Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 29, 2011, 10:12 PM CDT for Fayette County, Lamar County, Pickens County, Alabama. It was in force for 37 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
- Mar 29, 2011, 10:12 PM CDT (03:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2011, 10:49 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fayette County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Pickens County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:13 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 29, 10:32 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Nnw Melborne, AL |
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 20 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 nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 479 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
267 WUUS54 KBMX 300312 SVRBMX ALC057-075-107-300415- /O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0099.110330T0312Z-110330T0415Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1012 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... SOUTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... NORTHERN PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... * UNTIL 1115 PM CDT * AT 1008 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MILLPORT...VERNON...FAYETTE...KENNEDY...ASHCRAFT CORNER...BELK... BLOOMING GROVE AND BLUFF. 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 3373 8826 3395 8797 3355 8769 3346 8829 TIME...MOT...LOC 0312Z 248DEG 29KT 3356 8828 $$ 14
2 follow-up statements
694 WWUS54 KBMX 300331 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1031 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ALC107-300341- /O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-110330T0415Z/ PICKENS AL- 1031 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN PICKENS COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3354 8820 3371 8821 3395 8797 3355 8769 TIME...MOT...LOC 0331Z 248DEG 29KT 3362 8811 $$ ALC057-075-300415- /O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-110330T0415Z/ FAYETTE AL-LAMAR AL- 1031 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN LAMAR AND WESTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT... AT 1027 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MILLPORT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... VERNON...FAYETTE...KENNEDY...BELK...BLOOMING GROVE...BLUFF... HIGHTOGY...CODY AND RICHARD ARTHUR FIELD. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3354 8820 3371 8821 3395 8797 3355 8769 TIME...MOT...LOC 0331Z 248DEG 29KT 3362 8811 $$ 14
406 WWUS54 KBMX 300349 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1049 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ALC057-075-300359- /O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-110330T0415Z/ FAYETTE AL-LAMAR AL- 1049 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN LAMAR AND WESTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3354 8820 3371 8821 3395 8797 3355 8769 TIME...MOT...LOC 0349Z 248DEG 29KT 3367 8795 $$ 14
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 Mar 29, 8:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 8:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 835 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011 .UPDATE...MESOSCALE UPDATE. && .DISCUSSION... MODEL SUITE PERFORMANCE OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS HAS NOT EXACTLY HAD A GREAT HANDLE ON THE DEVELOPING SENSIBLE WEATHER THIS EVENING. THE LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY HAS AN UPPER TROUGH SWINGING INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WHILE SEVERAL SHORT WAVE TROUGHS RIDE THROUGH THE SUBTROPICAL JET FLOW INTO THE GULF COAST REGION. SYNOPTIC SCALE LIFT IS INCREASED AS THE UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES. BOTH THE RUC AND GFS DEVELOP ENHANCED MESOSCALE LIFT ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA BY 1 AM BUT IT APPEARS THE RUC MASS FIELDS ARE CLOSER TO 01Z OBSERVATIONS. 295K-300K ISENTROPIC SURFACES INDICATE DECENT LIFT AND CONVERGENCE OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA THAT WILL TRANSLATE INTO THE WESTERN HALF OF CENTRAL ALABAMA BY 06Z. THE 00Z RAOB INDICATES WE ARE MOISTURE STARVED RIGHT NOW BUT THE LOW LEVEL JET BETWEEN 2K-5K FT WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KTS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AND USHER IN PLENTY OF MOISTURE. RUC SOUNDINGS FOR WESTERN ALABAMA HAVE A DECIDEDLY DIFFERENT LOOK THAN MODEL SOUNDINGS THE PAST FEW DAYS. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD BEFORE SATURATION WHERE -10 TO -30 CAPE VALUES REACH SEVERAL HUNDRED AND THIS WOULD SUPPORT SOME HAIL PRODUCTION. SPC MESOANALYSIS HAS A CHANCE OF ELEVATED SUPERCELLULAR STRUCTURE INTO NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AT THIS TIME WITH SUFFICIENT SHEAR FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. THEREFORE...HAVE ADDED THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE AREA TO SEVERE STORM OUTLOOK...WITH LARGE HAIL FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME LESS FAVORABLE EASTWARD...BUT SOME SMALL HAIL MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE. AS THE SURFACE MOISTURE INCREASES OVERNIGHT AND A WEAK SURFACE LOW LIFTS A WARM FRONT INTO SOUTHERN ALABAMA...THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THAT SOME SURFACE BASED STORMS MAY BE INITIATED IN FAR SOUTHWESTERN AREAS GENERALLY SOUTH OF A EUTAW TO SELMA LINE. THIS WOULD ENABLE A SMALL CHANCE OF DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES IN THIS AREA...BUT CONFIDENCE ON THE NORTHWARD PUSH OF THE MOISTURE BAND IS NOT GREAT. RADAR DEPICTIONS WEST OF THE AREA HAVE INDICATED SEVERAL SPLITTING STORMS WITH LEFT MOVERS BECOMING PROMINENT HAIL PRODUCERS. WILL MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT CLOSELY OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY FOR ANY STORMS THAT APPEAR ROOTED IN THE SURFACE LAYER. 75 && .AVIATION...00Z TAF DISCUSSION. WITH THE APPROACH OF A SHORT WAVE AND SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT...EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE AREA. WATCHING DEVELOPMENT BACK TO OUR WEST IN SOUTHWEST MS AND NORTHEAST LA. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO ALABAMA JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. AIRMASS OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA IS RATHER STABLE AT THE SURFACE GIVEN THE WARM FRONT IS STILL DOWN ALONG THE COAST. THINK THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDER WILL BE AT MGM AND TOI...BUT TS CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN THE NORTH. CONFIDENCE IS TOO LOW TO INCLUDE AT THOSE TERMINALS AT THIS TIME. CANT RULE OUT A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM EARLIER THAN FORECASTED...AND WILL HAVE TO AMEND AS NEEDED. CLOUDS WILL REMAIN LOW ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT...AND LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF TOMORROW. SHOWERS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT BECOMING A BROAD AREA OF MODERATE RAINFALL WED MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. EXPECT RAIN TO END AND WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND MIDDAY IN THE NORTH. EXPECT LOW CLOUDS TO REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. 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. 14 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED AT 324 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011/. CURRENTLY LAYING IN WAIT...WATCHING THE WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT HAS REALLY ESTABLISHED ITSELF OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF. FOR THE MOST PART DON'T EXPECT THAT WE WILL SEE ITS EFFECTS UNTIL MUCH LATER...IF AT ALL. HAVE A DISTINCT FEELING THAT IT WILL STRUGGLE TO LIFT NORTHWARD WITH TIME...EVEN AS THE SURFACE LOW TRACKS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA. THE CLOUDS AND DRIZZLE CONDITIONS HAVE REALLY ACTED TO KEEP THE WEDGE AND EASTERLY FLOW FIRMLY IN PLACE TODAY. IN OTHER WORDS...THINK THE MODELS ARE BEING RATHER AGGRESSIVE IN BRINGING THE FRONT NORTHWARD WITH TIME...MUCH THE SAME AS HAVING THE TEMPERATURES 5 TO 10 DEGREES TOO WARM FOR THIS AFTERNOON. MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE VERTICAL RESOLUTION AND SHALLOW CLOUD COVER. NONETHELESS...WILL LEAVE A FEW COUNTIES IN THE DEEP SOUTHWEST WITH THE CHANCE OF SEEING A SEVERE STORM...POSSIBLY ELEVATED...HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AS THE MAIN THREATS. THERE IS SOME LOW LEVEL SHEAR...AND I SUPPOSE THERE COULD BE AN OUTSIDE TOR THREAT...BUT JUST DON'T THINK WE HAVE THE LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY TO SUSTAIN LASTING UPDRAFTS. IT MAY BE RATHER CLOSE...HOWEVER. THE THREAT SHOULD LINGER THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS TOMORROW ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES AS THE WARM FRONT AND NOW COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CWA. AGAIN...THE MAIN THREATS STILL LOOK TO BE WIND AND HAIL...AS THE COLD FRONT OVERTAKES THE WARM SECTOR...MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF MGM. THE RAIN COULD BE MODERATE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH IN AN OVER RUNNING SCENARIO...WITH THE GULF COAST CONVECTION KEEPING A REASONABLE CHECK ON OUR MOISTURE. BEYOND TOMORROW AFTERNOON...WE WILL GET A MUCH NEEDED BREAK WITH JUST SOME UPPER LEVEL TROF SHOWERS POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AND MAYBE OVER THE WEEKEND THOUGH I LEFT IT OUT OF THE FORECAST...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED TO DOMINATE THROUGH THE LATE WEEKEND. THIS WILL GIVE US QUIETER CONDITIONS...WITH THE NEXT REAL WEATHER THREAT SHAPING UP FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO REMAIN NEAR NORMAL..BUT WILL BEGIN TO REBOUND BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS GULF RETURN FLOW CRANKS UP AHEAD OF SAID NEXT SYSTEM...WHICH SHOULD BE ON OUR DOORSTEP BY TUESDAY. 17/KLAWS && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 8:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 800 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ALZ011>015-017>050-301130- 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- 800 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM DOUBLE SPRINGS AND JASPER...TO CENTREVILLE AND SELMA. THE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ADDITIONALLY...THERE WILL BE A SMALL THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES FOR AREAS GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM EUTAW TO SELMA AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... MAINLY FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES OR ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR. THERE IS A SMALL THREAT OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH THE 1 OR 2 PM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BECOME NECESSARY TONIGHT THROUGH MID DAY WEDNESDAY FOR THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER. 75
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 29, 4:33 PM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
433 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1250 PM HAIL LIVINGSTON 32.60N 88.19W
03/26/2011 E0.75 INCH SUMTER AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
SUMTER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS DIME SIZE HAIL IN
LIVINGSTON.
0117 PM HAIL 2 S GREENSBORO 32.67N 87.59W
03/26/2011 E0.88 INCH HALE AL PUBLIC
DIME TO NICKEL HAIL FELL SOUTH OF GREENSBORO.
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.
0235 PM HAIL ROCKFORD 32.89N 86.22W
03/26/2011 E1.75 INCH COOSA AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL COVERING THE
GROUND IN MANY LOCATIONS WITHIN A THREE MILE RADIUS OF
ROCKFORD...AND IN THE COMMUNITY OF RICHVILLE.
0237 PM HAIL ONEONTA 33.95N 86.47W
03/26/2011 E0.25 INCH BLOUNT AL AMATEUR RADIO
PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN ONEONTA.
0242 PM HAIL 1 N ALEXANDER CITY 32.94N 85.93W
03/26/2011 M1.00 INCH TALLAPOOSA AL PUBLIC
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.
0250 PM HAIL HACKNEYVILLE 33.06N 85.93W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH TALLAPOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
AT LEAST QUARTER SIZE HAIL FELL IN THE HACKNEYVILLE AREA
AND COVERED THE GROUND IN SPOTS.
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.
0300 PM HAIL 3 S GLENCOE 33.91N 85.93W
03/26/2011 E0.88 INCH CALHOUN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL HAIL NEAR SILVER LAKES GOLF COURSE.
0300 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 NW MONTGOMERY 32.39N 86.32W
03/26/2011 MONTGOMERY AL TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONTGOMERY.
0303 PM HAIL VALLEY GRANDE 32.52N 86.98W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH DALLAS AL PUBLIC
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.
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 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 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 TSTM WND DMG 3 NNW PRATTVILLE 32.50N 86.47W
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.
0307 PM HAIL JACKSONS GAP 32.88N 85.82W
03/26/2011 M2.00 INCH TALLAPOOSA AL PUBLIC
0310 PM HAIL BURNSVILLE 32.47N 86.89W
03/26/2011 M1.75 INCH DALLAS AL PUBLIC
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.
0330 PM HAIL 5 E MARKTON 33.89N 85.92W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH CALHOUN AL PUBLIC
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.
0340 PM HAIL 1 SSW LAFAYETTE 32.88N 85.41W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH CHAMBERS AL PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT A GROCERY STORE IN
LAFAYETTE.
0342 PM HAIL 1 SW JACKSONVILLE 33.80N 85.77W
03/26/2011 E0.75 INCH CALHOUN AL PUBLIC
0353 PM HAIL MILLBROOK 32.48N 86.37W
03/26/2011 M1.00 INCH ELMORE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
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 TORNADO 1 NW MONTEVALLO 33.12N 86.86W
03/26/2011 F1 SHELBY AL NWS STORM SURVEY
DAMAGE IN THE ALDRICH COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTED TO A BRIEF
TORNADO TOUCHDOWN WITH WINDS OF 90MPH.
0410 PM HAIL VALLEY 32.82N 85.18W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH CHAMBERS AL PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL
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 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 FUNNEL CLOUD 1 S SHELBY COUNTY AIRPO 33.16N 86.78W
03/26/2011 SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
FUNNEL CLOUD.
0414 PM HAIL CALERA 33.10N 86.75W
03/26/2011 E0.88 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
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 FUNNEL CLOUD 1 S CALERA 33.09N 86.75W
03/26/2011 SHELBY AL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD.
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
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.
0425 PM HAIL HARDAWAY 32.29N 85.85W
03/26/2011 M1.75 INCH MACON AL PUBLIC
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.
0455 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SE CLAYTON 31.83N 85.39W
03/26/2011 BARBOUR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN.
0458 PM HAIL HURTSBORO 32.24N 85.41W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH RUSSELL AL POST OFFICE
0531 PM HAIL EUFAULA 31.89N 85.15W
03/26/2011 M2.00 INCH BARBOUR AL PUBLIC
0542 PM HAIL 5 WSW HURTSBORO 32.22N 85.50W
03/26/2011 E0.88 INCH BULLOCK AL PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN THE GUERRYTON COMMUNITY.
0550 PM HAIL BLOUNTSVILLE 34.10N 86.58W
03/26/2011 E0.88 INCH BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS NICKLE SIZE HAIL.
0600 PM TSTM WND DMG SNEAD 34.12N 86.40W
03/26/2011 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE METAL SIGN BLOWN DOWN. ESTIMATED WIND GUST OF 60
MPH.
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 LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL AT LEAST GOLF BALL SIZE. WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO
BUILDINGS AND AUTOMOBILES DUE TO HAIL.
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.
0900 PM HAIL 2 NE ANDERSON 34.09N 85.89W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH ETOWAH AL PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
0909 PM HAIL 5 SSE SLACKLAND 34.07N 85.79W
03/26/2011 E0.50 INCH ETOWAH AL PUBLIC
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.
0915 PM HAIL 1 NE TRUSSVILLE 33.65N 86.58W
03/26/2011 E0.50 INCH JEFFERSON AL NWS EMPLOYEE
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.
0924 PM HAIL SHOTSVILLE 34.26N 88.13W
03/26/2011 E1.75 INCH MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN SHOTTSVILLE.
0925 PM HAIL 1 WNW HAMILTON 34.15N 88.00W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH MARION AL PUBLIC
PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
1015 PM HAIL JASPER 33.85N 87.27W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH WALKER AL TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
1022 PM HAIL 7 N JASPER 33.95N 87.27W
03/26/2011 E0.88 INCH WALKER AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND.
1023 PM HAIL JASPER 33.85N 87.27W
03/26/2011 E2.00 INCH WALKER AL PUBLIC
HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER REPORTED.
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG OXFORD 33.60N 85.83W
03/26/2011 CALHOUN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
1037 PM HAIL IRONDALE 33.54N 86.71W
03/26/2011 E0.88 INCH JEFFERSON AL NWS EMPLOYEE
1041 PM HAIL 4 WSW VANDIVER 33.45N 86.58W
03/26/2011 E0.50 INCH SHELBY AL NWS EMPLOYEE
1044 PM HAIL VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL FALLING IN VERNON.
1055 PM HAIL VINCENT 33.39N 86.41W
03/26/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
1105 PM HAIL BELK 33.65N 87.93W
03/26/2011 E0.50 INCH FAYETTE AL PUBLIC
1106 PM HAIL 10 SSE HEFLIN 33.52N 85.52W
03/26/2011 M1.00 INCH CLEBURNE AL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL ON COUNTY ROAD
5...NEAR MICAVILLE.
1118 PM HAIL BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
03/26/2011 E0.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN CRESTWOOD.
1136 PM HAIL 2 WSW NORTH RIVER 33.47N 87.63W
03/26/2011 E0.75 INCH TUSCALOOSA AL PUBLIC
1240 AM HAIL 6 NNE CRYSTAL LAKE 33.26N 85.37W
03/27/2011 E0.25 INCH RANDOLPH AL PUBLIC
0100 AM HAIL 4 S WEDOWEE 33.25N 85.49W
03/27/2011 E0.75 INCH RANDOLPH AL PUBLIC
0100 AM LIGHTNING 4 S WEDOWEE 33.25N 85.49W
03/27/2011 RANDOLPH AL PUBLIC
LIGHTNING STRUCK A TREE AND TRAVELLED INTO A HOME
DESTROYING ELECTRONICS. BRICK STRUCTURES OUTSIDE WERE
ALSO DAMAGED.
0648 AM HAIL 1 SSE KNOXVILLE 32.98N 87.79W
03/27/2011 E0.88 INCH GREENE AL PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN KNOXVILLE.
0740 AM HAIL 1 ENE BRENT 32.95N 87.14W
03/27/2011 E0.75 INCH BIBB AL PUBLIC
0805 AM HAIL ALABASTER 33.25N 86.82W
03/27/2011 M0.75 INCH SHELBY AL NWS EMPLOYEE
0812 AM HAIL EUTAW 32.84N 87.89W
03/27/2011 E0.25 INCH GREENE AL AMATEUR RADIO
0912 AM HAIL LIVINGSTON 32.60N 88.19W
03/27/2011 M0.75 INCH SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
1005 AM HAIL 10 E MONTGOMERY 32.35N 86.11W
03/27/2011 E0.50 INCH MONTGOMERY AL PUBLIC
1005 AM HAIL MONTGOMERY 32.35N 86.28W
03/27/2011 M0.50 INCH MONTGOMERY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
1012 AM HAIL ENTERPRISE 32.74N 86.62W
03/27/2011 M1.75 INCH CHILTON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
1015 AM HAIL VERBENA 32.75N 86.51W
03/27/2011 M1.00 INCH CHILTON AL PUBLIC
1243 PM HAIL 10 SE SEALE 32.19N 85.05W
03/27/2011 M1.75 INCH RUSSELL AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0135 PM HAIL EUFAULA 31.89N 85.15W
03/27/2011 M1.50 INCH BARBOUR AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0927 PM HAIL 3 SE HALEYVILLE 34.21N 87.58W
03/27/2011 E0.25 INCH WINSTON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
BETWEEN HALEYVILLE AND DOUBLE SPRINGS
1018 PM HAIL TALLASSEE 32.54N 85.89W
03/27/2011 E0.25 INCH ELMORE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
1019 PM HAIL TALLASSEE 32.54N 85.89W
03/27/2011 E1.00 INCH ELMORE AL AMATEUR RADIO
PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL FELL IN AND AROUND TALLASSEE IN
ELMORE AND TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES. THE HAIL COMPLETELY
COVERED THE GROUND.
1039 PM HAIL NOTASULGA 32.56N 85.67W
03/27/2011 E1.00 INCH MACON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND TREE LIMBS DOWN IN NOTASULGA.
1045 PM HAIL BEAUREGARD 32.54N 85.37W
03/27/2011 E0.50 INCH LEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
1122 PM HAIL 1 E PARKMANVILLE 32.39N 85.15W
03/27/2011 E1.25 INCH RUSSELL AL TRAINED SPOTTER
1133 PM HAIL FORT MITCHELL 32.34N 85.02W
03/27/2011 E1.50 INCH RUSSELL AL BROADCAST MEDIA
1137 PM HAIL PHENIX CITY 32.47N 85.01W
03/27/2011 E1.50 INCH RUSSELL AL BROADCAST MEDIA
HAIL ONE AND ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...MAYBE LARGER
NEAR HIGHWAY 165 IN PHENIX CITY.
1137 PM HAIL 2 NNW FORT MITCHELL 32.36N 85.03W
03/27/2011 E0.75 INCH RUSSELL AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
DIME TO PENNY HAIL NEAR MOUNT OLIVE DRIVE AND HIGHWAY
165.
1218 AM HAIL 5 N DETROIT 34.10N 88.17W
03/28/2011 E1.00 INCH MARION AL PUBLIC
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL BRIEFLY FELL IN FAR
SOUTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY.
1248 AM HAIL TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
03/28/2011 E0.75 INCH TUSCALOOSA AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY HAIL ON MCFARLAND AND HIGHWAY 216
1259 AM HAIL TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
03/28/2011 E0.25 INCH TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0109 AM HAIL ABERNANT 33.29N 87.20W
03/28/2011 E1.00 INCH TUSCALOOSA AL PUBLIC
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL BRIEFLY FELL AROUND ABERNANT.
0123 AM HAIL BESSEMER 33.38N 86.96W
03/28/2011 E1.00 INCH JEFFERSON AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL BRIEFLY FELL IN BESSEMER. THE
HAIL COVERED THE GROUND IN PLACES.
0129 AM HAIL BESSEMER 33.38N 86.96W
03/28/2011 E0.50 INCH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND
0131 AM HAIL 2 NW HOOVER 33.40N 86.84W
03/28/2011 E0.88 INCH JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
NICKEL HAIL AT ROSS BRIDGE
0137 AM HAIL MAYLENE 33.20N 86.86W
03/28/2011 E0.25 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
0140 AM HAIL CAHABA HEIGHTS 33.46N 86.73W
03/28/2011 E0.50 INCH JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
DIME SIZE HAIL AT HIGHWAY 459 AND HIGHWAY 280
0145 AM HAIL IRONDALE 33.54N 86.71W
03/28/2011 E0.25 INCH JEFFERSON AL NWS EMPLOYEE
0147 AM HAIL MAYLENE 33.20N 86.86W
03/28/2011 E0.88 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
AT STERLING GATE SUBDIVISION
0158 AM HAIL 2 S MOODY 33.57N 86.49W
03/28/2011 E1.00 INCH ST. CLAIR AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON I-20 AT MOODY EXIT
0226 AM HAIL OHATCHEE 33.78N 86.02W
03/28/2011 E1.00 INCH CALHOUN AL PUBLIC
CORRECTED FOR DATE
0238 AM HAIL 2 NW JACKSONVILLE 33.83N 85.79W
03/28/2011 E1.75 INCH CALHOUN AL PUBLIC
DIME TO GOLF BALL HAIL FELL NEAR JACKSONVILLE. A FEW
PIECES OF HAIL MAY HAVE BEEN LARGER. ONE AUTO HAD CRACKED
WINDSHIELD.
0243 AM HAIL JACKSONVILLE 33.81N 85.76W
03/28/2011 E1.00 INCH CALHOUN AL PUBLIC
HAIL AT LEAST QUARTER SIZE FELL NEAR JACKSONVILLE.
ADDITIONALLY, WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 40 TO 50 MPH AND A
FEW TRAMPOLINES WERE THROWN AROUND.
0310 AM HAIL JACKSONVILLE 33.81N 85.76W
03/28/2011 E0.88 INCH CALHOUN AL PUBLIC
&&
LINHARESSpecial weather statement, Mar 29, 8:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
810 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011
ALZ011-300145-
MARION AL-
810 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY UNTIL
845 PM CDT...
AT 809 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR TREMONT...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FULTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
SHOTSVILLE...
&&
LAT...LON 3432 8775 3432 8773 3431 8773 3414 8819
3431 8818 3433 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 240DEG 42KT 3422 8829
14Special weather statement, Mar 29, 9:58 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
958 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011
ALZ012-013-022-300345-
FAYETTE AL-LAMAR AL-PICKENS AL-
958 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN LAMAR...SOUTHWESTERN
FAYETTE AND NORTHERN PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM CDT...
AT 959 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF COLUMBUS
AFB TO 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW HOPE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
MILLPORT...
CARROLLTON...
REFORM...
GORDO...
FAYETTE...
&&
LAT...LON 3369 8826 3370 8773 3353 8780 3353 8784
3345 8783 3323 8792 3323 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 0259Z 269DEG 27KT 3360 8831 3331 8843
75Special weather statement, Mar 29, 10:01 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1001 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011
ALZ030-031-300345-
GREENE AL-SUMTER AL-
1001 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GREENE AND SUMTER COUNTIES UNTIL
1045 PM CDT...
AT 1001 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR BOYD...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF YORK...MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...
ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
YORK...
LIVINGSTON...
EUTAW...
BOYD...
EMELLE...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3298 8835 3299 8817 3303 8817 3310 8791
3280 8782 3276 8787 3276 8781 3272 8783
3271 8779 3265 8777 3264 8781 3260 8776
3230 8833 3230 8842 3231 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 0301Z 252DEG 29KT 3260 8835
75The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 8:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marion | 35 min |
| Mar 29, 9:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 47 min |
| Mar 29, 10:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 44 min |
| Mar 29, 10:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 48 min |
| Mar 29, 10:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 42 min |
| Mar 29, 10:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 41 min |
| Mar 29, 10:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marion | 38 min |
| Mar 29, 11:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marengo | 49 min |
| Mar 29, 11:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker, Winston | 56 min |
| Mar 29, 11:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Jefferson | 42 min |
| Mar 29, 11:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker, Winston | 40 min |
| Mar 30, 12:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Hale, Perry | 40 min |
| Mar 30, 12:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Blount | 34 min |
| Mar 30, 12:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 1:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Calhoun | 42 min |
| Mar 30, 3:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pike | 43 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.