Alert archive / Alabama / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 19, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this red flag warning at Oct 28, 2012, 2:46 PM CDT for 12 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Oct 30, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2012, 2:46 PM CDT (19:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 30, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2012, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
Counties Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Pike County, AL, Russell County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 534 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
349 WWUS84 KBMX 281946 RFWBMX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 246 PM CDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY... ALZ037-038-041>050-291200- /O.UPG.KBMX.FW.A.0011.121029T1800Z-121029T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBMX.FW.W.0018.121029T1800Z-121029T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBMX.FW.W.0019.121030T1800Z-121030T2300Z/ TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON- BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- 246 PM CDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY FOR SOUTHEAST CENTRAL ALABAMA. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR SOUTHEAST CENTRAL ALABAMA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL DROP AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...A DRY AIRMASS AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE FIRE CONDITIONS...PLEASE CONTACT THE ALABAMA FORESTRY COMMISSION AT WWW.FORESTRY.ALABAMA.GOV. && $$
3 follow-up statements
834 WWUS84 KBMX 291035 RFWBMX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 535 AM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY... ALZ037-038-041>050-300000- /O.CON.KBMX.FW.W.0018.121029T1800Z-121029T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBMX.FW.W.0019.121030T1800Z-121030T2300Z/ TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON- BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- 535 AM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY. * WINDS...WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL DROP AS LOW AS 23 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...A DRY AIRMASS AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE FIRE CONDITIONS...PLEASE CONTACT THE ALABAMA FORESTRY COMMISSION AT WWW.FORESTRY.ALABAMA.GOV. && $$
915 WWUS84 KBMX 300008 RFWBMX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 708 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON TUESDAY... ALZ037-038-041>050-301215- /O.CON.KBMX.FW.W.0019.121030T1800Z-121030T2300Z/ TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON- BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- 708 PM CDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY. * WINDS...WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL DROP AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...A DRY AIRMASS AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE FIRE CONDITIONS...PLEASE CONTACT THE ALABAMA FORESTRY COMMISSION AT WWW.FORESTRY.ALABAMA.GOV. && $$
935 WWUS84 KBMX 301045 RFWBMX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 545 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY... ALZ037-038-041>050-302300- /O.CON.KBMX.FW.W.0019.121030T1800Z-121030T2300Z/ TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON- BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- 545 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL DROP AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...A DRY AIRMASS AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE FIRE CONDITIONS...PLEASE CONTACT THE ALABAMA FORESTRY COMMISSION AT WWW.FORESTRY.ALABAMA.GOV. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 5:14 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Elmore, Lee and 6 more | 10 hr |
| Oct 28, 2:46 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Elmore, Lee and 6 more | 27 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:15 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 28 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.