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Tornado Warning 63, NWS Birmingham, AL

March 15, 2008Blount County, Etowah County, St. Clair County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 15, 2008, 9:46 AM CDT for Blount County, Etowah County, St. Clair County, Alabama. It was in force for 34 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Mar 15, 2008, 9:46 AM CDT (14:46 UTC)
Expired: Mar 15, 2008, 10:20 AM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Blount County, AL, Etowah County, AL, St. Clair County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:47 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 15, 9:50 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Highland Lake, AL	POSSIBLE TORNADO...DAMAGE IN THE VICINITY OF HIGHLAND LAKES.
Mar 15, 9:50 AM CDT	TORNADO 2	Highland Lake, AL	SEVERAL HUNDRED TREES SNAPPED OFF OR UPROOTED. NUMEROUS CHICKEN HOUSES DESTROYED OR DAMAGED. SEVERAL DOZEN HOMES RECEIVED DAMAGE...4 WITH MAJOR DAMAGE. ONE MOBILE HOME DESTROYED. PATH LENGTH SIX MILES LONG.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this tornado warning; the first came 4 minutes after it went out.

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
Mar 15, 7:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 95 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: 1121 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 509 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 393 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 622 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 7.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KBMX 151446
TORBMX
ALC009-055-115-151530-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0063.080315T1446Z-080315T1530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
946 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ONEONTA...
  NORTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  SOUTHWESTERN ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT

* AT 943 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ALLGOOD...OR NEAR
  ONEONTA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CALDWELL BY 955 AM CDT...
  WHITNEY JUNCTION...ASHVILLE AND HORSE PENS FORTY BY 1000 AM CDT...
  STEELE BY 1005 AM CDT...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
SATURDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3386 8607 3377 8608 3384 8657 3395 8656
      3397 8634 3397 8632 3397 8631 3397 8630
      3398 8627 3396 8626 3398 8622
TIME...MOT...LOC 1446Z 273DEG 43KT 3389 8648

$$

17/KLAWS

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 151456
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
956 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

ALC009-055-115-151530-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-080315T1530Z/
ST. CLAIR AL-ETOWAH AL-BLOUNT AL-
956 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BLOUNT...SOUTHWESTERN ETOWAH AND NORTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR
COUNTIES...

AT 952 AM CDT...THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CALDWELL...OR ABOUT 7 
MILES SOUTHEAST OF ONEONTA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  STEELE BY 1005 AM CDT...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 151515
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1015 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

ALC009-055-151525-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-080315T1530Z/
ETOWAH AL-BLOUNT AL-
1015 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BLOUNT AND SOUTHWESTERN
ETOWAH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3393 8617 3390 8613 3389 8611 3386 8607
      3377 8608 3382 8626 3391 8625 3396 8622
      3396 8618
TIME...MOT...LOC 1515Z 267DEG 28KT 3388 8613

$$

ALC115-151530-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-080315T1530Z/
ST. CLAIR AL-
1015 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY...

AT 1011 AM CDT...DAMAGE WAS REPORTED  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR 
STEELE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RAINBOW CITY...MOVING EAST AT 
30 MPH.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3393 8617 3390 8613 3389 8611 3386 8607
      3377 8608 3382 8626 3391 8625 3396 8622
      3396 8618
TIME...MOT...LOC 1515Z 267DEG 28KT 3388 8613

$$

17/KLAWS

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 151520
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1021 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

ALC115-151531-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-080315T1530Z/
ST. CLAIR AL-
1021 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED. THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE
WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3393 8617 3390 8613 3389 8611 3386 8607
      3377 8608 3382 8626 3391 8625 3396 8622
      3396 8618
TIME...MOT...LOC 1521Z 267DEG 28KT 3388 8607

$$

17/KLAWS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Mar 15, 7:30 AM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 7:30 AM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
730 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

.MESOSCALE DISCUSSION.

ANOTHER MESOSCALE COMPLEX CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR THE ALABAMA
MISSISSIPPI BORDER WILL AFFECT THE EXTREME COUNTIES IN THE NORTHERN
CWA.  THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY...AS PER
TYPICAL...WITH GENERATING AND ADVECTING THESE FEATURES...SO SOME
MODEL OUTPUT COULD BE UNDERPLAYING EVENTS OF THIS MORNING.  WILL
WAIT TO SEE IF THE HOURLY 13 KM RUC CAN HANDLE ONGOING EVENTS.  MAIN
CONCERN AT THIS HOUR IS ANY REDEVELOPMENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OR THE
POSSIBILITY OF BACKFILLING CONVECTION.  BEGINNING TO SEE THAT TAKE
PLACE NOW AS CONVECTION IS FIRING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE COMPLEX.
THIS HAS PROMPTED THE WATCH AREA THE HAVE BEEN PLACED EARLIER THIS
MORNING UNTIL MID MORNING.

REALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR NUMERICAL GUIDANCE...EVEN FOR NONHYDROSTATIC
MODELS...TO GENERATE THOSE MESO DETAILS.  ALSO A BIT CONCERNED ABOUT
THE INTENSITY OF THE SURFACE LOW AS IT RIDES JUST TO OUR NORTHWEST.
IF THE LOW BOMBS OUT...THE SURFACE WINDS WILL BACK SUFFICIENTLY TO
CREATE AN ENHANCED AREA OF HELICITY ACROSS THE NORTHERN COUNTIES FOR
LATER THIS AFTERNOON.  THIS COUPLED WITH HIGHER CAPES COULD LEAD TO
A MINI OUTBREAK OF SUPERCELLULAR STORMS IN THE DAYTIME HEATING.
SAYING ALL THIS WITH LITTLE REGARD TO WARM AIR ALOFT THAT WILL BE
STREAMING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST.  WE WILL BE AT THE MERCY OF
NUMERICAL AND LAPS GUIDANCE TO PLACE THAT WARM AIR CAP CORRECTLY.
THAT WILL BE A SHOW STOPPER ESPECIALLY SOUTH.  A GOOD INDICATION
WILL BE WATCHING THE AREAS OF NONCONCECTIVE CU...BUT WE WILL NOT
HAVE THAT LUXURY UNTIL LATER THIS MORNING.  WE WILL ALSO BE DOING AN
18Z UPPER AIR RELEASE TO HELP WITH INITIALIZING EVENTS FOR
LATER...ESPECIALLY UPSTREAM OF BMX.

17/KLAWS

&&

.AVIATION...12Z TAF DISCUSSION.

NEW COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN AL MAY AFFECT
KANB AROUND 14-15Z. STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IN MS EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING OVER 20 KTS
UNTIL 00Z.  IN ADDITION...MOISTURE WILL BE ON INCREASE AND DRAW MVFR
SC ACROSS THE REGION.  BREAKS IN CLOUDS AND MIXING WILL SEE CIGS
INCREASE TO NEAR 3 KFT AROUND 15Z AND THEN VFR AFTER 20Z.  HARD TO
PINPOINT EXACT LOCATIONS OF STORM REDEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE OF KANB AND
WILL LEAVE OUT OF FORECASTS AT THIS TIME.

STEFKOVICH

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...LAKE WIND ADVISORY TODAY FROM 9 AM UNTIL 7 PM FOR ALL ZONES AND
COUNTIES.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 15, 6:10 AM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
610 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

ALZ011>015-017>050-161010-
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-
610 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ALONG AND NORTH OF A
VERNON...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...CENTRE LINE.  THE MAIN THREATS
WILL BE DAMAGING LARGE HAIL AND STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.  SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM NOON UNTIL 6 PM FOR AREAS ALONG AND
NORTH OF A VERNON...CHILTON...PHENIX CITY LINE.  LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. A FEW TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY EAST
OF INTERSTATE 65 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 85.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL
7 PM FOR SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER
20 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL ENTER THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF
SEVERE WEATHER. UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THIS
SYSTEM. STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SOME STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE
NECESSARY THROUGH 6 PM.

STEFKOVICH

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 15, 6:02 AM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
602 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

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

0602 AM     HAIL             LINEVILLE               33.31N 85.75W
03/15/2008  M0.50 INCH       CLAY               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

GGOGGINS

Local storm report, Mar 15, 6:05 AM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
605 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

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

0406 AM     TSTM WND GST     LINEVILLE               33.31N 85.75W
03/15/2008  M51 MPH          CLAY               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

GGOGGINS

Local storm report, Mar 15, 6:10 AM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
610 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

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

0406 AM     HAIL             LINEVILLE               33.31N 85.75W
03/15/2008  M0.50 INCH       CLAY               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

GGOGGINS

Local storm report, Mar 15, 6:58 AM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
658 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

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

0400 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE ASHLAND            33.30N 85.80W
03/15/2008                   CLAY               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CLAY COUNTY EMA REPORTS COLLAPSE OF AN AIRCRAFT HANGAR
            WITH DEBRIS BLOWN 100-150 YDS.

&&

GGOGGINS

Local storm report, Mar 15, 7:10 AM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
710 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

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

1247 AM     HAIL             MILLPORT                33.56N 88.08W
03/15/2008  E1.75 INCH       LAMAR              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN THE CITY OF MILLPORT.

0145 AM     HAIL             1 S CARROLLTON          33.25N 88.10W
03/15/2008  E0.75 INCH       PICKENS            AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PENNY SIZED HAIL REPORTED ON STATE ROUTE 17 JUST SOUTH OF
            CARROLLTON.

0215 AM     HAIL             3 NW TUSCALOOSA         33.26N 87.57W
03/15/2008  E0.88 INCH       TUSCALOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0224 AM     HAIL             4 WNW DUNCANVILLE       33.08N 87.47W
03/15/2008  E0.88 INCH       TUSCALOOSA         AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE REPORTED ON BEAR CREEK ROAD.

0237 AM     HAIL             9 W HUEYTOWN            33.45N 87.16W
03/15/2008  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED ON LOCK 17 ROAD NEAR
            PLEASANT GROVE.

0247 AM     HAIL             2 NE WOODSTOCK          33.22N 87.13W
03/15/2008  E0.50 INCH       BIBB               AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN THE GREEN POND COMMUNITY.

0255 AM     HAIL             4 W BIRMINGHAM          33.52N 86.86W
03/15/2008  E1.25 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

            HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL REPORTED ON I-20 BETWEEN EXIT 120
            AND ARKADELPHIA ROAD.

0256 AM     HAIL             3 NNW WARRIOR           33.85N 86.83W
03/15/2008  E0.50 INCH       BLOUNT             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            REPORTED ON I-65 AT HIGHWAY 160.

0256 AM     HAIL             5 SSW BIRMINGHAM        33.46N 86.84W
03/15/2008  E0.50 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            REPORTED ON WEST OXMOOR ROAD.

0257 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NE WOODSTOCK          33.26N 87.08W
03/15/2008                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN JUST SOUTH OF BELLVIEW BAPTIST
            CHURCH.

0259 AM     HAIL             BIRMINGHAM              33.53N 86.80W
03/15/2008  E0.75 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PENNY SIZED HAIL IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM.

0300 AM     HAIL             2 NE HELENA             33.31N 86.82W
03/15/2008  E0.50 INCH       SHELBY             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            REPORTED NEAR PELHAM HIGH SCHOOL.

0302 AM     HAIL             2 SSW CAHABA HEIGHTS    33.43N 86.74W
03/15/2008  E0.50 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            REPORTED AT I-459 AND CAHABA RIVER ROAD.

0305 AM     HAIL             3 WSW ALABASTER         33.21N 86.86W
03/15/2008  E1.50 INCH       SHELBY             AL   PUBLIC

            REPORTED IN MAYLENE.

0339 AM     HAIL             3 NNE ALABASTER         33.26N 86.80W
03/15/2008  E0.50 INCH       SHELBY             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            REPORTED AT I-65 AND CR-11.

0347 AM     HAIL             5 S ALABASTER           33.15N 86.81W
03/15/2008  E1.00 INCH       SHELBY             AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED AT CR-22 AND CR-16 IN
            MONTEVALLO.

0349 AM     HAIL             3 S ALABASTER           33.18N 86.82W
03/15/2008  E1.00 INCH       SHELBY             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED ON AL-119.

0350 AM     HAIL             4 SE ALABASTER          33.18N 86.78W
03/15/2008  E0.75 INCH       SHELBY             AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            PENNY SIZED HAIL AT THE NWS OFFICE IN CALERA.

0400 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE ASHLAND            33.30N 85.80W
03/15/2008                   CLAY               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CLAY COUNTY EMA REPORTS COLLAPSE OF AN AIRCRAFT HANGAR
            WITH DEBRIS BLOWN 100-150 YDS.

0403 AM     HAIL             COLUMBIANA              33.18N 86.60W
03/15/2008  E1.00 INCH       SHELBY             AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0406 AM     HAIL             LINEVILLE               33.31N 85.75W
03/15/2008  M0.50 INCH       CLAY               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

0406 AM     TSTM WND GST     LINEVILLE               33.31N 85.75W
03/15/2008  M51.00 MPH       CLAY               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

GGOGGINS

Special weather statement, Mar 15, 8:58 AM CDT, 48 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
858 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

ALZ015-151445-
WALKER-
858 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR WALKER COUNTY UNTIL 945 AM CDT...

AT 856 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED THAT
THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING NEAR JASPER...MOVING EAST AT 55
MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  LYNNS PARK.
  SIPSEY.
  EMPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT
SATURDAY MORNING 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.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 14, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cherokee, Etowah	39 min
Mar 15, 12:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, Tuscaloosa	26 min
Mar 15, 12:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion	55 min
Mar 15, 12:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker	52 min
Mar 15, 1:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Pickens	54 min
Mar 15, 1:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	31 min
Mar 15, 1:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion, Winston	50 min
Mar 15, 1:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Greene, Pickens, Tuscaloosa	39 min
Mar 15, 2:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker	46 min
Mar 15, 2:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Hale, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby and 1 more	46 min
Mar 15, 2:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount	41 min
Mar 15, 2:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Hale, Tuscaloosa	20 min
Mar 15, 2:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair	38 min
Mar 15, 3:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Etowah, St. Clair	29 min
Mar 15, 3:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Calhoun, Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Jefferson and 3 more	50 min
Mar 15, 3:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Shelby	20 min
Mar 15, 3:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Shelby, Talladega	33 min
Mar 15, 4:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers, Clay, Randolph, Tallapoosa	45 min
Mar 15, 6:45 AM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more	12 hr
Mar 15, 7:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion	41 min
Mar 15, 7:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	14 min
Mar 15, 9:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Jefferson	59 min
Mar 15, 10:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah	47 min
Mar 15, 10:31 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah	39 min
Mar 15, 1:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cleburne	45 min
Mar 15, 1:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Cleburne	13 min
Mar 15, 3:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Clay, Cleburne, Randolph	28 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.