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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 512, NWS Birmingham, AL

December 28, 2005Barbour County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 28, 2005, 2:42 PM CST for Barbour County, Alabama. It was in force for 26 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Dec 28, 2005, 2:42 PM CST (20:42 UTC)
Expired: Dec 28, 2005, 3:08 PM CST
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Barbour County, AL

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Dec 28, 3:00 PM CST	FUNNEL CLOUD	Eufaula, AL	OVER LAKE EUFAULA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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 watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 28, 12:40 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 169 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 623 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 169 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 154 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS54 KBMX 282043
SVRBMX
ALC005-282115-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0512.051228T2042Z-051228T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
242 PM CST WED DEC 28 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BARBOUR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE AREAS OF...LAKEPOINT RESORT STATE PARK...EUFAULA

* UNTIL 315 PM CST

* AT 237 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF EUFAULA...AND MOVING EAST AT 40
  MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  EUFAULA BY 250 PM CST
  LAKEPOINT RESORT STATE PARK BY 255 PM CST

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3197 8537 3179 8531 3189 8479 3210 8485

$$

03

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 282108 RRA
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
309 PM CST WED DEC 28 2005

ALC005-282119-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0512.000000T0000Z-051228T2115Z/
BARBOUR AL-
309 PM CST WED DEC 28 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BARBOUR COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

AT 309 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD EXITED THE WARNED
AREAS...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3197 8537 3179 8531 3189 8479 3210 8485

$$

JONES/90

What 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 Dec 28, 1:23 PM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 1:23 PM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
123 PM CST WED DEC 28 2005

.DISCUSSION...
THIS WILL BE SHORT DUE TO ON GOING SEVERE WEATHER.

THE MAIN THREAT IS HAIL THROUGH 6 PM FOR LOCATION ALONG AND EAST
OF INTERSTATE 65. THERE IS A SMALL POTENTIAL FOR SOME STORMS TO
ROTATE SOUTH IF I65/85...BUT THAT IS A VERY SMALL CHANCE.

AFTER THE STORM PASS TONIGHT SKIES WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR TOMORROW.
HIGHS TOMORROW WILL BE IN THE 50S AND WARMING BACK UP TO THE 60S
AGAIN BY THE WEEKEND.

EXPECT SOME MORE THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY BUT THAT SHOULD BE
IT...THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE IS QUITE LOW. THE MAIN
LOW MOVES NORTH OF ALABAMA THROUGH TENNESSEE AND THE WARM AIR AND
DYNAMICS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE GULF OF MEXICO.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ON SUNDAY WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF
THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE MODELS ARE SHOWING SOME
MORE DYNAMICS WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM AND THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL
FOR STRONGER STORMS. WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS. THINGS DRY OUT
ON TUESDAY WITH A DRY COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY.

ONCE AGAIN SORRY FOR THE SHORT DISCUSSION.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GADSDEN     38  50  29  60 /  20   0  10  10
ANNISTON    39  51  31  61 /  10   0  10  10
BIRMINGHAM  39  52  33  62 /  10   0  10  10
TUSCALOOSA  37  58  35  65 /   0   0  10  10
CALERA      40  53  32  63 /  10   0  10  10
AUBURN      42  52  36  61 /  10   0  10  10
MONTGOMERY  42  58  34  65 /  10   0  10  10
TROY        42  58  34  65 /  10   0  10  10

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...TOPNADO WATCH I-65 AND EAST THROUGH 01Z.

&&

80

Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 11:22 AM CST, 3 hours 20 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1122 AM CST WED DEC 28 2005

ALZ011>015-017>050-291722-
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-
1122 AM CST WED DEC 28 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...AREA OF SLIGHT RISK SHIFTED SLIGHTLY EAST...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 6 PM TODAY
MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM SELMA TO CLANTON TO CENTRE. A
STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN
THREATS...HOWEVER ENOUGH SHEAR MAY BE PRESENT TO ALLOW SOME STORMS TO
ROTATE AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE AN ISOLATED TORNADO...MAINLY ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST SECTIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

AN ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD AND STRONG
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY.

JD/81

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 28, 1:34 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
134 PM CST WED DEC 28 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0120 PM     HAIL             JACKSONS GAP           32.88N 85.82W
12/28/2005  0.75 INCH        TALLAPOOSA         AL   PUBLIC

            PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN JACKSONS GAP.

0129 PM     HAIL             2 S ANNISTON            33.63N 85.81W
12/28/2005  1.00 INCH        CALHOUN            AL   OTHER FEDERAL

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
            LOCATED AT THE ANNISTON METRO AIRPORT.

&&

JSS

Local storm report, Dec 28, 2:00 PM CST, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
200 PM CST WED DEC 28 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0135 PM     HAIL             OXFORD                  33.60N 85.83W
12/28/2005  1.00 INCH        CALHOUN            AL   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON HWY 78 IN OXFORD.

0136 PM     HAIL             CHILDERSBURG            33.28N 86.35W
12/28/2005  0.25 INCH        TALLADEGA          AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE BON AIR COMMUNITY NEAR
            CHILDERSBURG.

0137 PM     HAIL             JACKSONS GAP           32.88N 85.82W
12/28/2005  1.00 INCH        TALLAPOOSA         AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN JACKSONS GAP.

0154 PM     HAIL             KELLYTON                32.98N 86.03W
12/28/2005  0.88 INCH        COOSA              AL   POST OFFICE

            MARBLE TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN KELLYTON.

&&

JSS

Local storm report, Dec 28, 2:25 PM CST, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
225 PM CST WED DEC 28 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0150 PM     HAIL             1 N EDWARDSVILLE        33.72N 85.51W
12/28/2005  0.75 INCH        CLEBURNE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0210 PM     HAIL             6 NE ALEXANDER CITY     32.99N 85.86W
12/28/2005  1.75 INCH        TALLAPOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER TO GOLFBALL

0214 PM     HAIL             MILLBROOK               32.49N 86.37W
12/28/2005  0.88 INCH        ELMORE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0215 PM     HAIL             NEW SITE                33.04N 85.78W
12/28/2005  0.75 INCH        TALLAPOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JSS

Local storm report, Dec 28, 2:27 PM CST, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
227 PM CST WED DEC 28 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0224 PM     HAIL             1 NE WETUMPKA           32.55N 86.19W
12/28/2005  0.88 INCH        ELMORE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JSS

Local storm report, Dec 28, 2:32 PM CST, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
232 PM CST WED DEC 28 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0231 PM     HAIL             NEW SITE                33.04N 85.78W
12/28/2005  1.25 INCH        TALLAPOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            COVERING THE GROUND

&&

MBAER

Local storm report, Dec 28, 2:36 PM CST, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
236 PM CST WED DEC 28 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1151 AM     HAIL             FORT MITCHELL           32.34N 85.02W
12/28/2005  2.75 INCH        RUSSELL            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MOSTLY GOLFBALL SIZE SOME BASEBALL SIZE.

1230 PM     HAIL             2 ESE SALEM             32.59N 85.21W
12/28/2005  0.75 INCH        LEE                AL   PUBLIC

            PENNY SIZE HAIL IN BLEEKER.

0231 PM     HAIL             NEW SITE                33.04N 85.78W
12/28/2005  1.25 INCH        TALLAPOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            COVERING THE GROUND 5 TO 6 INCHES DEEP.

&&

MBAER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 28, 3:42 AM CST	Lake Wind Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more	12 hr
Dec 28, 11:38 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Shelby	37 min
Dec 28, 11:54 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock	36 min
Dec 28, 12:04 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	St. Clair, Talladega	41 min
Dec 28, 12:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour	34 min
Dec 28, 12:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Shelby	14 min
Dec 28, 12:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Russell	57 min
Dec 28, 12:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour	38 min
Dec 28, 12:40 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee	20 min
Dec 28, 12:52 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Russell	23 min
Dec 28, 12:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Coosa, Tallapoosa	60 min
Dec 28, 12:55 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Talladega	35 min
Dec 28, 1:05 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Clay	25 min
Dec 28, 1:08 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour	52 min
Dec 28, 1:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Shelby, Talladega	49 min
Dec 28, 1:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock	26 min
Dec 28, 1:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Coosa	43 min
Dec 28, 1:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun	31 min
Dec 28, 1:40 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lowndes	32 min
Dec 28, 1:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers	48 min
Dec 28, 1:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cleburne	44 min
Dec 28, 1:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Pike	26 min
Dec 28, 1:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Randolph	40 min
Dec 28, 1:51 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Montgomery	39 min
Dec 28, 1:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour	49 min
Dec 28, 1:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Clay, Coosa, Tallapoosa	33 min
Dec 28, 2:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Elmore	51 min
Dec 28, 2:25 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers, Randolph	50 min
Dec 28, 2:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock, Macon	45 min
Dec 28, 2:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Tallapoosa	16 min
Dec 28, 2:53 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock, Montgomery	15 min
Dec 28, 3:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock	21 min
Dec 28, 4:03 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Russell	16 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.