Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 23, 2012, 10:32 AM CST for Lee County, Russell County, Alabama. It was in force for 28 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, 10:32 AM CST (16:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2012, 11:00 AM CST
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lee County, AL, Russell 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, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 120 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.
917
WUUS54 KBMX 231632
SVRBMX
ALC081-113-231700-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0016.120123T1632Z-120123T1700Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1032 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1100 AM CST
* AT 1030 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF UCHEE...OR 14
MILES SOUTHWEST OF SMITHS...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PHENIX CITY...SEALE...RUSSELL COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX...LADONIA...
CRAWFORD...PARKMANVILLE...PHENIX DRAG STRIP AND MONTEREY HEIGHTS.
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 3232 8535 3247 8534 3253 8500 3250 8499
3246 8499 3244 8496 3242 8496 3241 8497
3239 8497 3233 8500 3231 8494 3226 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 1632Z 265DEG 26KT 3242 8525
$$2 follow-up statements
780
WWUS54 KBMX 231648
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1048 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
ALC081-231657-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120123T1700Z/
LEE AL-
1048 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3226 8489 3233 8530 3247 8512 3247 8507
3250 8506 3251 8503 3251 8500 3246 8499
3244 8496 3242 8496 3233 8500 3231 8494
TIME...MOT...LOC 1647Z 265DEG 26KT 3243 8512
$$
ALC113-231700-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120123T1700Z/
RUSSELL AL-
1048 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
RUSSELL COUNTY UNTIL 1100 AM CST...
AT 1044 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LADONIA...OR 8 MILES WEST OF
PHENIX CITY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PHENIX CITY...LADONIA...PHENIX DRAG STRIP...LADONIA SPORTS
COMPLEX...FORT MITCHELL...UCHEE CREEK AND FORT MITCHELL ACTIVITY
CENTER.
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 3226 8489 3233 8530 3247 8512 3247 8507
3250 8506 3251 8503 3251 8500 3246 8499
3244 8496 3242 8496 3233 8500 3231 8494
TIME...MOT...LOC 1647Z 265DEG 26KT 3243 8512
$$343
WWUS54 KBMX 231700
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1100 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
ALC113-231710-
/O.EXP.KBMX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120123T1700Z/
RUSSELL AL-
1100 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY
HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3226 8489 3233 8530 3247 8512 3247 8507
3250 8506 3251 8503 3251 8500 3246 8499
3244 8496 3242 8496 3233 8500 3231 8494
TIME...MOT...LOC 1648Z 265DEG 26KT 3243 8511
$$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, 9:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Elmore, Macon, Montgomery | 36 min |
| 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, 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.