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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 289, NWS Birmingham, AL

June 10, 2008Autauga County, Elmore County, Montgomery County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2008, 1:34 PM CDT for Autauga County, Elmore County, Montgomery County, Alabama. It was in force for 26 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 10, 2008, 1:34 PM CDT (18:34 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2008, 2:00 PM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Autauga County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Montgomery County, AL

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 91 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: 1748 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 626 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.8

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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 10, 12:45 PM CDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 12:45 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 1:06 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
106 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008

ALZ011>015-017>050-111815-
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-
COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-
MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
106 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHEAST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST
ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS A
GOOD PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH 8 PM. THE MAIN THREAT WITH
ANY OF THESE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE DEADLY LIGHTNING...SMALL
HAIL... GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH...AND LOCALIZED HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL:
BIRMINGHAM...MODERATE.
MONTGOMERY...MODERATE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME.

75

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 10, 9:14 AM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
914 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008

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

0403 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SE CENTRE             34.13N 85.65W
06/09/2008  E60.00 MPH       CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH AFFECTED THE MOSHAT
            COMMUNITY.

0403 PM     HAIL             2 SE CENTRE             34.13N 85.65W
06/09/2008  M1.50 INCH       CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HAIL UP TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES IN DIAMETER FELL NEAR
            THE MOSHAT COMMUNITY.

0406 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CENTRE                  34.15N 85.67W
06/09/2008                   CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE CHEROKEE PLAZA SHOPPING
            CENTER AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARMORY ROAD AND CEDAR BLUFF
            ROAD.

0406 PM     HAIL             CENTRE                  34.15N 85.67W
06/09/2008  M1.75 INCH       CHEROKEE           AL   PUBLIC

            GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL FELL IN AND AROUND CENTRE.

0423 PM     HAIL             CENTRE                  34.15N 85.67W
06/09/2008  M0.88 INCH       CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NICKEL SIZE HAILW AS REPORTED NEAR CENTRE.

0438 PM     HAIL             FRUITHURST              33.73N 85.43W
06/09/2008  M0.75 INCH       CLEBURNE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PENNY SIZE HAIL WAS OBSERVED IN FRUITHURST.

0545 PM     HAIL             HEFLIN                  33.65N 85.59W
06/09/2008  M0.75 INCH       CLEBURNE           AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PENNY SIZE HAIL FELL NEAR HEFLIN.

0726 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 NNW WETUMPKA         32.68N 86.27W
06/09/2008                   ELMORE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 29 ABOUT 3
            MILES WEST OF US HIGHWAY 231.

0805 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WSW BANKSTON          33.65N 87.72W
06/09/2008                   FAYETTE            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A COUPLE OF TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 26.

0855 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HARPERSVILLE            33.34N 86.43W
06/09/2008                   SHELBY             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN HARPERSVILLE.

&&

LINHARES

Local storm report, Jun 10, 9:58 AM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
958 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008

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

0430 PM     TSTM WND GST     DIXONS MILL             32.06N 87.79W
06/09/2008  E45 MPH          MARENGO            AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A FEW DISEASED OR WEAK TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE
            SOUTHERN PART OF MARENGO COUNTY. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED
            AROUND 45 MPH.

&&

LINHARES

Local storm report, Jun 10, 11:24 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1124 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008

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

0735 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 SW ROCKFORD           32.81N 86.31W
06/09/2008                   COOSA              AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A FEW TREES DOWN ALONG CR 31 IN THE RICHVILLE AREA.

&&

GOLDEN

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 11:53 AM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1153 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008

ALZ024-025-101745-
JEFFERSON-SHELBY-
1153 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JEFFERSON AND SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL
1245 PM CDT...

AT 1151 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAKE PURDY...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOUNTAIN
BROOK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 12 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  FOWLER LAKE.
  GREYSTONE.
  WESTOVER.
  VANDIVER.
  STERRETT.
  VINCENT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

Local storm report, Jun 10, 12:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1231 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008

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

1225 PM     HAIL             WILSONVILLE             33.24N 86.48W
06/10/2008  M0.25 INCH       SHELBY             AL   PUBLIC

&&

SUNGER

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 1:19 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 9, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Coosa, Elmore	31 min
Jun 9, 7:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Coosa	27 min
Jun 9, 8:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Coosa, Shelby, Talladega	43 min
Jun 9, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega	38 min
Jun 10, 12:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Shelby, Talladega	23 min
Jun 10, 2:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Jefferson	3 hr
Jun 10, 5:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Lowndes	3 hr
Jun 10, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Lowndes	43 min
Jun 10, 6:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chilton	49 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2008 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

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.