Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 16, 2001, 5:23 PM CST for Chambers County, Alabama. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls 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.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2001, 5:23 PM CST (23:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2001, 6:15 PM CST
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Chambers County, AL
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 101 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 539 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS54 KBMX 162324
SVRBHM
ALC017-170015-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
523 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2001
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA
* UNTIL 615 PM CST
* AT 521 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE
TO 24 MILES WEST OF LAFAYETTE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...VALLEY...
LANETT AND HUGULEY.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. REMEMBER...TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP
SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
STRONG DAMAGING WIND IS LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. TAKE COVER NOW. FIND
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS...VEHICLES AND MOBILE HOMES.
LAT...LON 3312 8560 3274 8559 3276 8546 3275 8513
3299 8521What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Feb 16, 3:14 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 3:14 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 314 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2001 STORMY TONIGHT WITH MORE SEVERE STORMS...ESPECIALLY EAST AND SOUTH. RAIN ENDING...TURNING COLDER...THE CLEAFRING BY TOMORROW MORNING. CHILLY BUT OTHERWISE TRANQUIL FOR THE WEEKEND. HSV 035/046/024/050/035 +00 BHM 039/048/024/051/036 +00 MGM 042/053/028/057/037 +00 .BHM...NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 11:38 AM CST, 5 hours 45 minutes before
ALZ001>038-040>050-162145- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1138 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2001 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. ...A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN ALABAMA...FROM NEAR HAMILTON TO ATHENS...WILL SLOWLY DRIFT TOWARD THE SOUTH. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL RIDE NORTHEAST ALONG THIS FRONT AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PLAINS. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD MOIST GULF AIR ACROSS THE AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE...IN NUMBER AND INTENSITY... ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING WESTERN PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AROUND NOONTIME...AND CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL LIKELY BE FROM WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS...HOWEVER...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO LIKELY...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTH ALABAMA...WITH A FEW SPOTS POSSIBLY RECEIVING AROUND 2 INCHES. THE RAIN WILL END FROM THE NORTHWEST LATER TONIGHT. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND STORM SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND BE READY FOR ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENAING.
Local storm report, Feb 16, 2:46 PM CST, 2 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
246 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
233 PM AL 1.00 INCH HAIL
02/16/01 TUSCALOOSA
240 PM AL WIND DAMAGE
02/16/01 TUSCALOOSA STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN SR
69/FLAT WOODS COMMUNITY
248 PM LYNN AL 0.75 INCH HAIL
02/16/01 WINSTON DIME SIZE HAIL IN THE
COUNTY ROAD 25/LYNN AREASpecial weather statement, Feb 16, 4:21 PM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
ALZ003>028-030>036-040>042-170100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA 421 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2001 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 23... BLOUNT...CULLMAN...FAYETTE...FRANKLIN...JEFFERSON... LAMAR...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...MARION... MORGAN...PICKENS...TUSCALOOSA...WALKER...WINSTON... THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN IN TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 23 WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM... AUTAUGA...BIBB...CALHOUN...CHEROKEE...CHILTON... CLAY...CLEBURNE...COOSA...DALLAS...DEKALB... ETOWAH...GREENE...HALE...JACKSON...LOWNDES... MARSHALL...PERRY...SHELBY...ST. CLAIR...SUMTER... TALLADEGA...
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 4:47 PM CST, 36 minutes before
ALZ003>028-030>036-040>042-170100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA 447 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2001 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 23... BIBB...BLOUNT...CALHOUN...CHEROKEE...CLEBURNE... CULLMAN...DEKALB...ETOWAH...FAYETTE...FRANKLIN... JACKSON...JEFFERSON...LAMAR...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE... MADISON...MARION...MARSHALL...MORGAN...PICKENS... SHELBY...ST. CLAIR...TALLADEGA...TUSCALOOSA...WALKER... WINSTON... THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES REMAIN IN TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 23 WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM... AUTAUGA...CHILTON...CLAY...COOSA...DALLAS... GREENE...HALE...LOWNDES...PERRY...SUMTER...
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 1:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Limestone, Madison | 24 min |
| Feb 16, 1:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Pickens | 41 min |
| Feb 16, 1:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Madison | 51 min |
| Feb 16, 1:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jackson | 34 min |
| Feb 16, 1:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 48 min |
| Feb 16, 2:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Tuscaloosa | 40 min |
| Feb 16, 2:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker | 50 min |
| Feb 16, 2:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 35 min |
| Feb 16, 2:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Walker | 43 min |
| Feb 16, 2:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby | 51 min |
| Feb 16, 2:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 50 min |
| Feb 16, 2:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Cullman | 45 min |
| Feb 16, 2:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Hale | 37 min |
| Feb 16, 3:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Morgan | 37 min |
| Feb 16, 3:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 52 min |
| Feb 16, 3:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Sumter | 52 min |
| Feb 16, 3:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Cullman | 29 min |
| Feb 16, 3:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Perry | 29 min |
| Feb 16, 3:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah, Marshall | 38 min |
| Feb 16, 3:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb | 64 min |
| Feb 16, 3:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Shelby, Talladega | 31 min |
| Feb 16, 3:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 43 min |
| Feb 16, 3:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 42 min |
| Feb 16, 3:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee, DeKalb | 64 min |
| Feb 16, 3:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Cleburne | 55 min |
| Feb 16, 3:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Talladega | 32 min |
| Feb 16, 4:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee, Cleburne | 34 min |
| Feb 16, 4:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Randolph | 47 min |
| Feb 16, 4:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 24 min |
| Feb 16, 5:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 36 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.