A band of thunderstorms developed across east Alabama late in the day along a zone of low level convergence. The upper winds were light and the cells were moving slowly resulting in heavy rainfall.
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A band of thunderstorms developed across east Alabama late in the day along a zone of low level convergence. The upper winds were light and the cells were moving slowly resulting in heavy rainfall.
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 23, 1:58 PM CST, 2 hours 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 258 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2014 .DISCUSSION... APPARENTLY THE SURFACE HIGH AND LOWER SURFACE DEWPOINTS HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO KEEP CONVECTION AT A MINIMUM ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER WESTERN GEORGIA AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI...AND EXPECT THE STORMS OVER MISSISSIPPI WILL EVENTUALLY WORK THEIR WAY INTO WEST ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALSO...SEA-BREEZE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH ALABAMA WERE PUSHING NORTHWARD...AND THIS MAY REACH THE SOUTHEAST COUNTIES. DO NOT EXPECT MUCH RAIN EAST OF I-65 OR NORTH OF I-85 TONIGHT. A SHORT WAVE TROF CURRENTLY NEAR THE ARK-LA-TEX REGION WILL APPROACH CENTRAL ON TUESDAY. EXPECT NUMEROUS CONVECTION OVER WEST ALABAMA ON TUESDAY WITH THE ACTIVITY SPILLING OVER INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS THE SHORT WAVE TROF PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. RAIN CHANCES SHOULD DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE SHORT WAVE TROF PASSES TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...CENTRAL ALABAMA IS SANDWICHED BETWEEN AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND WESTERLIES OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION. WITH DEEP MOISTURE REMAINING ACROSS THE AREA...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP EACH DAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS. BY THE WEEKEND...THE WESTERLIES WILL LIFT NORTHWARD AND THE GULF RIDGE WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD. THIS PATTERN WILL DECREASE RAIN CHANCES AND LOWERED POPS FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY. 58/ROSE && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF DISCUSSION. VFR CONDITIONS CURRENTLY ACROSS THE TERMINALS. THE CURRENT RADAR INDICATES VERY LITTLE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND HAVE DELAYED THE ONSET OF VCTS AT MOST OF THE TERMINALS. IF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN AT A MINIMUM WILL MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO REMOVE VCTS. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND ISENTROPIC ASCENT WILL MOVE IN ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE SOUTH AND EAST LATE TONIGHT. NOT COMPLETELY SOLD ON IFR CONDITIONS JUST YET BUT HAVE A TEMPO GROUP FOR IFR AT KMGM...KTOI...KANB AND KEET AFTER 08Z. HOWEVER...THE MAIN CONCERN OVER THE NEXT 6 HOURS REMAINS THE CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO IMPACT THE TERMINALS. WILL MAKE AMENDMENTS FOR IMPACTS OR LACK OF IMPACTS FROM EXPECTED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. 05/MA && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 67 86 68 88 68 / 20 60 40 40 30 ANNISTON 69 87 68 88 69 / 20 60 40 40 30 BIRMINGHAM 70 86 69 89 70 / 20 60 40 40 30 TUSCALOOSA 71 88 69 91 71 / 30 60 40 40 30 CALERA 70 88 69 90 71 / 20 60 40 40 30 AUBURN 68 88 69 89 70 / 20 40 30 30 30 MONTGOMERY 71 89 71 91 72 / 20 40 40 30 30 TROY 70 89 70 91 71 / 30 40 30 30 30 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1029 AM CDT MON JUN 23 2014 ALZ011>015-017>050-241530- MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE- CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA- CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA- CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON- BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- 1029 AM CDT MON JUN 23 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 337 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2014 ALZ024-232115- JEFFERSON AL- 337 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM CDT... AT 335 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR KINGSTON...OR NEAR BIRMINGHAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... FULTONDALE... IRONDALE... GARDENDALE... BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT... TARRANT... TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY. && LAT...LON 3373 8676 3361 8657 3344 8673 3356 8690 TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 233DEG 4KT 3355 8677 05/MA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
403 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2014
ALZ019-020-232145-
CALHOUN AL-CHEROKEE AL-
403 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN CHEROKEE AND
NORTHEASTERN CALHOUN COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...
AT 402 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR PIEDMONT...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
CENTRE...
CENTRE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...
BALL FLAT...
TENNALA...
MOSHAT...
TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3422 8554 3396 8547 3396 8549 3394 8550
3394 8553 3390 8553 3389 8560 3388 8560
3387 8562 3388 8563 3386 8566 3411 8580
3412 8579 3414 8582
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 161DEG 8KT 3397 8559
GRANTHAMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 438 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2014 ALZ024>026-232230- JEFFERSON AL-SHELBY AL-ST. CLAIR AL- 438 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN SHELBY... SOUTHWESTERN ST. CLAIR AND EASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT... AT 437 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LEEDS...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... MOODY... VANDIVER... BALD ROCK... CAMP WINNATASKA... TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY. && LAT...LON 3363 8639 3345 8644 3349 8665 3363 8659 TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 278DEG 5KT 3356 8655 GRANTHAM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
459 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2014
ALZ038-047-232245-
CHAMBERS AL-LEE AL-
459 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHAMBERS AND EASTERN LEE COUNTIES
UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 458 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LAFAYETTE TO LADONIA.
THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
OPELIKA...
BEANS MILL...
GRIFFEN MILL...
STURKIE...
WEST CHAMBERS...
TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3251 8506 3247 8506 3247 8528 3287 8557
3306 8541 3251 8501
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 034DEG 2KT 3291 8542 3249 8510
GRANTHAMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 507 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2014 ALZ050-232245- BARBOUR AL- 507 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL BARBOUR COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 507 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BARBOUR COUNTY PUBLIC LAKE DAM...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIDWAY...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... BATESVILLE... TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY. && LAT...LON 3202 8540 3201 8524 3188 8534 3191 8545 TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 199DEG 5KT 3196 8537 GRANTHAM
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:51 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A garage and property around a home flooded. Radar estimated 4.5 inches of rain.
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