Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2004
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 114, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2004, 2:35 PM CDT for Randolph County, Alabama. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2004, 2:35 PM CDT (19:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2004, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Randolph County, AL
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 1197 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -160 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1153 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 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 061935
SVRBHM
ALC111-062000-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
ISSUED BY NWS HUNTSVILLE AL
235 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA
* UNTIL 300 PM CDT
* AT 232 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTH OF WADLEY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
20 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ROANOKE.
WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...MOVE TO A STURDY SHELTER.
STRONG DAMAGING WIND...AND LARGE HAIL ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
TAKE COVER IN A STURDY SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3321 8533 3318 8528 3315 8524 3312 8524
3313 8554 3311 8557 3317 8564 3327 8564
3335 8556
$$
27What 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 Jul 6, 11:51 AM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 11:51 AM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1151 AM CDT TUE JUL 6 2004 .UPDATE...EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE 90 TO 95 DEGREE RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL. UPDATED EARLIER TO INCREASE RAIN CHANCES NORTHEAST AND TWEAK SKY COVER/HIGH TEMPERATURES. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS WEST ALABAMA WILL MOVE EAST AND ALLOW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A BIRMINGHAM TO AUBURN LINE. OTHER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WITH THE HEAT OF THE DAY OVER MAINLY WESTERN PARTS OF THE STATE BY MID AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH BRIEF GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING... AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AS THE MAIN HAZARDS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH 90 DEGREES NEARLY EVERYWHERE AND APPROACH 95 DEGREES ALONG THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON...SO PLEASE USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && MBS/91
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 1:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 100 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 2004 ALZ011>015-017>050-071759- AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE- CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE- JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY- PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA- TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON- 100 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE (THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT)... ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THERE IS A MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO INTENSIFY INTO WET MICROBURSTS. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... NO ORGANIZED HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STORM SPOTTERS IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 6, 1:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
115 PM CDT TUE JUL 06 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0103 PM TSTM WND GST MUNFORD 33.53N 85.95W
07/06/2004 50 MPH TALLADEGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0103 PM HAIL MUNFORD 33.53N 85.95W
07/06/2004 0.25 INCH TALLADEGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0103 PM TSTM WND DMG MUNFORD 33.53N 85.95W
07/06/2004 TALLADEGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN IN MUNFORD.
&&
KHLocal storm report, Jul 6, 1:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
120 PM CDT TUE JUL 06 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 PM HAIL WALDO 33.39N 86.04W
07/06/2004 0.25 INCH TALLADEGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
KHSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 1:39 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 139 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 2004 ALZ020-061945- CHEROKEE- 139 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... ...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 132 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER SAND ROCK...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR SAND ROCK...CENTRE... CEDAR BLUFF AND GAYLESVILLE THROUGH 245 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW. IF LIGHTNING IS OBSERVED... WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST LIGHTNING FLASH OR THUNDER BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 1:45 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 145 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 2004 ALZ028-061945- CLAY- 145 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR CLAY COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... ...WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 141 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF ASHLAND...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR PYRITON...ASHLAND AND LINEVILLE THROUGH 245 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW. IF LIGHTNING IS OBSERVED... WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST LIGHTNING FLASH OR THUNDER BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 12:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Talladega | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 39 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2004Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2004
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.