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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 321, NWS Birmingham, AL

June 24, 2011Blount County, Etowah County, St. Clair County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2011, 4:38 PM CDT for Blount County, Etowah County, St. Clair County, Alabama. It was in force for 67 min. 1 report 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: Jun 24, 2011, 4:38 PM CDT (21:38 UTC)
Expired: Jun 24, 2011, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 67 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Blount County, AL, Etowah County, AL, St. Clair County, AL

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 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
Jun 24, 5:11 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Nne Reece City, AL	TREE DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF HORTON GAP ROAD AND DUCK SPRINGS ROAD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 33 minutes after it went out.

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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 24, 1:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 109 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1692 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -82 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 755 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

965 
WUUS54 KBMX 242138
SVRBMX
ALC009-055-115-242245-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0321.110624T2138Z-110624T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
438 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BLOUNT COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
  ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
  NORTHERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 435 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
  MCLARTY TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF GARDEN CITY...AND MOVING EAST AT 35
  MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BLOUNTSVILLE...CLEVELAND...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...RAINBOW CITY...
  NECTAR...SNEAD AND LOCUST FORK.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 166 THROUGH 188...

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 3419 8585 3392 8599 3379 8651 3398 8677
      3404 8671 3409 8670 3409 8668 3412 8661
      3416 8658 3421 8640 3411 8630 3419 8619
      3419 8612 3421 8611
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 279DEG 28KT 3418 8632 3409 8667

$$

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2 follow-up statements

072 
WWUS54 KBMX 242204
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
504 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

ALC009-055-115-242245-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0321.000000T0000Z-110624T2245Z/
BLOUNT AL-ETOWAH AL-ST. CLAIR AL-
504 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN ST.
CLAIR...ETOWAH AND BLOUNT COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 505 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 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATTALLA TO ROSA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GADSDEN...RAINBOW CITY...REECE CITY...NOCCALULA FALLS...ATTALLA...
  ANDERSON...TABOR ROAD...GADSDEN MALL...STEELE AND HOLLY SPRINGS.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 166 THROUGH 188...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3419 8585 3392 8599 3379 8651 3396 8675
      3421 8640 3411 8630 3419 8619 3419 8612
      3421 8611
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 287DEG 36KT 3408 8611 3398 8645

$$

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240 
WWUS54 KBMX 242227
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
527 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

ALC009-242237-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0321.000000T0000Z-110624T2245Z/
BLOUNT AL-
527 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BLOUNT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3419 8585 3392 8599 3382 8639 3388 8636
      3389 8634 3390 8635 3393 8633 3394 8634
      3405 8629 3419 8619 3419 8612 3421 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 287DEG 36KT 3405 8600 3393 8617

$$

ALC055-115-242245-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0321.000000T0000Z-110624T2245Z/
ETOWAH AL-ST. CLAIR AL-
527 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
ST. CLAIR AND ETOWAH COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 527 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 NOCCALULA FALLS TO STEELE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GADSDEN...RAINBOW CITY...GADSDEN MALL...ANDERSON...TABOR ROAD...
  GADSDEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...WILLIAMS...GADSDEN WATER WORKS...
  GADSDEN STEAM PLANT AND BIG WILLS CREEK.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 166 THROUGH 188...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3419 8585 3392 8599 3382 8639 3388 8636
      3389 8634 3390 8635 3393 8633 3394 8634
      3405 8629 3419 8619 3419 8612 3421 8610
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 287DEG 36KT 3405 8600 3393 8617

$$

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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 Jun 24, 3:59 PM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 3:59 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
359 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

.DISCUSSION...

BOUNDARY CURRENTLY MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. WITH AN
UNSTABLE WARM AIRMASS...THIS LINE SHOULD CONTINUE TO PROGRESS
ACROSS THE AREA WITH RELATIVELY WEAK NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST U.S. AS A SURFACE BOUNDARY REMAINS TO OUR NORTH AND AN
UPPER HIGH CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST U.S. INTO
TEXAS. UPPER LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION HAS OPENED
UP AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. THE WEAK FRONT JUST TO OUR NORTH IS NOT
EXPECTED TO MAKE MAJOR PROGRESS BEFORE IT WEAKENS AND BEGINS TO
PULL BACK TO THE NORTH AWAY FROM ALABAMA. ACTIVITY ALTHOUGH STILL
SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE NORM...SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER DOWN TO MORE
NORMAL SUMMERTIME CONVECTION AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AS THE UPPER HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD ACROSS THE U.S. WITH
THE SURFACE ATLANTIC RIDGE REMAINING PRETTY MUCH IN PLACE THROUGH
THE PERIOD...A GOOD MOISTURE FETCH WILL CONTINUE TO FEED LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE IN THE STATE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. MAIN DIFFERENCE
AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK
IS THE PLACEMENT OF THE UPPER HIGH EACH DAY. OVER THE WEEKEND FLOW
WILL CHANGE FROM NORTHWEST TO EVENTUALLY NORTH. THIS WILL GIVE US
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR POSSIBLE DISTURBANCES/MCS PROPAGATION AROUND
THE PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH. AS WE MOVE INTO NEXT WEEK...LESS OF
THESE DISTURBANCES WILL AFFECT THE AREA AS THE UPPER RIDGE SHOULD
KEEP MUCH TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...TIMING AND
EXACT PLACEMENT OF MCS SYSTEMS CAN BE TRICKY. OVERALL SOMEWHAT
LOWER POPS ARE EXPECTED. RISING TEMPERATURES WILL GO ALONG HAND IN
HAND AS WE MOVE INTO THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. BUT THE
TROPICAL FEED OF MOISTURE...MORE ISOLATED IN NATURE MEANS THAN ANY
THAT DO OCCUR WILL HAVE ALOT OF HEAT TO WORK WITH.

SPEAKING OF THE TROPICS...GFS STILL ADVERTISING SOME TROPICAL
MOISTURE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WHICH FLOW SHOULD KEEP AWAY
FROM ALABAMA AS THE UPPER HIGH SHOULD HOLD TIGHT. WILL DEFINITELY
KEEP AN EYE ON THIS AREA.

08

&&

.AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO FIRE UP ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT...ALONG THE TENNESSEE AND ALABAMA BORDER. I'VE CONTINUED THE
INCLUSION OF CB IN THE TAFS FOR THIS AFTERNOON TO INDICATE THE SMALL
CHANCE OF THESE STORMS GETTING INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA. IF ANY STORMS
ARE OBVIOUSLY HEADING FOR ANY PARTICULAR TAF LOCATION...WILL UPDATE
AS NECESSARY. OTHERWISE...WEATHER WILL REMAIN QUITE TYPICAL FOR
SUMMER WITH CUMULUS LEVEL CLOUDS LIFTING AND DISSIPATING AFTER
SUNSET. FOG FORMATION POTENTIAL DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL
AGAIN BE A BIG QUESTION. FOR RIGHT NOW...I'VE ELECTED TO GO WITH A
PERSISTENCE APPROACH. THAT MEANS ONLY INCLUDING PREDOMINANT BR AT
TCL AND TOI. IF ANY STORMS WERE TO AFFECT A SITE LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON OR IN THE EVENING...THEN THE CHANCES OF LOWERED
VISIBILITIES DUE TO BR/FOG AT THAT PARTICULAR SITE WOULD GO UP.

/61/

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     90  67  92  67  93 /  60  40  40  20  30
ANNISTON    91  68  93  67  94 /  50  60  40  20  30
BIRMINGHAM  92  69  93  69  95 /  60  60  40  20  30
TUSCALOOSA  94  70  95  70  96 /  50  60  40  20  20
CALERA      93  69  93  69  95 /  40  60  40  20  30
AUBURN      92  69  93  68  94 /  20  30  30  20  20
MONTGOMERY  95  71  95  70  95 /  20  30  30  20  20
TROY        94  68  95  68  96 /  20  20  30  20  20

&&

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

&&

08/61

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 1:38 PM CDT, 3 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
138 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

ALZ011>015-017>050-251830-
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-
138 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL...WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
THROUGH AROUND 9 PM. THE LOCATIONS WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE OF
SEVERE STORMS WILL BE FROM THE CITIES OF ALICEVILLE...TUSCALOOSA...
COLUMBIANA...SYLACAUGA...AND WEDOWEE...NORTHWARD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
THE THREAT WILL BE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH. AT THIS TIME...IT
APPEARS THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY WILL BE DURING THE MAXIMUM HEATING OF
THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT
ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 3:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
317 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

ALZ012-242115-
LAMAR AL-
317 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTY UNTIL 415
PM CDT...

AT 314 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BRINN TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST
OF AMORY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH
FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  SULLIGENT...
  VERNON...
  DETROIT...
  BEAVERTON...
  CREWS...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3405 8821 3406 8810 3405 8799 3402 8799
      3402 8795 3383 8795 3377 8797 3372 8826
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 306DEG 21KT 3420 8783 3401 8854

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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 3:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
320 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

ALZ018-020-242100-
CHEROKEE AL-ETOWAH AL-
320 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN ETOWAH AND CHEROKEE
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

AT 318 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF
RAINSVILLE TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RAINSVILLE TO ALBERTVILLE...AND
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  CEDAR BLUFF...
  CENTRE...
  SAND ROCK...
  TABOR ROAD...
  CLOUDLAND...

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 3409 8542 3410 8593 3421 8592 3421 8585
      3425 8584 3424 8582 3426 8580 3426 8578
      3437 8566 3437 8564 3443 8559 3449 8558
      3453 8551
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 300DEG 31KT 3464 8579 3443 8592
          3427 8621

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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 3:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
325 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

ALZ011-014-242130-
MARION AL-WINSTON AL-
325 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WINSTON AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL
430 PM CDT...

AT 322 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DETROIT TO 5 MILES NORTH OF
NEEDMORE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  HALEYVILLE...
  WINFIELD...
  LYNN...
  ARLEY...
  BRINN...

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. 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 3430 8710 3412 8710 3399 8742 3400 8764
      3391 8765 3392 8793 3392 8795 3402 8795
      3402 8799 3405 8799 3406 8821 3433 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 284DEG 33KT 3407 8816 3432 8754

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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 3:50 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
350 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

ALZ013-242145-
FAYETTE AL-
350 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FAYETTE COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM
CDT...

AT 346 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BRILLIANT TO BEAVERTON TO BEDFORD...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH
FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  FAYETTE...
  BLUFF...
  GLEN ALLEN...
  BELK...
  BANKSTON...

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. 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 3389 8796 3392 8795 3391 8764 3387 8763
      3387 8753 3370 8753 3356 8794
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 308DEG 27KT 3403 8784 3389 8794
          3383 8822

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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 4:03 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
403 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

ALZ017-018-026-242200-
BLOUNT AL-ETOWAH AL-ST. CLAIR AL-
403 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN ST. CLAIR...ETOWAH
AND BLOUNT COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT...

AT 359 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SUSAN MOORE TO BLOUNTSVILLE
TO CULLMAN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  BLOUNTSVILLE...
  CLEVELAND...
  ONEONTA...
  GADSDEN...
  RAINBOW CITY...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3425 8644 3411 8630 3419 8619 3421 8610
      3420 8585 3410 8583 3390 8593 3392 8594
      3386 8600 3384 8607 3377 8605 3375 8608
      3395 8682 3404 8671 3409 8670 3413 8661
      3424 8653 3427 8649
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 293DEG 47KT 3410 8641 3410 8657
          3414 8676

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Local storm report, Jun 24, 4:30 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
430 PM CDT FRI JUN 24 2011

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

0410 PM     HAIL             6 WNW CEDAR BLUFF       34.26N 85.68W
06/24/2011  E0.88 INCH       CHEROKEE           AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            AT MILE MARKER 8 ON HIGHWAY 273 IN BLUE POND COMMUNITY.
            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

AG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 2:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	58 min
Jun 24, 2:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Blount, Etowah	83 min
Jun 24, 3:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	58 min
Jun 24, 3:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	DeKalb	40 min
Jun 24, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion, Winston	65 min
Jun 24, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cherokee	47 min
Jun 24, 3:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	45 min
Jun 24, 3:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Lamar	3 hr
Jun 24, 3:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette	55 min
Jun 24, 4:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Blount, Etowah	57 min
Jun 24, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston	49 min
Jun 24, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cherokee	30 min
Jun 24, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega	39 min
Jun 24, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb	48 min
Jun 24, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	46 min
Jun 24, 5:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Tuscaloosa	40 min
Jun 24, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair	21 min
Jun 24, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	St. Clair, Talladega	49 min
Jun 24, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Shelby, Talladega	44 min
Jun 24, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chilton	48 min
Jun 24, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Perry	40 min
Jun 24, 6:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Perry	52 min
Jun 24, 6:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cleburne	46 min
Jun 24, 6:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chilton, Shelby	41 min
Jun 24, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cleburne, Randolph	35 min
Jun 24, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Chilton, Coosa	40 min
Jun 24, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Sumter	39 min
Jun 24, 6:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Randolph	41 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.