Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 219, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 13, 2011, 3:41 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 49 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
- May 13, 2011, 3:41 PM CDT (20:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2011, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Barbour County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Pike County, AL
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 nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 621 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 899 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
228 WUUS54 KBMX 132041 SVRBMX ALC005-011-101-109-132130- /O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0219.110513T2041Z-110513T2130Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 341 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL BARBOUR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... WESTERN BULLOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... NORTHERN PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... * UNTIL 430 PM CDT * AT 341 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SPRAGUE TO BANKS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PINE LEVEL...LINWOOD...BEANS CROSSROADS...SHOPTON...PIKE ROAD... BOOT HILL...INVERNESS AND MONTICELLO. WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. && TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER... CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3236 8603 3186 8558 3173 8587 3222 8641 TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 238DEG 29KT 3220 8624 3181 8581 $$ 75
2 follow-up statements
148 WWUS54 KBMX 132058 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 358 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ALC005-011-101-109-132130- /O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0219.000000T0000Z-110513T2130Z/ PIKE AL-BARBOUR AL-BULLOCK AL-MONTGOMERY AL- 358 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...WESTERN BULLOCK...WEST CENTRAL BARBOUR AND NORTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 359 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PIKE ROAD TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOOT HILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BEANS CROSSROADS...SHOPTON...PIKE ROAD...BOOT HILL...INVERNESS... HIGH RIDGE...TANYARD...PEROTE...SIMSVILLE AND CECIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3226 8630 3236 8603 3186 8558 3178 8577 TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 238DEG 29KT 3225 8613 3186 8570 $$ 75
467 WWUS54 KBMX 132120 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 420 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ALC005-011-101-109-132130- /O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0219.000000T0000Z-110513T2130Z/ PIKE AL-BARBOUR AL-BULLOCK AL-MONTGOMERY AL- 420 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...WESTERN BULLOCK...WEST CENTRAL BARBOUR AND NORTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 419 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TYSONVILLE TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PICKETT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3226 8630 3236 8603 3186 8558 3178 8577 TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 238DEG 29KT 3234 8595 3195 8552 $$ 27
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 May 13, 3:32 PM CDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 13, 3:32 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 332 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. A VERY COMPLEX FORECAST TONIGHT DUE TO RAIN COOLED OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WHICH HAS PUSHED THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF SELMA AND ALEXANDER CITY AT 3 PM. TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE 60S ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY...CREATING VERY STABLE LOW LEVEL CONDTIIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. A VERY DEEP CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER MISSOURI WITH AN ATTENDANT SURFACE COLD FRONT NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT ACROSS ALABAMA. AT THIS POINT...IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THE AIR MASS WILL RECOVER IN TIME FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF SEVERE STORMS. AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM STILL POSSIBLE DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THE UPPER LEVEL FORCING AND COLD AIR ALOFT. SEVERE STORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...BUT AIR MASS IN THIS REGION IS MUCH MORE UNSTABLE THAN AIR MASS OVER ALABAMA... SO STORMS WILL LIKELY WEAKEN AS THEY TRACK EASTWARD INTO WEST ALABAMA. MODELS HAVE BEEN TRENDING TOWARDS A FASTER MOVING COLD FRONT WHICH MEANS STORMS SHOULD BE EAST OF ALABAMA BY SUNRISE SATURDAY. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS REMOVED THE SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS FOR EAST ALABAMA. EARLY MORNING ACTIVITY WILL BE MOSTLY EAST OF I-65 BY SUNRISE SATURDAY AND THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE MOSTLY INTO GEORGIA BY 9 AM. A VERY NICE DAY ON TAP FOR SATURDAY AND DRIER AND COOLER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND EXITING UPPER LEVEL TROF AXIS. THE UPPER LOW WILL MEANDER AROUND THE OHIO VALLEY REGION ON SUNDAY AND THE RAIN ASSOCIATED NEAR THE UPPER LOW SHOULD STAY NORTH OF THE AREA. .LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A STRONG VORT LOBE ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER LOW WILL ROTATE AROUND BASE OF UPPER LOW AND PUSH MUCH COOLER AIR SOUTHWARD INTO ALABAMA ON MONDAY. THERE IS ALSO ENOUGH MOISTURE WITH THE SHORT WAVE TROF TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS. WITH THE CORE OF THE UPPER LOW PASSING TO THE EAST OF ALABAMA...THE INSTABILITY IS NOT AS HIGH AS PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS...AND POTENTIAL FOR ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS LOOKS VERY MINIMAL AT THIS TIME...AND REMOVED THEM FOR THE FORECAST ON MONDAY. THE SHORT WAVE TROF WILL PASS THOUGH THE AREA QUICKLY WITH THE PRECIPITATION MOVING OUT OF THE AREA MONDAY EVENING. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS AREA REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE UPPER LOW ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. A SHORT WAVE TROF OVER THE SOUTHWEST STATES WILL BRING MODERATING TEMPERATURES AND SOME HIGH CLOUDS INTO ALABAMA ON THURSDAY. THE SHORT WAVE TROF WILL EJECT INTO THE PLAINS STATES BY FRIDAY AND COULD BRING SOME CONVECTION INTO ALABAMA ON FRIDAY. 58/ROSE && .AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION. LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON FROM TCL TO ANB. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE DIMINISHING NEAR 00Z. VARIABLE GUSTY WINDS WITH INTERMITTENT MVFR CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 23/00Z. FARTHER SOUTH...NO ISSUES YET FOR MGM AND TOI. RADAR IS SHOWING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI AND THESE STORMS SHOULD MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF MGM AND TOI OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AS ANOTHER SHORTWAVE PASSES OVER THE SOUTHEAST. TIMING AND COVERAGE OF THIS POTENTIAL WILL NEED TO BE RE-EVALUATED AS CONFIDENCE IS BELOW AVERAGE BEYOND 06Z. NOTICE...KEET TAF WILL HAVE (AMD LTD TO VIS WIND AND WX) AMENDED TO THE END OF THE FORECAST UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE CEILOMETER DATA WILL BE GOING THROUGH NUMEROUS TESTS AND MONITORED FOR ACCURACY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 60 76 51 71 49 / 70 30 10 10 20 ANNISTON 61 77 54 73 52 / 70 30 10 10 20 BIRMINGHAM 61 76 55 71 49 / 70 20 10 10 20 TUSCALOOSA 58 74 54 73 50 / 50 10 10 10 10 CALERA 62 76 55 71 52 / 60 20 10 10 10 AUBURN 63 79 55 72 50 / 50 30 10 10 0 MONTGOMERY 64 81 55 77 51 / 50 20 10 10 0 TROY 64 80 56 76 49 / 40 20 10 10 0 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 3:36 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 336 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ALZ011>015-017>050-142037- 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- 336 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREATS INCLUDE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE TORNADO THREAT IS MINIMAL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE NEEDED AT SOME POINT TODAY LASTING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 13, 1:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
129 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0943 AM HAIL 2 ESE CARBON HILL 33.88N 87.49W
05/13/2011 E1.00 INCH WALKER AL PUBLIC
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR HIGHWAY 118
AND INTERSTATE 22 JUST EAST OF CARBON HILL.
0956 AM HAIL 2 NW GAMBLE 33.90N 87.36W
05/13/2011 E1.75 INCH WALKER AL PUBLIC
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL BROKE A FEW WINDOWS OUT OF A MOBILE
HOME NEAR SARAGOSSA.
1020 AM HAIL CURRY 33.96N 87.21W
05/13/2011 E1.25 INCH WALKER AL PUBLIC
HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL FELL KNOCKING LOTS OF LEAVES OFF
TREES FROM CURRY TO SMITH LAKE.
1056 AM TSTM WND DMG BANGOR 33.97N 86.76W
05/13/2011 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW TREES BLOWN DOWN IN BANGOR.
1110 AM HAIL 3 N BESSEMER 33.42N 86.96W
05/13/2011 E0.88 INCH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
1110 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW HUEYTOWN 33.46N 87.02W
05/13/2011 JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
TREES DOWN ON TAYLORS FERRY RD. LOTS OF DEBRIS ON ROAD IN
CONCORD.
1112 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE HUEYTOWN 33.48N 86.95W
05/13/2011 JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN ON PLEASANT GROVE ROAD AT 5 ACRE ROAD.
1117 AM TSTM WND DMG BLOUNTSVILLE 34.10N 86.58W
05/13/2011 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN BLOUNTSVILLE.
1125 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW SNEAD 34.09N 86.44W
05/13/2011 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKING THE ROADWAY
BETWEEN BLOUNTSVILLE AND SNEAD.
1138 AM TSTM WND DMG WALNUT GROVE 34.06N 86.29W
05/13/2011 ETOWAH AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT ALONG HOPPER ROAD.
1147 AM TSTM WND GST 3 NW AURORA 34.15N 86.23W
05/13/2011 E60.00 MPH ETOWAH AL PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN FAR
NORTHWESTERN ETOWAH COUNTY.
1152 AM TSTM WND DMG AURORA 34.12N 86.19W
05/13/2011 ETOWAH AL PUBLIC
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE AURORA AREA.
1200 PM TSTM WND DMG GADSDEN 34.01N 86.01W
05/13/2011 ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON PEARL STREET IN
GADSDEN.THE LANDED ON A HOME. ONE PERSON WITH POSSIBLE
HEAD INJURY. NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE CITY OF
GADSDEN.
1220 PM HAIL RAINBOW CITY 33.95N 86.04W
05/13/2011 E0.50 INCH ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA TO HALF INCH HAIL. REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1224 PM HAIL GLENCOE 33.96N 85.93W
05/13/2011 E0.50 INCH ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZE HAIL IN GLENCOE
1228 PM TSTM WND DMG LEESBURG 34.18N 85.77W
05/13/2011 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKING THE ROADWAY NEAR
COUNTY ROAD 7 AND WEISS DAM.
&&
JWINTONSpecial weather statement, May 13, 1:41 PM CDT, 2 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
141 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011
ALZ019-021-025-027>029-034>037-131945-
BIBB AL-CALHOUN AL-CHILTON AL-CLAY AL-CLEBURNE AL-COOSA AL-RANDOLPH
AL-SHELBY AL-TALLADEGA AL-TALLAPOOSA AL-
141 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN CALHOUN...CLEBURNE...
SOUTHERN TALLADEGA...SOUTHERN SHELBY...NORTHERN RANDOLPH...CLAY...
SOUTHEASTERN BIBB...NORTHWESTERN TALLAPOOSA...NORTHWESTERN COOSA AND
CHILTON COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT...
AT 140 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TALLAPOOSA TO MOUNT CHEAHA
TO LAWLEY...AND MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
JEMISON...
TALLADEGA SPRINGS...
SYLACAUGA...
STEWARTVILLE...
ASHLAND...
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3338 8533 3273 8653 3287 8710 3353 8590
3384 8537 3384 8536 3341 8528
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 287DEG 16KT 3380 8530 3350 8580
3289 8691
75Local storm report, May 13, 2:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
216 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0943 AM HAIL 2 ESE CARBON HILL 33.88N 87.49W
05/13/2011 E1.00 INCH WALKER AL PUBLIC
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR HIGHWAY 118
AND INTERSTATE 22 JUST EAST OF CARBON HILL.
0956 AM HAIL 2 NW GAMBLE 33.90N 87.36W
05/13/2011 E1.75 INCH WALKER AL PUBLIC
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL BROKE A FEW WINDOWS OUT OF A MOBILE
HOME NEAR SARAGOSSA.
1020 AM HAIL CURRY 33.96N 87.21W
05/13/2011 E1.25 INCH WALKER AL PUBLIC
HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL FELL KNOCKING LOTS OF LEAVES OFF
TREES FROM CURRY TO SMITH LAKE.
1056 AM TSTM WND DMG BANGOR 33.97N 86.76W
05/13/2011 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW TREES BLOWN DOWN IN BANGOR.
1110 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW HUEYTOWN 33.46N 87.02W
05/13/2011 JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
TREES DOWN ON TAYLORS FERRY RD. LOTS OF DEBRIS ON ROAD IN
CONCORD.
1110 AM HAIL 3 N BESSEMER 33.42N 86.96W
05/13/2011 E0.88 INCH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
1112 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE HUEYTOWN 33.48N 86.95W
05/13/2011 JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN ON PLEASANT GROVE ROAD AT 5 ACRE ROAD.
1117 AM TSTM WND DMG BLOUNTSVILLE 34.10N 86.58W
05/13/2011 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN BLOUNTSVILLE.
1125 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW SNEAD 34.09N 86.44W
05/13/2011 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKING THE ROADWAY
BETWEEN BLOUNTSVILLE AND SNEAD.
1138 AM TSTM WND DMG WALNUT GROVE 34.06N 86.29W
05/13/2011 ETOWAH AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT ALONG HOPPER ROAD.
1147 AM TSTM WND GST 3 NW AURORA 34.15N 86.23W
05/13/2011 E60.00 MPH ETOWAH AL PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN FAR
NORTHWESTERN ETOWAH COUNTY.
1152 AM TSTM WND DMG AURORA 34.12N 86.19W
05/13/2011 ETOWAH AL PUBLIC
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE AURORA AREA.
1200 PM TSTM WND DMG GADSDEN 34.01N 86.01W
05/13/2011 ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON PEARL STREET IN
GADSDEN.THE LANDED ON A HOME. ONE PERSON WITH POSSIBLE
HEAD INJURY. NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE CITY OF
GADSDEN.
1220 PM HAIL RAINBOW CITY 33.95N 86.04W
05/13/2011 E0.50 INCH ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA TO HALF INCH HAIL. REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
1224 PM HAIL GLENCOE 33.96N 85.93W
05/13/2011 E0.50 INCH ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZE HAIL IN GLENCOE
1228 PM TSTM WND DMG LEESBURG 34.18N 85.77W
05/13/2011 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKING THE ROADWAY NEAR
COUNTY ROAD 7 AND WEISS DAM. ONE HOME ALONG COUNTY 20
SUFFERED SHINGLE DAMAGE.
1247 PM TSTM WND DMG GAYLESVILLE 34.27N 85.56W
05/13/2011 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN IN AND AROUND GAYLESVILLE.
&&
LINHARESSpecial weather statement, May 13, 3:04 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
304 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011
ALZ032-033-039-040-132045-
DALLAS AL-HALE AL-MARENGO AL-PERRY AL-
304 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN HALE...SOUTHERN PERRY...
WESTERN DALLAS AND MARENGO COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...
AT 304 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL MILLS TO 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MILLER TO DIXONS MILL...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
LINDEN...
UNIONTOWN...
PIN HOOK...
CENTRAL MILLS...
SURGINER...
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3246 8795 3262 8717 3212 8699 3206 8718
3227 8744 3226 8751 3214 8752 3213 8761
3201 8763 3200 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 250DEG 26KT 3229 8743 3222 8783
3201 8774
75Special weather statement, May 13, 3:06 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
306 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011
ALZ049-132045-
PIKE AL-
306 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PIKE COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM CDT...
AT 306 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR GOSHEN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
GOSHEN...
TROY...
BRUNDIDGE...
ANSLEY...
TROY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.
&&
LAT...LON 3167 8615 3179 8615 3180 8621 3184 8619
3188 8619 3198 8606 3198 8600 3203 8600
3207 8594 3202 8589 3198 8588 3198 8585
3192 8579 3189 8580 3164 8575 3163 8618
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 250DEG 26KT 3174 8618
75Local storm report, May 13, 3:13 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
313 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM TSTM WND DMG GADSDEN 34.01N 86.01W
05/13/2011 ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON PEARL STREET
IN GADSDEN. ONE PERSON WAS STANDING OUTSIDE AND WAS HIT
BY A TREE LIMB AS THE TREE FELL. NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL
TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN THE CITY OF GADSDEN.
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LINHARESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 8:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lamar | 39 min |
| May 13, 9:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette | 44 min |
| May 13, 9:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 46 min |
| May 13, 10:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 26 min |
| May 13, 10:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa | 51 min |
| May 13, 11:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount | 52 min |
| May 13, 11:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Etowah, Jefferson, St. Clair | 53 min |
| May 13, 11:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, St. Clair | 54 min |
| May 13, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah | 37 min |
| May 13, 1:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Shelby, Talladega | 45 min |
| May 13, 1:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Talladega | 64 min |
| May 13, 3:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Dallas, Marengo | 41 min |
| May 13, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pike | 39 min |
| May 13, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Pike | 41 min |
| May 13, 3:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Dallas, Hale, Perry | 52 min |
| May 13, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Macon, Montgomery, Russell | 44 min |
| May 13, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lee, Macon, Russell | 51 min |
| May 13, 5:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga | 51 min |
| May 13, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee | 46 min |
| May 13, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 51 min |
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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011
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.