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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Birmingham, AL

January 10, 2008Bullock County, Macon County, Pike County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 10, 2008, 8:26 PM CST for Bullock County, Macon County, Pike County, Alabama. It was in force for 49 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: Jan 10, 2008, 8:26 PM CST (02:26 UTC)
Expired: Jan 10, 2008, 9:15 PM CST
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Bullock County, AL, Macon County, AL, Pike County, AL

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 10, 5:16 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 186 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: 32 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 980 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 297 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 349 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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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 Jan 10, 5:30 PM CST, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 5:30 PM CST, 2 hours 56 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
530 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

.UPDATE...UPDATED FOR AVIATION DISCUSSION.

&&

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT.

COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE PUSHING THROUGH THE CWA DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LATEST TIMING SUGGESTS THAT MUCH OF THE
ACTION WILL WRAP UP BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE INTENSITY
SHOULD ALSO BEGIN DECREASING BY MIDNIGHT WITH MAINLY A LINE OF
SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO MOUNT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT WITH
TOTALS OVER AN INCH IN MANY LOCATIONS.

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

WEATHER BECOMING SOMEWHAT QUIETER THAN TODAY IN THE LONGER TERM.
THE GENERAL SETUP IS A LARGE SCALE RIDGE-TROUGH FLOW ACROSS THE
CONUS. CLOSER TO HOME...SEVERAL SYSTEMS ARE SET TO MAKE A RUN AT
THE AREA. THE FIRST ON SUNDAY STILL APPEARS TO BE ON THE DRY SIDE
WITH THE LOW CENTER FORMING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND SLIDING
JUST TO OUR SOUTH...MEANWHILE A SHORTWAVE MOVES AT US FROM THE
NORTHWEST. FOR NOW...LOOKS LIKE OUR CWA WILL BE SOMEWHERE IN THE
MIDDLE WITH SHOWERS TO OUR NORTH AND SOUTH. WILL BEAR WATCHING
FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE TIMING AS IT COULD BE A CLOSE CALL WITH
RESPECT TO FROZEN PRECIP.

THE SECOND SYSTEM ON TUESDAY WILL SLIDE JUST TO OUR NORTH AND ONCE
AGAIN IT APPEARS THAT IT WILL BE ON THE DRIER SIDE. IF THINGS
CHANGE...ESPECIALLY IF THE SYSTEMS DIVES FURTHER SOUTH OR
STRENGTHENS...WE COULD BE LOOKING AT ANOTHER POSSIBILITY OF FROZEN
WEATHER.

FINALLY...A STRONGER PUSH FROM THE UPPER LEVELS WILL BRING
ANOTHER SHOT OF WET WEATHER OUR WAY. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS A BIT MORE
FORMIDABLE AT LEAST UPON FIRST GLANCE. THE TIMING LOOKS TO BE JUST
IN RIGHT FOR THE END OF THE WORK WEEK HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

STILL SOME TIME TO WORK OUT THE FINE DETAILS OF EACH OF THESE
THREE PLAYERS IN REGARDS TO TIMING...STRENGTH...AND PRECIP TYPE
AND AMOUNTS.

17/KLAWS

&&

.AVIATION...00Z TAF DISCUSSION.

FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUING TO SLIDE FROM WEST TO EAST.  THE
LOCATION OF THE BOUNDARY AT THE TIME OF WRITING WAS ACROSS THE
STATELINE IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.  THE WINDS AT OUR SITES ARE
GENERALLY FROM THE SOUTH AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND RATHER GUSTY AT
TIMES.  AS THE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM BANDS PASS OVERHEAD EXPECT
HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS.  THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE
TO EFFECT EET...BHM...AND ANB OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.  MGM AND
TOI SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE ARRIVAL IN THE NEXT HOUR.  BY 4Z TO 6Z
MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL BE COMING TO A CLOSE WITH A SCATTERED DECK
AND WINDS SHIFTING AROUND TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST.

17/KLAWS

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.

&&

17/17/17

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 10, 7:00 PM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
700 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

ALZ011>015-017>050-111230-
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-
700 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS EAST ALABAMA
...GENERALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 59 AND EAST OF INTERSTATE
65...UNTIL MIDNIGHT.  DAMAGING WINDS...AND PERHAPS AN ISOLATED
TORNADO...ARE THE MAIN THREATS.  THE THREAT OF LARGE HAIL HAS
DIMINISHED AT THIS TIME.

.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
ACROSS EAST ALABAMA WILL BE NECESSARY THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

PENCE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 10, 6:00 PM CST, 2 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
600 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

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

0548 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ALABASTER               33.23N 86.82W
01/10/2008                   SHELBY             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            A TREE DOWN ON HWY 31 NEAR THE INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICE
            CENTER.

&&

TG

Local storm report, Jan 10, 6:11 PM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
611 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

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

0605 PM     TSTM WND GST     BIRMINGHAM              33.53N 86.80W
01/10/2008  E50 MPH          JEFFERSON          AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            IN THE HIGHLAND LAKES AREA.

&&

TG

Local storm report, Jan 10, 6:45 PM CST, 1 hour 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
645 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

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

0601 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S ALABASTER           33.18N 86.82W
01/10/2008                   SHELBY             AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON HWY 119 NEAR VETERANS PARK.

&&

TG

Local storm report, Jan 10, 6:55 PM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
655 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

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

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 S CENTRE              34.04N 85.67W
01/10/2008                   CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON HWY 9 JUST SOUTH OF THE ELLISVILLE
            COMMUNITY.

&&

TG

Local storm report, Jan 10, 7:12 PM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
712 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

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

0705 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MARGARET                33.69N 86.47W
01/10/2008                   ST. CLAIR          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE
            COUNTY...ON LEVINE AND WOODLAND RIDGE ROADS IN
            MARGARET...CEDAR CREEK ROAD IN ARGO...COUNTY ROAD 33 IN
            ASHVILLE...AND GEORGIA ROAD IN STEELE.

&&

TG

Local storm report, Jan 10, 7:47 PM CST, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
747 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

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

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE HALEYVILLE         34.27N 87.58W
01/10/2008                   WINSTON            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWERLINES DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 195.

0205 PM     TSTM WND DMG     12 NE HAMILTON          34.26N 87.83W
01/10/2008                   MARION             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN IN SHILOH AREA.

0209 PM     HAIL             GARDENDALE              33.67N 86.80W
01/10/2008  E0.25 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0226 PM     HAIL             VERNON                  33.76N 88.11W
01/10/2008  E1.00 INCH       LAMAR              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON ABERDEEN ROAD.

0230 PM     TORNADO          VERNON                  33.76N 88.11W
01/10/2008                   LAMAR              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO CONFIRMED ON THE GROUND NEAR INTERSECTION OF HWY
            18 AND HWY 17. TRACTOR TRAILER OVERTURNED ON HWY 18 WITH
            POWERLINES DOWN.

0235 PM     TORNADO          VERNON                  33.76N 88.11W
01/10/2008                   LAMAR              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 INJ *** NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND SEVERAL CARS
            DAMAGED.

0244 PM     TORNADO          7 W VERNON              33.76N 88.24W
01/10/2008                   LAMAR              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO HOMES DESTROYED ON COUNTY LAKE ROAD. TWO MORE
            STRUCTURES DESTROYED ON WILLIE GREER ROAD NORTH OF HWY
            18.

0337 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CARROLLTON              33.26N 88.10W
01/10/2008                   PICKENS            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ALONG HWY 86 WEST.

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GORDO                   33.32N 87.90W
01/10/2008                   PICKENS            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EXTENSIVE STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO A BARN ON COUNTY ROAD 33
            AND NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES IN THE TOWN...POSSIBLE
            TORNADO.

0355 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 E TUSCALOOSA          33.24N 87.44W
01/10/2008                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ONE TREE DOWN IN THE COTTONDALE AREA.

0408 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     DEMOPOLIS               32.50N 87.83W
01/10/2008                   MARENGO            AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            3 SIGHTINGS OF FUNNEL CLOUD BY TRAIN CONDUCTOR, FIRE
            DEPT., AND CITIZEN.

0413 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BELLAMY                 32.45N 88.13W
01/10/2008                   SUMTER             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ONE TREE DOWN.

0421 PM     TORNADO          10 E SAMANTHA           33.41N 87.40W
01/10/2008                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND IN THE WILEY COMMUNITY.
            DAMAGE TO CHURCH IN WILEY.

0423 PM     TSTM WND DMG     S JASPER                33.85N 87.27W
01/10/2008                   WALKER             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON MULTIPLE ROADS WITHIN CITY
            LIMITS AND SOUTHWARD.

0548 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ALABASTER               33.23N 86.82W
01/10/2008                   SHELBY             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            A TREE DOWN ON HWY 31 NEAR THE INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICE
            CENTER.

0548 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ALABASTER               33.23N 86.82W
01/10/2008                   SHELBY             AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FLOODING AT INTERSECTION OF HWY 17 AND COUNTY ROAD 44
            NEAR FOX VALLEY FARMS...AND ON HWY 31 AND INDUSTRIAL
            ROAD.

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 S CENTRE              34.04N 85.67W
01/10/2008                   CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON HWY 9 JUST SOUTH OF THE ELLISVILLE
            COMMUNITY.

0601 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S ALABASTER           33.18N 86.82W
01/10/2008                   SHELBY             AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON HWY 119 NEAR VETERANS PARK.

0605 PM     TSTM WND GST     BIRMINGHAM              33.53N 86.80W
01/10/2008  E50.00 MPH       JEFFERSON          AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            IN THE HIGHLAND LAKES AREA.

0705 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MARGARET                33.69N 86.47W
01/10/2008                   ST. CLAIR          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE
            COUNTY...ON LEVINE AND WOODLAND RIDGE ROADS IN
            MARGARET...CEDAR CREEK ROAD IN ARGO...COUNTY ROAD 33 IN
            ASHVILLE...AND GEORGIA ROAD IN STEELE.

&&

TG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 10, 6:10 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	St. Clair, Talladega	5 min
Jan 10, 6:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Calhoun, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega	22 min
Jan 10, 7:53 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lowndes, Montgomery	37 min
Jan 10, 9:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pike	32 min
Jan 10, 10:11 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bullock, Pike	34 min
Jan 10, 10:34 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bullock	26 min
Jan 10, 10:58 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bullock, Macon, Russell	32 min
Jan 10, 11:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Russell	29 min
Jan 11, 1:42 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Barbour	33 min
Jan 11, 2:12 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Barbour	22 min

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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.