Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 396, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2008, 2:48 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Etowah County, Alabama. It was in force for 27 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
- Jul 22, 2008, 2:48 PM CDT (19:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2008, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cherokee County, AL, Etowah County, AL
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:48 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 12:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 1950 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1175 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS54 KBMX 221947
SVRBMX
ALC019-055-222015-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0396.080722T1948Z-080722T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
248 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
EASTERN ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 315 PM CDT
* AT 246 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF
TABOR ROAD...OR 11 MILES EAST OF BOAZ...AND MOVING EAST AT 4 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SLACKLAND...LEESBURG...CHEROKEE ROCK VILLAGE AND ANDERSON
WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3416 8571 3396 8593 3417 8613 3422 8608
3421 8606 3421 8596 3422 8595 3422 8584
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 270DEG 4KT 3418 8597
$$1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS54 KBMX 222000
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
300 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008
ALC019-055-222015-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0396.000000T0000Z-080722T2015Z/
ETOWAH AL-CHEROKEE AL-
300 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL CHEROKEE AND EASTERN ETOWAH COUNTIES...
AT 258 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
NORTHEAST OF CRUDUP...OR ABOUT 11 MILES EAST OF BOAZ...MOVING EAST AT
5 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WILSONIA...TABOR ROAD...SLACKLAND...LEESBURG...CHEROKEE ROCK VILLAGE
AND ANDERSON
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3416 8571 3397 8593 3416 8607 3421 8606
3421 8596 3422 8595 3422 8584
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 270DEG 4KT 3417 8596
$$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 22, 12:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 12:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1225 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 .UPDATE...AVIATION DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION...A VERY ACTIVE AFTERNOON AND EVENING EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES HAVE RISEN TO BETWEEN 1.75 AND 2 INCHES AND SURFACE DEWPOINTS ARE NOT FALLING DUE TO MIXING AS PREVIOUS DAYS. AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY APPROACHING NW ALABAMA WILL BE FOCUS FOR AFTERNOON CONVECTION FOR AREAS NORTH OF I-20. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE NORTHERN ONE-THIRD OF ALABAMA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK AND LOCAL CALCULATIONS SHOW A HIGH MICROBURST POTENTIAL. DECIDED TO UPGRADE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK TO MENTION SEVERE POTENTIAL FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...WITH ISOLATED SOUTH AND MORE ORGANIZED CONVECTION NORTH. MAIN THREAT WILL BE DOWNBURSTS WINDS. CURRENT FORECAST WITH RESPECT TO TEMPERATURES AND POPS LOOK ON TRACK. SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE RUNNING ABOUT 3 DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. 58/ROSE && .AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION. HAZE IS SLIGHTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT MOST TAF SITES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MGM AND TOI. THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON AVIATION WILL COME LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MOSTLY ISOLATED CONVECTION AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN TAF SITES AND MORE ORGANIZED CONVECTION ACROSS THE NORTH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AND BECOME LINEAR...WITH THE MAIN LINE MOVING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND EXITING THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT. EXPECT FOG TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT MGM AND TOI FOR A FEW HOURS AGAIN EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. 19 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 22, 9:57 AM CDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 957 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ALZ011>015-017>050-231200- 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- 957 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY FROM 1 PM UNTIL 10 PM. THE BEST CHANCE FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NORTH OF I-20...BUT ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AREA WIDE. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 60 MPH...BUT THE STORMS WILL ALSO CONTAIN FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THERE IS ALSO A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR WET MICROBURSTS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA MAINLY BETWEEN 1 PM AND 10 PM. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 22, 9:26 AM CDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
926 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW WINFIELD 33.90N 87.83W
07/21/2008 FAYETTE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 21.
&&
GOLDENLocal storm report, Jul 22, 10:01 AM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1001 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW GUERRYTON 32.26N 85.55W
07/21/2008 MACON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TWO TREES BLOWN DOWN ALONG CR 47...NORTH OF HANNON.
0713 PM HAIL HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
07/21/2008 E0.25 INCH JEFFERSON AL NWS EMPLOYEE
PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN HOOVER.
0713 PM TSTM WND GST HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
07/21/2008 E45.00 MPH JEFFERSON AL NWS EMPLOYEE
WINDS ESTIMATED AT 45-50 MPH IN HOOVER
0715 PM TSTM WND GST HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
07/21/2008 M50.00 MPH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
MEASURED WINDS OF UP TO 50 MPH IN THE TRACE CROSSINGS
AREA IN HOOVER.
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
07/21/2008 JEFFERSON AL NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE DOWN NEAR WATERFORD LANDING APTS
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
07/21/2008 JEFFERSON AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
WINDOW BLOWN OUT AT THE GALLERIA DUE TO HIGH WINDS
0735 PM LIGHTNING HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
07/21/2008 JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO THE ROOMS-TO-GO AT PATTON CREEK
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW WINFIELD 33.90N 87.83W
07/21/2008 FAYETTE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 21.
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW SAND ROCK 34.26N 85.77W
07/21/2008 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON POWERLINES ALONG CR 11
0810 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE WEISS DAM 34.20N 85.70W
07/21/2008 CHEROKEE AL AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN FROM SAND ROCK TO
CEDAR BLUFF
0815 PM TSTM WND DMG TABOR ROAD 34.19N 85.86W
07/21/2008 ETOWAH AL TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE TABOR ROAD COMMUNITY. ESTIMATED
WINDS OF 45 TO 50 MPH.
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG DADEVILLE 32.83N 85.76W
07/21/2008 TALLAPOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE ON BUILDING AT 321 EAST LAFAYETTE ST...ALSO REPORTED
TREE DOWN ON FENCE ON TALLASSEE ST.
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG DADEVILLE 32.83N 85.76W
07/21/2008 TALLAPOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
GAZEBO WAS BLOWN AWAY FROM RESIDENCE AT 138 SCHOOL ST.
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG DADEVILLE 32.83N 85.76W
07/21/2008 TALLAPOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PART OF THE METAL ROOF OF THE OLD JUNIOR FOOD STORE ON
SOUTH ST WAS BLOWN ACROSS THE STREET.
&&
GOLDENSpecial weather statement, Jul 22, 12:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1242 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ALZ014-221830- WINSTON- 1242 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR WINSTON COUNTY UNTIL 130 PM CDT... AT 1238 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF LYNN...MOVING EAST AT 11 MPH. WINDS UP TO 45 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... LYNN. CLEAR CREEK. HOUSTON RECREATIONAL AREA. BLACK POND. CURTIS CROSSROADS. WINSTON COUNTY AIRPORT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA. 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 22, 1:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
137 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0105 PM HAIL 2 NNE BLEECKER 32.61N 85.15W
07/22/2008 E0.50 INCH LEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 379 AND COUNTY ROAD
250.
&&
JSIRMONLocal storm report, Jul 22, 2:10 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
210 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0205 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S BLEECKER 32.55N 85.16W
07/22/2008 LEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
&&Local storm report, Jul 22, 2:20 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
220 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0205 PM HAIL 2 SSW STROUD 33.03N 85.34W
07/22/2008 E0.75 INCH CHAMBERS AL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED AT FIVE POINTS.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 1:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 27 min |
| Jul 22, 1:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker | 28 min |
| Jul 22, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Randolph | 34 min |
| Jul 22, 1:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee, Etowah | 37 min |
| Jul 22, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Randolph | 50 min |
| Jul 22, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker | 27 min |
| Jul 22, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee | 34 min |
| Jul 22, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 33 min |
| Jul 22, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 38 min |
| Jul 22, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 37 min |
| Jul 22, 2:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Lee | 95 min |
| Jul 22, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa, Walker | 26 min |
| Jul 22, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 15 min |
| Jul 22, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Tallapoosa | 34 min |
| Jul 22, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 44 min |
| Jul 22, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 37 min |
| Jul 22, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 16 min |
| Jul 22, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 31 min |
| Jul 22, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa | 28 min |
| Jul 22, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 33 min |
| Jul 22, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Tuscaloosa | 28 min |
| Jul 22, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 25 min |
| Jul 22, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton, Coosa, Talladega | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 25 min |
| Jul 22, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Shelby | 24 min |
| Jul 22, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton, Coosa | 37 min |
| Jul 22, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo, Sumter | 36 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.