Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 357, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2008, 5:15 PM CDT for Bullock County, Montgomery County, Pike County, Alabama. It was in force for 30 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, 5:15 PM CDT (22:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2008, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bullock County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Pike County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 148 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, 3:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 3:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 351 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 .DISCUSSION... DISCUSSION A BIT ABBREVIATED DUE TO ONGOING CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON. UPPER TROUGH AXIS AND A FEW DISTURBANCES WILL ROTATE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. IT STILL APPEARS THAT NO AIRMASS CHANGE WILL TAKE PLACE AS MAIN COLD FRONT REMAINS NORTH OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...CONVECTION THROUGH SUNDAY WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER FEATURES AS WELL AS SMALLER SCALE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND DIFFERENTIAL HEATING. WITH THE ADDED UPWARD MOTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER FEATURES COMBINED WITH THE MODERATE MICROBURST POTENTIAL... A FEW STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY GENERALLY FROM 1 TO 9 PM. EVEN WITH MID LEVEL WINDS INCREASING A BIT...OVERALL STORM ORGANIZATION IS NOT EXPECTED AND MOST OF THE STRONG ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH DUE TO LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. GFS/WRF/ECMWF/GFS ENSEMBLE ALL HAVE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PICTURE OF THE EVOLUTION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. GFS DOES NOT HAVE MUCH IN THE WAY OF MID TO UPPER FEATURES THAT THE OTHERS CARRY WITH REGARD TO LIFT AND MOISTURE ENTERING THE PICTURE FROM THE SOUTH. GFS HAS A NORTHERN STREAM TROUGH AFFECTING THE AREA BY AROUND THURSDAY. WILL LEAN MORE TOWARD THE MIDDLE GROUND BETWEEN SOLUTIONS...ECMWF/GFS ENSEMBLE. WILL CONTINUE THE FORECAST TREND OF BRINGING IN OVERALL DRIER AIR THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS KNOCKS THE RAIN CHANCES DOWN A BIT AREAWIDE... MOST NOTABLY NORTH. FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS SETTLES IN ACROSS THE AREA BUT NO REAL TRIGGER BESIDES HEATING. WILL KEEP A HIGHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL FEEL TO POPS AND WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THOSE MODELS SOLUTIONS THAT BRING SOME TRIGGER FROM THE NORTH OR SOUTH. GENERALLY...HIGHS AROUND 90 AND LOWS AROUND 70. 75/LINHARES && .AVIATION...18Z TERMINAL FORECAST DISCUSSION. 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 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 66 87 66 90 69 / 30 30 20 20 10 ANNISTON 69 87 67 89 70 / 30 40 30 30 10 BIRMINGHAM 70 89 69 90 71 / 30 30 20 30 10 TUSCALOOSA 70 91 68 92 70 / 50 30 20 30 10 CALERA 69 88 68 91 70 / 40 40 30 30 20 AUBURN 68 85 68 88 71 / 40 50 30 40 20 MONTGOMERY 70 90 70 91 71 / 50 50 30 40 20 TROY 69 87 69 89 70 / 40 60 30 50 20 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 75/75/14
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 2:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 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
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:08 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 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, 2 hours 3 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.
&&
GGOGGINSSpecial weather statement, Jul 5, 3:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 350 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ALZ048-052130- RUSSELL- 350 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR RUSSELL COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 347 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FORT BENNING SOUTH...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... UCHEE CREEK. 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.
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 4:23 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 423 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ALZ017-018-026-052215- BLOUNT-ETOWAH-ST. CLAIR- 423 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BLOUNT...ETOWAH AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 423 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ONEONTA...MOVING EAST AT 9 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... ONEONTA. ALTOONA. HORSE PENS FORTY. WHITNEY JUNCTION. STEELE. THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 4:42 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 442 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ALZ041-052215- AUTAUGA- 442 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR AUTAUGA COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 439 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING NEAR VIDA JUNCTION...OR 16 MILES EAST OF VALLEY GRANDE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. MARBLE SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... VIDA JUNCTION. BOOTH. NEW PROSPECT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 17/KLAWS
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 4:57 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 457 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ALZ027-052300- TALLADEGA- 457 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR TALLADEGA COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM CDT... AT 456 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PELL CITY...MOVING EAST AT 8 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES. HOWELLS COVE. JACKSON SHOALS. TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY. TALLADEGA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 16
The 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, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 44 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, 5:27 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
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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.