A small cluster of thunderstorms quickly intensified during the late afternoon hours over southern Pike County, and produced wind damage.
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The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
A small cluster of thunderstorms quickly intensified during the late afternoon hours over southern Pike County, and produced 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 Sep 16, 2:50 PM CST, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Birmingham AL 350 PM CDT Sat Sep 16 2017 .SHORT TERM... Through Tonight. Upper west-southwest to zonal flow short wave perturbations will continue to play a part in this afternoon's convection along with lingering old boundaries being fed by daytime heating. The best moisture/precipitable water lies across the southern third of the state. This flow should begin to change this evening as upper ridging builds back westward across the gulf into Texas and Louisiana yielding northwest flow over Alabama. Will keep some lingering storm chances into the evening with the best chances in the south. Temperatures overnight should be fairly similar to last night with the highest readings/dew points in the south and west. 08 .LONG TERM... Sunday through Friday. A patch of somewhat enhanced residual moisture will linger across Alabama on Sunday with lower PWATs to the east near the AL/GA state line. Convection should generally remain isolated on Sunday and driven by daytime heating. A stray shower or storm cannot be ruled out on Monday, but rain chances should decrease as stronger anticyclonic curvature develops at 500mb. This dip in rain chances should be temporary as the upper-level flow becomes westerly on Tuesday with the approach of a shortwave across Missouri and Arkansas. Isolated showers and storms should be confined to West Alabama near the eastern edge of developing southerly flow. The shortwave will continue to move eastward on Wednesday into the Tennessee Valley, providing enough lift and moisture enhancement for scattered convection across most of the forecast area. The enhanced moisture could get trapped in our area by a developing mid-level ridge on Thursday and Friday, leading to more isolated afternoon and early evening showers and storms. 87/Grantham && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF Discussion. Convection is beginning to pop up on the radar as expected with a healthy cumulus field on visible satellite. We don't currently have any lightning in Central Alabama, but expecting over the next couple of hours with additional heating some of the activity could be a little stronger so do have some TEMPO TSRA in the TAFs starting 20z with VCSH until then. Overnight could have some patchy fog in spots. How low will depend on if any terminal sites get a good dumping on this afternoon. Lower rain chances are expected for Sunday. 08 && .FIRE WEATHER... Isolated to scattered showers and storms are possible this afternoon with slightly better chances across the far southern counties of Central Alabama. Additional isolated to scattered afternoon and evening showers and storms are possible on Sunday through the upcoming week. There are no fire weather concerns. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Gadsden 66 86 64 87 64 / 20 20 10 10 0 Anniston 67 86 66 86 65 / 20 20 10 10 0 Birmingham 69 87 68 88 68 / 20 20 10 10 10 Tuscaloosa 70 89 70 91 69 / 20 30 10 10 10 Calera 69 87 68 88 69 / 20 20 10 10 10 Auburn 69 86 67 87 67 / 20 20 10 0 0 Montgomery 71 89 70 91 70 / 30 20 10 10 10 Troy 69 88 68 89 68 / 20 20 10 10 10 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/... None. && 08/87
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Birmingham AL 937 AM CDT Sat Sep 16 2017 ALZ011>015-017>050-171745- 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- 937 AM CDT Sat Sep 16 2017 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...Sunday through Friday. 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
535 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2017
ALZ049-050-162300-
Pike AL-Barbour AL-
535 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN PIKE AND
SOUTHWESTERN BARBOUR COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
At 534 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Doster, or near Brundidge, moving south at 10 mph.
Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Brundidge, Clio, Doster, Tennille, Tarentum, Brundidge Municipal
Airport and Hamilton Crossroads.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Birmingham.
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LAT...LON 3174 8602 3176 8581 3173 8558 3162 8560
3162 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 021DEG 9KT 3166 8572
75The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 33 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:46 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were uprooted and power lines downed along Tennille Road.
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