A hot and very moist boundary layer resulted in the development of a moderately unstable air mass. The presence of a weak synoptic boundary across southern Georgia north northwestward into northern Mississippi served to focus diurnally enhanced storms.
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The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
A hot and very moist boundary layer resulted in the development of a moderately unstable air mass. The presence of a weak synoptic boundary across southern Georgia north northwestward into northern Mississippi served to focus diurnally enhanced storms.
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 Aug 2, 11:21 AM CST, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1221 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 .UPDATE...FOR 18Z AVIATION. && .DISCUSSION... EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF GEORGIA HAS BLED INTO EXTREME REACHES OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA THIS MORNING...AND THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE THE GAME SOMEWHAT TODAY. OBVIOUSLY WITH THE CLOUD COVER AND THE EFFECTS OF THE TROUGH CAUSING THE CLOUD COVER... TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE AS WARM ACROSS EASTERN THIRD OF THE CWA. HAVE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY. THE BAD NEWS IS THAT IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL REMAIN ON TRACK FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE WEST AND SOUTH...SO THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE. AS FAR AS PRECIP TODAY...THIS CLOUD COVER WILL ALSO DIMINISH ANY SIGNIFICANT TS DEVELOPMENT TODAY...BUT SINCE WE ONLY HAVE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN THIS AREA...WILL CONTINUE WITH THAT CATEGORY. CU DEVELOPMENT WILL AGAIN BE SLOW TODAY. CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURES OFF OF THE 12Z SOUNDING ARE SHOWING A 93-95 RANGE...SO WE STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO TO HIT THAT MARK. IT WILL HAPPEN THOUGH...AND WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE SHOWERS START IN THE NOON TO 2 PM TIME FRAME...AND THUNDER TO START SHORTLY THEREAFTER. PLEASE REMEMBER WE HAVE POSTED A NUMBER OF ITEMS ON OUR HOMEPAGE CONCERNING HEAT AND HEAT RELATED ISSUES. && .AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION. VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH SH/TS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY ISOLATED IN NATURE...SO WE WILL HAVE TO MONITOR AND AMEND AS NECESSARY. FOG TONIGHT WILL AGAIN DEPEND ON ANY SITE THAT RECEIVES RAINFALL... SO WILL HAVE WAIT UNTIL 00Z ISSUANCE TO SEE IF ANYBODY ACTUALLY GETS RAIN. NOTICE...KEET TAF WILL HAVE (AMD LTD TO VIS WIND AND WX) AMENDED TO THE END OF THE FORECAST THROUGH THE END OF 2010. THE CEILOMETER DATA WILL BE GOING THROUGH NUMEROUS TESTS AND MONITORED FOR ACCURACY. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. && 27
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 257 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ALZ011>015-017>050-031957- 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- 257 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE IN THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S...WITH HEAT INDICES OF 105 TO 115 DEGREES. LOWS TONIGHT WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE MID 70S...PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL 9 PM ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND INTENSE FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL BE VALID THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING AS HOT AND MUGGY CONDITIONS CONTINUE. HEAT INDICES OF 105-115 DEGREES WILL BE LIKELY AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND OVERNIGHT LOW ONLY DROPPING INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE A COUPLE OF DEGREES COOLER ON WEDNESDAY...BUT STILL HOT...SO A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AND MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED EVEN FURTHER. HEAT INDICES WILL BE IN THE 105 TO 112 DEGREE RANGE IN MANY LOCATIONS. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD AND GENERALLY NEAR 75 DEGREES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 27
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 144 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ALZ041-021930- AUTAUGA AL- 144 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN AUTAUGA COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM CDT... AT 142 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF PLECHER...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF VALLEY GRANDE...MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... VIDA JUNCTION... MULBERRY... AUTAUGAVILLE... BOOTH... DAWSON MILL... GOGGINS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 242 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ALZ023-031-032-022030- GREENE AL-HALE AL-TUSCALOOSA AL- 242 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA... NORTHEASTERN GREENE AND NORTHERN HALE COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT... AT 236 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNDVILLE...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NORTHPORT...MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...AS WELL AS FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... KNOXVILLE... MOUNDVILLE... AKRON... EVANSVILLE... WEDGEWORTH... GOGGINS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 247 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ALZ037-022030- TALLAPOOSA AL- 247 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM CDT... AT 248 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HILLABEE CREEK...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALEXANDER CITY...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... ALEXANDER CITY... DADEVILLE... HILLABEE CREEK... JACKSONS GAP... WIND CREEK STATE PARK... GOGGINS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 311 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ALZ024-025-022100- JEFFERSON AL-SHELBY AL- 311 PM CDT MON AUG 2 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT... AT 312 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RIVERCHASE...OR NEAR HOOVER. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...INCLUDING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... PELHAM... HELENA... ALABASTER... CHELSEA... INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE... GOGGINS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees toppled in and around Alexander City.
Several trees knocked down, some onto power lines along Parkview Circle and Indian Crest Drive.
A few trees were knocked down in the Phenix City area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, August 2010
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: 254468, 254470, 254471, 254472.