Archive for August 2nd, 2012
Flash Flood Warning : SE Marion and SW Winston Counties 7:30 PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…
SOUTHWESTERN WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 439 PM CDT…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MARION
AND WESTERN WINSTON COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES OF UP TO 3 INCHES OF
RAINFALL HAVE FALLEN OVER THE LAST HOUR…AN ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT HOUR.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
LYNN…WINFIELD…ASHBANK…BRILLIANT…GLEN ALLEN…GU-WIN…
GUIN…LAKE BUTTAHATCHEE AND NAUVOO.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS REPORTED THAT ROADWAYS HAVE BECOME
IMPASSIBLE IN THE CITY OF BRILLIANT DUE TO FLOODING.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning : SE Marion County 4:30 PM
Colliding storms over Marion County became severe near Brilliant. It has prompted a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Marion County. The eventual track should be slowly to the south. It could affect Winfield.
LATE REPORT
At 4:03, Skywatcher Michael G in Haleyville reports: Wow what a blast of rain up this way, Some of Haleyville’s city streets had rain up to the bumper of cars and I have had 3.26″ of rain in my bucket in just 40 Min.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT
* AT 349 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BRILLIANT…OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST
OF WINFIELD…AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY.
THIS INCLUDES…
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 26 THROUGH 34…
WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE…ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
We Have Ernesto
The Hurricane Hunters found tropical storm force winds in Tropical Depression Five, so it has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Ernesto.
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST…2100 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…12.8N 56.6W
ABOUT 295 MI…475 KM E OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…50 MPH…85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…W OR 270 DEGREES AT 22 MPH…35 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1006 MB…29.71 INCHES
Tropical storm warnings issued for Barbadoes, St. Vincent, The Grenadines, Dominica, St. Lucia, Martinique and Guadaloupe.
Don’t look for much strengthening over the eastern and central Caribbean. The forecast has Ernesto reaching hurricane intensity by Monday.
In five days, it will be knocking on the door of the Gulf of Mexico.
MODELS
…GFS takes it over the Yucatan next Wednesday night and then just south of Brownsville next Friday night.
…Canadian takes it to northeastern tip of Yucatan Tuesday morning. It would then enter the Gulf.
…European kills it over the Central Caribbean
…GFDL carries it over western Cuba next Monday night toward the Gulf
…Navy NOGAPS carries it inot the southern Gulf north of Yucatan by Tuesday
…HWRF brings it to south of Cuba as a solid category one hurricane by Tuesday
Cullman County Storms Are Strong
Storms in the Cullman area are strong.
They are producing copious amounts of lightning and torrential rain. Over 200 lightning strikes per minute. There could be some small hail.
Tops are over 50,000 feet.
Here is a Twitter report:
Report of awning blowing on top of car trapping someone inside at Bull City old Texaco on 278 in.
Early Afternoon Update
Showers and thunderstorms continue to develop across much of central Alabama this afternoon. The heaviest storms are in Coosa and Chilton Counties. Another batch of strong storms extends from Shelby County north into Jefferson County, through Downtown Birmingham, up into southern Cullman County. Storms should continue to develop this afternoon. Some could briefly reach severe limits with hail, damaging winds, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning and flash flooding that has occurred already today.
The Flash Flood Warning for Sumter County has been allowed to expire but has been replaced with an Areal Flood Warning that last until 4:00PM. Heavy rainfall over much of the county has caused widespread flooding across the area. Some rainfall estimates are greater than 5-6 inches.
