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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 157, NWS Birmingham, AL

June 3, 2012Jefferson County, Shelby County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2012, 4:07 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Shelby County, Alabama. It was in force for 38 min. 6 reports 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: Jun 3, 2012, 4:07 PM CDT (21:07 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2012, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Jefferson County, AL, Shelby County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 3, 4:10 PM CDT	HAIL 1	3 S Birmingham, AL	AT WIAT STUDIOS.
Jun 3, 4:10 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	2 Sse Birmingham, AL	AT ST VINCENTS HOSPITAL.
Jun 3, 4:15 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Sse Irondale, AL	TREE DOWN.
Jun 3, 4:15 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Mountain Brook, AL	MOUNTIAN BROOK FD HAS RECEIVED REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY.
Jun 3, 4:15 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Irondale, AL
Jun 3, 4:30 PM CDT	HAIL 1	4 Sw Chelsea, AL

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 6 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 3 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 3, 1:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 26 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1403 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 186 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 287 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

144 
WUUS54 KBMX 032107
SVRBMX
ALC073-117-032145-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0157.120603T2107Z-120603T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
407 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
  NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 406 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
  WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR B.J.C.C....
  OR NEAR BIRMINGHAM...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CHELSEA...MOUNTAIN BROOK...IRONDALE...LEEDS...MEADOWBROOK...CAHABA
  HEIGHTS...KINGSTON AND LAKE PURDY.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 238 THROUGH 262...
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 33...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 104 THROUGH 140...
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 130 THROUGH 141...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3359 8655 3356 8655 3355 8651 3352 8648
      3350 8648 3345 8641 3313 8694 3319 8702
      3325 8703 3325 8706 3327 8706 3331 8716
      3332 8716 3369 8665
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 239DEG 19KT 3352 8680

$$

2 follow-up statements

495 
WWUS54 KBMX 032117
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
417 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

ALC073-117-032145-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0157.000000T0000Z-120603T2145Z/
JEFFERSON AL-SHELBY AL-
417 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
SHELBY AND SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...

AT 417 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR 
IRONDALE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. ALSO AN AREA OF STRONG WINDS 
CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTHWARD INTO SHELBY COUNTY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CHELSEA...LEEDS...HIGHLAND LAKES...FOWLER LAKE...MOUNT LAUREL...
  GREYSTONE...ALTON...BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK...VANDIVER AND
  CLOVERDALE.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 238 THROUGH 262...
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 33...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 106 THROUGH 140...
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 130 THROUGH 137...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3359 8655 3356 8655 3355 8651 3352 8648
      3350 8648 3345 8641 3318 8687 3320 8697
      3325 8702 3338 8707 3358 8680 3364 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 257DEG 21KT 3352 8670

$$

882 
WWUS54 KBMX 032127
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
427 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

ALC073-117-032145-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0157.000000T0000Z-120603T2145Z/
JEFFERSON AL-SHELBY AL-
427 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
SHELBY AND SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...

AT 427 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
GREYSTONE...OR 7 MILES EAST OF MOUNTAIN BROOK...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LEEDS...VANDIVER AND STERRETT.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 242 THROUGH 256...
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 6 THROUGH 31...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 110 THROUGH 140...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3359 8655 3356 8655 3354 8650 3352 8648
      3350 8648 3345 8641 3323 8679 3325 8689
      3329 8696 3339 8702 3352 8672 3363 8659
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 267DEG 22KT 3346 8661

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 3, 2:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 2:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
242 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

.DISCUSSION...
FOR MESOSCALE UPDATE AND FORECAST PACKAGE.

STORMS ARE ALREADY MOVING INTO THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE CWA
THIS AFTERNOON FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE WARM FRONT. CURRENTLY
THE WARM FRONT BASED ON SURFACE OBS IS SITUATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM JUST NORTH OF MEMPHIS...EAST SOUTHEASTWARD TO MUSCLE
SHOALS AND SOUTHEAST TO AROUND THE ANNISTON AREA. BEHIND THE
FRONT...VERY UNSTABLE AIR HAS ADVECTED NORTHEASTWARD WITH DEWPOINTS
NOW BEING OBSERVED IN THE LOWER 70S WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 90 OUT
AHEAD OF THE CURRENT STORMS. RUC ANALYSIS CURRENTLY INDICATES SB
CAPES RISING TO OVER 3000 J/KG ACROSS THESE SAME AREAS...AND CAPES
ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO INCREASE ACROSS ALL OF OUR NORTHERN
COUNTIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY INCLUDED WITHIN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH. 0-6KM BULK SHEAR IS CURRENTLY INDICATED TO BE JUST OVER 30
KNOTS...WHICH WILL DEFINITELY BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THE UPDRAFTS WITH
THE AMPLE AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY. LAPS 500 MB TEMPERATURES ARE
CURRENTLY INDICATING AROUND -9C AT 500MB...AND UPDRAFTS HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO REACH THE HAIL GROWTH ZONE THIS AFTERNOON AS INDICATED BY
THREE BODY SCATTER SPIKES AND 50DBZ RETURNS UP TO 30K FEET OFF KGWX
RADAR. LOOKING AT THE CURRENT STRUCTURE OF THE MULTICELL CLUSTER OF
STORMS...A COLD POOL IS LIKELY STARTING TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EASTERN
FLANK. BASED ON FORWARD PROPAGATING CORFIDI VECTORS FROM THE LATEST
LAPS ANALYSIS...SOUTHEASTERN PROGRESSION OF THE STORMS WILL
CONTINUE...AND WILL RIDE ALONG THE CORRIDOR X/INTERSTATE 22 CORRIDOR
THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. CURRENT TIMING LOOKS TO BE AROUND
4PM FOR ARRIVAL AT JASPER...AND AROUND 530-6PM FOR THE BIRMINGHAM
METRO AREA.

QUICKLY LOOKING AT THE FORECAST PACKAGE...TONIGHT'S FORECAST WILL
ALL BE DEPENDENT ON WHERE THE MCS TRAVERSES THIS AFTERNOON. WENT
AHEAD AND INCLUDED MUCH OF NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WITH
CATEGORICAL POPS WITH SEVERE WORDING WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL THE MAIN IMPACTS. SCATTERED STORMS ARE ALSO CURRENTLY BEING
TRIGGERED ALONG THE ACTUAL WARM FRONT OUT AHEAD OF THE CURRENT
CLUSTER OF STORMS. WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH THOSE STORMS CAREFULLY
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS WELL. CURRENTLY UPSTREAM...NOT MUCH
ACTIVITY HAS FIRED ACROSS MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS SO FAR...SO WE COULD
SEE A BREAK IN THE ACTIVITY THROUGH THE NIGHT BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND
OF STORMS DEVELOPS. MODELS ARE CURRENTLY HINTING AT DEVELOPMENT MONDAY
MORNING WITH THE NEXT PERTURBATION MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD. WENT
AHEAD AND WENT WITH LIKELY POPS DURING THE MORNING AND CATEGORICAL
DURING THE AFTERNOON ACROSS OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES FOR NOW...BUT
THIS COULD CHANGE DEPENDING ON WHERE THE STORMS ACTUALLY DEVELOP
AND TRAVERSE...SO STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES
THROUGH THE NIGHT.

LOOKING INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY...MODELS ARE NOW IN AGREEMENT WITH
THE WARM FRONT TO OUR NORTHEAST TRANSITIONING INTO A COLD FRONT AS
THE TROUGH DIGS ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS. IT LOOKS TO MOVE THROUGH
THE SOUTHEAST ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON TRIGGERING MORE SHOWERS AND
STORMS THAT COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE AS WELL. THE FRONT NOW LOOKS
TO SINK SOUTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH DRIER AIR MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH AND SCATTERED
STORMS CONTINUING AHEAD OF THE FRONT ALONG THE GULF COAST AND
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE DOWNRIGHT HOT
IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S IN AREAS THAT DON'T OBSERVE ANY OF THE
STORMS AND CLOUDS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA...AND PERHAPS
ONLY MID 80S FOR AREAS NORTH WHERE STORMS ARE FORECAST ON MONDAY.
TEMPERATURES COULD COOL A BIT BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TUESDAY FOR
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE...BUT REMAIN VERY WARM THROUGH THE
REST OF THE PERIOD.

56/GDG

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF DISCUSSION

VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE MOST PART THROUGH THIS TAF CYCLE
WITH WNW WINDS AT 5-10 KTS.  THE MAIN THING WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL BE DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS.  UNDER
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT THESE STORMS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN
AS FAR AS TIMING...BUT STORMS ARE EXPECTED NONETHELESS...SOME OF
WHICH COULD BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

HAVE DECIDED TO TRY TO TIME OUT AT THIS AFTERNOON CONVECTION AS WE
FINALLY HAVE SOME CONVECTION TO OUR WEST. TCL BHM AND EET WILL
LIKELY SEE THE FIRST IMPACT. STILL SOME UNCERTAINTIES ON THE EXTENT
OF THE COVERAGE WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT CHANCES
ARE HIGH ENOUGH NOW TO GO AHEAD AND INCLUDE TS FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

THE NEXT THUNDERSTORM IMPACTS WILL COME DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS BEFORE 12Z. EXPECT THE MAJORITY OF THE WEATHER TO IMPACT BHM
AND TCL BEFORE 12Z THERE IS A CHANCE IT COULD WORK INTO TCL AND EET
FROM THE NORTH AS WELL. UNSURE ABOUT THE ENDING TIME SO WILL UPDATE
WITH THE EVENING FORECAST. CIGS AND VIS SHOULD BE REDUCED WITH ANY
STORMS THAT DEVELOP...SO PAY ATTENTION FOR THOSE AMENDMENTS AS WELL.

16

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GADSDEN     67  81  68  83  59 /  50  80  60  20  10
ANNISTON    69  83  69  84  62 /  40  70  60  30  20
BIRMINGHAM  70  84  70  84  63 /  50  70  60  40  20
TUSCALOOSA  69  90  71  87  65 /  50  60  50  50  20
CALERA      69  86  71  84  65 /  50  60  50  50  20
AUBURN      69  88  70  83  67 /  20  30  40  50  30
MONTGOMERY  70  94  71  89  68 /  20  20  30  50  30
TROY        67  94  70  88  68 /  10  20  30  50  30

&&

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

&&

16/56

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 12:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1250 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

ALZ011>015-017>050-041200-
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-
1250 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. ACTIVITY WILL START IN THE
NORTHWEST AND SLIDE EASTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WINDS
AND HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS. THE TORNADO
THREAT IS VERY LOW AT THIS TIME.

ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS COULD CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT ALONG AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN
THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING FOR
AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING...THE THREAT SHIFTS SLIGHTLY SOUTH AND WEST...WITH AREAS
GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF I-20 HAVING THE BEST CHANCE FOR
SEVERE WEATHER.

THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL SPREAD TO ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
ON TUESDAY. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN
THREATS.

THIS PATTERN OF ACTIVE WEATHER IS DEPENDENT ON A NUMBER OF
FACTORS...SO TIMING AND LOCATION COULD CHANGE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAY. CHECK BACK WITH THIS PRODUCT FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE
NEEDED PERIODICALLY FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 1:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
135 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

ALZ011-031845-
MARION AL-
135 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY UNTIL
145 PM CDT...

AT 135 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES EAST OF TREMONT...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF RED
BAY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS IS A HEADS UP FOR SEVERE WEATHER
THAT WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM AS IT BEGINS TO
MOVE INTO THE AREA.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3432 8813 3432 8803 3432 8801 3406 8807
      3405 8805 3408 8821 3433 8817 3433 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 274DEG 26KT 3425 8812

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 1:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
153 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

ALZ011-031930-
MARION AL-
153 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MARION COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM CDT...

AT 152 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED THAT
THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10
MILES SOUTHEAST OF RED BAY TO TREMONT TO NEW SALEM...AND MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH. A SECOND STORM IS DEVELOPING NEAR BRILLIANT.

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...
  HAMILTON...
  HACKLEBURG...
  WESTON...
  BRINN...
  GUIN...

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. 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 3432 8803 3432 8783 3417 8778 3410 8765
      3394 8765 3394 8794 3406 8796 3406 8821
      3427 8819 3433 8811
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 270DEG 23KT 3434 8797 3421 8815
          3412 8836

Local storm report, Jun 3, 3:23 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
323 PM CDT SUN JUN 03 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 WSW HACKLEBURG        34.23N 87.92W
06/03/2012                   MARION             AL   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN SOUTHWEST OF HACKLEBURG. A MEDIUM
            SIZED TREE WAS DOWN ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 167 NEAR HWY 43
            NORTH. ALSO POWER LINES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 176.

&&

AG

Local storm report, Jun 3, 3:46 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
346 PM CDT SUN JUN 03 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0305 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE CEDRUM AREA        33.88N 87.42W
06/03/2012                   WALKER             AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWN IN SARAGOSSA ALONG LANGSTON ROAD.

0312 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW JASPER             33.80N 87.34W
06/03/2012                   WALKER             AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREES DOWN ON HWY 69 NEAR DUTTON HILL ROAD.

0317 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S JASPER              33.82N 87.27W
06/03/2012                   WALKER             AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON SE 33RD STREET IN JASPER.

&&

AG

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 3:56 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
356 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

ALZ023-032130-
TUSCALOOSA AL-
356 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL
430 PM CDT...

AT 356 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF BOLEY SPRINGS...OR 21 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF FAYETTE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  BANKHEAD LOCK AND DAM...
  WILEY...
  WHITSON...

THIS STORM 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 3360 8763 3361 8763 3360 8742 3354 8732
      3352 8732 3351 8728 3349 8730 3349 8733
      3346 8734 3345 8732 3342 8734 3341 8752
      3358 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 296DEG 22KT 3355 8747

Local storm report, Jun 3, 4:02 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
402 PM CDT SUN JUN 03 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0344 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NE CORDOVA            33.82N 87.13W
06/03/2012                   WALKER             AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG 1200 BLOCK OF SIPSEY
            ROAD.

&&

AG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 1:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	10 min
Jun 3, 1:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	37 min
Jun 3, 2:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	38 min
Jun 3, 2:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Winston	43 min
Jun 3, 2:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker	51 min
Jun 3, 2:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Winston	15 min
Jun 3, 3:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Lamar	119 min
Jun 3, 3:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Walker	42 min
Jun 3, 3:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker	35 min
Jun 3, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson	41 min
Jun 3, 3:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	34 min
Jun 3, 4:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Shelby, Talladega	42 min
Jun 3, 4:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	DeKalb	48 min
Jun 3, 4:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Clay, Coosa, Shelby, Talladega	37 min
Jun 3, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Coosa, Tallapoosa	35 min

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2012 Every severe thunderstorm 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.