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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 27, 1992Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this flash flood warning at Aug 27, 1992, 9:56 AM CDT for Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 27, 1992, 9:56 AM CDT (14:56 UTC)
Expired
Aug 27, 1992, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Whole counties

County Tuscaloosa County, AL

The nearest sounding before it

Centreville/Bibb, AL (KCKL), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 53 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Centreville/Bibb, AL at 12:00Z on 1992-08-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 959 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Centreville/Bibb, AL at 12:00Z on 1992-08-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 260 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
959 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
590 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
260 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
247 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
7.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KBHM 271457
FFWBHM
ALC125-271800-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
956 AM CDT THU AUG 27 1992
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  100 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN NORTH ALABAMA
 
   ...TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
 
PERSISTENT SLOW MOVING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN OVER TUSCALOOSA
COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...THAT WILL
CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.
 
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 4:30 AM CDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before
ALZ004>009-011-013-271030-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
430 AM CDT THU AUG 27 1992

...TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA TIL 9 AM...
       ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY...

AT 430 AM...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE BAND OF RAIN ALONG WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA.  THIS RAIN WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
REMNANTS OF HURRICANE ANDREW AND AS A RESULT...THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN
PRODUCING SOME GUSTY WIND. THE HEAVIEST RAIN AND STORMS WERE WORKING THROUGH
SUMTER AND CHOCTAW COUNTIES ON THEIR WAY TO MARENGO...GREENE...PICKENS AND
HALE COUNTIES.  PERSONS IN THESE COUNTIES CAN EXPECT SOAKING RAINS FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS TO 40 OR 45 MILES AN HOUR.

THE CENTER OF ANDREW WILL TRACK ACROSS THE STATE LATER TODAY AND THAT WILL
ALSO PRODUCE THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA.

PERSO$NS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE LATEST WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS.
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 4:36 AM CDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before
ALZ010-011-014-015-270925-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL
430 AM CDT THU AUG 27 1992

...TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL
900 AM CDT...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY...

AT 430 AM CDT...WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY SHOWED WIDESPREAD RAIN
...ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...MAINLY BETWEEN TUSCALOOSA AND MOBILE. THE RAIN
AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. THE RAIN
AREA CONTINUED TO MOVE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR...WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVED TOWARD THE NORTH AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS INDICATED BY RADAR AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER SEVERAL
TORNADOES HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI DURING THE NIGHT AND
THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL
RAIN...AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE AZCROSS THE AREA...AS THE
REMNANTS OF HURRICANE ANDREW MOVE THROUGH DURING THE DAY TODAY.
STAY TUNED TO THE LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 6:28 AM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
ALZ010-011-014-015-271330-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL
630 AM CDT THU AUG 27 1992

...TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL
900 AM CDT...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY...

AT 630 AM CDT...WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY SHOWED WIDESPREAD RAIN
...ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTH ALABAMA. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE LOCATED IN SUMTER
AND CHOCTAW COUNTIES...AND NEAR FLORALA...IN COVINGTON COUNTY. THE RAIN
AREA CONTINUED TO MOVE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR...WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVED TOWARD THE NORTH AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS INDICATED BY RADAR AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER SEVERAL
TORNADOES HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND WEST CENTRAL
ALABAMA DURING THE NIGHT...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
...DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN...AND POSSI"BLE TORNADOES...WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...AS THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE ANDREW
MOVE THROUGH.

STAY TUNED TO THE LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 8:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
ALZ010-011-012-014-017-018-271500-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL
845 AM CDT THU AUG 27 1992

...TORNADO WATCH FOR MOST OF SOUTH ALABAMA UNTIL 3 PM CDT.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY...

AT 840 AM CDT...WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY SHOWED WIDESPREAD RAIN
...ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTH ALABAMA. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE LOCATED IN
COVINGTON COUNTY...COFFEE COUNTY AND PIKE COUNTY. THE RAIN AREA
CONTINUED TO MOVE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR...WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVED TOWARD THE NORTH AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.
...DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAIN...AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES...WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...AS THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE ANDREW
MOVE THROUGH.

STAY TUNED TO THE LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS.
Local storm report, Aug 27, 9:15 AM CDT, 41 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
915 AM CDT THU AUG 27 1992

HERE ARE SOME PRELIMINARY DAMAGE INFORMATION WE HAVE THUS FAR:

...NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN SUMTER COUNTY.
...TREES AND POWER LINE DOWN IN PICKENS COUNTY.
...LARGE TREE ACROSS I-59 NORTH OF BOLIGEE IN GREENE COUNTY.
...TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN MARGENO COUNTY.
...ROOF OFF HOME IN LIVINGSTON IN SUMTER COUNTY.
...TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN NORTHPORT AND TUSCALOOSA IN TUSCALOOSA
   COUNTY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 6:04 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXPickens41 min
Aug 27, 6:48 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXGreene, Pickens57 min
Aug 27, 7:20 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXLamar55 min
Aug 27, 7:40 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXGreene, Pickens50 min
Aug 27, 7:51 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXMarengo69 min
Aug 27, 7:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXGreene, Pickens3 hr
Aug 27, 8:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXHale2 hr
Aug 27, 8:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTuscaloosa2 hr
Aug 27, 8:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLamar2 hr
Aug 27, 9:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarengo60 min
Aug 27, 9:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette116 min
Aug 27, 9:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb, Perry115 min
Aug 27, 10:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTuscaloosa65 min
Aug 27, 10:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson, Walker2 hr
Aug 27, 11:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXShelby116 min
Aug 27, 11:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChilton2 hr
Aug 27, 11:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBlount, Cullman117 min
Aug 27, 11:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXSt. Clair117 min
Aug 27, 12:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMorgan59 min
Aug 27, 12:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXChilton, Shelby2 hr
Aug 27, 12:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXJefferson2 hr
Aug 27, 12:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLawrence69 min
Aug 27, 12:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson34 min
Aug 27, 1:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXTalladega119 min
Aug 27, 1:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTalladega119 min
Aug 27, 1:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFranklin66 min
Aug 27, 1:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMorgan55 min
Aug 27, 1:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXSt. Clair2 hr
Aug 27, 1:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMadison66 min
Aug 27, 1:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBlount60 min
Aug 27, 1:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXClay2 hr
Aug 27, 1:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLawrence65 min
Aug 27, 2:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLimestone66 min
Aug 27, 2:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLauderdale55 min
Aug 27, 2:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXDeKalb, Jackson65 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.