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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 552, NWS Birmingham, AL

December 16, 2000Winston County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 16, 2000, 3:37 PM CST for Winston County, Alabama. It was in force for 23 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 16, 2000, 3:37 PM CST (21:37 UTC)
Expired
Dec 16, 2000, 4:00 PM CST
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Winston County, AL

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 16, 3:42 PM CSTHail 1.75Houston, ALGolf ball size hail was observed in the Houston and Addison areas.

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 16, 10:15 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 112 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2000-12-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 48 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2000-12-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 531 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
48 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-269 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
466 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
531 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
563 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.2

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The text

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

000 
WUUS54 KBMX 162137
SVRBHM
ALC057-127-133-162200-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
337 PM CST SAT DEC 16 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
  WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA
  EASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA

* UNTIL 400 PM CST

* AT 331 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF ADDISON TO
  17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OAKMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...JASPER AND
CORDOVA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. REMEMBER...TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP
SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

STRONG DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY
WITH THIS STORM. TAKE COVER IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM
PASSES.

LAT...LON 3436 8724 3430 8745 3388 8763 3361 8758
          3369 8708 3430 8712

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 16, 1:21 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPerry29 min
Dec 16, 1:48 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPerry27 min
Dec 16, 2:03 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb42 min
Dec 16, 2:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson45 min
Dec 16, 3:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBlount38 min
Dec 16, 3:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCullman23 min
Dec 16, 11:00 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXColbert, Lauderdale45 min
Dec 16, 11:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarion28 min
Dec 16, 11:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFranklin47 min
Dec 16, 11:48 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXSumter42 min
Dec 16, 11:49 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXFranklin26 min
Dec 16, 11:54 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarion51 min
Dec 16, 12:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLawrence29 min
Dec 16, 12:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFranklin31 min
Dec 16, 12:17 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXGreene43 min
Dec 16, 12:20 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXLawrence25 min
Dec 16, 12:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBarbour35 min
Dec 16, 12:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMadison49 min
Dec 16, 12:28 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXLimestone32 min
Dec 16, 12:40 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXTuscaloosa50 min
Dec 16, 12:58 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXPerry47 min
Dec 16, 1:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLimestone, Madison, Morgan46 min
Dec 16, 1:17 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXJefferson58 min
Dec 16, 1:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXDallas36 min
Dec 16, 1:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChilton42 min
Dec 16, 1:57 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXSt. Clair48 min
Dec 16, 1:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBlount46 min
Dec 16, 2:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLawrence29 min
Dec 16, 2:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCoosa36 min
Dec 16, 2:20 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXEtowah40 min
Dec 16, 2:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLimestone34 min
Dec 16, 2:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXColbert, Franklin44 min
Dec 16, 2:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLamar, Marion27 min
Dec 16, 2:50 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXCherokee40 min
Dec 16, 2:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLauderdale24 min
Dec 16, 2:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXHale, Perry37 min
Dec 16, 2:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXDeKalb33 min
Dec 16, 3:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarion13 min
Dec 16, 3:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb35 min
Dec 16, 3:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCalhoun29 min
Dec 16, 3:24 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXCalhoun, Cleburne36 min
Dec 16, 3:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLawrence, Limestone, Morgan34 min
Dec 16, 3:37 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette, Walker23 min
Dec 16, 3:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXShelby49 min
Dec 16, 3:46 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCullman, Morgan44 min
Dec 16, 3:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMadison38 min
Dec 16, 4:06 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXMorgan24 min
Dec 16, 4:23 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXSt. Clair, Talladega37 min
Dec 16, 4:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson36 min
Dec 16, 4:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMadison20 min
Dec 16, 4:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJackson45 min
Dec 16, 4:33 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXAutauga42 min
Dec 16, 4:34 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCalhoun41 min
Dec 16, 4:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLowndes49 min
Dec 16, 4:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarshall31 min
Dec 16, 4:54 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXElmore66 min
Dec 16, 5:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCherokee27 min
Dec 16, 5:06 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMontgomery54 min
Dec 16, 5:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJackson36 min
Dec 16, 5:11 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXShelby49 min
Dec 16, 5:22 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXCoosa23 min
Dec 16, 5:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXDeKalb51 min
Dec 16, 5:26 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXMontgomery49 min
Dec 16, 5:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTallapoosa42 min
Dec 16, 5:33 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXTallapoosa42 min
Dec 16, 5:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXSt. Clair37 min
Dec 16, 5:38 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXBullock, Macon37 min

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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.