Afternoon thunderstorms driven by an unstable air mass resulted in isolated wind damage.
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Afternoon thunderstorms driven by an unstable air mass resulted in isolated 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 5, 12:05 PM CST, 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 105 PM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 .UPDATE...MESOSCALE UPDATE AND 18Z AVIATION. && .DISCUSSION... EVEN WITH SOME DRY AIR OVERHEAD PER LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY...PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES REMAIN 130 PERCENT OF NORMAL. THE HIGHEST PW VALUES ARE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST COUNTIES AND WHERE AROUND 2 INCHES. AFTERNOON CONVECTION HAS BEEN INITIATED IN THE SOUTHEAST COUNTIES NEAR MONTGOMERY...TROY...AND TUSKEGEE. THE BEST INSTABILITY IS ACROSS THE SOUTH HALF OF THE AREA WHERE SB CAPES ARE RUNNING AROUND 3000...DOWNDRAFT CAPES APPROACHING 1000...LI'S -7...AND MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AROUND 6. THE UPPER LOW EVIDENT OVER MISSISSIPPI IS WEAKENING AND BECOMING ELONGATED ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS WHICH TOUCHES OUR FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON....CONVECTION WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AS WE APPROACH THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY. THE HIGHEST COVERAGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE AREA WHERE THE BEST MOISTURE IS. BUT NORTHERN AREAS SHOULD STILL EXPERIENCE SCATTERED COVERAGE. DUE TO THE MOISTURE CONTENT...A LOCALIZED HEAVY DOWNPOUR IS POSSIBLE. THE STORM MOTIONS SHOULD BE A BIT FASTER THAN THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS BUT WILL MONITOR FOR LOCALIZED SMALL SCALE BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL CHANCE OF A WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH FROM THE STRONGER STORMS. THE STORMS SHOULD SLOWLY LOSE THEIR INTENSITY AND COVERAGE WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING THIS EVENING. 75 && .AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION. SCATTERED CONVECTION HAS ALREADY BEGUN IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES WHERE THE BEST MOISTURE RESIDES. MENTIONED VCTS AT ALL LOCATIONS AFTER 20Z THROUGH 01-02Z. MGM/TOI START OFF WITH VCTS AND HAVE TEMPO MENTIONED TS MVFR VIS FOR A FEW HOURS. MIXED LAYER WINDS ARE A BIT HIGHER TODAY AND EXPECT A FEW WIND GUSTS UP TO 18 KTS AREAWIDE THIS AFTERNOON. ISENTROPIC LIFT WILL PRODUCE SOME STRATUS OVERNIGHT AND HAVE CEILINGS LOWERING TO MVFR AROUND 015 NORTH AND IFR 009 SOUTH. THE CLOUDS WILL SLOWLY LIFT THROUGH THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD. NOTICE...KEET TAF WILL HAVE (AMD LTD TO VIS WIND AND WX) AMENDED TO THE END OF THE FORECAST UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE WHILE CEILOMETER DATA IS BEING MONITORED FOR ACCURACY. 75 && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION.../ISSUED AT 353 AM CDT SUN/ UPPER LOW OVER LOUISIANA HAS BEGUN TO DEFORM AND ELONGATE WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY THE PAST 12 HOURS. CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL REMAIN ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE UPPER TROF WITH DEEP AND MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW TODAY. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW SHOWERS POPPING UP OVERNIGHT AND EXPECT THE TREND WILL BE FOR MORE CONVECTION TO DEVELOP NEAR SUNRISE...ESPECIALLY FROM I-20 NORTHWARD WHERE MAIN FORCING IS ELEVATED. AS DAYTIME HEATING TAKES OVER THE ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY SHIFT TO THE COAST AND EXPAND INTO SOUTH ALABAMA. THERE COULD BE SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL DUE TO PW'S NEAR 1.75 INCHES. AREAS NORTH OF I-20 COULD BE MORE VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING AS STORM MOTIONS DECREASE AS ACTIVITY GETS CLOSER TO TROF AXIS. CONVECTION SHOULD DIMINISH QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET. ON SUNDAY THE LOUISIANA UPPER TROF WILL GET ABSORBED BY A MUCH STRONGER SHORT WAVE TROF DIGGING SOUTHWARD OUT OF THE PLAINS STATES. THE MODELS ARE NOW SHOWING A MUCH FASTER AND ROBUST SURFACE FRONT WITH SHORT WAVE TROF. THE FRONT WILL ENTER NORTHWEST ALABAMA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PUSH QUICKLY SOUTHWARD. WITH THE LOW LEVEL FLOW BECOMING WESTERLY AHEAD OF SURFACE FRONT...NOT SURE HOW MUCH LIFT WILL BE REALIZED ALONG FRONT AND KEPT POPS IN THE CHANCE CATEGORY. DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR WILL PUSH ALL THE WAY TO THE COAST BY MONDAY EVENING AND REMOVED RAIN FROM FORECAST FOR MONDAY...MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. BEYOND TUESDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS LOW AS A BATTLE DEVELOPS BETWEEN EXPANDING TEXAS RIDGE AND EAST COAST TROF. THE ODDS ARE THAT THE RIDGE WILL PROBABLY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP FAVORABLE MCS STORM TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST OF ALABAMA...BUT KEPT LOW POPS IN THE PERIOD WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY JUST IN CASE SOME OF THE ACTIVITY SLIPS SOUTHWARD INTO NORTH ALABAMA. TEMPERATURES WILL DEFINITELY BE WARMER DURING THIS TIME PERIOD...BUT CONTINUED TREND OF PREVIOUS FORECASTS OF STAYING CLOSER TO THE LOW END OF THE ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE. 58/ROSE && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 627 AM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 ALZ011>015-017>050-061127- 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- 627 AM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN AS HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY PASSING SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STRONG STORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS THAT COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .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 1220 PM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 ALZ044-046-049-051800- BULLOCK-MONTGOMERY-PIKE- 1220 PM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BULLOCK...MONTGOMERY AND PIKE COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM CDT... AT 1220 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ANSLEY...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF GOSHEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... ANSLEY. GRADY. TROY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. CURRYS. ORION. PINE LEVEL. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS...AND POWERLINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 19
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1245 PM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 ALZ045-051830- MACON- 1245 PM CDT SAT JUN 5 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MACON COUNTY UNTIL 130 PM CDT... AT 1245 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HARDAWAY...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF MILSTEAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... HARDAWAY. LIVERPOOL. FRANKLIN. TUSKEGEE. LAKE TUSKEGEE. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS...AND POWERLINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 19
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down in and around Tuskegee, including along Elm Street and Main Street. One tree landed on a downtown business resulting in severe damage.
A tree was blown down onto US-280, near Merkel Mountain between Sylacauga and Childersburg.
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