ACUS74 KBMX 091040 PSHBMX POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HURRICANE ZETA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 540 PM EST MON NOV 9 2020 NOTE: THE DATA SHOWN HERE ARE PRELIMINARY....AND SUBJECT TO UPDATES AND CORRECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE. THIS REPORT INCLUDES EVENTS OCCURRING WHEN WATCHES AND/OR WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT...OR WHEN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH ZETA OR ITS REMNANTS WAS AFFECTING THE AREA. COUNTIES INCLUDED...AUTAUGA...BARBOUR...BIBB...BLOUNT...BULLOCK... CALHOUN...CHAMBERS...CHEROKEE...CHILTON...CLAY...CLEBURNE...COOSA... DALLAS...ELMORE...ETOWAH...GREENE...HALE...JEFFERSON...LEE... LOWNDES...MACON...MARENGO...MONTGOMERY...PERRY...PIKE...RANDOLPH... RUSSELL...SHELBY...ST. CLAIR...SUMTER...TALLADEGA...TALLAPOOSA... TUSCALOOSA... NOV 9...UPDATED FOR...FINAL REPORT. CORRECTED MINIMUM PRESSURE FOR BHM. ADDED NON-METAR WIND REPORTS. CORRECTED TEXT TO MIXED CASE AND ADDED DETAIL TO STORM EFFECTS. NOV 2...CORRECTED FOR...MIXED CASE. A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS --------------------------------------------------------------------- METAR OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- KSCD-SYLACAUGA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AL 33.17 -86.30 992.3 29/0655 I 170/036 29/0735 I 210/054 29/0735 I KMGM-MONTGOMERY REGIONAL AIRPORT AL 32.30 -86.40 996.5 29/0553 190/036 29/0645 200/053 29/0645 KMXF-MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE AL 32.39 -86.37 996.6 29/0556 160/035 29/0553 180/051 29/0605 KANB-ANNISTON METROPOLITAN AIRPORT AL 33.60 -85.85 991.9 29/0745 210/034 29/0841 210/047 29/0840 KSEM-SELMA/CRAIG AIR FIELD AL 32.35 -86.99 160/031 29/0615 I 160/037 29/0515 I KBHM-BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AL 33.56 -86.75 989.8 29/0709 210/029 29/0743 210/039 29/0142 KAUO-AUBURN UNIVERSITY REGIONAL AIRPORT AL 32.62 -85.44 1003.3 29/0656 170/029 29/0656 190/055 29/0815 KGAD-GADSDEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AL 33.97 -86.09 992.7 29/0756 220/028 29/0905 080/043 29/0716 KTOI-TROY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AL 31.86 -86.01 1002.7 29/0616 I 140/027 29/0621 I 170/045 29/0620 I KPLR-PELL CITY/ST.CLAIR COUNTY AIRPORT AL 33.56 -86.25 991.1 29/0715 200/027 29/0815 200/044 29/0815 K1A9-PRATTVILLE/AUTAUGA COUNTY AIRPORT AL 32.44 -86.51 995.7 29/0555 I 180/025 29/0653 I 150/042 29/0555 I KTCL-TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL AIRPORT AL 33.23 -87.62 990.5 29/0624 030/024 29/0455 060/030 29/0455 KEUF-EUFAULA/WEEDON FIELD AL 31.95 -85.13 1004.7 29/0624 160/023 29/0627 140/031 29/0627 REMARKS: ONLY A FEW LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL ALABAMA EXPERIENCED SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HOWEVER, MOST OF THE LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA EXPERIENCED WIDESPREAD GUSTS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. THE CORE OF HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS RAN FROM NEAR SELMA, TO CLANTON, TO THE ANNISTON AREA. HIGHEST WIND SPEED OBSERVATIONS WERE LIKELY NOT COMPLETELY CAPTURED DUE TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES AFFECTING METAR AND NON-METAR LOCATIONS. NON-METAR OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- EW5369-CHILDERSBURG AL 33.27 -86.36 254/012 29/0722 I 167/047 29/0717 I FW1272-OHATCHEE RAWS AL 33.81 -85.98 068/024 29/0615 I 067/046 29/0610 I DW5411-MARGARET AL 33.47 -86.34 234/030 29/0738 I 203/044 29/0748 I TLDA1-TALLADEGA RAWS AL 33.44 -86.08 221/015 29/0826 221/043 29/0826 TT396-GUNTER RAWS AL 32.41 -86.24 206/014 29/0725 206/041 29/0725 FW0050-CALERA AL 33.09 -86.81 193/021 29/0650 293/039 29/0650 FW0640-MARION JUNCTION AL 32.47 -87.23 115/021 29/0500 I 115/037 29/0500 I SHLA1-SHOAL CREEK RAWS AL 33.65 -85.63 096/017 29/0714 044/037 29/0814 TT276-TERRAPIN CREEK RAWS AL 33.89 -85.53 181/014 29/0834 181/037 29/0834 TLDA1-WETUMPKA AL 32.62 -86.29 136/021 29/0549 136/037 29/0549 LGLA1-MT. LONGLEAF RAWS AL 33.72 -85.76 219/010 29/0846 219/036 29/0846 TT275-SCHOOLHOUSE RAWS SYLACAUGA AL 33.16 -86.09 137/012 29/0649 197/035 29/0749 FW2784-1 WNW HIGHLAND LAKES AL 33.40 -86.67 203/012 29/0725 025/033 29/0625 FW1282-LINEVILLE AL 33.32 -85.59 155/014 29/0735 I 245/032 29/0740 I CW8989-BARFIELD AL 33.35 -85.72 161/017 29/0703 I 161/030 29/0703 I AU204-KE4ODN HELENA AL 33.27 -86.89 226/010 29/0745 207/030 29/0655 EW1490-PELHAM AL 33.27 -86.81 173/019 29/0750 188/030 29/0750 AU909-AG4MR PELL CITY AL 33.63 -86.23 153/008 29/0715 I 188/030 29/0750 I FW5831-MILLBROOK AL 32.51 -86.36 337/011 29/0610 I 337/029 29/0610 I TT400-EUTAW RAWS AL 32.91 -87.90 027/010 29/0526 027/027 29/0526 B. MARINE OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 0000 UTC OCT 29 UNTIL 0000 UTC OCT 29 --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY ID RAINFALL LAT LON (IN) DEG DECIMAL --------------------------------------------------------------------- DEMOPOLIS MARENGO 5.27 32.50 -87.83 3 ESE MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY 4.73 32.34 -86.24 MARGARET ST. CLAIR 3.92 33.69 -86.47 WEST BLOCTON BIBB 3.78 33.12 -87.13 5 S WINTERBORO TALLADEGA 3.25 33.25 -86.20 4 W DEMOPOLIS SUMTER 3.17 32.50 -87.90 1 E GREENSBORO HALE 3.08 32.70 -87.58 ALICEVILLE PICKENS 3.03 33.13 -88.16 3 SSE HOLT TUSCALOOSA 2.99 33.19 -87.46 FORNEY CHEROKEE 2.97 34.09 -85.46 PELL CITY ST. CLAIR 2.93 33.56 -86.27 2 NE GAINESVILLE GREENE 2.92 32.84 -88.14 2 SW ALABASTER SHELBY 2.73 33.20 -86.85 3 NE CENTREVILLE BIBB 2.68 32.99 -87.09 3 SW ASHVILLE ST. CLAIR 2.68 33.81 -86.30 5 W NORTHPORT TUSCALOOSA 2.64 33.24 -87.68 11 SSE HOLT BIBB 2.62 33.08 -87.41 1 NNW PELHAM JEFFERSON 2.58 33.31 -86.80 2 E INVERNESS JEFFERSON 2.56 33.40 -86.70 6 N TRUSSVILLE JEFFERSON 2.54 33.72 -86.59 19 N NORTHPORT TUSCALOOSA 2.50 33.51 -87.59 D. INLAND FLOODING... --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- E. MAXIMUM OBSERVED WATER LEVEL (WL)... --------------------------------------------------------------------- ID CITY/TOWN COUNTY STATE WL DATUM DATE/ SOURCE OR LOCATION (FT) TIME --------------------------------------------------------------------- F. TORNADOES... --------------------------------------------------------------------- (DIST)CITY/TOWN COUNTY DATE/ EF SCALE LAT LON (DEG DECIMAL) TIME(UTC) (IF KNOWN) DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY... --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY DEATHS INJURIES EVACUATIONS DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. CLAIR 0 0 0 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. SHELBY 0 0 0 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. RANDOLPH 0 0 0 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. PIKE 0 0 0 SUB-TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS RESULTED IN SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES TO FALL ACROSS THE COUNTY. A FEW LOCATIONS EXPERIENCED POWER OUTAGES. MACON 0 0 0 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CAUSED SCATTERED TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY NORTH OF TUSKEGEE. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. LEE 0 0 0 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. COOSA 0 0 0 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. CLEBURNE 0 0 0 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. CLAY 0 0 0 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. CHILTON 0 0 0 AREAS OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH WIDESPREAD TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. UNOFFICIAL WEATHER STATIONS INDICATED WIND GUSTS LIKELY IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH, WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. THE PRESENCE OF TREE FALL IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS CAUSED SEVERAL CITIZENS TO PERCEIVE TORNADO DAMAGE, RATHER THAN DAMAGE FROM MULTIPLE SECTORS OF THE TROPICAL STORM. CALHOUN 0 0 0 AREAS OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH WIDESPREAD TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. BULLOCK 0 0 0 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CAUSED SCATTERED TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND A FEW ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. AUTAUGA 0 0 0 AREAS OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH WIDESPREAD TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. MONTGOMERY 0 0 0 AREAS OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH WIDESPREAD TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. MARENGO 0 0 0 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CAUSED NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. LOWNDES 0 0 0 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. JEFFERSON 0 0 0 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. MANY REPORTS OF TREES ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. HALE 0 0 0 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CAUSED SCATTERED TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND SOMEROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. ETOWAH 0 0 0 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. ELMORE 0 0 0 PROBABLE AREAS OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH WIDESPREAD TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. UNFORTUNATELY A LACK OF REPORTING LOCATIONS DID NOT LIKELY CAPTURE THE INTENSITY OF THE WIND ACROSS THE COUNTY. DALLAS 0 0 0 AREAS OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH WIDESPREAD TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. CHEROKEE 0 0 0 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. CHAMBERS 0 0 0 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. BIBB 0 0 0 WIDESPREAD TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. TALLAPOOSA 0 2 0 TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES AND STRUCTURES, RESULTING IN 2 INJURIES. NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. TALLADEGA 0 0 0 AREAS OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH WIDESPREAD TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. SUMTER 0 0 0 SUB-TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS RESULTED A FEW TREES TO FALL ACROSS THE COUNTY. PERRY 0 0 0 PROBABLE AREAS OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH WIDESPREAD TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CAUSED WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. SOME TREES FELL ON HOMES, AND NUMEROUS ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. UNFORTUNATELY A LACK OF REPORTING LOCATIONS DID NOT LIKELY CAPTURE THE INTENSITY OF THE WIND ACROSS THE COUNTY. $$ LEGEND: I-INCOMPLETE DATA E-ESTIMATED DE BLOCK