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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at May 13, 2011, 3:04 PM CDT for Dallas County, Marengo County, Alabama. It was in force for 41 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, 3:04 PM CDT (20:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2011, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
Counties Dallas County, AL, Marengo County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 127 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.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 13, 12:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 13, 12:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1237 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 .UPDATE...FOR 18Z AVIATION. && .DISCUSSION... CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT OUR NEXT SYSTEM OF INTEREST IS ON OUR DOORSTEP...AS A CLOSED LOW CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER NORTHERN KANSAS WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW AND TRAILING COLD FRONT IS POISED TO MOVE THROUGH THE CWA DURING THE MORNING ON SATURDAY...WHICH IS MUCH FASTER THAN MODELS HAVE INDICATED OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. BEFORE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH ON SATURDAY...WE WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH A SHORTWAVE AHEAD OF THE FRONT THAT WILL IMPACT US THIS AFTERNOON. AN MCS IS CURRENTLY MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN TENNESSEE AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI EARLY THIS MORNING...AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD POOL BOUNDARY IS QUICKLY RACING OFF AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE OF CONVECTION TO THE SOUTHEAST. WE WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT BOUNDARY AS A FOCUSING MECHANISM THIS MORNING ACROSS OUR WESTERN COUNTIES. THE ACTUAL SHORTWAVE WILL BEGIN TO ENTER OUR WEST AND NORTHWEST COUNTIES LATE THIS MORNING...TRIGGERING SCATTERED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON. WITH AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE IN PLACE AND THE FOCUSING MECHANISM MOVING THROUGH...STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND HAIL WILL DEFINITELY BE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...THE LACK OF A STRONG MID AND LOW LEVEL JET IS INDICATING THAT HIGHLY ORGANIZED SEVERE CONVECTION WILL BE LIMITED. MODELS ARE STILL DIFFERING IN HOW MUCH INSTABILITY WILL BE IN PLACE WHEN THE SHORTWAVE MOVES THROUGH...WITH THE NAM ADVERTISING ALMOST 3000J/KG OF SB CAPE FOR BIRMINGHAM...AND THE GFS INDICATING ABOUT 1200. THE QUESTION WILL BE HOW MUCH CLOUD COVER WILL LIMIT DAYTIME HEATING...AS IR SATELLITE CURRENTLY SHOWS AMPLE AMOUNTS OF CIRRUS SPREADING NORTH AND EASTWARD FROM A LEFTOVER MCS OVER THE GULF COAST. ALSO...IF A LARGE COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND STORMS DEVELOPS ALONG THE GULF COAST...IT COULD CUT OFF OUR MOISTURE TRANSPORT FOR MORE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. ALSO...THE GFS AND NAM ARE ONLY INDICATING LI'S OF -2 TO -3 FOR MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY. NEVERTHELESS...THE POSSIBILITY IS THERE...AND SPC CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS OUR NORTHWEST COUNTIES. THEY ARE INDICATING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN MCS TO TRAVERSE ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA FROM CONSOLIDATING THUNDERSTORMS TO OUR WEST. ALTHOUGH MODELS ARE NOT PICKING UP ON THIS DEVELOPMENT...THEY TYPICALLY DO A POOR JOB IN RESOLVING CONVECTIVE COMPLEXES. THEREFORE...WE WILL HAVE TO CLOSELY WATCH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPLEX LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH COULD INCREASE THE CHANCE OF STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...AS TEMPERATURES ALOFT BEGIN TO COOL...AND MID AND UPPER LEVEL LAPSE RATES STEEPEN. WILL GO AHEAD AND HIGHLIGHT THE HWO FOR DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND HAIL POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM LINDEN...TO ALABASTER...TO ONEONTA FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH A LOW CONFIDENCE. MODELS ARE INDICATING A BREAK IN THE ACTION DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN AS THE ACTUAL COLD FRONT ARRIVES BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AN ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONT. SINCE THE FRONT WILL BE TRAVERSING THE STATE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THE LACK OF INSTABILITIES SHOULD ALLOW THE SHOWERS AND STORMS TO WEAKEN AS THEY MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY...AND WAVES OF ENERGY WILL ROTATE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PRODUCING THE CHANCE OF A FEW MORE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT MODELS HAVE BEEN MUCH DRIER THAN PREVIOUS RUNS...SO CONFIDENCE IN THIS SOLUTION IS LOW. IF ANY STORMS DEVELOP...THEY WOULD BE CONFINED TO THE NORTH AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. REGARDLESS OF ANY STORMS DEVELOPING ON SATURDAY...THE COOLER CONDITIONS WILL BE THE MAIN STORY. A DEEP TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN CONUS...AND A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEASTWARD OUT OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS STATES. MODELS ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE EXACT TRACKS OF THE DISTURBANCES...BUT INDICATE THE POSSIBILITY OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS ON MONDAY...WITH SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ROTATING AROUND THE LOW THAT COULD IMPACT OUR AREA. A STRONG NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP THINGS NICE AND COOL FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. && .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. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 56/88
Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 2:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 200 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ALZ011>015-017>050-141857- 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- 200 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 MOST OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 85. 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, 12:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, May 13, 1:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 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, 1 hour 23 minutes 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, 48 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, 0 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
75The 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, 3:06 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, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Montgomery, Pike | 49 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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