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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

July 2, 2012Bullock County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2012, 2:48 AM CDT for Bullock County, Alabama. It was in force for 42 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 2, 2012, 2:48 AM CDT (07:48 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2012, 3:30 AM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL

County Bullock County, AL

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 168 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2012-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2609 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2012-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -23 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2609 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-80 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1775 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 2, 12:15 AM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 12:15 AM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 9:35 PM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
935 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012

ALZ011>015-017>050-030300-
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-
935 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...THUS
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

WITH HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FOR MONDAY. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP
SLIGHTLY...HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY BE HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT
ADVISORIES TO BE EXTENDED INTO TUESDAY AND EVEN WEDNESDAY...BUT
CONFIDENCE IS LOWER AS WE MOVE TOWARD MID WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

08/MNK

In the hours before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 12:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 1:58 AM CDT, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
158 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

ALZ050-020800-
BARBOUR AL-
158 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BARBOUR COUNTY UNTIL 300 AM
CDT...

AT 157 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LAKEPOINT RESORT STATE PARK
TO TEXASVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COUNTY.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO...
  EUFAULA...
  RICHARDS CROSSROADS...

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3163 8573 3173 8571 3200 8551 3202 8550
      3202 8543 3211 8543 3215 8540 3211 8523
      3206 8519 3206 8505 3194 8508 3189 8513
      3176 8513 3174 8519 3170 8521 3170 8540
      3161 8542 3161 8566
TIME...MOT...LOC 0657Z 287DEG 17KT 3197 8507 3174 8534
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 2:48 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
248 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

ALZ046-020830-
BULLOCK AL-
248 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN BULLOCK COUNTY UNTIL 330
AM CDT...

AT 248 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR INVERNESS...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF UNION SPRINGS...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  PICKETT...
  PEROTE...
  TANYARD...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 3190 8574 3197 8579 3201 8587 3207 8579
      3199 8561 3188 8566 3188 8573
TIME...MOT...LOC 0749Z 308DEG 8KT 3199 8577

The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCherokee, Etowah43 min
Jul 1, 7:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCherokee46 min
Jul 1, 10:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXRussell44 min
Jul 1, 11:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBarbour39 min
Jul 2, 12:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBarbour30 min
Jul 2, 12:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBarbour, Pike46 min
Jul 2, 1:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBarbour26 min
Jul 2, 1:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBarbour62 min
Jul 2, 3:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXBarbour, Bullock, Montgomery, Pike3 hr
Jul 2, 3:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBullock51 min
Jul 2, 3:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXClay28 min
Jul 2, 4:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXClay45 min
Jul 2, 4:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXRandolph, St. Clair61 min
Jul 2, 5:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXCalhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega3 hr
Jul 2, 5:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXSt. Clair26 min
Jul 2, 5:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXChambers53 min
Jul 2, 5:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCleburne36 min
Jul 2, 6:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCalhoun, Etowah, St. Clair30 min
Jul 2, 6:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXJefferson23 min
Jul 2, 7:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWalker41 min
Jul 2, 7:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXJefferson50 min
Jul 2, 7:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson, Walker27 min
Jul 2, 7:35 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXJefferson3 hr
Jul 2, 7:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXJefferson46 min
Jul 2, 8:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWinston40 min
Jul 2, 8:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXWalker3 hr
Jul 2, 9:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWinston44 min
Jul 2, 9:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXWinston3 hr
Jul 2, 10:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPerry44 min
Jul 2, 11:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPerry25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.