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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

June 11, 2011Russell County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Jun 11, 2011, 5:54 PM CDT for Russell County, Alabama. It was in force for 36 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
Jun 11, 2011, 5:54 PM CDT (22:54 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2011, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL

County Russell County, AL

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 152 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2011-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 636 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2011-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -25 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
636 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1406 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
2 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-11 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.

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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 Jun 11, 3:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 3:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
331 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

.DISCUSSION...

WILL BE BRIEF AS WE HAVE NUMEROUS STORMS ON THE RADAR. NO REAL
WHOLESALE CHANGES FROM THE MORNING PACKAGE AS WE APPEAR AS IF WE
WILL BE STUCK IN A SIMILAR PATTERN OVER THE NEXT WEEK. IN GENERAL
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WILL SIT AND SPIN OVER NEW
ENGLAND...WHILE THE DEEPER RIDGING HOLDS STRONG IN THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. THIS WILL KEEP THE SOUTHEAST IN THE DREADED...AND FORECAST
UNFRIENDLY NORTHWEST FLOW. IN THIS ATYPICAL SUMMERTIME
PATTERN...STORMS WILL BE A BIT MORE NUMEROUS AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES ROTATE SOUTHEAST AROUND THE LOW. IT IS DEFINITELY A
POSITIVE CHANGE AS WE DESPERATELY NEED THE RAIN...HOWEVER...IT
DOES MAKE THE FORECAST A BIT MORE CHALLENGING. ASIDE FROM
MONDAY...WE WILL LIKELY SEE SCATTERED TO PERHAPS EVEN NUMEROUS
STORMS EACH DAY...AND SOME MAY LAST WELL INTO THE EVENING OR
OVERNIGHT AS WE MOVE AWAY FROM THE TYPICAL DIURNALLY DRIVEN
CONVECTION. OTHERWISE IT WILL CONTINUE HOT AND HUMID.

17/KLAWS

&&

.AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SH/TS WHICH WILL HANDLE WITH AMD THROUGH 02Z.
BEYOND 02Z...PROBABLY WILL SEE AT LEAST MVFR VIS NEAR SUNRISE AT
JUST ABOUT EVERY SITE...WITH KANB POTENTIALLY FALLING TO IFR FOR A
COUPLE OF HOURS.

WINDS WILL BASICALLY BE LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTH...OTHER THAN IF YOU
GET AROUND ONE OF THE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD GIVE A
GUST TO 25 KTS...AND SOME HAIL.

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.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GADSDEN     64  95  65  94  64 /  30  20  10  10  10
ANNISTON    67  95  67  94  67 /  30  20  10  10  10
BIRMINGHAM  71  95  72  96  71 /  30  20  10  10  10
TUSCALOOSA  68  97  68  98  68 /  30  20  20  10  10
CALERA      69  94  69  96  69 /  30  20  20  10  10
AUBURN      70  95  71  96  70 /  20  30  20  10  10
MONTGOMERY  69  97  70  98  69 /  20  30  20  10  10
TROY        67  97  69  98  67 /  20  30  20  10  10

&&

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

&&

17/27
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 3:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
313 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

ALZ011>015-017>050-122015-
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-
COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-
MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
313 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2011

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

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Special weather statement, Jun 11, 5:16 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 11, 5:25 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 11, 5:54 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 7:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBullock25 min
Jun 10, 8:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMontgomery25 min
Jun 10, 8:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPike23 min
Jun 10, 8:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBarbour30 min
Jun 10, 9:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBarbour35 min
Jun 10, 10:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXDale27 min
Jun 10, 10:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXRussell41 min
Jun 11, 1:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXClay51 min
Jun 11, 1:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXClay30 min
Jun 11, 2:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCoosa42 min
Jun 11, 2:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTallapoosa47 min
Jun 11, 2:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXElmore29 min
Jun 11, 2:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCherokee40 min
Jun 11, 2:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCherokee, Etowah, St. Clair43 min
Jun 11, 2:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXShelby37 min
Jun 11, 2:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXElmore26 min
Jun 11, 3:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXTallapoosa39 min
Jun 11, 3:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson, Shelby29 min
Jun 11, 3:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXJefferson, Shelby117 min
Jun 11, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMontgomery47 min
Jun 11, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCalhoun, Cleburne, Talladega42 min
Jun 11, 3:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBibb51 min
Jun 11, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMontgomery48 min
Jun 11, 3:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXAutauga35 min
Jun 11, 4:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCalhoun, Cleburne, Talladega46 min
Jun 11, 4:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXDallas47 min
Jun 11, 4:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXDallas27 min
Jun 11, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXClay, Randolph, Talladega51 min
Jun 11, 4:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXRussell49 min
Jun 11, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXRussell30 min
Jun 11, 4:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLowndes23 min
Jun 11, 5:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBarbour44 min
Jun 11, 5:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXHale50 min
Jun 11, 6:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXFayette45 min

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Special Weather Statements in Alabama, 2011Every special weather statement in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.