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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Birmingham, AL

June 3, 20124 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2012, 4:53 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 37 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 3, 2012, 4:53 PM CDT (21:53 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2012, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Clay County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Shelby County, AL, Talladega County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 36 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.

125 
WUUS54 KBMX 032153
SVRBMX
ALC027-037-117-121-032230-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0159.120603T2153Z-120603T2230Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  NORTHWESTERN COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
  SOUTHWESTERN TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 448 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM ALPINE TO CHILDERSBURG TO WILSONVILLE TO COLUMBIANA...AND
  MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  TALLADEGA SPRINGS...SYLACAUGA...STEWARTVILLE...WEOGUFKA...
  SYCAMORE...FAYETTEVILLE...BLUE SPRINGS AND WOODSTOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE AND LARGE HAIL 
ACROSS JEFFERSON AND SHELBY COUNTIES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. 
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM 
WINDOWS.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3310 8601 3287 8646 3287 8648 3293 8652
      3302 8652 3302 8656 3306 8660 3305 8662
      3306 8661 3307 8664 3312 8667 3335 8624
      3316 8595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 314DEG 25KT 3334 8626 3331 8628
          3328 8633 3320 8648 3317 8654 3314 8663

$$

17/KLAWS

1 follow-up statement

145 
WWUS54 KBMX 032209
SVSBMX

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

ALC117-032219-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-120603T2230Z/
SHELBY AL-
509 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA.

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

LAT...LON 3310 8601 3291 8638 3302 8649 3309 8651
      3312 8646 3314 8648 3316 8648 3333 8620
      3316 8595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 314DEG 25KT 3328 8610 3322 8615
          3315 8622 3309 8633 3307 8641 3304 8649

$$

ALC027-037-121-032230-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-120603T2230Z/
CLAY AL-COOSA AL-TALLADEGA AL-
509 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
TALLADEGA...NORTHERN COOSA AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 530
PM CDT...

TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 
MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF WINTERBORO TO WOODSTOCK TO SYLACAUGA TO STRICKLAND 
CROSSROADS TO BLUE SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  STEWARTVILLE...WEOGUFKA...MARBLE VALLEY...STRICKLAND CROSSROADS...
  WOODSTOCK...UNITY...PARKDALE...HANOVER...MORIAH AND OVERBROOK.

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

LAT...LON 3310 8601 3291 8638 3302 8649 3309 8651
      3312 8646 3314 8648 3316 8648 3333 8620
      3316 8595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 314DEG 25KT 3328 8610 3322 8615
          3315 8622 3309 8633 3307 8641 3304 8649

$$

17/KLAWS

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, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 2:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 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, 4 hours 3 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

Local storm report, Jun 3, 4:02 PM CDT, 51 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

Local storm report, Jun 3, 4:13 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

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

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

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WSW BIRMINGHAM        33.51N 86.89W
06/03/2012                   JEFFERSON          AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWN ON STRUCTURE ON ELSLEY.

&&

AG

Local storm report, Jun 3, 4:20 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

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

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

0410 PM     HAIL             3 S BIRMINGHAM          33.48N 86.81W
06/03/2012  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            AT WIAT STUDIOS.

0410 PM     HAIL             2 SSE BIRMINGHAM        33.51N 86.79W
06/03/2012  E1.75 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

            AT ST VINCENTS HOSPITAL.

&&

AG

Local storm report, Jun 3, 4:24 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

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

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

0346 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSW WEST JEFFERSON    33.60N 87.09W
06/03/2012                   JEFFERSON          AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FOUR TREES DOWN.

0415 PM     HAIL             IRONDALE                33.54N 86.71W
06/03/2012  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

AG

Local storm report, Jun 3, 4:42 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

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

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

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNTAIN BROOK          33.49N 86.74W
06/03/2012                   JEFFERSON          AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            MOUNTIAN BROOK FD HAS RECEIVED REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER
            LINES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY.

0430 PM     HAIL             4 SW CHELSEA            33.29N 86.69W
06/03/2012  E1.00 INCH       SHELBY             AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

AG

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 4:42 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

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

ALZ020-032230-
CHEROKEE AL-
442 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL
530 PM CDT...

AT 437 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF SAND ROCK...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
LITTLE RIVER CANYON NATIONAL PRESERVE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  LITTLE RIVER CANYON NATIONAL PRESERVE...
  CEDAR BLUFF...
  WEISS LAKE...
  BLANCHE...
  CORNWALL FURNACE PARK...

&&

LAT...LON 3421 8544 3419 8544 3423 8581 3426 8581
      3426 8578 3437 8566 3438 8563 3441 8562
      3440 8548
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 274DEG 32KT 3431 8569

17/KLAWS

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, 4:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Shelby	38 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, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Coosa, Tallapoosa	35 min

Nearby

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.