Hazardous weather statement from the National Weather Service, Birmingham
Published 2:01 pm Monday, August 17, 2009
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
125 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION CLAUDETTE MOVES NORTHWEST ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE…VERY LITTLE LIGHTNING IS
EXPECTED. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN BANDS AND
THUS A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
LIVINGSTON…TO CLANTON…TO NAPOLEON LINE. ISOLATED WEAK SPIN UP
TORNADOES WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY WITH A DETERIORATING TROPICAL
SYSTEM.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY IN
HEAVIER BANDS. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE WEST OF INTERSTATE 65.
ALSO…STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY AS A COLD
FRONT PASSES THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARE NOT
ANTICIPATED.