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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 248, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2006, 7:33 PM CDT for Lamar County, Alabama. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2006, 7:33 PM CDT (00:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2006, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Lamar County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Jun 21, 3:16 PM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 3:16 PM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 316 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT - FRIDAY NIGHT) QUICKLY APPROACHING 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON FOR SEVERAL AREAS IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...IN FACT, BHM HAS OFFICIALLY REACHED THE CENTURY MARK. A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OFFERING SOME RELIEF BUT NOT MUCH COVERAGE WISE. CENTER OF UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL SLOWLY EASE EASTWARD TOMORROW...TEMPERATURES WILL STILL CLIMB INTO THE MID 90S WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. BY FRIDAY...THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEAST BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN AS AN EASTERN CONUS TROF STARTS SHAPING UP. BETTER MOISTURE AND WEAKENING RIDGE SHOULD ALLOW FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTH AND AT LEAST ISOLATED CHANCES OVER THE SOUTH...ON FRIDAY...PERHAPS LINGERING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY - WEDNESDAY) AS UPPER TROF BECOMES MORE ESTABLISHED ON SATURDAY...IT WILL PUSH A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY INTO THE AREA AND ENHANCE THE CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WITH INCREASED MOISTURE...TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH MORE TOLERABLE. SOME NOTICEABLE MODEL DIFFERENCES IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE TROF BY NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...BUT AT LEAST ISOLATED POPS ARE WARRANTED WITH NEAR AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. && .AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 18Z TAFS... VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE EXPECTED FOR ALL TAF SITES IN THE 18Z PACKAGE. MID LEVEL RIDGE ANCHORED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MOST CONVECTION WILL BE INHIBITED...BUT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AROUND CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE CHANCES THAT ANY TERMINAL WILL BE AFFECTED ARE SLIM AND WILL NOT BE MENTIONED AT THIS TIME. CUMULUS FIELD WILL BE DEVELOPED BY AROUND THE 18Z ISSUANCE TIME...WITH INITIAL DEVELOPMENT AROUND 3500FT. THE CLOUDS WILL LIFT TO 6K OR 7K FEET BY 21Z. SURFACE DEW POINT DEPRESSIONS OVERNIGHT WILL NOT BE CONDUCIVE TO FOG DEVELOPMENT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AT 6 KNOTS OR LESS. && .FIRE WEATHER... SIMILAR CONCERNS JUST 24 HOURS LATER. KBDI VALUES INTO THE CRITICAL RANGE...MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES INTO THE 30S...AND DRY ANTECEDENT SOIL CONDITIONS. WILL STICK WITH THE IDEA THAT WINDS WILL BE THE LIMITED FACTOR...AS LIGHT WINDS OF 6 KNOTS OR LESS EXPECTED DURING SUNLIGHT HOURS. CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED DURING OUTDOOR BURNING ACTIVITIES. && BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 67 95 71 90 / 20 20 20 30 ANNISTON 70 96 71 91 / 20 20 20 30 BIRMINGHAM 72 95 74 90 / 20 20 20 30 TUSCALOOSA 72 96 71 92 / 20 20 20 30 CALERA 73 95 73 91 / 20 20 20 30 AUBURN 73 93 72 91 / 20 20 20 20 MONTGOMERY 72 95 72 93 / 20 20 20 20 TROY 70 93 71 93 / 20 20 20 20 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. && 88/88/75
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 1:30 PM CDT, 6 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 130 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 ALZ011>015-017>050-221835- 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- 130 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 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 DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. ONE OR TWO STORMS MAY GROW LARGE ENOUGH TO BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL: BIRMINGHAM...HIGH. MONTGOMERY...HIGH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. JONES/90
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 5:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jun 21, 5:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 552 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 ALZ047-048-212315- LEE-RUSSELL- 552 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR RUSSELL AND LEE COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT... ...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 552 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER EXTREME NORTHWESTERN RUSSELL COUNTY...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR MARVYN THROUGH 615 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW. ANOTHER THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS MINOR FLOODING. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS...RISING WATER ALONG CREEKS...AND UNDERPASSES WITH STANDING WATER ARE POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. JONES/90
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 6:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 613 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 ALZ025-035-220000- CHILTON-SHELBY- 613 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR CHILTON AND SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT... ...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM PERSISTENT THUNDERSTORMS... AT 613 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES EAST OF CALERA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR CALERA...WILTON... MONTEVALLO...COLUMBIANA AND ALABASTER THROUGH 700 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW. ANOTHER THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS MINOR FLOODING. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS...RISING WATER ALONG CREEKS...AND UNDERPASSES WITH STANDING WATER ARE POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. JONES/90
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 6:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 625 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 ALZ024-025-220015- JEFFERSON-SHELBY- 625 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN SHELBY AND SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT... ...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 625 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER VESTAVIA HILLS...DRIFTING SLOWLY TO THE NORTH. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW. ANOTHER THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS MINOR FLOODING. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS...RISING WATER ALONG CREEKS...AND UNDERPASSES WITH STANDING WATER ARE POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. JONES/90
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 7:06 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 706 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 ALZ023-220030- TUSCALOOSA- 706 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR TUSCALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT... ...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 706 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHPORT...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR NORTHPORT THROUGH 730 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW. ANOTHER THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS MINOR FLOODING. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS...RISING WATER ALONG CREEKS...AND UNDERPASSES WITH STANDING WATER ARE POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. JONES/90
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 7:11 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 711 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 ALZ037-043-220045- ELMORE-TALLAPOOSA- 711 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN ELMORE AND SOUTHERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT... ...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WINDS 35 TO 45 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 711 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF TALLASSEE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR TALLASSEE AND ECLECTIC THROUGH 745 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW. ANOTHER THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS MINOR FLOODING. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS...RISING WATER ALONG CREEKS...AND UNDERPASSES WITH STANDING WATER ARE POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. JONES/90
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 31 min |
| Jun 22, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 28 min |
| Jun 22, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa | 51 min |
| Jun 22, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 31 min |
| Jun 22, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 37 min |
| Jun 22, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 31 min |
| Jun 22, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Talladega | 29 min |
| Jun 22, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne | 35 min |
| Jun 22, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 28 min |
| Jun 22, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Montgomery, Pike | 13 min |
| Jun 22, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 34 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006
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.