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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 186, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2012, 3:58 PM CDT for Greene County, Hale 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
- Jul 1, 2012, 3:58 PM CDT (20:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2012, 4:26 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 110 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
- 3051 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -170 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1312 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
839
WUUS54 KBMX 012058
SVRBMX
ALC063-065-012145-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0186.120701T2058Z-120701T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
358 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
WEST CENTRAL HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 445 PM CDT
* AT 358 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 WALDEN
QUARTERS...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF EUTAW...AND MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WALDEN QUARTERS...SAWYERVILLE...WEDGEWORTH...DUFFYS BEND...
EVANSVILLE...EUTAW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND SELDEN LOCK AND DAM.
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 3288 8778 3265 8765 3262 8790 3262 8791
3279 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 248DEG 4KT 3272 8785
$$
192 follow-up statements
506 WWUS54 KBMX 012111 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 411 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ALC063-065-012145- /O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0186.000000T0000Z-120701T2145Z/ GREENE AL-HALE AL- 411 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL HALE AND EAST CENTRAL GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT... AT 411 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WALDEN QUARTERS...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EUTAW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DUFFYS BEND...SAWYERVILLE...WEDGEWORTH...SELDEN LOCK AND DAM AND EUTAW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3265 8765 3263 8786 3280 8795 3288 8778 TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 242DEG 4KT 3274 8783 $$ 19
350 WWUS54 KBMX 012126 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 426 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ALC063-065-012136- /O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0186.000000T0000Z-120701T2145Z/ GREENE AL-HALE AL- 426 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL HALE AND EAST CENTRAL GREENE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3265 8765 3263 8786 3280 8795 3288 8778 TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 242DEG 4KT 3275 8781 $$ 19
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 41 min |
| Jul 1, 2:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 35 min |
| Jul 1, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 3:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 52 min |
| Jul 1, 3:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene | 48 min |
| Jul 1, 3:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 48 min |
| Jul 1, 3:42 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 23 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette | 48 min |
| Jul 1, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 46 min |
| Jul 1, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Cleburne, Randolph | 37 min |
| Jul 1, 4:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marengo | 28 min |
| Jul 1, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 40 min |
| Jul 1, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 51 min |
| Jul 1, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 35 min |
| Jul 1, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Clay, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 41 min |
| Jul 1, 4:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Clay | 38 min |
| Jul 1, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Dallas | 52 min |
| Jul 1, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 49 min |
| Jul 1, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton | 27 min |
| Jul 1, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 45 min |
| Jul 1, 4:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 49 min |
| Jul 1, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah | 48 min |
| Jul 1, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Blount | 39 min |
| Jul 1, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Clay | 48 min |
| Jul 1, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Calhoun | 45 min |
| Jul 1, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 20 min |
| Jul 1, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 39 min |
| Jul 1, 6:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee | 117 min |
| Jul 1, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 24 min |
| Jul 1, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee, Etowah | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 6:26 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Calhoun | 41 min |
| Jul 1, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah | 44 min |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.