Heavy rain from thunderstorms resulted in numerous road closures and required swift water rescues in the Birmingham area.
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Heavy rain from thunderstorms resulted in numerous road closures and required swift water rescues in the Birmingham area.
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 Jul 8, 8:30 PM CST, 2 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 930 PM CDT THU JUL 8 2010 .UPDATE...EVENING WEATHER DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION... PERSISTENT LITTLE SHOWER CONTINUING TO MAINTAIN SOME STRENGTH OVER THE HEART OF THE BHM METRO AREA AND SOUTH. IT IS THE LAST HOLDOUT IN A DAY THAT FEATURED ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE WEST...ALONG WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. MADE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECAST...LEAVING ISOLATED CONVECTION IN THROUGH THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...AND JUST A FEW OTHER ADJUSTMENTS TO TONIGHT'S TEMP AND DEWPOINT GRIDS. OTHERWISE...WILL HOPEFULLY BE A RATHER QUIET EVENING. UPDATES ARE OUT. && .AVIATION...00Z TAF DISCUSSION. VFR CONDITIONS TO PREDOMINATE THROUGH THE NEXT 24HRS...WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL. SHOWERS/STORMS ONGOING JUST BEFORE FORECAST ISSUANCE TIME ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH WITH SUNSET. DRY AIR MIXED INTO THE LOW LEVELS AS CONDITIONS WARMED UP THIS AFTERNOON...SO ANY FOG SHOULD BE LIGHT (STAYING GREATER THAN 3 MILES) AND ISOLATED (LASTING AN HOUR OR LESS). CUMULUS FIELD SHOULD START DEVELOPING AROUND 09/1600Z. SHOWER/STORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ISOLATED...SO NO NEED TO INCLUDE THEM IN THE FORECASTS AT THIS TIME. 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 TEST AND MONITORED FOR ACCURACY. /61/ && .CLIMATE... ANNISTON TIED THE RECORD HIGH OF 100 DEGREES TODAY...WHICH WAS LAST ACHIEVED IN 1977. BIRMINGHAM...TUSCALOOSA...AND MONTGOMERY WERE ALL SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW THEIR RESPECTIVE RECORDS. RECORD HIGHS FOR FRIDAY JULY 9... ANNISTON 100 (1980) BIRMINGHAM 102 (1930) MONTGOMERY 106 (1881) TUSCALOOSA 100 (1969) && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1150 AM CDT THU JUL 8 2010 ALZ011>015-017>050-091800- 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- 1150 AM CDT THU JUL 8 2010 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 08/MNK
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1113 PM CDT THU JUL 08 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1106 PM FLASH FLOOD BESSEMER 33.38N 86.96W
07/08/2010 JEFFERSON AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
PRELIMINARY REPORTS FROM THE BESSEMER POLICE DEPT OF
SEVERAL TO NUMEROUS ROADS BEING CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
FOLLOW UP AND MORE DETAILED REPORTS TO COME.
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KLAWSThe Birmingham radar (KBMX), 34 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:29 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Bessemer police dept reported several roads being closed due to high water. Fourth Avenue among others had to be closed with reports of several swift water rescues ongoing.
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