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NWUS54 KBMX 170446
LSRBHM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1146 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG TUSCALOOSA              33.24N 87.54W 
09/16/2004                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

0700 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CLANTON                 32.84N 86.62W 
09/16/2004                   CHILTON            AL   NWS EMPLOYEE    

            HUNDREDS OF TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS 
            CHILTON COUNTY.

1000 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG ALABASTER               33.23N 86.82W 
09/16/2004                   SHELBY             AL   NWS EMPLOYEE    

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE
            COUNTY. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED. NUMEROUS 
            HOMES AND AUTOMOBILES WERE DMAAGED OR DESTROYED BY FALLEN
            TREES.


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000
NWUS54 KBMX 170349
LSRBHM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1048 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG UNION SPRINGS           32.14N 85.71W 
09/16/2004                   BULLOCK            AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            SEVRAL TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE 
            COUNTY. A FEW STRUCTURES HAD THEIR ROOFS TORN OFF.

1100 AM     FUNNEL CLOUD     HOLY TRINITY            32.22N 85.00W 
09/16/2004                   RUSSELL            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            SEVERAL FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE REPORTED FROM LATE WEDNESDAY 
            NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY ON THURSDAY ACROSS RUSSELL COUNTY. 
            FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE WHETHER A
            TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED.

0900 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG PHENIX CITY             32.47N 85.01W 
09/16/2004                   RUSSELL            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE 
            COUNTY.

1100 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG PRATTVILLE              32.46N 86.45W 
09/16/2004                   AUTAUGA            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            HUNDREDS OF TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS 
            THE COUNTY. SEVERAL HOMES AND AUTOMOBILES WERE DAMAGED 
            FROM THE FALLEN TREES. MANY ROADS WERE TEMPORARILY CLOSED
            DUE TO THE FALLEN TREES. NUMEROUS POWER AND WATER OUTAGES
            OCCURRED.

1100 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WETUMPKA                32.54N 86.20W 
09/16/2004                   ELMORE             AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LIENS WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE
            ENTIRE COUNTY. A FEW HOMES AND MOBILE HOMES WERE DAMAGED 
            BY THE FALLEN TREES.


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000
NWUS54 KBMX 170318
LSRBHM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1017 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BIRMINGHAM              33.53N 86.80W 
09/16/2004                   JEFFERSON          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            SHADES CREEK CAUSED SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ALONG LAKE SHORE
            DRIVE. AREA FIRE DEPARTMENTS PERFORMED NUMEROUS WATER 
            RESCUES FROM AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.

1000 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG LOWNDESBORO             32.28N 86.61W 
09/16/2004                   LOWNDES            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN. AT LEAST 
            10 HOMES SUSTAINED VARYING DEGREES OF DAMAGE. SEVERAL 
            AUTOMOBILES WERE DAMAGED.

1100 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG MONTGOMERY              32.35N 86.28W 
09/16/2004                   MONTGOMERY         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN 
            COUNTYWIDE. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED. SEVERAL
            HOMES AND AUTOMOBILES WERE DAMAGED BY FALLEN TREES. ONE 
            SPECIAL NEEDS SHELTER HAD ITS ROOF TORN OFF.

1100 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG TROY                    31.80N 85.97W 
09/16/2004                   PIKE               AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE
            COUNTY. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED.

0300 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG EUFAULA                 31.91N 85.15W 
09/16/2004                   BARBOUR            AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN. NUMEROUS POWER
            OUTAGES WERE REPORTED. MANY ROADS WERE TEMPORARILY 
            IMPASSABLE. SEVERAL HOMES AND AUTOMOBILES WERE DAMAGED BY
            THE FALLEN TREES.


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000
NWUS54 KBMX 170232
LSRBHM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
932 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG GREENSBORO              32.70N 87.59W 
09/16/2004                   HALE               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN 
            DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. THE ROOF OF THE ARMORY BUILDING 
            WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED. AT LEAST 20 HOMES WERE DAMAGED BY 
            FALLEN TREES. AT LEAST 10 AUTOMOBILES WERE DAMAGED OR 
            DESTROYED BY FALLEN TREES. A FEW ROADS WERE TEMPORARILY 
            IMPASSABLE DUE TO DOWNED TREES AND MINOR FLOODING.

1200 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG MARION                  32.63N 87.32W 
09/16/2004                   PERRY              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            HUNDREDS OF TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN. 
            SEVERAL ROADS WERE TEMPORARILY IMPASSABLE DUE TO FALLEN 
            TREES. A FEW HOMES WERE DAMAGED BY THE FALLEN TREES. 
            NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED.

1200 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG SELMA                   32.42N 87.03W 
09/16/2004                   DALLAS             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN. SEVERAL 
            HOMES AND OTHER STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED BY THE FALLEN 
            TREES. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED. AT LEAST ONE
            BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN SELMA SUSTAINED DAMAGE.

0100 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG GADSDEN                 34.01N 86.01W 
09/16/2004                   ETOWAH             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            HUNDREDS OF TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS 
            THE COUNTY. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED. A FEW 
            STRUCTURES SUSTAINED WIND DAMAGE.

0500 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BIRMINGHAM              33.53N 86.80W 
09/16/2004                   JEFFERSON          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING OCCURRED ACROSS THE COUNTY. 
            SEVERAL AREA CREEKS FLOODED INCLUDING VILLAGE, FIVE MILE,
            PATTON, SHADES, TURKEY, AND VALLEY. SEVERAL SWIFT WATER 
            RESCUES WERE PERFORMED BY AREA FIRE FIGHTERS.

1100 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG BIRMINGHAM              33.53N 86.80W 
09/16/2004                   JEFFERSON          AL   NWS EMPLOYEE    

            HUNDREDS OF TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN 
            COUNTYWIDE. NUMEROUS HOMES AND AUTOMOBILES SUSTAINED 
            VARYING DEGREES OF DAMAGE. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WERE 
            REPORTED.

1100 AM     FLASH FLOOD      HELENA                  33.29N 86.85W 
09/16/2004                   SHELBY             AL   AMATEUR RADIO   

            HEAVY RAINS FELL ACROSS THE COUNTY IN A SHORT PERIOD OF 
            TIME. NUMEROUS AREA CREEKS WERE FLOODED. SEVERAL ROADS 
            WERE TEMPORARILY IMPASSABLE. A WOMAN WAS RESCUED 
            UNDERWATER FROM A CAR ACCIDENT IN HELENA.


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000
NWUS54 KBMX 170128 CCA
LSRBHM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
823 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG LINDEN                  32.30N 87.79W 
09/16/2004                   MARENGO            AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN WHICH 
            PRODUCED MAJOR DAMAGE. SEVERAL HOMES WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED
            FROM FALLEN TREES. ONE MOTEL WAS EVACUATED DUE TO DAMAGE.

1000 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CUBA                    32.44N 88.37W 
09/16/2004                   SUMTER             AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            AT LEAST 50 TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN AND AROUND THE CITY 
            OF CUBA. ONE MOBILE HOME WAS DAMAGED AND SEVERAL 
            STRUCTURES SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. MANY ROADS ARE 
            IMPASSABLE.

1000 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG LIVINGSTON              32.60N 88.19W 
09/16/2004                   SUMTER             AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            THOUSANDS OF TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS
            THE ENTIRE COUNTY. SEVERAL HOMES AND AUTOMOBILES SUFFERED
            SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. MANY POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED.

1030 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG EUTAW                   32.84N 87.89W 
09/16/2004                   GREENE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            HUNDREDS OF TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS 
            THE COUNTY. AT LEAST 20 HOMES AND SEVERAL AUTOMOBILES 
            WERE DAMAGED OF DESTROYED BY FALLEN TREES. POWER OUTAGES 
            HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

0200 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CENTRE                  34.15N 85.67W 
09/16/2004                   CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE
            ENTIRE COUNTY. AT LEAST 4 HOMES WERE DAMAGED. MANY ROADS 
            WERE TEMPORARILY IMPASSABLE.

0400 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BIRMINGHAM              33.53N 86.80W 
09/16/2004                   JEFFERSON          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING OCCURRED ACROSS JEFFERSON 
            COUNTY. THE FOLLOWING CREEKS ARE SERIOUSLY FLOODING, 
            VILLAGE, 5 MILE, PATTON, SHADES, TURKEY, AND VALLEY. 
            SEVERAL HIGH WATER RESCUES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED.

0600 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 S BIRMINGHAM          33.44N 86.80W 
09/16/2004  0.00 INCH        JEFFERSON          AL   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            HEAVY RAIN FELL IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL STORM IVAN. 
            THE HEAVY RAIN FELL IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
            THIS CAUSED A MUDSLIDE ALONG US 31 IN VESTAVIA HILLS. 


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