A slow moving cold front pushed through central Alabama during the afternoon and evening. A band of thunderstorms developed along the front and produced localized heavy rainfall.
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A slow moving cold front pushed through central Alabama during the afternoon and evening. A band of thunderstorms developed along the front and produced localized 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 1, 5:44 PM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 644 PM CDT MON JUN 1 2015 .UPDATE... FOR 00Z AVIATION AS WELL AS UPDATED POPS TO ACCOUNT FOR ONGOING CONVECTION RIGHT ALONG A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. && .DISCUSSION... MAIN CONVECTIVE AREA IS FARTHER REMOVED FROM UPPER LOW THAN YESTERDAY. MOST OF THE CONVECTION TODAY HAS BEEN ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE CLOSED UPPER LOW IS MOVING EAST... AND MODEL RUNS ARE NOW SHOWING A MORE PROGRESSIVE SYSTEM. A FASTER EASTWARD TRACK OF THE UPPER LOW MEANS DRIER MID LEVEL AIR WILL WORK INTO ALABAMA SOONER...AND LOWERED RAIN CHANCES CONSIDERABLY AFTER TUESDAY. THERE IS A WEAK SURFACE FRONT ACROSS EXTREME NORTHWEST ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES EAST...SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA...USHERING IN SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR INTO NORTH ALABAMA ON TUESDAY. BEYOND TUESDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM EACH DAY AS WARMER AIR OVER TEXAS SHIFTS EASTWARD. HIGHS ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND WILL LIKELY REACH 90 IN SOME AREAS. OVER THE WEEKEND THE UPPER FLOW BECOMES NORTHWEST...AND THERE COULD BE A FEW UPPER IMPULSES IMPACTING ALABAMA. TO FAR OUT TO HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN TIMING...SO WILL KEEP LOW END RAIN CHANCES FOR NOW...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RAIN CHANCES ACROSS THE NORTH. 58/ROSE && .AVIATION... 00Z TAF DISCUSSION. WEAK SURFACE FRONT RIGHT ALONG THE I-59 CORRIDOR. SHOWERS AND STORMS HAVE BECOME NUMEROUS ALONG THE FRONT AND WILL IMPACT EET...ANB...AND ASN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. BEST CONFIDENCE IS AT EET OVER THE NEXT HOUR. NOW EXACTLY SURE IF THE RAIN AND STORMS HOLD TOGETHER BEFORE THE FRONT GETS TO ANB AND ASN...BUT WENT AHEAD AND INCLUDED A TEMPO AT BOTH SITES FOR TSRA. AS FOR MGM AND TOI...NOT EXPECTING THE RAIN TO MAKE IT...BEFORE MUCH OF IT DISSIPATES. OTHERWISE EXPECT LOW CLOUDS/IFR CIGS AGAIN IN THE MORNING WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE IN PLACE. TOI AND MGM WILL ONCE AGAIN BE THE LOWEST. 16 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 62 81 61 83 62 / 30 20 10 30 20 ANNISTON 64 82 62 83 63 / 90 30 20 30 20 BIRMINGHAM 64 82 63 84 64 / 60 20 10 10 0 TUSCALOOSA 65 84 64 86 65 / 20 10 10 10 0 CALERA 64 82 63 84 64 / 90 20 10 10 0 AUBURN 65 82 65 84 65 / 40 40 30 20 10 MONTGOMERY 67 86 66 88 66 / 40 30 20 10 0 TROY 66 85 64 88 65 / 40 40 30 10 0 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 929 AM CDT MON JUN 1 2015 ALZ011>015-017>050-021730- 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- 929 AM CDT MON JUN 1 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...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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
544 PM CDT MON JUN 01 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0543 PM HAIL BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
06/01/2015 E0.25 INCH JEFFERSON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZED HAIL IN CRESTWOOD.
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LINHARESPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
643 PM CDT MON JUN 01 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0620 PM HAIL 4 WSW GADSDEN 33.98N 86.07W
06/01/2015 E0.25 INCH ETOWAH AL PUBLIC
PEA SIZE HAIL IN RAINBOW CITY. REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
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DAVISPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
755 PM CDT MON JUN 01 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0754 PM FLASH FLOOD OHATCHEE 33.78N 86.02W
06/01/2015 CALHOUN AL 911 CALL CENTER
ONE INCH OF WATER REPORTED INSIDE A HOUSE IN OHATCHEE
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DAVISThe Birmingham radar (KBMX), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:02 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash flooding reported on Providence Road in the town of Ragland. Fireworks stand washed into roadway.
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