Birmingham, AL NWS storm surveys

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
145 PM CST WED NOV 24 2004

...PRELIMINARY EVENT SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 23RD AND 24TH...

THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 26 TORNADO WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM FORECAST OFFICE. THE FIRST TORNADO WARNING
WAS ISSUED AT 240 PM ON THE 23RD. THIS WARNING WAS FOR CHAMBERS
COUNTY. THE LAST WAS FOR LEE COUNTY AT 809 AM. THE FOLLOWING IS A
CHRONOLOGICAL BREAK DOWN OF ALL THE TORNADO WARNINGS ISSUED:

NOVEMBER 23RD

CHAMBERS 240 TO 315 PM
TUSCALOOSA 310 TO 345 PM
BIBB 310 TO 344 PM
BIBB 339 TO 415 PM
LAMAR 948 TO 1030 PM
MARION 948 TO 1030 PM

NOVEMBER 24TH

SUMTER 315 TO 400 AM
PICKENS 319 TO 415 AM
GREENE 340 TO 415 AM
MARENGO 346 TO 445 AM
DALLAS 430 TO 515 AM
DALLAS 512 TO 545 AM
MARENGO 522 TO 545 AM
AUTAUGA 536 TO 615 AM
CHILTON 536 TO 615 AM
LOWNDES 606 TO 630 AM
AUTAUGA 611 TO 700 AM
CHILTON 617 TO 645 AM
COOSA 619 TO 645 AM
ELMORE 641 TO 730 AM
COOSA 644 TO 715 AM
CALHOUN 704 TO 745 AM
TALLADEGA 704 TO 745 AM
CLAY 705 TO 730 AM
CHAMBERS 809 TO 845 AM
LEE 809 TO 845 AM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY CREWS ARE CURRENTLY IN THE
FIELD ASSESSING THE STORM DAMAGE. AT THIS POINT THERE HAVE BEEN
FOUR CONFIRMED TORNADOES ACROSS THE BIRMINGHAM WEATHER SERVICE
WARNING AREA. THE PRELIMINARY RATINGS FOLLOW:

NOVEMBER 24TH

CHILTON 555 AM F2 2 MILES SOUTH OF CLANTON
AUTAUGA 639 AM F2 AUTAUGAVILLE
TALLADEGA 645 AM F0 AT HIGHWAY 21 AND 76
TALLADEGA 630 AM F1 SYLACAUGA

IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES...SIGNIFICANT FLASH
FLOODING OCCURED IN MANY LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF
THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR...FROM BIRMINGHAM TO THE EAST.

MORE DETAILED INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AS STORM SURVEYS ARE
COMPLETED.