Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 23, 2012, 7:12 AM CST for Coosa County, Elmore County, Tallapoosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 48 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
- Jan 23, 2012, 7:12 AM CST (13:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2012, 8:00 AM CST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Coosa County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 7:39 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Alexander City, AL | WINDS ESTIMATED AT 90 MPH DOWNED DOZENS OF TREES NEAR WIND CREEK STATE PARK AND JACKSONS GAP IN A SWATH OF WIND DAMAGE 10.7 MILES LONG. THE MOST HEAVILY DAMAGED AREA WAS ON THE WEST SIDE OF LAKE MARTIN AT WIND CREEK STATE PARK. |
| Jan 23, 7:41 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Wind Creek State Park, AL | SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 63 SOUTH NEAR WIND CREEK STATE PARK. |
| Jan 23, 7:53 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Jacksons Gap, AL | A STRAIGHT LINE WIND SWATH ENDED 1.6 MILES NORTH OF JACKSONS GAP. HERE A FEW TREES MARKED THE END OF THE CONTINUOUS PATH THROUGH TALLAPOOSA COUNTY. SPORADIC DAMAGE CONTINUED UNTIL HORSHOE BEND. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 149 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.
409 WUUS54 KBMX 231312 SVRBMX ALC037-051-123-231400- /O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0008.120123T1312Z-120123T1400Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 712 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA... NORTHERN ELMORE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA... CENTRAL TALLAPOOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA... * UNTIL 800 AM CST * AT 708 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SPEED...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF ROCKFORD...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... EQUALITY...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...COTTAGE GROVE...NIXBURG... HIGHWAY 9 AND HIGHWAY 22...MARTIN LAKE AT KOWALIGA AND WIND CREEK STATE PARK. WINDS OF 70 TO 80 MPH WILL UPROOT TREES...DOWN POWER LINES AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND STRUCTURES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOUR ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDAITELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM HAS EXHIBITED SOME ROTATION. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS 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. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR ALABAMA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER... CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3300 8576 3278 8567 3265 8631 3283 8637 TIME...MOT...LOC 1312Z 254DEG 40KT 3277 8622 $$ MWR
3 follow-up statements
121 WWUS54 KBMX 231318 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 718 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 ALC037-051-123-231400- /O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/ COOSA AL-ELMORE AL-TALLAPOOSA AL- 718 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL TALLAPOOSA...NORTHEASTERN ELMORE AND SOUTHEASTERN COOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 800 AM CST... AT 714 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SPEED...OR 5 MILES WEST OF EQUALITY...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... EQUALITY...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...COTTAGE GROVE...NIXBURG... HIGHWAY 9 AND HIGHWAY 22...MARTIN LAKE AT KOWALIGA...WIND CREEK STATE PARK...JACKSONS' GAP AND JACKSONS GAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. && TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3287 8624 3300 8576 3278 8567 3267 8622 TIME...MOT...LOC 1318Z 254DEG 40KT 3279 8614 $$ JD/02
874 WWUS54 KBMX 231328 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 728 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 ALC037-051-123-231400- /O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/ COOSA AL-ELMORE AL-TALLAPOOSA AL- 728 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL TALLAPOOSA...NORTHEASTERN ELMORE AND SOUTHEASTERN COOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 800 AM CST... AT 724 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EQUALITY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...MARTIN LAKE AT KOWALIGA...WIND CREEK STATE PARK...JACKSONS' GAP...JACKSONS GAP...RAY...FISHPOND...DARE PARK AND MAXWELL GUNTER RECREATION AREA. 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 3270 8609 3289 8617 3300 8576 3278 8567 TIME...MOT...LOC 1328Z 255DEG 30KT 3280 8607 $$ JD/02
645
WWUS54 KBMX 231337
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
737 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
ALC037-231347-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/
COOSA AL-
737 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COOSA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3273 8596 3271 8600 3272 8601 3279 8601
3279 8600 3280 8601 3290 8601 3300 8576
3278 8567
TIME...MOT...LOC 1337Z 255DEG 30KT 3282 8598
$$
ALC051-123-231400-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120123T1400Z/
ELMORE AL-TALLAPOOSA AL-
737 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL
TALLAPOOSA AND NORTHEASTERN ELMORE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 AM CST...
AT 734 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 80 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WIND CREEK
STATE PARK...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF EQUALITY...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...WIND CREEK STATE PARK...JACKSONS'
GAP...JACKSONS GAP...DARE PARK...MAXWELL GUNTER RECREATION AREA...
LAKE MARTIN SUSANNAH CROSSING AND EAGLE CREEK.
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 3273 8596 3271 8600 3272 8601 3279 8601
3279 8600 3280 8601 3290 8601 3300 8576
3278 8567
TIME...MOT...LOC 1337Z 255DEG 30KT 3282 8598
$$
JD/02The 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, 7:15 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, 10:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee, Russell | 28 min |
| 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.