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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 26, 2011, 10:27 PM CDT for Blount County, Jefferson County, Walker County, Alabama. It was in force for 63 min. 2 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
- Mar 26, 2011, 10:27 PM CDT (03:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2011, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Blount County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Walker County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 10:37 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Irondale, AL | |
| Mar 26, 11:18 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Birmingham, AL | DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN CRESTWOOD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 1774 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1230 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 373 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.7
- Supercell composite
- 16.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
535
WUUS54 KBMX 270327
SVRBMX
ALC009-073-127-270430-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0073.110327T0327Z-110327T0430Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1027 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
* AT 1024 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SMITH DAM TO
OAKMAN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CORDOVA...DORA...SUMITON...GARDENDALE...FAIRFIELD...FULTONDALE...
BIRMINGHAM AND PINSON-CLAY-CHALKVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 250 THROUGH 282...
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 17 THROUGH 33...
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 61 THROUGH 91...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 118 THROUGH 140...
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 130 THROUGH 143...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHERN ALABAMA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3399 8710 3389 8708 3389 8700 3387 8698
3387 8695 3391 8693 3394 8688 3381 8652
3379 8658 3377 8658 3376 8655 3372 8653
3356 8655 3346 8664 3347 8668 3343 8675
3338 8678 3372 8745 3401 8721
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 298DEG 40KT 3398 8709 3372 8732
$$
613 follow-up statements
322
WWUS54 KBMX 270354
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1054 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
ALC127-270404-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110327T0430Z/
WALKER AL-
1054 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WALKER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3381 8652 3379 8658 3376 8658 3376 8655
3372 8653 3356 8655 3347 8663 3347 8668
3344 8673 3338 8678 3361 8710 3369 8705
3369 8703 3379 8699 3389 8676
TIME...MOT...LOC 0354Z 298DEG 40KT 3382 8678 3356 8701
$$
ALC009-073-270430-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110327T0430Z/
JEFFERSON AL-BLOUNT AL-
1054 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
BLOUNT AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM CDT...
AT 1052 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WARRIOR
TO MAYTOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GARDENDALE...FULTONDALE...BIRMINGHAM...PINSON-CLAY-CHALKVILLE...
HOMEWOOD...IRONDALE...VESTAVIA HILLS...MOUNTAIN BROOK...TRUSSVILLE
AND CARDIFF.
THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 250 THROUGH 282...
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 19 THROUGH 33...
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 81 THROUGH 91...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 118 THROUGH 140...
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 130 THROUGH 143...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3381 8652 3379 8658 3376 8658 3376 8655
3372 8653 3356 8655 3347 8663 3347 8668
3344 8673 3338 8678 3361 8710 3369 8705
3369 8703 3379 8699 3389 8676
TIME...MOT...LOC 0354Z 298DEG 40KT 3382 8678 3356 8701
$$
61714
WWUS54 KBMX 270409
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1109 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
ALC009-270418-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110327T0430Z/
BLOUNT AL-
1109 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BLOUNT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS STAYED SOUTH OF
BLOUNT COUNTY.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3378 8666 3376 8666 3376 8655 3371 8653
3362 8655 3356 8655 3348 8662 3347 8668
3344 8674 3352 8691 3369 8682 3380 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 0408Z 298DEG 40KT 3374 8662 3354 8684
$$
ALC073-270430-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110327T0430Z/
JEFFERSON AL-
1109 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL 1130 PM CDT...
AT 1106 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CLAY TO
VILLAGE CREEK AVENUE W...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BIRMINGHAM...IRONDALE...MOUNTAIN BROOK...TRUSSVILLE...CENTER
POINT...U.A.B. CAMPUS...CLAY...BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT...KINGSTON AND
ALTON.
THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 260 THROUGH 271...
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 23 THROUGH 33...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 123 THROUGH 140...
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 130 THROUGH 143...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3378 8666 3376 8666 3376 8655 3371 8653
3362 8655 3356 8655 3348 8662 3347 8668
3344 8674 3352 8691 3369 8682 3380 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 0408Z 298DEG 40KT 3374 8662 3354 8684
$$
61120
WWUS54 KBMX 270429
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1129 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
ALC073-270439-
/O.EXP.KBMX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110327T0430Z/
JEFFERSON AL-
1129 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 PM CDT...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND MOVED
OUT OF THE WARNED AREA.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3378 8666 3376 8666 3376 8655 3371 8653
3362 8655 3356 8655 3348 8662 3347 8668
3344 8674 3352 8691 3369 8682 3380 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 298DEG 40KT 3361 8638 3341 8661
$$
61What 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 Mar 26, 6:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 6:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 650 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011 .UPDATE... AVIATION. .DISCUSSION... VERY ACTIVE DAY ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. CURRENTLY WATCHING SEVERAL AREAS OF LONG LIVED SUPERCELLS TRACKING EAST. CURRENT DEWPOINTS ARE IN THE 60S EVERYWHERE EXCEPT THE FAR NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE AREA...WITH TEMPS RANGING FROM LOWER 50S IN THE NORTHEAST TO MID 80S IN THE SOUTHWEST. EXCEPT SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY DECREASE IN INSTABILITY WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING IS EXPECTED TO BE OFFSET BY THE APPROACH OF THE SURFACE LOW AFTER SUNSET. THE SURFACE LOW WILL RIDE ALONG THE STALLED BOUNDARY FROM THIS MORNING...MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. THIS WILL KEEP THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE STORMS...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH...INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE SURFACE LOW SHIFTS INTO NORTHERN GA SUNDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY SLIDES THROUGH THE AREA. THE AIRMASS SOUTH OF THE FRONT WILL REMAIN UNSTABLE AND SUPPORTIVE OF SEVERE STORMS...WITH ACTIVITY COMING TO AN END BY MID AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE WILL CROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY SUNDAY NIGHT AND GENERATE A SURFACE LOW THAT WILL RIDE ALONG THE SURFACE BOUNDARY STILL DRAPED ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. WILL KEEP POPS IN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THE ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. A SHORTWAVE WILL GENERATE A SURFACE LOW TO OUR SOUTHWEST TUESDAY...WHICH MOVES NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. BEYOND WEDNESDAY...MODELS DIVERGE...BUT EXPECT A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK. 14 && .AVIATION... 00Z TAF DISCUSSION. A WARM FRONT WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF TCL/BHM/ANB. A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA WEST OF THE AREA WILL SWING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID DAY SUNDAY ALONG WITH ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...WILL BE IN THE VC OF BHM/ANB AT THIS WRITING. PUT PREVAILING TS INTO THE NORTHERN SITES BY 04Z...AND LASTING THROUGH AROUND 09Z. CEILINGS WILL DROP OFF DURING THIS PERIOD INTO MVFR...WITH POSSIBLE IFR/LIFR IN THE HEAVIEST RAIN. BY 09Z...THE NORTHERN SITES WILL HAVE CEILINGS RIGHT NEAR THE IFR/MVFR BREAK POINT...SLOWLY RISING BY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND MAINLY SOUTHWEST WHILE A WIND SHIFT TO WEST THEN NORTH NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE SOUTHERN SITES ARE A BIT MORE IFFY ON THE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL SO INSTALLED A VCTS FROM 08Z TIL 15Z. 75 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 26, 9:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 922 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ALZ011>015-017>050-271130- 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- 922 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDING TORNADOES... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A THREAT OF LONG-LIVED SUPERCELLS WITH ASSOCIATED VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. THE HIGHEST THREAT AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM TUSCALOOSA TO AUBURN. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING MAY ALSO BECOME AN ISSUE NORTH OF I-20 AS STORMS BEGIN TO TRAIN ACROSS THE SAME AREAS. THE STORMS WILL IMPACT AREAS SOUTH OF I-20 AFTER MIDNIGHT AND MOST AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE SOME THREAT THROUGH AT LEAST 3 AM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 85. THE THREATS WILL LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE THREATS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE ARE STILL SOME TIMING AND STRENGTH ISSUES TO OVERCOME...BUT MODELS AGREE THAT THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER. AT THIS TIME...HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS APPEAR TO BE THE THREATS. LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY ALSO BE A CONCERN DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF RAIN THE AREA RECEIVES THIS WEEKEND. CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW ON THIS SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT...AND POSSIBLY AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 26, 9:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
924 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0913 PM HAIL TRUSSVILLE 33.64N 86.59W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT COLONNIAL PINNACLE MALL.
&&Local storm report, Mar 26, 9:27 PM CDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
927 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0924 PM HAIL SHOTSVILLE 34.26N 88.13W
03/26/2011 E1.75 INCH MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN SHOTTSVILLE.
&&Local storm report, Mar 26, 9:31 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
931 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0924 PM HAIL 5 W HAMILTON 34.14N 88.08W
03/26/2011 E0.25 INCH MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE COMMUNITY OF BARNESVILLE.
&&Local storm report, Mar 26, 9:41 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
941 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0925 PM HAIL 1 WNW HAMILTON 34.15N 88.00W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH MARION AL PUBLIC
PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
&&Local storm report, Mar 26, 9:44 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
944 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0834 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S EMPIRE 33.78N 87.01W
03/26/2011 WALKER AL PUBLIC
TREES DOWN AND OUT BUILDINGS DAMAGED ALONG EMPIRE ROAD AT
DRUMMOND SWITCH.
&&Local storm report, Mar 26, 9:45 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
945 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0120 PM HAIL GREENSBORO 32.70N 87.59W
03/26/2011 E0.88 INCH HALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN GREENSBORO.
0128 PM HAIL 2 E GREENSBORO 32.70N 87.56W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH HALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
I INCH HAIL REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER.
0134 PM HAIL 4 WNW FOLSOM 32.70N 87.47W
03/26/2011 M1.50 INCH PERRY AL TRAINED SPOTTER
1 1/2 INCH HAIL.
0155 PM HAIL CLANTON 32.84N 86.63W
03/26/2011 E1.25 INCH CHILTON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PUBLIC REPORT OF HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL IN CLANTON.
0159 PM HAIL 1 S CLANTON 32.82N 86.63W
03/26/2011 M1.50 INCH CHILTON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT THE CLANTON COUNTRY
CLUB.
0200 PM HAIL CLANTON 32.84N 86.63W
03/26/2011 E1.75 INCH CHILTON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON CHEROKEE DRIVE.
0200 PM HAIL CLANTON 32.84N 86.63W
03/26/2011 M1.25 INCH CHILTON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE AND ONE QUARTER INCH HAIL AT THE CHILTON COUNTY
AIRPORT.
0201 PM HAIL 2 NE CLANTON 32.86N 86.61W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH CHILTON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT EXIT 212 ON I-65.
0201 PM HAIL DORA 33.73N 87.08W
03/26/2011 E0.50 INCH WALKER AL TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER TO HALF INCH HAIL IN DORA AND BAGLEY
0207 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE MARION 32.66N 87.28W
03/26/2011 PERRY AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN.
0221 PM HAIL HAYDEN 33.92N 86.75W
03/26/2011 E0.25 INCH BLOUNT AL BROADCAST MEDIA
PEA SIZE HAIL ALONG BLOUNT COUNTY RD 5.
0237 PM HAIL ONEONTA 33.95N 86.47W
03/26/2011 E0.25 INCH BLOUNT AL AMATEUR RADIO
PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN ONEONTA.
0243 PM HAIL TROY 31.81N 85.97W
03/26/2011 E0.25 INCH PIKE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS PEA SIZE HAIL IN TROY.
0255 PM HAIL EAGLE CREEK 32.94N 85.75W
03/26/2011 E1.25 INCH TALLAPOOSA AL TRAINED SPOTTER
HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL IN EAGLE CREEK.
0305 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N VIDA JUNCTION 32.61N 86.67W
03/26/2011 AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE MOBILE HOME DAMAGED AND ONE DESTROYED. SEVERAL
OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED. SEVERAL HOMES WITH SHINGLE DAMAGE.
TREES SNAPPED OFF AND UPROOTED. DAMAGE NEAR COUNTY ROAD
19N AT VIDA. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0305 PM TSTM WND DMG VIDA JUNCTION 32.57N 86.68W
03/26/2011 AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ALONG COUNTY RD 19 IN THE VIDA AREA.
0305 PM HAIL EAGLE CREEK 32.94N 85.75W
03/26/2011 M3.00 INCH TALLAPOOSA AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
THREE AND ONE HALF INCH HAIL.
0305 PM TSTM WND DMG PRATTVILLE 32.46N 86.45W
03/26/2011 AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PRATTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL FIELD COMPLEX SUSTAINED
DAMAGE. FENCING WAS BLOWN DOWN AND OUTBUILDINGS WERE
DAMAGED. SMALL HAIL WAS COVERING THE GROUND SEVERAL
INCHES DEEP.
0305 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WSW DEATSVILLE 32.58N 86.45W
03/26/2011 AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES AT CR 85 AND 102 IN PINE LEVEL.
A FEW OTHER TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE AREA.
0305 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N VIDA JUNCTION 32.62N 86.68W
03/26/2011 AUTAUGA AL AMATEUR RADIO
MOBILE HOME DESTROYED.
0316 PM HAIL 1 W LAKE WILDWOOD 33.19N 87.39W
03/26/2011 E0.88 INCH TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NICKLE SIZE HAIL AT CAMP HORNE ALONG KEENES MILL ROAD.
0335 PM HAIL 2 W WETUMPKA 32.54N 86.24W
03/26/2011 E0.25 INCH ELMORE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA SIZE HAIL.
0338 PM HAIL 4 WSW DEATSVILLE 32.59N 86.46W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN PINE LEVEL.
0353 PM HAIL PIEDMONT 33.93N 85.62W
03/26/2011 E0.75 INCH CALHOUN AL BROADCAST MEDIA
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN PIEDMONT.
0356 PM HAIL 2 WNW MILLBROOK 32.49N 86.41W
03/26/2011 E0.75 INCH ELMORE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL.
0400 PM HAIL 3 SSE VALLEY 32.79N 85.16W
03/26/2011 M1.75 INCH CHAMBERS AL TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE HUGLEY COMMUNITY.
0406 PM HAIL 4 W SHELBY COUNTY AIRPO 33.18N 86.85W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT SHELBY COUNTY ACADEMY ON
COUNTY ROAD 16.
0410 PM HAIL CALERA 33.10N 86.75W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL NWS EMPLOYEE
NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
0410 PM HAIL VALLEY 32.82N 85.18W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH CHAMBERS AL PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0410 PM HAIL 6 ESE MONTGOMERY 32.32N 86.19W
03/26/2011 E0.50 INCH MONTGOMERY AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER TO HALF INCH HAIL 1.5 IN BRIDLE BROOK FARMS
SUBDIVISION.
0414 PM HAIL CALERA 33.10N 86.75W
03/26/2011 E0.88 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
0414 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 S SHELBY COUNTY AIRPO 33.16N 86.78W
03/26/2011 SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
FUNNEL CLOUD.
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW MONTEVALLO 33.14N 86.89W
03/26/2011 SHELBY AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE COMMUNITY OF PEA RIDGE.
0420 PM HAIL 5 E MARKTON 33.89N 85.92W
03/26/2011 E0.88 INCH CALHOUN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT SILVER LAKES GOLF COURSE
0420 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 S CALERA 33.09N 86.75W
03/26/2011 SHELBY AL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD.
0424 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 S SHELBY COUNTY AIRPO 33.12N 86.78W
03/26/2011 SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
FUNNEL CLOUD AND SIGNIFICANT ROTATION OBSERVED AT COUNTY
ROAD 25 AND INTERSTATE 65.
0450 PM HAIL TALLADEGA SPRINGS 33.12N 86.44W
03/26/2011 E0.50 INCH TALLADEGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY LAY LAKE VFD.
0550 PM HAIL BLOUNTSVILLE 34.10N 86.58W
03/26/2011 E0.88 INCH BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS NICKLE SIZE HAIL.
0630 PM HAIL MOUNTAINBORO 34.15N 86.13W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH ETOWAH AL PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
0640 PM HAIL 2 NW DETROIT 34.05N 88.19W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
0655 PM HAIL GADSDEN 34.01N 86.01W
03/26/2011 M1.00 INCH ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN GADSDEN AND HEAVY RAIN IN GADSDEN
AND RAINBOW CITY.
0700 PM HAIL 5 NE GUIN 34.02N 87.85W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH MARION AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL ALONG I-22 NORTHEAST OF GUIN.
0713 PM HAIL GUIN 33.97N 87.91W
03/26/2011 E0.25 INCH MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA SIZE HAIL IN GUIN AND TWIN.
0716 PM HAIL ELLISVILLE 34.06N 85.61W
03/26/2011 E0.25 INCH CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA SIZE HAIL ALONG HIGHWAY 9.
0717 PM HAIL ELLISVILLE 34.06N 85.61W
03/26/2011 E1.25 INCH CHEROKEE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL IN ELLISVILLE ALONG
HIGHWAY 9.
0733 PM HAIL KANSAS 33.90N 87.55W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH WALKER AL PUBLIC
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON RUTLEDGE STREET IN KANSAS.
0745 PM HAIL ELDRIDGE 33.92N 87.62W
03/26/2011 M1.00 INCH WALKER AL AMATEUR RADIO
ONE INCH HAIL COVERING THE GROUND IN ELDRIDGE.
0752 PM HAIL 3 S LUPTON 33.90N 87.40W
03/26/2011 E1.75 INCH WALKER AL PUBLIC
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN SARAGOSSA.
0756 PM HAIL JASPER 33.85N 87.27W
03/26/2011 E0.50 INCH WALKER AL BROADCAST MEDIA
DIME SIZE HAIL.
0813 PM HAIL JASPER 33.85N 87.27W
03/26/2011 E1.50 INCH WALKER AL PUBLIC
PING PONG BALL SIZE IN JASPER.
0815 PM HAIL JASPER 33.85N 87.27W
03/26/2011 E0.88 INCH WALKER AL PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
0834 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S EMPIRE 33.78N 87.01W
03/26/2011 WALKER AL PUBLIC
TREES DOWN AND OUT BUILDINGS DAMAGED ALONG EMPIRE ROAD AT
DRUMMOND SWITCH.
0840 PM HAIL 5 WNW HACKLEBURG 34.31N 87.91W
03/26/2011 E1.75 INCH MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL ALONG STATE ROUTE 172 NEAR THE
MARION/FRANKLIN COUNTY LINE.
0845 PM HAIL 2 W HALEYVILLE 34.24N 87.65W
03/26/2011 E1.75 INCH MARION AL PUBLIC
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
0854 PM HAIL HALEYVILLE 34.24N 87.62W
03/26/2011 E1.75 INCH WINSTON AL PUBLIC
HAIL AT LEAST GOLF BALL SIZE.
0859 PM HAIL ADDISON 34.20N 87.18W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH WINSTON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN ADDISON.
0900 PM HAIL 3 N GADSDEN 34.05N 86.01W
03/26/2011 E1.75 INCH ETOWAH AL TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL JUST NORTH OF GADSDEN.
0900 PM HAIL 3 N GADSDEN 34.05N 86.01W
03/26/2011 E1.75 INCH ETOWAH AL TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR GADSDEN.
0912 PM HAIL CENTER POINT 33.64N 86.68W
03/26/2011 E0.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT ALONG
CENTER POINT PARKWAY..
0913 PM HAIL TRUSSVILLE 33.64N 86.59W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT COLONNIAL PINNACLE MALL.
0924 PM HAIL SHOTSVILLE 34.26N 88.13W
03/26/2011 E1.75 INCH MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN SHOTTSVILLE.
0924 PM HAIL 5 W HAMILTON 34.14N 88.08W
03/26/2011 E0.25 INCH MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE COMMUNITY OF BARNESVILLE.
0925 PM HAIL 1 WNW HAMILTON 34.15N 88.00W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH MARION AL PUBLIC
PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne | 37 min |
| Mar 26, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 41 min |
| Mar 26, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 28 min |
| Mar 26, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker | 36 min |
| Mar 26, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Walker | 55 min |
| Mar 26, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 24 min |
| Mar 26, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 62 min |
| Mar 26, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee, Etowah | 60 min |
| Mar 26, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Jefferson, St. Clair, Talladega | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah | 47 min |
| Mar 26, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 59 min |
| Mar 26, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Marion, Walker, Winston | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega | 48 min |
| Mar 26, 10:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 3 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, St. Clair, Talladega | 15 min |
| Mar 26, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 45 min |
| Mar 26, 10:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Tuscaloosa | 56 min |
| Mar 26, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, St. Clair, Talladega | 45 min |
| Mar 26, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Talladega | 36 min |
| Mar 26, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Randolph | 41 min |
| Mar 26, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 16 min |
| Mar 27, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Randolph | 15 min |
| Mar 27, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Clay | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 12:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers, Randolph | 67 min |
| Mar 27, 1:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 17 min |
| Mar 27, 1:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers, Clay, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 1:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers, Tallapoosa | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 1:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 22 min |
| Mar 27, 1:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers, Tallapoosa | 13 min |
| Mar 27, 2:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Winston | 51 min |
| Mar 27, 4:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cherokee | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 4:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cherokee, Etowah | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 6:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 6:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Tuscaloosa | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 7:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Tuscaloosa | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 7:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 7:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Coosa | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 7:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene, Hale | 50 min |
| Mar 27, 7:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 8:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Coosa | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 9:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 10:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Elmore | 28 min |
| Mar 27, 10:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Coosa | 33 min |
| Mar 27, 10:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton | 50 min |
| Mar 27, 11:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tallapoosa | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 11:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers | 23 min |
| Mar 27, 11:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 12:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Russell | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 1:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 6:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour | 47 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.