Afternoon thunderstorms driven by an unstable air mass across Central Alabama resulted in isolated wind damage.
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Afternoon thunderstorms driven by an unstable air mass across Central Alabama 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 9, 3:33 PM CST, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 433 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 .UPDATE... THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING MORE AND MORE WIDESPREAD JUST TO OUR NORTHWEST...AND HEADING EASTWARD. LOOKS LIKE CONDITIONS HAVE RE-DESTABILIZED AFTER THE MORNING MCS TO SUPPORT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. WILL ISSUE A QUICK UPDATE TO RAISE POPS EARLY ON TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES. /61/ && .DISCUSSION... WEAK UPPER LOW OVER EASTERN TEXAS AND WEAK IMPULSE IN THE MID LEVEL FLOW WILL HELP INITIATE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY FROM ARKLATEX INTO THE NORTHERN HALF OF ALABAMA OVER THE NEXT 36 HRS. SOME OF WHICH COULD BE STRONG. BOTH GFS AND NAM SHOW SOME POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS NEAR DAYBREAK THURSDAY OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE AND LINGERING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AREAS IN THE SOUTHERN HALF SHOULD BE MOSTLY DRY. A BUILDING RIDGE FROM THE SOUTH WILL FORCE ANY UPPER SUPPORT NORTH OF THE AREA BY FRIDAY. THIS RIDGE WILL THEN SETTLE OVER THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND LEAVING THE AREA SUBJECT TO ONLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S SEEM REASONABLE. LOWS NEAR 70. SLIGHTLY COOLER NEXT WEEK WITH THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE SOUTH WEAKENING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL TRY TO PUSH INTO THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS NEXT WEEK IN THE LOWER 90S. LOWS UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. && .AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION. ACTIVITY THAT WAS ON RADAR THIS MORNING...IS FAIRLY NON EXISTENT RIGHT NOW. STILL EXPECTING SOME DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN SITES...BUT UNSURE OF EXACT TIMING OR PLACEMENT. UNFORTUNATELY...WITH THE NATURE OF THESE STORMS...WILL HAVE TO AMD AS THESE SLIDE THROUGH THE AREA...AND JUST PREVAIL VCTS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE GOOD NEWS IS...VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE TAF PERIOD FOR MOST OF THE SITES. DID INCLUDE MVFR BR AT ANB DUE TO PROXIMITY OF RAINFALL TODAY. OTHER ISSUES TO VISIBILITY MAY OCCUR WITH THE PASSAGE OF ANY STORM OVER A SITE...IN WHICH THERE MAY BE SOME SHORT-LIVED MVFR CIGS OR IFR VIS. 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. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 330 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 ALZ011>015-017>050-102030- 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- 330 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH 8 PM FOR A PORTION OF NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA MAINLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON TO ONEONTA. THE THREATS INCLUDE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL ON THURSDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF I-20. THE THREATS INCLUDE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 540 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 ALZ011-012-092330- LAMAR-MARION- 540 PM CDT WED JUN 9 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LAMAR AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT... AT 536 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FULTON TO 5 MILES NORTH OF CALEDONIA...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FULTON TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS AFB...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 1.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE THUNDERSTORM. THIS MAY RESULT IN BRIEF RUNOFF PROBLEMS AND PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 12/SIRMON
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 14 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:11 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees were blown down on Aberdeen Road just east of the state line. Other small debris was scattered in the area, with a strong smell of pine in the air.
A few trees were blown down along Mount Pisgah Road.
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