Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 237, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2012, 11:15 PM CDT for Fayette County, Lamar County, Alabama. It was in force for 60 min. 3 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
- Jul 5, 2012, 11:15 PM CDT (04:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2012, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fayette County, AL, Lamar County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 11:41 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sulligent, AL | NUMEROUS TREES BEING REPORTED DOWN DUE TO THE WIND IN THE SULLIGENT AREA. |
| Jul 6, 12:05 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Vernon, AL | ROOF DAMAGE TO THE LAMAR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY OFFICE. EXTENT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. |
| Jul 6, 12:25 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Kennedy, AL | TREES DOWN IN TOWN OF KENNEDY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 1343 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2258 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 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 060415
SVRBMX
ALC057-075-060515-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0237.120706T0415Z-120706T0515Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1115 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
* AT 1113 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF WESTON TO GLEN
ALLEN...AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAYETTE...SULLIGENT...VERNON...MILLPORT...BLUFF...BEAVERTON...
DETROIT AND CREWS.
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 3406 8821 3405 8799 3402 8799 3402 8795
3392 8795 3391 8764 3387 8763 3386 8753
3379 8753 3353 8790 3353 8828
TIME...MOT...LOC 0415Z 062DEG 38KT 3426 8811 3390 8772
$$
GRANTHAM3 follow-up statements
202
WWUS54 KBMX 060436
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1136 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
ALC057-075-060515-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0237.000000T0000Z-120706T0515Z/
FAYETTE AL-LAMAR AL-
1136 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LAMAR AND
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...
AT 1135 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM TREMONT TO BLUFF...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SULLIGENT...VERNON...MILLPORT...BLOOMING GROVE...CREWS...DETROIT...
BELK...LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT...KENNEDY AND BEDFORD.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3406 8821 3405 8799 3402 8799 3402 8795
3392 8795 3391 8764 3387 8763 3386 8753
3379 8753 3353 8790 3353 8828
TIME...MOT...LOC 0436Z 062DEG 38KT 3420 8824 3381 8796
$$
GRANTHAM234
WWUS54 KBMX 060451
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1151 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
ALC057-075-060515-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0237.000000T0000Z-120706T0515Z/
FAYETTE AL-LAMAR AL-
1151 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LAMAR AND
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...
AT 1150 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
IN SULLIGENT. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEW SALEM TO VERNON...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MILLPORT...BEDFORD...STAR...LAMAR COUNTY PUBLIC LAKE AND MELBORNE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3406 8821 3405 8799 3402 8799 3402 8795
3392 8795 3391 8764 3387 8763 3386 8753
3379 8753 3353 8790 3353 8828
TIME...MOT...LOC 0450Z 062DEG 38KT 3413 8840 3374 8812
$$
GRANTHAM736
WWUS54 KBMX 060458
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1158 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
ALC057-060508-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0237.000000T0000Z-120706T0515Z/
FAYETTE AL-
1158 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3406 8821 3405 8799 3402 8799 3402 8795
3391 8795 3389 8796 3383 8795 3353 8795
3353 8828
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 062DEG 38KT 3409 8849 3360 8808
$$
ALC075-060515-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0237.000000T0000Z-120706T0515Z/
LAMAR AL-
1158 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LAMAR COUNTY
UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...
AT 1155 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM SMITHVILLE TO MILLPORT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MILLPORT...STAR AND MELBORNE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3406 8821 3405 8799 3402 8799 3402 8795
3391 8795 3389 8796 3383 8795 3353 8795
3353 8828
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 062DEG 38KT 3409 8849 3360 8808
$$
GRANTHAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 46 min |
| Jul 5, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Bibb, Chilton | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Shelby, Talladega | 22 min |
| Jul 5, 7:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cherokee | 42 min |
| Jul 5, 7:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 39 min |
| Jul 5, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Shelby | 29 min |
| Jul 5, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton | 41 min |
| Jul 5, 8:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cherokee, Cleburne | 34 min |
| Jul 5, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 23 min |
| Jul 5, 8:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton, Coosa | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 8:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga, Dallas | 50 min |
| Jul 5, 8:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne, Etowah | 28 min |
| Jul 5, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah | 51 min |
| Jul 5, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Etowah, St. Clair | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, St. Clair | 28 min |
| Jul 5, 9:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Dallas, Marengo | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 39 min |
| Jul 5, 9:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | St. Clair, Talladega | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 9:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Winston | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair | 29 min |
| Jul 5, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 39 min |
| Jul 5, 10:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 50 min |
| Jul 5, 10:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Montgomery | 43 min |
| Jul 5, 10:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marengo | 52 min |
| Jul 5, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 61 min |
| Jul 5, 11:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 34 min |
| Jul 5, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Russell | 43 min |
| Jul 6, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Pickens | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 12:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour, Russell | 43 min |
| Jul 6, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 1:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour, Russell | 44 min |
| Jul 6, 1:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 28 min |
| Jul 6, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marion | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 3:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bibb | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene | 43 min |
| Jul 6, 3:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lamar | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 43 min |
| Jul 6, 4:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Winston | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene | 43 min |
| Jul 6, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lamar | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 5:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene, Hale | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 6:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 51 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.