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Flash Flood Warning 44, NWS Birmingham, AL
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.
- 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
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.
&&
GGOGGINSLocal 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.
&&
GGOGGINSLocal 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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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 11:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens | 35 min |
| Jun 15, 12:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Tuscaloosa | 40 min |
| Jun 15, 12:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 34 min |
| Jun 15, 12:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Jefferson | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 12:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker | 32 min |
| Jun 15, 12:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 26 min |
| Jun 15, 12:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 12:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Tuscaloosa | 34 min |
| Jun 15, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Walker | 35 min |
| Jun 15, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker | 29 min |
| Jun 15, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 1:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 116 min |
| Jun 15, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Marion | 24 min |
| Jun 15, 1:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Lee, Tallapoosa | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 1:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Walker | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 2:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 34 min |
| Jun 15, 2:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne | 34 min |
| Jun 15, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Randolph | 35 min |
| Jun 15, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Talladega | 26 min |
| Jun 15, 3:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Randolph | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Pike | 32 min |
| Jun 15, 3:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne | 116 min |
| Jun 15, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Dallas | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Cleburne | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 4:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Clay, Cleburne | 116 min |
| Jun 15, 4:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Macon, Russell | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 28 min |
| Jun 15, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 4:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Elmore | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas, Perry | 32 min |
| Jun 15, 5:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 37 min |
| Jun 15, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Lee, Tallapoosa | 42 min |
| Jun 15, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 24 min |
| Jun 15, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Perry | 45 min |
| Jun 15, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale, Perry | 23 min |
| Jun 15, 5:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Bibb, Greene, Hale, Perry | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pike | 41 min |
| Jun 15, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale, Perry | 44 min |
| Jun 15, 6:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Perry | 114 min |
| Jun 15, 6:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Russell | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa | 115 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.