Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 355, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2009, 2:49 PM CDT for Calhoun County, Talladega County, Alabama. It was in force for 26 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
- Jun 28, 2009, 2:49 PM CDT (19:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2009, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Calhoun County, AL, Talladega County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 12:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 1554 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1178 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS54 KBMX 281949
SVRBMX
ALC015-121-282015-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0355.090628T1949Z-090628T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
249 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHEASTERN TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 315 PM CDT
* AT 249 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETECTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TALLADEGA
SUPERSPEEDWAY...OR 11 MILES WEST OF COBB TOWN...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
TALLADEGA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY BY 300 PM
CDT...
BYNUM BY 310 PM CDT...
GRANT TOWN BY 315 PM CDT...
THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 168 THROUGH 179
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR ALABAMA.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3350 8585 3350 8590 3346 8591 3346 8593
3344 8593 3337 8603 3366 8617 3370 8608
3354 8580
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 318DEG 14KT 3362 8607
$$1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS54 KBMX 282003
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
303 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009
ALC015-282013-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0355.000000T0000Z-090628T2015Z/
CALHOUN AL-
303 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR ALABAMA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3350 8585 3350 8591 3347 8591 3346 8593
3344 8593 3337 8603 3357 8609 3362 8602
3361 8602 3359 8599 3359 8590 3354 8580
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 318DEG 14KT 3356 8600
$$
ALC121-282015-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0355.000000T0000Z-090628T2015Z/
TALLADEGA AL-
303 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN TALLADEGA COUNTY...
AT 302 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO DETECT A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TALLADEGA
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COBB TOWN...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
GRANT TOWN...JENIFER AND 7 MILES NORTH OF IRONATON BY 315 PM CDT...
THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 173 THROUGH 179
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR ALABAMA.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3350 8585 3350 8591 3347 8591 3346 8593
3344 8593 3337 8603 3357 8609 3362 8602
3361 8602 3359 8599 3359 8590 3354 8580
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 318DEG 14KT 3356 8600
$$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 Jun 28, 12:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 12:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1232 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 .UPDATE...FOR 18Z AVIATION. && .DISCUSSION... MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE. FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CONVECTIVE TEMP JUST BEING REACHED AT MOST LOCATIONS. CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS FINE WITH ONLY SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO SKY CONDITION. && .AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION. STRONG HEATING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING SURFACE BOUNDARY FROM THE NORTH WILL INITIATE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY. AMENDMENTS MAY BE NECESSARY IF STORM DEVELOPMENT BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD. STORMS SHOULD WEAKEN FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH THE EVENING (00Z TO 06Z) AS DRIER AIR PUSHES IN FROM THE NORTH. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 50/88
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 12:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1232 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 ALZ011>015-017>050-291739- 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- 1232 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 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 STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH AROUND 10 PM TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS AND MAY FORM A LINE. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL INCLUDE THE ENTIRE COUNTY WARNING AREA. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WITH A LESSER CHANCE OF LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY EVENING. KSL
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 28, 1:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
139 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG REECE CITY 34.07N 86.03W
06/28/2009 ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN IN REECE CITY AT INTERSECTION OF CHURCH ST AND
FAIRVIEW ROAD.
&&Local storm report, Jun 28, 1:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
146 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG REECE CITY 34.07N 86.03W
06/28/2009 ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN IN GADSDEN AT INTERSECTION OF CHURCH ST AND
FAIRVIEW ROAD.
&&Local storm report, Jun 28, 1:49 PM CDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
149 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG GADSDEN 34.01N 86.01W
06/28/2009 ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN IN GADSDEN AT INTERSECTION OF CHURCH ST AND
FAIRVIEW ROAD.
&&Local storm report, Jun 28, 1:52 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
152 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG GADSDEN 34.01N 86.01W
06/28/2009 ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN IN GADSDEN AT INTERSECTION OF TABOR ROAD AND
CHURCH STREET.
&&Local storm report, Jun 28, 1:58 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
158 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG GADSDEN 34.01N 86.01W
06/28/2009 ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN IN GADSDEN AT INTERSECTION OF CHURCH ST AND
FAIRVIEW ROAD.
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG GADSDEN 34.01N 86.01W
06/28/2009 ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN IN GADSDEN AT INTERSECTION OF TABOR ROAD AND
CHURCH STREET.
&&Local storm report, Jun 28, 2:16 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
216 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0204 PM TSTM WND DMG GADSDEN 34.01N 86.01W
06/28/2009 ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES BEHIND PADOR ROAD...GADSDEN
POWER IS OUT.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah | 40 min |
| Jun 28, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, St. Clair, Talladega | 45 min |
| Jun 28, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 13 min |
| Jun 28, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cleburne, Randolph | 21 min |
| Jun 28, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa | 17 min |
| Jun 28, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 23 min |
| Jun 28, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Lee, Tallapoosa | 43 min |
| Jun 28, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton | 29 min |
| Jun 28, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Etowah | 36 min |
| Jun 28, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee, Russell | 32 min |
| Jun 28, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Etowah, St. Clair | 31 min |
| Jun 28, 5:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Jun 28, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa, Elmore | 39 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009
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.