Alert archive / Alabama / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this flash flood warning at Mar 23, 2012, 10:53 AM CDT for Pike County, Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr. 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 23, 2012, 10:53 AM CDT (15:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2012, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Pike County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 11:05 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Troy, AL | SEVERAL ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE IN THE CITY OF TROY, DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROADWAYS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 490 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 500 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
972
WGUS54 KBMX 231553
FFWBMX
ALC109-231900-
/O.NEW.KBMX.FF.W.0005.120323T1553Z-120323T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1053 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 200 PM CDT
* AT 1052 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SLOW
MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN AND AROUND TROY.
PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION!
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BRUNDIDGE...TROY...ANTIOCH...BANKS...LINWOOD...TROY MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT AND TROY UNIVERSITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RAINFALL FROM PERSISTENT RAINBANDS
WILL PRODUCE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREETS. MANY
ROADS WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AND DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3161 8609 3196 8607 3195 8579 3188 8579
3188 8566 3186 8567 3183 8567 3176 8568
3173 8571 3170 8572 3167 8571 3162 8574
$$1 follow-up statement
830
WGUS74 KBMX 231711
FFSBMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1211 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012
ALC109-231900-
/O.CON.KBMX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120323T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIKE AL-
1211 PM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PIKE COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM
CDT...
AT 1208 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR
INDICATES 2 TO 4 INCHES STORM TOTALS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS STILL
OCCURRING AND FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
BRUNDIDGE...TROY...ANTIOCH...BANKS...LINWOOD...TROY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
AND TROY UNIVERSITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RAINFALL FROM PERSISTENT RAINBANDS
WILL PRODUCE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREETS. MANY
ROADS WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AND DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3161 8609 3196 8607 3195 8579 3188 8579
3188 8566 3186 8567 3183 8567 3176 8568
3173 8571 3170 8572 3167 8571 3162 8574
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 7:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Marengo | 3 hr |
| Mar 22, 8:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Marengo | 3 hr |
| Mar 22, 10:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Dallas, Perry | 2 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga | 27 min |
| Mar 23, 6:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Dallas, Lowndes | 3 hr |
| Mar 23, 6:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Sumter | 3 hr |
| Mar 23, 6:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Greene, Pickens | 3 hr |
| Mar 23, 7:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 44 min |
| Mar 23, 8:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Montgomery, Pike | 40 min |
| Mar 23, 8:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 3 hr |
| Mar 23, 8:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pike | 31 min |
| Mar 23, 9:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Sumter | 3 hr |
| Mar 23, 9:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pike | 31 min |
| Mar 23, 10:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pike | 26 min |
| Mar 23, 10:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour, Bullock | 43 min |
| Mar 23, 10:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pike | 30 min |
| Mar 23, 10:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | St. Clair | 25 min |
| Mar 23, 10:55 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby | 2 hr |
| Mar 23, 10:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour | 64 min |
| Mar 23, 11:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | St. Clair | 59 min |
| Mar 23, 11:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 3 hr |
| Mar 23, 11:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Etowah | 3 hr |
| Mar 23, 12:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Barbour, Bullock | 3 hr |
| Mar 23, 1:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee | 3 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore | 28 min |
| Mar 23, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 47 min |
| Mar 23, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tallapoosa | 47 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2012Every flash flood warning in 2012
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.