATION...12Z TAF DISCUSSION. THROUGH 18Z EXPECT CEILINGS 4000 TO 5000 FEET TO DEVELOP ACROSS ALL BUT MGM AND TOI. FROM 18Z TO 01Z SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AT TCL...BHM...EET...ANB WITH ISOLATED ACTIVITY AT MGM AND TOI. TEMPORARY CEILINGS 1500 TO 2500 FEET POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. AFTER 06Z PATCHY FOG WILL DEVELOP AT MOST LOCATIONS WITH VSBYS 4-6 MILES. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 88/50
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 524 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009 ALZ011>015-017>050-121035- 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- 524 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. AN UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE WILL SHIFT FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER RISK OF ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR AS AN UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE SHIFTS FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE NORTH. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE REQUIRED ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTIONS TODAY AND FRIDAY. KSL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 822 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009 ALZ014-111400- WINSTON- 822 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR WINSTON COUNTY UNTIL 900 AM CDT... AT 820 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ASHRIDGE...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HALEYVILLE... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... WEISS. ASHRIDGE. ROCK CREEK. SIPSEY RIVER REC AREA. MORELAND. HOUSTON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 858 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009 ALZ014-111430- WINSTON- 858 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR WINSTON COUNTY UNTIL 930 AM CDT... AT 858 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ADDISON...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF ARLEY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... HOUSTON. ADDISON TOWN HALL. NESMITH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:59 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down on CR-41, north of Addison, and subsequently damaged a fence.
Several trees were blown down in the Sardis City community.
Several trees were blown down in Munford.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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