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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Birmingham, AL

June 1, 2008Pickens County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2008, 3:42 PM CDT for Pickens County, Alabama. It was in force for 33 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
Jun 1, 2008, 3:42 PM CDT (20:42 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 2008, 4:15 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Pickens County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 1, 3:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 138 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2008-06-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1622 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2008-06-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1622 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
899 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
39 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 012042
SVRBMX
ALC107-012115-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0252.080601T2042Z-080601T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
342 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PICKENSVILLE...CARROLLTON...
  ALICEVILLE...

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 341 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
  WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF
  PICKENSVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 23 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MEMPHIS BY 350 PM CDT...
  PICKENSVILLE BY 355 PM CDT...
  GARDEN BY 405 PM CDT...
  MCMULLEN AND 7 MILES NORTH OF ALICEVILLE BY 410 PM CDT...
  CARROLLTON BY 415 PM CDT...

WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOUR ARE IH ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDAITELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA.

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

LAT...LON 3322 8833 3323 8832 3330 8832 3331 8831
      3334 8830 3339 8806 3311 8803 3310 8834
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 265DEG 20KT 3321 8836

$$

JD/81
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS54 KBMX 012105
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
405 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

ALC107-012115-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-080601T2115Z/
PICKENS AL-
405 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL PICKENS COUNTY...

AT 402 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
PICKENSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 23 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MCMULLEN AND 7 MILES NORTH OF ALICEVILLE BY 410 PM CDT...
  DILLBURG...CARROLLTON AND 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OWENS BY 415 PM
  CDT...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3334 8829 3335 8825 3339 8807 3336 8806
      3311 8803 3310 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 265DEG 20KT 3322 8821

$$

JD/81

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 11:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBlount, Jefferson31 min
Jun 1, 12:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBlount, Jefferson, St. Clair32 min
Jun 1, 12:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson, St. Clair28 min
Jun 1, 1:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXSt. Clair, Talladega22 min
Jun 1, 1:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCalhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Talladega30 min
Jun 1, 1:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCalhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega15 min
Jun 1, 1:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson, Shelby23 min
Jun 1, 2:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXGreene, Pickens17 min
Jun 1, 2:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChilton, Coosa34 min
Jun 1, 2:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCalhoun, Cherokee, Etowah30 min
Jun 1, 2:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPickens, Tuscaloosa25 min
Jun 1, 2:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCalhoun, Cherokee, Etowah31 min
Jun 1, 3:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTuscaloosa21 min
Jun 1, 3:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb, Tuscaloosa31 min
Jun 1, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXClay32 min
Jun 1, 3:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker25 min
Jun 1, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson38 min
Jun 1, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChilton36 min
Jun 1, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker35 min
Jun 1, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXGreene, Pickens33 min
Jun 1, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson, Tuscaloosa28 min
Jun 1, 4:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBlount, St. Clair27 min
Jun 1, 4:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXAutauga, Chilton, Coosa, Elmore25 min
Jun 1, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson, Shelby34 min
Jun 1, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPickens, Tuscaloosa33 min
Jun 1, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLamar, Pickens35 min
Jun 1, 5:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXClay, Coosa, Shelby, Talladega26 min
Jun 1, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb, Chilton37 min
Jun 1, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker39 min
Jun 1, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXShelby, Talladega35 min
Jun 1, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChilton, Coosa, Shelby32 min
Jun 1, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXClay, Coosa, Talladega, Tallapoosa36 min
Jun 1, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBlount34 min
Jun 1, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker20 min
Jun 1, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXGreene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter36 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.