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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 351, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2008, 3:31 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Shelby County, Alabama. It was in force for 44 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
- Jul 5, 2008, 3:31 PM CDT (20:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2008, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jefferson County, AL, Shelby County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 25 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
- 961 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 993 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jul 5, 12:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 12:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1242 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 .UPDATE...18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION... EARLY MORNING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA...AS SCATTERED DIURNAL DEVELOPMENT HAS BEGUN IN THE SOUTHEAST. A FEW OTHER CONVECTIVE IMPULSES OVER MISSISSIPPI WILL PUSH EASTWARD...AFFECTING LOCATIONS IN THE EAST. THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO IS THAT THOSE IMPULSES WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE AND REFIRE. CLOUD COVER COULD PROHIBIT WIDESPREAD DEVELOPMENT EARLY...BUT AS BOUNDARIES INTERACT WITHIN A MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS...CONVECTION AREAWIDE WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE IN THE SOUTH WHERE INSTABILITIES ARE SLIGHTLY HIGHER. STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL DEPEND ON LOCATION OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WILL HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S EXPECTED. UPDATED ZONES OUT SHORTLY. 14 && .AVIATION...12Z AVIATION. ACTIVE CONVECTIVE DAY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...AS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AREAWIDE. INCLUDED VCTS AT ALL TERMINALS AND WILL UPDATE AS NEEDED. BRIEF MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT A FEW TERMINALS. HOWEVER...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS. WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON IS MODERATE. WINDS AND CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR TWO WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. 14 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 2:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 215 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ALZ011>015-017>050-061130- 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- 215 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 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...TO MARGINALLY SEVERE...STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 PM ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 60 MPH...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES...AND PEA TO PENNY SIZE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON SUNDAY ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY WILL OCCUR IN ASSOCIATION WITH DAYTIME HEATING...FROM 1 PM THROUGH 9 PM. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE THE POTENTIAL THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. 75
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 5, 2:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jul 5, 2:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
221 PM CDT SAT JUL 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0123 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 SE CLAYTON 31.81N 85.37W
07/05/2008 BARBOUR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 79. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED 45 TO
50 MPH.
&&
GGOGGINSSpecial weather statement, Jul 5, 2:38 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 238 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ALZ039-052015- MARENGO- 238 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MARENGO COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM CDT... AT 236 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DAYTON...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF UNIONTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... DAYTON. FAUNSDALE. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 14
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:45 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 245 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ALZ030-031-039-052030- GREENE-MARENGO-SUMTER- 245 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR GREENE...MARENGO AND SUMTER COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT... AT 241 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF JEFFERSON...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DEMOPOLIS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... US 80 AND AL 28. WHITFIELD. JEFFERSON. PIN HOOK. MYRTLEWOOD. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 14
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:08 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 308 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ALZ023-024-052100- JEFFERSON-TUSCALOOSA- 308 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JEFFERSON AND TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT... AT 306 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BULL CITY...OR 14 MILES WEST OF HUEYTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... BULL CITY. ABERNANT. WELLER. LAKE VIEW. NORTH JOHNS. MCADORY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. 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, Jul 5, 3:12 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
312 PM CDT SAT JUL 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0227 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W BOYD 32.62N 88.34W
07/05/2008 SUMTER AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 12.
&&
GGOGGINSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 52 min |
| Jul 5, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 39 min |
| Jul 5, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby | 43 min |
| Jul 5, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Etowah, St. Clair | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 26 min |
| Jul 5, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Montgomery, Pike | 26 min |
| Jul 5, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Montgomery, Pike | 30 min |
| Jul 5, 5:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Talladega | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega | 52 min |
| Jul 5, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Tallapoosa | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Macon | 49 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2008Every 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.