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Flash Flood Warning 16, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this flash flood warning at Dec 10, 2008, 4:44 AM CST for Jefferson County, Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr. 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 10, 2008, 4:44 AM CST (10:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2008, 7:45 AM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Jefferson County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:47 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 6:00 AM CST | FLASH FLOOD | Birmingham, AL | A FEW ROADS BECAME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this flash flood warning; the first came 76 minutes after it went out.
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
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 167 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 741 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 336 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 421 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KBMX 101044
FFWBMX
ALC073-101345-
/O.NEW.KBMX.FF.W.0016.081210T1044Z-081210T1345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
444 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VESTAVIA HILLS...TRUSSVILLE...
PINSON-CLAY-CHALKVILLE...MOUNTAIN BROOK...LEEDS...IRONDALE...
HUEYTOWN...HOOVER...HOMEWOOD...GARDENDALE...FULTONDALE...
FAIRFIELD...BIRMINGHAM...BESSEMER...
* UNTIL 745 AM CST
* AT 438 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED FLASH
FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PINSON...
KETONA LAKES...WEST JEFFERSON...WARRIOR...TRAFFORD...MORRIS...
MAYTOWN...KIMBERLY...GRAYSVILLE...FORESTDALE...TARRANT...CLAY...
CENTER POINT...CARDIFF...BROOKSIDE...BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT...ALTON AND
ADAMSVILLE
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
BIRMINGHAM.
LAT...LON 3350 8725 3353 8727 3355 8719 3362 8718
3367 8705 3377 8701 3384 8689 3384 8676
3377 8665 3376 8654 3367 8652 3356 8655
3353 8652 3347 8662 3348 8667 3325 8698
3331 8715 3348 8734
$$
JD/81What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Dec 10, 3:32 AM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 3:32 AM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 332 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008 .DISCUSSION... WHAT A CORNUCOPIA OF WEATHER OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. OBVIOUSLY DEALING WITH LINE OF CONVECTION THIS MORNING. THE SEVERE THREAT HAS MOVED INTO AREAS ALONG...AND SOOON WILL BE SOUTH/EAST OF... THE I-20 CORRIDOR. COLD FRONT HELPING PUSH THIS CONVECTION ALONG WILL PUSH INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA LATER THIS MORNING...BUT START TO STALL AFTER THAT. AREA OF RAIN AND STORMS REMAINS WIDESPREAD...AND WILL NEED LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL POPS ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST FRONTIER. RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOST VIGOROUS CONVECTIVE UPDRAFTS HAS BEEN...AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN...IMPRESSIVE. GIVEN THE RATHER DRY ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS...WILL FOREGO ANY FLOOD WATCHES AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...WILL HAVE TO WATCH HOW THINGS GO OVER THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS. POPS REMAIN HIGH THROUGH TONIGHT...AS UPPER LEVEL LOW CUTS OFF ALONG THE GULF COAST AND STARTS WHAT WILL BE AN INTERESTING JOURNEY ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES. WHEN IT REACHES ALABAMA ON THURSDAY...IT WILL BRING WITH IT A DYNAMICALLY CHILLED COLUMN OF AIR. MODEL SOUNDINGS DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY SHOW AN ATMOSPHERE THAT IS OH-SO-CLOSE TO PRODUCING SNOW ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THROW IN SOME MELTATIVE COOLING (THAT THE MODELS DONT HANDLE ALL THAT WELL)...AND ANY BURSTS OF HEAVIER PRECIPITATION THURSDAY COULD PRODUCE END UP PRODUCING A BRIEF BURST OF HONEST TO GOODNESS SNOW. EVERYTHING IS SO BORDERLINE...AND CONFIDENCE IN A SNOWY SCENARIO IS STILL ON THE LOW SIDE. BUT WILL OBVIOUSLY NEED TO WATCH THE UPCOMING MODEL RUNS CLOSELY. ALL PRECIP (IN WHATEVER FORM IT MAY BE IN) SHOULD MOVE OUT THURSDAY EVENING...LEAVING DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF THE END OF THE WEEK. MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT IN ESTABLISHING A GULF OF MEXICO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EARLY TO MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. IF THE MODELS CONTINUE TO TREND THAT WAY...WOULDNT BE SURPRISED TO SEE FORECAST HIGH TEMPS RISE INTO THE 70S. /61/ && .AVIATION... CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN LOW...DUE TO RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. ADDITIONAL DETAILS TO FOLLOW WITH ISSUANCE OF 12Z TAFS. /61/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 65 42 43 30 50 / 80 90 90 40 0 ANNISTON 67 44 46 29 53 / 100 100 90 40 0 BIRMINGHAM 62 40 43 30 51 / 80 100 90 30 0 TUSCALOOSA 56 40 40 29 52 / 70 100 90 20 0 CALERA 65 41 43 30 53 / 90 100 90 30 0 AUBURN 67 57 57 32 54 / 100 100 80 20 0 MONTGOMERY 69 47 48 31 55 / 100 100 70 20 0 TROY 70 51 52 32 56 / 100 100 70 20 0 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH 6 AM. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 10, 2:10 AM CST, 2 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 210 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ALZ011>015-017>050-101230- 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- 210 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA OVERNIGHT. A FEW GUSTS MAY REACH 35 MPH ON OPEN WATERWAYS. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE THREAT COVERS MUCH OF THE ENTIRE AREA AND WILL LAST MUCH OF THE NIGHT. MORE SPECIFICALLY...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ROUGHLY EAST OF A LINE FROM JASPER...TO LIVINGSTON. THE BEST TIMING FOR THE TORNADO THREAT APPEARS TO BE THROUGH 4 AM FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20...AND THROUGH 8 AM TO LAYFAYETTE AND FORT DEPOSIT. FOR AREAS IN FAR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...THE STORMS WILL NOT REACH THE AREA UNTIL AFTER 6 AM. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREATS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE AREAWIDE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THESE RAIN AMOUNTS MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WEDNESDAY...A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ROUGHLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF OF A LINE FROM SELMA TO AUBURN. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. THURSDAY...A DEEP AND COLD UPPER LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE AIR IS EXPECTED TO BE COLD ENOUGH ALOFT FOR RAIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AND POSSIBLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE DAY. NO TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME DUE TO SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAINING WELL ABOVE FREEZING. IT WILL ALSO BE BREEZY WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS LIKELY FOR WEST ALABAMA TONIGHT. 75/LINHARES
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 10, 3:25 AM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 325 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ALZ018-020-101015- CHEROKEE-ETOWAH- 325 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH COUNTIES UNTIL 415 AM CST... AT 325 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TABOR ROAD TO RAINBOW CITY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF CENTRE TO RAINBOW CITY...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... TABOR ROAD. SAND ROCK. SLACKLAND. WEISS DAM. WEISS LAKE. CEDAR BLUFF. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS...AND POWERLINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR ALABAMA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 10/ARM
Special weather statement, Dec 10, 3:26 AM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 326 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ALZ023>025-034-101015- BIBB-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-TUSCALOOSA- 326 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BIBB...JEFFERSON...SHELBY AND TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 415 AM CST... AT 322 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NORTH JOHNS TO WOODSTOCK JUNCTION TO EOLINE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HUEYTOWN TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BESSEMER TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRENT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... VALLEY CREEK. TANNEHILL IRONWORKS STATE PARK. ALABAMA ADVENTURE. VILLAGE CREEK PRATT CITY. VILLAGE CREEK AVENUE W. ROSS BRIDGE. THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR ALABAMA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 12/SIRMON
Local storm report, Dec 10, 3:34 AM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
334 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0318 AM TSTM WND DMG WALKER 31.54N 84.32W
12/10/2008 DOUGHERTY GA EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN THE OAKMAN,SPISEY,AND PARRISH.
&&
JBWLocal storm report, Dec 10, 3:37 AM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
337 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0318 AM TSTM WND DMG OAKMAN 33.71N 87.39W
12/10/2008 WALKER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN THE OAKMAN, SIPSEY, AND PARRISH.
&&
JBWLocal storm report, Dec 10, 3:47 AM CST, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
347 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0115 AM TSTM WND DMG OAKMAN 33.71N 87.39W
12/10/2008 WALKER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN OAKMAN, SIPSEY, AND PARRISH.
&&
JBWLocal storm report, Dec 10, 3:52 AM CST, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
352 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 PM TSTM WND GST 4 SSW SHOTSVILLE 34.20N 88.15W
12/09/2008 E60.00 MPH MARION AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
REPORTED NEAR THE TOWN OF BEXAR ALONG HWY 78.
0936 PM TSTM WND DMG HAMILTON 34.14N 87.98W
12/09/2008 MARION AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 17 NORTH BETWEEN SULIGENT AND
DETROIT.
0936 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N DETROIT 34.04N 88.17W
12/09/2008 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON HWY 17 NEAR THE TOWN OF DETROIT.
1000 PM TSTM WND DMG HAMILTON 34.14N 87.98W
12/09/2008 MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS COUNTY
1144 PM HAIL HAMILTON 34.14N 87.98W
12/09/2008 E0.25 INCH MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE DOUBLE SPRINGS AREA.
1144 PM HAIL DOUBLE SPRINGS 34.15N 87.40W
12/09/2008 E0.25 INCH WINSTON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED IN THE DOUBLE SPRINGS AREA.
1215 AM FLASH FLOOD SULLIGENT 33.89N 88.13W
12/10/2008 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
STREET FLOODING ON HIGHWAY 18 WEST WITH DEPTH ESTIMATED
AT ONE AND ONE HALF FEET AND ESTIMATED10 INCHES DEEP ON
HIGHWAY 278 NEAR SULLIGENT.
1217 AM LIGHTNING JASPER 33.85N 87.27W
12/10/2008 WALKER AL PUBLIC
TRANSFORMERS ON FIRE NEAR JASPER...ESTIMATED WINDS OF
AROUND 60 MPH.
0105 AM HAIL MANCHESTER 33.90N 87.25W
12/10/2008 E0.25 INCH WALKER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR MANCHESTER.
0115 AM TSTM WND DMG OAKMAN 33.71N 87.39W
12/10/2008 WALKER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN OAKMAN, SIPSEY, AND PARRISH.
&&
JBWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 8:52 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Walker, Winston | 7 hr |
| Dec 9, 9:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 45 min |
| Dec 9, 9:45 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston | 3 hr |
| Dec 9, 9:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 31 min |
| Dec 9, 10:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 44 min |
| Dec 9, 10:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Greene, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 43 min |
| Dec 9, 11:01 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Winston | 3 hr |
| Dec 9, 11:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens | 32 min |
| Dec 9, 11:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston | 39 min |
| Dec 9, 11:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 30 min |
| Dec 10, 12:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 24 min |
| Dec 10, 12:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter | 38 min |
| Dec 10, 12:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 29 min |
| Dec 10, 12:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Fayette, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 49 min |
| Dec 10, 12:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 40 min |
| Dec 10, 12:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 50 min |
| Dec 10, 12:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 16 min |
| Dec 10, 1:09 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Walker | 6 min |
| Dec 10, 1:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 44 min |
| Dec 10, 1:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 28 min |
| Dec 10, 1:55 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 9 min |
| Dec 10, 1:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, Walker | 33 min |
| Dec 10, 2:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 30 min |
| Dec 10, 2:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 48 min |
| Dec 10, 2:26 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Etowah | 34 min |
| Dec 10, 2:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 28 min |
| Dec 10, 3:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo, Sumter | 23 min |
| Dec 10, 3:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Tuscaloosa | 34 min |
| Dec 10, 3:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Dallas | 34 min |
| Dec 10, 3:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 37 min |
| Dec 10, 4:17 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 13 min |
| Dec 10, 4:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 20 min |
| Dec 10, 4:40 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 35 min |
| Dec 10, 5:07 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Perry | 23 min |
| Dec 10, 5:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa, Tallapoosa | 28 min |
| Dec 10, 6:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pike | 51 min |
| Dec 10, 6:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pike | 47 min |
| Dec 10, 6:49 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cleburne, Randolph | 15 min |
| Dec 10, 6:51 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter | 6 days |
| Dec 10, 6:51 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 6 days |
| Dec 10, 7:18 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa, Tallapoosa | 27 min |
| Dec 10, 7:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Pike | 49 min |
| Dec 10, 8:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 36 min |
| Dec 10, 9:56 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Barbour, Pike | 4 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:24 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers and 24 more | 20 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:54 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Walker, Winston | 12 hr |
| Dec 10, 4:01 PM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 29 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.