Alert archive / Alabama / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this high wind warning at Sep 5, 2011, 6:41 PM CDT for 11 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr. 14 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2011, 6:41 PM CDT (23:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
Counties Blount County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Talladega County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 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, 6:45 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Vestavia Hills, AL | SEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN IN VESTAVIA, INCLUDING ONE ON A HOME IN THE BADHAM DRIVE AREA. |
| Sep 5, 6:50 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Wsw Blount Springs, AL | SEVERAL ROADS ACROSS THE COUNTY REMAIN UNDERWATER MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS, INCLUDING ALONG AND NEAR THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR. |
| Sep 5, 6:50 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sse Birmingham, AL | TREES AND POWER LINES WERE KNOCKED DOWN ALONG OVERTON RD NEAR HIGHWAY 280. |
| Sep 5, 7:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Alabaster, AL | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTAVALLO, HELENA, ALABASTER, AND CHELSEA. |
| Sep 5, 7:02 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 44 | 3 E Cedar Bluff, AL | |
| Sep 5, 7:05 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ese Centre, AL | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON CR 158. |
| Sep 5, 7:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Center Point, AL | TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY, RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES, ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND CENTERPOINT. |
| Sep 5, 7:20 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ashville, AL | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY, INCLUDING IN AND AROUND ASHVILLE AND SPRINGVILLE. MANY TREES BLOCKED ROADWAYS. |
| Sep 5, 7:27 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Talladega, AL | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY, INCLUDING IN THE CITIES OF TALLADEGA AND CHILDERSBURG. |
| Sep 5, 7:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ene Cedar Bluff, AL | A TREE REPORTEDLY FELL ON A HOUSE ON ALABAMA HIGHWAY 9 NORTH. |
| Sep 5, 8:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Glencoe, AL | MANY REPORTS OF TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROADWAYS ACROSS ETOWAH COUNTY, INCLUDING NEAR GLENCOE. |
| Sep 5, 8:04 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hueytown, AL | WATER REPORTED OVER TINMILL ROAD BETWEEN PARK ROAD AND DOLOMITE. MOTORISTS WERE STRANDED AT THE TIME LISTED. |
| Sep 5, 8:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Gadsden, AL | *** 2 INJ *** WIDESPREAD TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY, WITH SEVERAL STRUCTURES DAMAGED DUE TO FALLING TREES IN AND AROUND GADSDEN, RESULTING IN 2 INJURIES. |
| Sep 5, 9:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hollins, AL | TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN ACROSS THE ROADWAY IN THE HOLLINS COMMUNITY. |
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 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 371 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 471 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
357 WWUS74 KBMX 052341 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 641 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...REMNANTS OF LEE WILL PROVIDE BREEZY CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT... .AS THE REMNANTS OF LEE SLIDE NORTHEAST THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA... LOOK FOR WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL THAT MANY AREAS HAVE RECEIVED OVER THE LAST 6 TO 8 HOURS...GROUNDS HAVE BECOME VERY SATURATED. BECAUSE OF THIS...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DOWN TREES VERY EASILY. ALZ017>021-024>029-060300- /O.UPG.KBMX.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBMX.HW.W.0001.110905T2341Z-110906T0300Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-JEFFERSON-SHELBY- ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE 641 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ ALZ011>015-022-023-030>050-060745- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-SUMTER- GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO- DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE- RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION... CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE... VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA... PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE... MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA... PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 641 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... * SUSTAINED WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AT LEAST TO 40 MPH AS THE REMNANTS OF LEE MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. THESE WINDS WILL KNOCK DOWN TREES ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 18 MPH AND HIGHER... OR WIND GUSTS OF 30 MPH AND HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
1 follow-up statement
181 WWUS74 KBMX 060309 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1009 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...REMNANTS OF LEE WILL PROVIDE WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT... .AS THE REMNANTS OF LEE SLIDE NORTHEAST THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA... LOOK FOR WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WITH THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL THAT MANY AREAS HAVE RECEIVED OVER THE LAST 6 TO 8 HOURS...GROUNDS HAVE BECOME VERY SATURATED. BECAUSE OF THIS...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DOWN TREES VERY EASILY. ALZ017>021-024>029-061115- /O.EXP.KBMX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110906T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KBMX.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-JEFFERSON-SHELBY- ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE 1009 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY. * SUSTAINED WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AT LEAST TO 50 MPH AS THE REMNANTS OF LEE MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. THESE WINDS WILL KNOCK DOWN TREES ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 MPH AND HIGHER... OR WIND GUSTS OF 30 MPH AND HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ALZ011>015-022-023-030>050-061115- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110906T1200Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-SUMTER- GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO- DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE- RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION... CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE... VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA... PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE... MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA... PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 1009 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... * SUSTAINED WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AT LEAST TO 40 MPH AS THE REMNANTS OF LEE MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. THESE WINDS WILL KNOCK DOWN TREES ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 18 MPH AND HIGHER... OR WIND GUSTS OF 30 MPH AND HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 6:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Pickens | 7 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 |
Nearby
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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.