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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 515, NWS Birmingham, AL

December 28, 2005Barbour County, Bullock County, Russell County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 28, 2005, 4:03 PM CST for Barbour County, Bullock County, Russell County, Alabama. It was in force for 16 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: Dec 28, 2005, 4:03 PM CST (22:03 UTC)
Expired: Dec 28, 2005, 4:19 PM CST
In force: 16 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Barbour County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Russell 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 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 157 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

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The text

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

000 
WUUS54 KBMX 282203
SVRBMX
ALC005-011-113-282230-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0515.051228T2203Z-051228T2230Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN BARBOUR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
  NORTHEASTERN BULLOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
  SOUTHERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA

* UNTIL 430 PM CST

* AT 403 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES WEST OF GLENVILLE...OR ABOUT 12 MILES
  EAST OF UNION SPRINGS...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GLENVILLE AND PITTSVIEW BY 430 PM CST

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

LAT...LON 3222 8561 3204 8559 3206 8503 3228 8506

$$

JONES/90

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 282213
SVSBMX

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

ALC011-282221-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0515.000000T0000Z-051228T2230Z/
BULLOCK AL-
411 PM CST WED DEC 28 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BULLOCK COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3214 8543 3216 8541 3217 8543 3224 8543
      3227 8506 3218 8504 3211 8505 3210 8504
      3207 8506 3205 8542

$$

ALC005-113-282230-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0515.000000T0000Z-051228T2230Z/
BARBOUR AL-RUSSELL AL-
411 PM CST WED DEC 28 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CST
FOR SOUTHERN RUSSELL AND NORTHEASTERN BARBOUR COUNTIES...

AT 406 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
 THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF HURTSBORO...OR ABOUT 15
MILES EAST OF UNION SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GLENVILLE...PITTSVIEW AND 7 MILES WEST OF COTTONTON BY 430 PM CST

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

LAT...LON 3214 8543 3216 8541 3217 8543 3224 8543
      3227 8506 3218 8504 3211 8505 3210 8504
      3207 8506 3205 8542

$$

JONES/90

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 282219
SVSBMX

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

ALC005-113-282229-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0515.000000T0000Z-051228T2230Z/
BARBOUR AL-RUSSELL AL-
419 PM CST WED DEC 28 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN RUSSELL AND
NORTHEASTERN BARBOUR COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

AT 419 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND WAS NO
LONGER SEVERE...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 3214 8543 3216 8541 3217 8543 3224 8543
      3227 8506 3218 8504 3211 8505 3210 8504
      3207 8506 3205 8542

$$

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, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 1:23 PM CST, 2 hours 40 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.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 3:36 PM CST, 27 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
336 PM CST WED DEC 28 2005

ALZ011>015-017>050-291230-
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-
336 PM CST WED DEC 28 2005

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT.
THROUGH 5 PM A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE PENNY TO QUARTER SIZE
HAIL EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 85.  THROUGH
SUNSET WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AREA WIDE.

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

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
WILL BE REQUIRED THROUGH 5 PM TODAY AND MAY BE REQUIRED AGAIN ON
SATURDAY AND MONDAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 28, 2:48 PM CST, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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

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

0225 PM     HAIL             CLAYTON                 31.88N 85.45W
12/28/2005  1.75 INCH        BARBOUR            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0225 PM     HAIL             2 W WEDOWEE             33.31N 85.52W
12/28/2005  0.75 INCH        RANDOLPH           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO INCHES DEEP

&&

MBAER

Local storm report, Dec 28, 2:49 PM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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

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

&&

MBAER

Local storm report, Dec 28, 3:01 PM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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

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

0243 PM     HAIL             SEALE                   32.30N 85.17W
12/28/2005  0.25 INCH        RUSSELL            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0300 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     EUFAULA                 31.91N 85.15W
12/28/2005                   BARBOUR            AL   PUBLIC

            OVER LAKE EUFAULA

&&

MBAER

Local storm report, Dec 28, 3:11 PM CST, 52 minutes before

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

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

0225 PM     HAIL             CLAYTON                 31.88N 85.45W
12/28/2005  1.75 INCH        BARBOUR            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            COVERING THE GROUND

&&

MBAER

Local storm report, Dec 28, 3:17 PM CST, 46 minutes before

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

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

0245 PM     HAIL             CLAYTON                 31.88N 85.45W
12/28/2005  1.75 INCH        BARBOUR            AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

MBAER

Local storm report, Dec 28, 3:24 PM CST, 39 minutes before

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

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

0312 PM     HAIL             5 NE LAFAYETTE          32.95N 85.34W
12/28/2005  1.00 INCH        CHAMBERS           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NORTH OF LANETT/WEST POINT, ALONG WEST SIDE OF WEST POINT
            LAKE.

&&

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, 2:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour	26 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

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.