Alert archive / Alabama / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 46, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this flash flood warning at Sep 5, 2011, 6:19 AM CDT for Pickens County, Alabama. It was in force for 7 hr. 5 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
- Sep 5, 2011, 6:19 AM CDT (11:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2011, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Pickens County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 10:50 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Reform, AL | UP TO 6 INCHES OF FLOWING WATER ACROSS MANY STREETS IN REFORM. |
| Sep 5, 12:00 PM CDT | FLOOD | 5 Sw Carrollton, AL | BONNER MILL RD REMAINS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Sep 5, 12:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Wsw Carrollton, AL | A PORTION OF LUTHER COLEMAN RD SOUTHWEST OF CARROLLTON WAS WASHED OUT. |
| Sep 5, 12:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 E Pickensville, AL | CUMMINGS RD NORTH OF ALICEVILLE WAS WASHED OUT. |
| Sep 5, 12:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Aliceville, AL | LOW LYING AREAS ALONG 1ST AVENUE IN ALICEVILLE RECEIVED FLOODING. RESIDENTS HAD TO BE EVACTUATED FROM THEIR HOMES. A PARKING LOT WAS ALSO FLOODED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 881 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 550 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
166
WGUS54 KBMX 051119
FFWBMX
ALC107-051530-
/O.NEW.KBMX.FF.W.0046.110905T1119Z-110905T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
619 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT
* AT 617 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED AN AREA OF
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO
INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA DURING THE PAST TWO HOURS. AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES...WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS...IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE NEXT TWO HOURS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALICEVILLE...CARROLLTON...PICKENSVILLE...REFORM...ETHELSVILLE...
GARDEN...MCMULLEN AND MEMPHIS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3352 8828 3353 8816 3352 8799 3306 8802
3304 8805 3305 8807 3305 8808 3304 8808
3304 8814 3302 8814 3302 8816 3299 8818
3299 8834
$$
412 follow-up statements
580
WGUS74 KBMX 051257
FFSBMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
757 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
ALC107-051530-
/O.CON.KBMX.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110905T1530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PICKENS AL-
757 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PICKENS COUNTY UNTIL
1030 AM CDT...
AT 753 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE HEAVY RAINFALL SPREADING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT ONE
TO TWO HOURS. SOME OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL SO FAR HAS OCCURRED IN
THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS AROUND
PICKENSVILLE WHERE TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN INDICATED BY
RADAR DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS.
RUNOFF FROM EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALICEVILLE...CARROLLTON...PICKENSVILLE...REFORM...ETHELSVILLE...
GARDEN...MCMULLEN AND MEMPHIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3352 8828 3353 8816 3352 8799 3306 8802
3304 8805 3305 8807 3305 8808 3304 8808
3304 8814 3302 8814 3302 8816 3299 8818
3299 8834
$$
41347
WGUS54 KBMX 051526
FFWBMX
ALC107-051830-
/O.EXT.KBMX.FF.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110905T1830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1026 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 130 PM CDT
* AT 1025 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT
FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF THE
AREA...WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS. ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES IS
POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT TWO HOURS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALICEVILLE...CARROLLTON...PICKENSVILLE...REFORM...ETHELSVILLE...
GARDEN...MCMULLEN AND MEMPHIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RAINFALL FROM PERSISTENT RAINBANDS
WILL PRODUCE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREETS. MANY
ROADS MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AND DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3352 8828 3353 8816 3352 8799 3306 8802
3304 8805 3305 8807 3305 8808 3304 8808
3304 8814 3302 8814 3302 8816 3299 8818
3299 8834
$$
41The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 4:31 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 26 hr |
| Sep 5, 5:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 5:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Elmore, Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Sep 5, 6:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 24 min |
| Sep 5, 6:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Lamar | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 6:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Lamar | 7 hr |
| Sep 5, 7:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Fayette, Marion, Walker, Winston | 8 hr |
| Sep 5, 8:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Sumter | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 9:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Lamar | 60 hr |
| Sep 5, 9:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 48 hr |
| Sep 5, 9:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Pickens | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 72 hr |
| Sep 5, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 59 hr |
| Sep 5, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo | 5 days |
| Sep 5, 10:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock, Pike | 13 min |
| Sep 5, 10:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Greene | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 10:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Lamar | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 10:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee, Macon, Russell | 29 min |
| Sep 5, 10:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Perry | 27 min |
| Sep 5, 10:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee | 24 min |
| Sep 5, 11:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 34 min |
| Sep 5, 11:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 7 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Perry | 36 min |
| Sep 5, 12:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas | 25 min |
| Sep 5, 12:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock, Pike | 24 min |
| Sep 5, 12:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton, Dallas, Perry | 25 min |
| Sep 5, 12:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Pickens | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 1:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee, Russell | 30 min |
| Sep 5, 1:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 1:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Pickens | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 1:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Pickens | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 48 min |
| Sep 5, 2:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Fayette, Marion, Walker, Winston | 17 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee, Macon | 27 min |
| Sep 5, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 15 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Pickens | 16 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 5 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 67 min |
| Sep 5, 5:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Etowah, St. Clair | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 6:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 78 min |
| Sep 5, 6:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 6:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Blount | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 6:41 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah and 5 more | 3 hr |
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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.