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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this flash flood warning at Aug 7, 2013, 4:59 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Shelby County, Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr. 6 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
- Aug 7, 2013, 4:59 PM CDT (21:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2013, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Jefferson County, AL, Shelby County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 5:09 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Sse Homewood, AL | FLOODING OF THE ROADWAYS AT ROCKY RIDGE ROAD AND LOCH RIDGE TRAIL. |
| Aug 7, 5:09 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Vestavia Hills, AL | HIGHWAY 31 AT COLUMBIANA ROAD HAD WATER COMPLETELY COVERING THE ROADWAY. |
| Aug 7, 5:15 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Riverchase, AL | WATER OVER THE ROADWAYS IN THE RIVERCHASE AREA. |
| Aug 7, 5:23 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hoover, AL | FLOODING REPORTED ALONG VALLEYDALE ROAD NEAR SPAIN PARK HIGH SCHOOL. |
| Aug 7, 5:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Vestavia Hills, AL | VESTAVIA BOWLING ALLEY AND AREAS ADJACENT ARE FLOODING DUE TO OVERFLOW OF PATTON CREEK AND BAD DRAINAGE. |
| Aug 7, 5:33 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Sse Homewood, AL | ROCKY RIDGE ROAD NEAR INTERSTATE 65 HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 28 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
- 1157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 675 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
627
WGUS54 KBMX 072159
FFWBMX
ALC073-117-080100-
/O.NEW.KBMX.FF.W.0039.130807T2159Z-130808T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
459 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 459 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY AND NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY. DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATED ONE TO TWO INCHES HAS FALLEN IN THE AREA SINCE
400 PM CDT...AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES MAY FALL OVER
THE NEXT HOUR.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
FAIRFIELD...HOMEWOOD...HOOVER...MOUNTAIN BROOK...VESTAVIA HILLS...
B.J.C.C....BIRMINGHAM FAIRGOUNDS...BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE...
BLUFF PARK...BON AIR...CAHABA HEIGHTS...ENSLEY...HOOVER
METROPOLITAN STADIUM...INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE...LEGION FIELD...
LIPSCOMB...MADISON...MEADOWBROOK...MIDFIELD...OAK MOUNTAIN
AMPHITHEATER...OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...PATTON CREEK...REGIONS
FIELD...RICKWOOD FIELD...RIVERCHASE...RIVERCHASE GALLERIA...ROSS
BRIDGE...SAMFORD UNIVERSITY...THE SUMMIT AND U.A.B. CAMPUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758 OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG ALWX
LAT...LON 3344 8668 3333 8669 3330 8688 3339 8695
3352 8693 3353 8684 3352 8676
$$
77/GLEASON4 follow-up statements
988
WGUS74 KBMX 072221
FFSBMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
521 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013
ALC073-117-080100-
/O.CON.KBMX.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-130808T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JEFFERSON AL-SHELBY AL-
521 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL SHELBY AND
CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...
AT 520 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED SEVERAL LOCATIONS WERE WATER IS
COVERING THE ROADWAYS AND BECOMING IMPASSABLE. RADAR ESTIMATES UP TO
2 INCHES OF RAIN IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA AND ANOTHER INCH OR SO IS POSSIBLE.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
FAIRFIELD...HOMEWOOD...HOOVER...MOUNTAIN BROOK...VESTAVIA HILLS...
B.J.C.C....BIRMINGHAM FAIRGOUNDS...BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE...
BLUFF PARK...BON AIR...CAHABA HEIGHTS...ENSLEY...HOOVER METROPOLITAN
STADIUM...INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE...LEGION FIELD...LIPSCOMB...
MADISON...MEADOWBROOK...MIDFIELD...OAK MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATER...OAK
MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...PATTON CREEK...REGIONS FIELD...RICKWOOD
FIELD...RIVERCHASE...RIVERCHASE GALLERIA...ROSS BRIDGE...SAMFORD
UNIVERSITY...THE SUMMIT AND U.A.B. CAMPUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RAINFALL FROM PERSISTENT RAINBANDS
WILL PRODUCE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREETS. MANY
ROADS WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AND DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
&&
LAT...LON 3344 8668 3333 8669 3330 8688 3339 8695
3352 8693 3353 8684 3352 8676
$$
75575
WGUS74 KBMX 072238
FFSBMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
538 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013
ALC073-117-080100-
/O.CON.KBMX.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-130808T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JEFFERSON AL-SHELBY AL-
538 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY AND
SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...
AT 538 PM CDT...MULTIPLE REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED THAT FLASH
FLOODING WAS OCCURRING FROM HIGHWAY 31 IN VESTAVIA TO RIVERCHASE.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
FAIRFIELD...HOMEWOOD...HOOVER...MOUNTAIN BROOK...VESTAVIA HILLS...
B.J.C.C....BIRMINGHAM FAIRGOUNDS...BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE...
BLUFF PARK...BON AIR...CAHABA HEIGHTS...ENSLEY...HOOVER METROPOLITAN
STADIUM...INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE...LEGION FIELD...LIPSCOMB...
MADISON...MEADOWBROOK...MIDFIELD...OAK MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATER...OAK
MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...PATTON CREEK...REGIONS FIELD...RICKWOOD
FIELD...RIVERCHASE...RIVERCHASE GALLERIA...ROSS BRIDGE...SAMFORD
UNIVERSITY...THE SUMMIT AND U.A.B. CAMPUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RAINFALL FROM PERSISTENT
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG
STREETS. MANY ROADS WILL BE MADE IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER AND
DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3344 8668 3333 8669 3330 8688 3339 8695
3352 8693 3353 8684 3352 8676
$$
77/GLEASON679
WGUS74 KBMX 072341
FFSBMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
641 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013
ALC073-117-080100-
/O.CON.KBMX.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-130808T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JEFFERSON AL-SHELBY AL-
641 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY AND
SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...
AT 640 PM CDT...RAINFALL HAD COME TO AN END ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
SHELBY AND SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES. HOWEVER...FLASH
FLOODING MAY CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT HOUR AS THE RUNOFF FROM THE
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ENTERS INTO AREA CREAKS AND STREAMS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
FAIRFIELD...HOMEWOOD...HOOVER...MOUNTAIN BROOK...VESTAVIA HILLS...
B.J.C.C....BIRMINGHAM FAIRGOUNDS...BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE...
BLUFF PARK...BON AIR...CAHABA HEIGHTS...ENSLEY...HOOVER METROPOLITAN
STADIUM...INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE...LEGION FIELD...LIPSCOMB...
MADISON...MEADOWBROOK...MIDFIELD...OAK MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATER...OAK
MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...PATTON CREEK...REGIONS FIELD...RICKWOOD
FIELD...RIVERCHASE...RIVERCHASE GALLERIA...ROSS BRIDGE...SAMFORD
UNIVERSITY...THE SUMMIT AND U.A.B. CAMPUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3344 8668 3333 8669 3330 8688 3339 8695
3352 8693 3353 8684 3352 8676
$$
77/GLEASON836
WGUS74 KBMX 080056
FFSBMX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
756 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013
ALC073-117-080109-
/O.EXP.KBMX.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-130808T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JEFFERSON AL-SHELBY AL-
756 PM CDT WED AUG 7 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
SHELBY AND SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 800 PM CDT...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER NORTH CENTRAL SHELBY
AND SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE
WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE
FLOOD THREAT.
LAT...LON 3344 8668 3333 8669 3330 8688 3339 8695
3352 8693 3353 8684 3352 8676
$$
77/GLEASONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 4:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Clay | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | St. Clair | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 5:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, St. Clair | 62 min |
| Aug 7, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Calhoun, St. Clair | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marion | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Calhoun | 43 min |
| Aug 7, 6:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne, St. Clair, Talladega | 115 min |
| Aug 7, 6:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Jefferson | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 6:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Talladega | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Clay, Cleburne, Randolph | 51 min |
| Aug 7, 6:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Jefferson, Walker | 3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.