Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 311
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at May 28, 2001, 4:00 PM CDT for 42 counties in Alabama; Floyd County, Georgia. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 28, 2001, 4:00 PM CDT (21:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2001, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 43 counties
Autauga County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Butler County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Cullman County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Marion County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Winston County, AL, Floyd County, GA
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Warnings issued inside it
24 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Macon, Montgomery | 48 min |
| May 28, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 52 min |
| May 28, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cullman, Morgan | 31 min |
| May 28, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marshall | 33 min |
| May 28, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marshall | 28 min |
| May 28, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 30 min |
| May 28, 6:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee, DeKalb | 29 min |
| May 28, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene | 41 min |
| May 28, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Randolph | 38 min |
| May 28, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale | 51 min |
| May 28, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair | 29 min |
| May 28, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Perry | 61 min |
| May 28, 7:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee, DeKalb | 27 min |
| May 28, 7:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 23 min |
| May 28, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, St. Clair | 48 min |
| May 28, 7:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Shelby | 29 min |
| May 28, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb | 42 min |
| May 28, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah | 52 min |
| May 28, 7:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Perry | 37 min |
| May 28, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Etowah | 42 min |
| May 28, 8:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 49 min |
| May 28, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Shelby | 48 min |
| May 28, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 33 min |
| May 28, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 43 min |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Alabama, 2001Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Georgia, 2001Every severe thunderstorm watch in 2001
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.