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July 08, 2005
Special Weather Statement for Inland Alabama
From ABC 33/40 E-Warn:
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
255 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2005
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AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-
CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE-
JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-
PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA-
TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON-
255 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2005
...HURRICANE DENNIS EXPECTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT CENTRAL ALABAMA
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...
HURRICANE DENNIS IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE CENTRAL
GULF COAST SUNDAY NIGHT. DENNIS WILL LIKELY TRACK ACROSS WESTERN
ALABAMA OVERNIGHT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS
OF RAIN AND HIGH WINDS.
A HIGH WIND OUTLOOK IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY. WITH THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...DENNIS IS EXPECTED TO
BRING HIGH WINDS NEAR HURRICANE FORCE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 AND
TROPICAL STORM FORCE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. WIND SPEEDS THIS HIGH
WILL DOWN TREES AND CAUSE NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. ISOLATED TORNADOES
ARE ALSO LIKELY IN THE OUTER BANDS OF HURRICANE DENNIS.
WITH THE CURRENT TRACK...DENNIS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF
RAINFALL ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. WITH ALREADY SATURATED GROUND IN
PLACE FROM CINDY...FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY.
RAIN BANDS FROM DENNIS WILL OVERSPREAD ALABAMA FROM THE SOUTH ON
SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA FOR THE
DURATION OF DENNIS.
CENTRAL ALABAMIANS ARE URGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST HURRICANE
FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA THE INTERNET...NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS. POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM
HURRICANE DENNIS WILL BE SIGNIFICANT ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA IF THE
CURRENT FORECAST TRACK VERIFIES. PRELIMINARY PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE
UNDERWAY AND EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD BE READY FOR ACTION. WITH THE
CURRENT FORECAST TRACK AND STRENGTH...DENNIS COULD PRODUCE CONDITIONS
ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA VERY SIMILAR TO HURRICANE IVAN.
AS WITH ANY HURRICANE FORECAST TRACK...POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST TRACK...TIMING...AND INTENSITY OF HURRICANE DENNIS CAN BE
EXPECTED AS NEW DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE.
Posted by Chris at July 8, 2005 10:29 PM