Severe Thunderstorm Watch Canceled For Much Of Area

May 9, 2006, 6:15 pm
Posted by J.B. Elliott in Severe Weather
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The Severe Thunderstorm Watch that was in effect until 10:00 pm has already been canceled for these counties:

Autauga
Bibb
Blount
Chilton
Jefferson
Shelby
Tuscaloosa
Walker

This means that the watch is no longer in effect for the greater Birmingham area.

The watch does continue until 10:00 pm for these counties:

Dallas
Greene
Hale
Lowndes
Marengo
Perry
Pickens
Sumter

It is likely that some of those will be cleared before 10:00 pm. Earler several NW Alabama counties were cleared.

However, heavy rain continues in parts of the greater Birmingham area. Street flooding has been reported on Highways 119 and 31, but we are not sure if it is in th Pelham or Alabaster area, but look for some water covered roadways until the storms subside.

Some rainfall amounts as of 7:20 pm
0.67 at Riverchase (33/40 studios)
0.28 at Tuscaloosa
0.26 in Inverness
1.89 downtown Birmingham (33/40 skycam site, Daniel Bldg))
0.67 in Birmingham (Alabama Power Company report)
0.76 at Holt (east edge of Tuscaloosa)
1.73 in one hour and 10 minutes near I-59 and I-65 (from NWS)

Radar at 7:15 indicated that showers have diminished greatly across Tuscaloosa, Fayette, Walker and Winston Counties. Locally heavy rain continues from south of Cullman down across Jefferson and Shelby Counties.
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Posted by AndyN  
on May 9, 2006, 6:30 pm
Check out the Tulsa, Ok Radar. Tornadoes are forming like crazy.......SPC has West Alabama in Moderate Are tomorrow and predicting eventful day.....

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Posted by AndyN  
on May 9, 2006, 6:30 pm
Sorry, Moderate Area

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Posted by John T.  
on May 9, 2006, 6:34 pm
Now have 1.40 inches in about an hour & 1/2 time period in W. Hueytown .

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Posted by Will  
on May 9, 2006, 6:48 pm
I doubt they were talking about the Pelham part of 119. Though the rain was as heavy as I have ever driven in, flooding was not really a big deal. There were some spots that were not great, but I am not sure about flooding in the Pelham area. Alabaster, maybe???

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Posted by   www
on May 9, 2006, 7:03 pm
heavy rain in Alabaster.... would not surprise me if the flooding was in Alabaster.

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Posted by   www
on May 9, 2006, 7:12 pm
Michael do you have a reading on rainfall here??

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Posted by Mikey  
on May 9, 2006, 8:32 pm
The SPC did a terrible job with timing for the Severe Thunderstorm Watch for our area.

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Posted by John T.  
on May 9, 2006, 9:07 pm
This is a full time job for you . Why do they necessarley have to "issue" a watch or an outlook for us , yes , it is their job but this again is not a perfect world or people . Its your and my responsibility to stay on top of things with the blog and tv and using our common since at what we see on the radar and read here . We love to play that blame game way too much .

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Posted by  
on May 9, 2006, 10:31 pm
Yes, loads of rain here in Alabaster tonight.

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