Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 23, 2012, 9:09 AM CST for 4 counties in 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
- Jan 23, 2012, 9:09 AM CST (15:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2012, 9:45 AM CST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bullock County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Macon County, AL, Montgomery County, AL
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2:44 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 463 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 492 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 722 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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WUUS54 KBMX 231509
SVRBMX
ALC011-051-087-101-231545-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0013.120123T1509Z-120123T1545Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
909 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN BULLOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN ELMORE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
WESTERN MACON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 945 AM CST
* AT 906 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AUBURN UNIVERSITY IN
MONTGOMERY...OR 5 MILES EAST OF MONTGOMERY...AND MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MILSTEAD...TUSKEGEE...PIKE ROAD...MOUNT MEIGS...WAUGH...
TYSONVILLE...VICTORYLAND AND SHORTER.
THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBER 171...
INTERSTATE 85 EXIT NUMBERS 2 THROUGH 38...
WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3223 8626 3241 8629 3250 8584 3249 8580
3251 8580 3253 8567 3224 8562
TIME...MOT...LOC 1509Z 260DEG 29KT 3234 8617
$$2 follow-up statements
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WWUS54 KBMX 231533
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
933 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
ALC051-231543-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120123T1545Z/
ELMORE AL-
933 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ELMORE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3225 8606 3240 8607 3245 8596 3245 8593
3245 8589 3249 8587 3250 8585 3249 8580
3251 8580 3253 8567 3224 8562
TIME...MOT...LOC 1533Z 260DEG 29KT 3237 8594
$$
ALC011-087-101-231545-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120123T1545Z/
BULLOCK AL-MACON AL-MONTGOMERY AL-
933 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL
MONTGOMERY...WESTERN MACON AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN BULLOCK COUNTIES
UNTIL 945 AM CST...
AT 930 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TYSONVILLE...OR 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MILSTEAD...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MILSTEAD...TUSKEGEE...SHORTER...HARDAWAY...LIVERPOOL...FRANKLIN...
LAKE TUSKEGEE...DAVISVILLE AND CROSS KEYS.
THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 85 EXIT NUMBERS 16 THROUGH 38...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3225 8606 3240 8607 3245 8596 3245 8593
3245 8589 3249 8587 3250 8585 3249 8580
3251 8580 3253 8567 3224 8562
TIME...MOT...LOC 1533Z 260DEG 29KT 3237 8594
$$428
WWUS54 KBMX 231546
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
946 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
ALC011-087-101-231555-
/O.EXP.KBMX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120123T1545Z/
BULLOCK AL-MACON AL-MONTGOMERY AL-
946 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...
WESTERN MACON AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN BULLOCK COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3225 8606 3240 8607 3245 8596 3245 8593
3245 8589 3249 8587 3250 8585 3249 8580
3251 8580 3253 8567 3224 8562
TIME...MOT...LOC 1533Z 260DEG 29KT 3237 8594
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 12:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 23 min |
| Jan 23, 1:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 41 min |
| Jan 23, 1:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 49 min |
| Jan 23, 2:09 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 36 min |
| Jan 23, 2:23 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 52 min |
| Jan 23, 2:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 44 min |
| Jan 23, 3:02 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 43 min |
| Jan 23, 3:04 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 41 min |
| Jan 23, 3:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair | 58 min |
| Jan 23, 3:33 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Greene, Hale, Perry | 42 min |
| Jan 23, 3:50 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 115 min |
| Jan 23, 4:15 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, Jefferson, St. Clair | 60 min |
| Jan 23, 4:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Hale, Perry | 48 min |
| Jan 23, 5:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton, Coosa | 34 min |
| Jan 23, 5:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, Shelby, Talladega | 26 min |
| Jan 23, 5:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton, Coosa, Talladega | 38 min |
| Jan 23, 6:01 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, Coosa, Tallapoosa | 44 min |
| Jan 23, 6:22 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Chilton, Coosa | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 6:34 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Dallas, Perry | 116 min |
| Jan 23, 6:36 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Elmore | 39 min |
| Jan 23, 7:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa | 48 min |
| Jan 23, 7:15 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 17 min |
| Jan 23, 7:24 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Talladega | 111 min |
| Jan 23, 7:32 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Chambers, Clay, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 7:42 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers, Tallapoosa | 33 min |
| Jan 23, 8:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Tallapoosa | 36 min |
| Jan 23, 8:14 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Dallas, Lowndes | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 8:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 25 min |
| Jan 23, 8:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa | 41 min |
| Jan 23, 8:38 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Chambers, Randolph | 4 hr |
| Jan 23, 8:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 31 min |
| Jan 23, 8:45 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Chambers, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 9:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 48 min |
| Jan 23, 9:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee, Macon, Russell | 41 min |
| Jan 23, 10:20 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Clay, Tallapoosa | 4 hr |
| Jan 23, 10:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee, Russell | 28 min |
| Jan 23, 12:12 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Chambers, Elmore, Macon, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 2 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.