Alert archive / Alabama / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this wind advisory at Mar 7, 2008, 4:36 AM CST for 32 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2008, 4:36 AM CST (10:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2008, 7:00 AM CST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
All 32 counties
Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:36 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 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2855 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 195 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KBMX 071036 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 436 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ALZ023>025-031>035-040-041-071200- /O.NEW.KBMX.WI.Y.0004.080307T1036Z-080307T1200Z/ TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-DALLAS- AUTAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TUSCALOOSA...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER... COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...EUTAW...GREENSBORO... MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...SELMA...PRATTVILLE 436 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING GRAVITY WAVE. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD LAST AROUND HALF AN HOUR AS THE WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS MORE THAN 20 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KBMX 071051 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 451 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ALZ015-017-026>028-036-037-042>045-071300- /O.EXB.KBMX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080307T1300Z/ WALKER-BLOUNT-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-LOWNDES- ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...ONEONTA...PELL CITY...MOODY... TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY... DADEVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE... MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE 451 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING. WINDS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING GRAVITY WAVE. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD LAST AROUND HALF AN HOUR AS THE WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS MORE THAN 20 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ ALZ023>025-031>035-040-041-071300- /O.EXT.KBMX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080307T1300Z/ TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-DALLAS- AUTAUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TUSCALOOSA...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER... COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...EUTAW...GREENSBORO... MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...SELMA...PRATTVILLE 451 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING. WINDS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING GRAVITY WAVE. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD LAST AROUND HALF AN HOUR AS THE WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS MORE THAN 20 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS74 KBMX 071128 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 528 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ALZ018>021-029-038-046>050-071300- /O.EXA.KBMX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080307T1300Z/ ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-RANDOLPH-CHAMBERS-BULLOCK-LEE- RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN... ROANOKE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN... OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 528 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING. WINDS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING GRAVITY WAVE. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD LAST AROUND HALF AN HOUR AS THE WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS MORE THAN 20 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ ALZ015-017-023>028-031>037-040>045-071300- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080307T1300Z/ WALKER-BLOUNT-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA- CLAY-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-DALLAS- AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...ONEONTA...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...EUTAW... GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...CLANTON... ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...SELMA...PRATTVILLE... FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY... TUSKEGEE 528 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING. WINDS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING GRAVITY WAVE. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD LAST AROUND HALF AN HOUR AS THE WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS MORE THAN 20 MPH...OR WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 1:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 19 min |
| Mar 7, 1:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 32 min |
| Mar 7, 1:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Randolph | 34 min |
| Mar 7, 4:21 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | BMX | Blount, Cherokee, Etowah, Fayette, Lamar, Marion and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 7, 12:13 PM CST | Heavy Snow Warning | BMX | Blount, Cherokee, Etowah, Fayette, Lamar, Marion and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 7, 12:13 PM CST | Snow Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 22 hr |
Nearby
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.