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Flash Flood Warning 44, NWS Birmingham, AL

June 15, 2010Calhoun County, Cleburne County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 15, 2010, 3:52 PM CDT for Calhoun County, Cleburne County, Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 15, 2010, 3:52 PM CDT (20:52 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2010, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Calhoun County, AL, Cleburne County, AL

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 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

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 116 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2010-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2164 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2010-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -33 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2164 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1205 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-13 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 15, 2:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 2:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
239 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010

.DISCUSSION...

AT THE SFC...VERY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. UPPER
HIGH PRESSURE OVER ERN GA/ERN FL...CREATING SW/S FLOW ACROSS C AL.
THE COMBINATION OF VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND THE UPPER FLOW IS
HELP TO GENERATE HEAT INDUCED ACTIVITY AS WELL AS A GOOD MOISTURE
FEED AROUND THE UPPER HIGH ALONG WITH INTERACTION WITH A
DISTURBANCE ROTATING AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER HIGH. EXPECT
THIS ACTIVITY TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY SOMEWHAT DURING THE EVENING
WITH LOSS OF HEATING...BUT WILL LEAVE POPS IN AFTER MIDNIGHT AS AN
ADDITIONAL SHORTWAVE SHOULD MOVE ACROSS AL TONIGHT. FLOW WILL
REMAIN THE SAME FOR WED SO A POSSIBLE REPEAT WITH ADDITIONAL
SHORTWAVE ACTIVITY CAN BE EXPECTED SO WILL HAVE CHANCE POPS IN FOR
WHOLE DAY. AS WE MOVE INTO THU...UPPER HIGH RETROGRADES TO OUR W.
THIS WILL PUT US IN A NW FLOW PATTERN AS HIGH CENTERS OVER TX/LA.
THIS WILL CHANGE THE FLOW OF ACTIVITY BUT KEEP US IN LINE A DECENT
SHOTS FOR TSRA ACTIVITY FOR THU AS WELL. AS WE MOVE INTO THE
WEEKEND...BERMUDA HIGH WEAKENS AND ONSHORE FLOW WILL AIDE IN
CONTINUED CHANCES FOR DIURNAL TSRA ACTIVITY.

WITH UPPER HIGH REMAINING A FACTOR AND NO DECENT FRONTAL
ACTIVITY...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN VERY WARM IN THE LOWER TO MID
90S WITH HEAT INDICES FROM THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S. HEAT
ISSUES WILL REMAIN A FACTOR THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

08

&&

.AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
I-20/59 CORRIDOR. THIS TREND SHOULD CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING.
FOR MGM AND TOI...CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURE A LITTLE HIGHER BUT SOME
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED. WILL WORD TAFS WITH VC AND
CB THROUGH 01Z WHEN ACTIVITY SHOULD BE TOO ISOLATED TO INCLUDE IN
TAF COVERAGE.

LOTS OF HZ/BR EVEN THROUGH THE PEAK HEATING HOURS ALONG WITH HIGH
SPECIFIC HUMIDITY VALUES SUGGESTS A THREAT OF IFR VISIBILITIES
ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. WILL BE CONSERVATIVE WITH MVFR VALUES
AND SEE HOW TODAYS RAINFALL AFFECTS THE AREA.

WINDS WILL BE LIGHT SW EXCEPT IN THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WHERE
VARIABILITY AND HIGHER GUSTS SHOULD BE EXPECTED.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GADSDEN     70  93  69  90  71 /  40  40  20  30  20
ANNISTON    73  93  70  92  72 /  40  40  20  30  20
BIRMINGHAM  75  92  73  92  73 /  40  40  30  30  20
TUSCALOOSA  74  92  70  92  73 /  40  50  30  40  20
CALERA      74  92  72  91  72 /  50  40  40  40  20
AUBURN      74  94  72  92  72 /  30  30  30  40  20
MONTGOMERY  73  94  72  93  74 /  40  40  30  40  20
TROY        72  95  71  93  74 /  30  30  30  40  20

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

08/88
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 1:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
115 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010

ALZ011>015-017>050-161817-
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-
115 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010

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 WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH ROUGHLY 8
PM ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. SOME STORMS WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH OR GREATER...AS WELL AS
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE
NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 15, 2:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
230 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010

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

0202 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 ESE BESSEMER          33.35N 86.88W
06/15/2010  M4.08 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

            RAINFALL REPORTED IN A 65 MINUTE TIME FRAME.

&&

GGOGGINS
Local storm report, Jun 15, 2:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
249 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010

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

0136 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 ENE HOOVER            33.39N 86.76W
06/15/2010  E62 MPH          SHELBY             AL   PUBLIC

&&
Local storm report, Jun 15, 2:55 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
255 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010

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

0134 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TARRANT                 33.59N 86.77W
06/15/2010                   JEFFERSON          AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON HOKE AVENUE AND POWER LINES DOWN.
            ALSO A TREE DOWN IN ROAD ON ELIZABETH AVENUE.

&&
Local storm report, Jun 15, 2:56 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
256 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010

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

0252 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SE BESSEMER           33.34N 86.93W
06/15/2010                   JEFFERSON          AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BESSEMER PD REPORTS GREENWOOD ROAD IS IMPASSIBLE DUE TO
            FLASH FLOODING.

&&

GGOGGINS
Local storm report, Jun 15, 3:04 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
304 PM CDT TUE JUN 15 2010

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

0209 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CAMP HILL               32.80N 85.65W
06/15/2010                   TALLAPOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON HOUSE AND TRUCK ALONG OLD HWY 280.

&&
Local storm report, Jun 15, 3:39 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 11:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXWinston48 min
Jun 15, 12:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPickens35 min
Jun 15, 12:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette, Tuscaloosa40 min
Jun 15, 12:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson34 min
Jun 15, 12:28 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXJefferson2 hr
Jun 15, 12:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXWalker32 min
Jun 15, 12:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson26 min
Jun 15, 12:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXJefferson3 hr
Jun 15, 12:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette, Tuscaloosa34 min
Jun 15, 1:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBlount, Walker35 min
Jun 15, 1:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson, Shelby36 min
Jun 15, 1:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXWalker29 min
Jun 15, 1:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXSt. Clair31 min
Jun 15, 1:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXJefferson, Shelby116 min
Jun 15, 1:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette, Marion24 min
Jun 15, 1:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChambers, Lee, Tallapoosa36 min
Jun 15, 1:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson, Shelby33 min
Jun 15, 1:59 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXWalker2 hr
Jun 15, 2:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChambers30 min
Jun 15, 2:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXJefferson, Shelby3 hr
Jun 15, 2:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson, Tuscaloosa33 min
Jun 15, 2:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXWinston34 min
Jun 15, 2:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXBibb, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa3 hr
Jun 15, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCalhoun, Cleburne34 min
Jun 15, 3:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXRandolph35 min
Jun 15, 3:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXClay, Talladega26 min
Jun 15, 3:25 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXRandolph2 hr
Jun 15, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBullock, Pike32 min
Jun 15, 3:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXCalhoun, Cleburne116 min
Jun 15, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXClay31 min
Jun 15, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXAutauga, Dallas36 min
Jun 15, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXClay, Cleburne47 min
Jun 15, 4:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXClay, Cleburne116 min
Jun 15, 4:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBarbour, Bullock, Macon, Russell39 min
Jun 15, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXAutauga, Chilton33 min
Jun 15, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXSumter36 min
Jun 15, 4:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXGreene, Pickens, Sumter28 min
Jun 15, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXAutauga38 min
Jun 15, 4:56 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Chilton, Coosa, Elmore2 hr
Jun 15, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXDallas, Perry32 min
Jun 15, 5:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXGreene, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa3 hr
Jun 15, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXGreene, Pickens, Tuscaloosa37 min
Jun 15, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChambers, Lee, Tallapoosa42 min
Jun 15, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPickens, Tuscaloosa24 min
Jun 15, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb, Hale, Perry45 min
Jun 15, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXHale, Perry23 min
Jun 15, 5:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXGreene, Pickens, Tuscaloosa3 hr
Jun 15, 6:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXBibb, Greene, Hale, Perry3 hr
Jun 15, 6:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPike41 min
Jun 15, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXHale, Perry44 min
Jun 15, 6:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXBibb, Hale, Perry114 min
Jun 15, 6:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXRussell2 hr
Jun 15, 6:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXJefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa115 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2010Every flash flood warning in 2010

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.