Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 481, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 10, 2008, 2:00 AM CST for 4 counties in 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2008, 2:00 AM CST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2008, 2:30 AM CST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fayette County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:00 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 1:41 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 167 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 741 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 336 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 421 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KBMX 100800 SVRBMX ALC057-073-125-127-100830- /O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0481.081210T0800Z-081210T0830Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 200 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA... SOUTH CENTRAL WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA... EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... NORTH CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... * UNTIL 230 AM CST * AT 200 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAMANTHA...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF HOLT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... BANKHEAD LOCK DAM AND BANKHEAD LOCK AND DAM BY 205 AM CST... 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF BULL CITY BY 210 AM CST... 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF OAK GROVE BY 215 AM CST... GORGAS STEAM PLANT AND GORGAS BY 220 AM CST... 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 YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR ALABAMA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER... CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3378 8730 3346 8706 3328 8748 3344 8763 TIME...MOT...LOC 0800Z 232DEG 49KT 3342 8745 $$ 10/ARM
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS54 KBMX 100812 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 212 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ALC057-073-125-127-100830- /O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0481.000000T0000Z-081210T0830Z/ TUSCALOOSA AL-JEFFERSON AL-FAYETTE AL-WALKER AL- 212 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WALKER...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE...WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND NORTH CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES... AT 212 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BANKHEAD LOCK AND DAM...OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOLT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GORGAS AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOODSPRINGS BY 220 AM CST... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR ALABAMA. LAT...LON 3378 8730 3346 8706 3328 8748 3344 8763 TIME...MOT...LOC 0812Z 232DEG 55KT 3353 8728 $$ 10/ARM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 8:52 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Walker, Winston | 7 hr |
| Dec 9, 9:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 45 min |
| Dec 9, 9:45 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston | 3 hr |
| Dec 9, 9:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 31 min |
| Dec 9, 10:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 44 min |
| Dec 9, 10:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Greene, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 43 min |
| Dec 9, 11:01 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Winston | 3 hr |
| Dec 9, 11:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens | 32 min |
| Dec 9, 11:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston | 39 min |
| Dec 9, 11:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 30 min |
| Dec 10, 12:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 24 min |
| Dec 10, 12:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter | 38 min |
| Dec 10, 12:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 29 min |
| Dec 10, 12:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Fayette, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 49 min |
| Dec 10, 12:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 40 min |
| Dec 10, 12:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 50 min |
| Dec 10, 12:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 16 min |
| Dec 10, 1:09 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Walker | 6 min |
| Dec 10, 1:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 44 min |
| Dec 10, 1:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 28 min |
| Dec 10, 1:55 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 9 min |
| Dec 10, 1:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, Walker | 33 min |
| Dec 10, 2:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 48 min |
| Dec 10, 2:26 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Etowah | 34 min |
| Dec 10, 2:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 28 min |
| Dec 10, 3:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo, Sumter | 23 min |
| Dec 10, 3:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Tuscaloosa | 34 min |
| Dec 10, 3:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Dallas | 34 min |
| Dec 10, 3:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 37 min |
| Dec 10, 4:17 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 13 min |
| Dec 10, 4:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 20 min |
| Dec 10, 4:40 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 35 min |
| Dec 10, 4:44 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Dec 10, 5:07 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Perry | 23 min |
| Dec 10, 5:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa, Tallapoosa | 28 min |
| Dec 10, 6:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pike | 51 min |
| Dec 10, 6:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pike | 47 min |
| Dec 10, 6:49 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cleburne, Randolph | 15 min |
| Dec 10, 6:51 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter | 6 days |
| Dec 10, 6:51 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 6 days |
| Dec 10, 7:18 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa, Tallapoosa | 27 min |
| Dec 10, 7:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Pike | 49 min |
| Dec 10, 8:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 36 min |
| Dec 10, 9:56 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Barbour, Pike | 4 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:24 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers and 24 more | 20 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:54 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Walker, Winston | 12 hr |
| Dec 10, 4:01 PM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 29 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.