Thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary during the heating of day and produce strong to severe thunderstorms.
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The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary during the heating of day and produce strong to severe thunderstorms.
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 10, 1:55 PM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 255 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015 .DISCUSSION... A CONTINUED HOT AND MOSTLY DRY PATTERN FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS. LITTLE CHANGES NEEDED TO THIS UPDATE AS UPPER RIDGING SLOWLY RETROGRADES ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH. WE ARE SEEING A NARROW CONVERGENCE ZONE OVER THE MIDDLE OF THE STATE TODAY. HARD TO FIND THIS FEATURE TOMORROW BUT WILL NOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED SHOWER/STORM. THAT IS BASICALLY THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS...THE CENTER OF THE UPPER RIDGING WILL SLOWLY POSITION ITSELF TO THE WEST WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. EASTERN ALABAMA MAY BE JUST FAR ENOUGH FROM THE RIDGE CENTER TO WARRANT SLIGHTLY HIGHER RAIN CHANCES. IT APPEARS THERE IS AN ABOVE AVERAGE CHANCE OF REMAINING HOT AND DRY THROUGH THE DAY 8 TO 12 RANGE AS WELL. 88 && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF DISCUSSION. THUNDERSTORMS ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING ALONG A WEST TO EAST LINE FROM TUSCALOOSA TO CALERA TO ROANOKE. INCLUDED VCTS IN PREVAILING AT ALL TERMINALS EXCEPT MGM AND TOI. GIVEN CURRENT RADAR TRENDS...INCLUDED A TEMPO AT TCL AND EET FOR TSRA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VIS AND WIND GUSTS TO AT LEAST 20KTS. CHANCE OF TS IS NOT AS HIGH AT MGM AND TOI...AND WILL NOT MENTION AT THIS TIME FOR THOSE TWO TERMINALS. FOG DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT WILL LIKELY BE DICTATED BY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL WAIT FOR TRENDS BEFORE INCLUDING IN VIS REDUCTIONS OVERNIGHT. 14 && .FIRE WEATHER... HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL CREATE LIGHT WINDS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ONLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON STORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 71 93 72 94 74 / 10 20 10 20 10 ANNISTON 72 93 73 94 73 / 10 20 10 20 10 BIRMINGHAM 75 94 75 95 76 / 10 20 10 20 10 TUSCALOOSA 74 96 75 97 75 / 10 20 10 10 0 CALERA 73 94 74 95 74 / 10 20 10 10 10 AUBURN 73 92 73 93 74 / 10 20 10 20 10 MONTGOMERY 74 95 75 96 76 / 10 20 10 10 10 TROY 73 95 75 96 74 / 10 20 10 10 10 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 331 AM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015 ALZ011>015-017>050-111145- 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- 331 AM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...OUTLOOK THROUGH TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. HOT TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH DEWPOINTS WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES NEAR 105 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON FROM SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
400 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM HAIL BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
07/10/2015 E0.50 INCH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
&&
LINHARESSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
403 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015
ALZ027-036-102145-
TALLADEGA AL-COOSA AL-
403 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN TALLADEGA AND
NORTHEASTERN COOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...
AT 402 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SYLACAUGA...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SYLACAUGA...CHILDERSBURG...WEOGUFKA...STEWARTVILLE...FAYETTEVILLE...
SYCAMORE...ALPINE...UNITY...BENTLEYVILLE...HANOVER...WINTERBORO...
MORIAH...STRICKLAND CROSSROADS...OVERBROOK...MIGNON...GANTTS
QUARRY...SYLACAUGA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND VARNONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3290 8636 3325 8643 3328 8644 3327 8640
3329 8636 3333 8636 3340 8614 3320 8613
3320 8617 3311 8618 3310 8613 3296 8612
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 176DEG 10KT 3322 8630
75PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
410 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0407 PM HAIL HOMEWOOD 33.46N 86.81W
07/10/2015 E0.88 INCH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
&&
LINHARESPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
414 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0414 PM FLASH FLOOD HOMEWOOD 33.46N 86.81W
07/10/2015 JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
A FEW STREETS ARE BEING CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
&&
LINHARESPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
415 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0356 PM TSTM WND DMG HOMEWOOD 33.46N 86.81W
07/10/2015 JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN.
&&
LINHARESPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
416 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0425 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW PHENIX CITY 32.48N 85.02W
07/09/2015 RUSSELL AL BROADCAST MEDIA
ONE TREE DOWN ON A SHED ON 18TH AVE BEHIND THE LIBRARY.
WINDS ESTIMATED AT 40-50 MPH. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0300 PM HAIL ALABASTER 33.25N 86.82W
07/10/2015 E0.50 INCH SHELBY AL TRAINED SPOTTER
WYNNLAKE SUBDIVISION
0315 PM HAIL RIVERCHASE 33.35N 86.81W
07/10/2015 E0.50 INCH SHELBY AL BROADCAST MEDIA
DIME HAIL FOR 10 MINUTES AT ABC 33/40.
0315 PM HAIL RIVERCHASE 33.35N 86.81W
07/10/2015 E0.88 INCH SHELBY AL NWS EMPLOYEE
0330 PM HAIL MONTEVALLO 33.10N 86.86W
07/10/2015 E0.25 INCH SHELBY AL PUBLIC
0356 PM TSTM WND DMG HOMEWOOD 33.46N 86.81W
07/10/2015 JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN.
0400 PM HAIL BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
07/10/2015 E0.50 INCH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
0407 PM HAIL HOMEWOOD 33.46N 86.81W
07/10/2015 E0.88 INCH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
0414 PM FLASH FLOOD HOMEWOOD 33.46N 86.81W
07/10/2015 JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
A FEW STREETS ARE BEING CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
&&
LINHARESThe Birmingham radar (KBMX), 32 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:32 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Several streets in the city of Homewood closed due to high water.
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