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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Birmingham, AL

March 5, 20134 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 5, 2013, 1:51 PM CST for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 39 min. 2 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: Mar 5, 2013, 1:51 PM CST (19:51 UTC)
Expired: Mar 5, 2013, 2:30 PM CST
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Talladega County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 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
Mar 5, 2:14 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	S Enterprise, AL	THREE LARGE TREES DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS 24 AND 49.
Mar 5, 2:22 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nw Verbena, AL	TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 7TH STREET AND COUNTY RD 24 IN VERBENA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 23 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 5, 1:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 42 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 638 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 413 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 335 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

312 
WUUS54 KBMX 051951
SVRBMX
ALC021-027-037-121-052030-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0023.130305T1951Z-130305T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
151 PM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CHILTON COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
  CLAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 230 PM CST

* AT 151 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
  LOGAN MARTIN DAM TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBIANA TO MAPLESVILLE...
  AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CHILDERSBURG...TALLADEGA SPRINGS...CLANTON...SYLACAUGA...
  TALLADEGA...STEWARTVILLE...WEOGUFKA AND GOODWATER.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 200 THROUGH 219...

WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BREAK LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SOME
DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO SMALLER STRUCTURES.

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 OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG ALWX

LAT...LON 3311 8565 3309 8601 3275 8601 3277 8633
      3271 8671 3266 8672 3267 8701 3283 8701
      3283 8688 3292 8688 3307 8667 3303 8652
      3313 8646 3318 8651 3330 8636 3339 8638
      3352 8627 3355 8579 3347 8589 3349 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 271DEG 50KT 3344 8630 3309 8650
          3281 8682

$$

GRANTHAM

2 follow-up statements

573 
WWUS54 KBMX 052004
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
204 PM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

ALC021-027-037-121-052030-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-130305T2030Z/
CHILTON AL-CLAY AL-COOSA AL-TALLADEGA AL-
204 PM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TALLADEGA...
COOSA...CLAY AND CHILTON COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CST...

AT 204 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM TALLADEGA TO STRICKLAND CROSSROADS TO PARNELL...MOVING EAST AT
55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CLANTON...STEWARTVILLE...WEOGUFKA...GOODWATER...ASHLAND...
  ROCKFORD...LINEVILLE...KELLYTON...EQUALITY AND PLECHER.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 205 THROUGH 212...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3311 8565 3309 8601 3275 8601 3277 8633
      3271 8671 3266 8672 3267 8701 3283 8688
      3303 8652 3313 8646 3318 8651 3330 8636
      3335 8634 3339 8638 3352 8627 3349 8625
      3352 8622 3355 8579 3347 8589 3349 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 271DEG 50KT 3344 8608 3309 8628
          3272 8682

$$

GRANTHAM

087 
WWUS54 KBMX 052016
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
216 PM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

ALC021-027-037-121-052030-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-130305T2030Z/
CHILTON AL-CLAY AL-COOSA AL-TALLADEGA AL-
216 PM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
TALLADEGA...COOSA...CLAY AND SOUTHEASTERN CHILTON COUNTIES UNTIL 230
PM CST...

AT 216 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF WALDO TO HANOVER TO POOLES CROSSROADS...
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  GOODWATER...ROCKFORD...KELLYTON...ASHLAND...LINEVILLE...EQUALITY...
  LYLE...HATCHET...VERBENA AND BRADFORD.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBER 205...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3312 8565 3310 8577 3311 8597 3309 8598
      3309 8601 3275 8601 3277 8633 3271 8671
      3266 8672 3267 8683 3291 8645 3353 8606
      3355 8580 3355 8579 3347 8589 3349 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 271DEG 50KT 3345 8593 3303 8614
          3272 8662

$$

GRANTHAM

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 5, 12:01 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 12:01 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1201 PM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

.UPDATE...
MESOSCALE UPDATE.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG COLD FRONT REALLY MAKING AND EASTWARD PUSH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS HAVE BEEN STRONG TO SEVERE WITH DIME TO
HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. STILL DO NOT HAVE ANY SURFACE BASED CAPE TO
WORK WITH JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT...BUT WARMER CONDITIONS MAY
ALLOW SOME CAPE DEVELOPMENT EAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SHEAR
VALUES WOULD ALLOW SOME STORM ORGANIZATION AND WE MAY SEE AN
UPSWING IN ACTIVITY BY 3 PM EAST. K INDICES AND THEREFORE OVERALL
MOISTURE CONTENT IS LIMITED ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE
AREA...BUT UPPER FORCING IS VERY STRONG. MOISTURE TRANSPORT
VECTORS ARE ALSO NOT TOO FAVORABLE FOR ADDING ANY SIGNIFICANT
MOISTURE BEFORE THE FRONT GOES BY. UPPER LEVEL CAPE IN THE HAIL
GROWTH REGION WILL SUPPORT MORE HAIL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND THE
WET BULB ZERO IS JUST BELOW 9K FT. SOME OF THIS HAIL MAY APPROACH
SEVERE LIMITS BUT MOST WILL BE IN THE PEA TO DIME SIZE RANGE.
DAMAGING WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME DRY AIR ALOFT.
EXPECT 45 TO 65 MPH NEAR THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. WINDS
REMAIN GUSTY OUTSIDE THE RAIN AREAS WITH 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE
BOTH AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT.

SURFACE TEMPS AND DEW POINTS DROP SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND THE FRONT
AND HAVE ADJUSTED THE HOURLY TRENDS ACCORDINGLY...MUCH COOLER THIS
AFTERNOON WEST. ANY STRONGER STORM THREAT ENDS BY 7 PM IN THE SOUTH
AND EAST COUNTIES.

INCREASED RAIN CHANCES A BIT FARTHER SOUTH BUT IT SHOULD RATHER
BRIEF AS THE FRONT GOES BY.

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&&

.AVIATION...
FOR 18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

BASED ON CURRENT OBSERVATIONS AND TRENDS...MVFR CIGS WILL BE
PREDOMINANT AS THE SHOWERS AND STORMS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT MOVE
THRU THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH SOME BRIEF IFR CANNOT BE
RULED OUT. RADAR CURRENTLY SHOWS A THIN LINE OF HEAVIER SHOWERS AND
EMBEDDED TSTORMS MOVING ACROSS WESTERN ALABAMA...AND THE SPEED OF
THIS FEATURE HAS IT IMPACTING TCL BY 19Z AND THEN ANB BY
21Z...ROUGHLY. TIMING WAS MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE
SOUTHEAST...THEREFORE GAVE A SOMEWHAT LARGER WINDOW FOR POSSIBLE
TSTORM ACTIVITY. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE FOR AN HOUR OR SO
ONCE THE LINE PASSES...WITH CIGS SLOWLY INCREASING THRU THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THRU MUCH OF THE PERIOD THANKS TO A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT BOTH AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONTAL SYSTEM.
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER FRONTAL
PASSAGE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15-20 KTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KTS ARE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FRONT.

19

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 519 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013/

DISCUSSION...

AMPLE CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING WITH WARM MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW
SPREADING ACROSS THE STATE AHEAD OF A SURFACE FRONTAL SYSTEM. A
SURFACE LOW WAS NOTED ACROSS THE MID MS RIVER VALLEY WITH AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT EXTENDING TO THE SW INTO S TX. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE NEWD TODAY TOWARD OH AND WILL DRAG THE FRONT OUT OF TX AND
ACROSS AL DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL TIGHTEN SUFFICIENTLY ENOUGH OUTSIDE OF
STORMS TO WARRANT A WIND ADVISORY FOR C AL WITH SUSTAINED S/SW
20-30 MPH AT TIMES AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS
SHOULD STAY UP AS WELL INITIALLY FROM THE W/NW. A WIND ADVISORY
WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM NOON THRU 8 PM.

SYSTEM ALTHOUGH MARGINAL IS LOOKING A LITTLE BETTER THAN
YESTERDAY. LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY FOR THE MOST PART WILL BE
LOW...EXCEPT POSSIBLY IN A SMALL WINDOW THIS AFTERNOON FROM NOON
TO 5 PM-ISH ACROSS THE SE COUNTIES...GENERALLY S/E OF A ROANOKE TO
MONTGOMERY LINE...WHERE SOUNDINGS DO NOT LOOK QUITE AS CAPPED
ALOFT ALLOWING FOR BETTER INSTABILITIES...CAPES...UPDRAFTS...ETC.
THE SE COUNTIES' SHEAR AND LIFT WILL BE ENHANCED BY A LOW LEVEL JET
ALONG WITH AN ENHANCED MID LEVEL JET EXIT REGION. DEW POINTS IN
THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 50S WILL BE MARGINAL BUT MAY BE JUST ENOUGH
ALONG THE FRONT FOR SOME MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS ALONG THE
FRONT...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL THE MAIN THREATS. ACROSS THE
REST OF C AL...WARMER TEMPERATURES ALOFT COULD LIMIT SURFACE
INSTABILITY BUT ELEVATED STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH SMALL HAIL
POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS ALONG THE FRONT AND SOME GUSTY
WINDS. OVERALL MOISTURE IS LIMITED...WITH PW'S OF 1-1.2 AT MOST
EXPECTED AND HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED. STORMS CLEAR OUT
QUICKLY DURING THE EVENING AS THE FRONT PROGRESSES SO ONLY A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS SE IN THE EARLY EVENING.

THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK LOOKS DRY WITH A SHOT OF COLD AIR
FOR TUE NT THRU THU NT BEHIND THE FRONT. THE RIDGE THEN SETTLES INTO
THE NE/ERN U.S. FOR FRI INTO THE WEEKEND FOR A MUCH MODERATING
BUT DRY AIR MASS WITH NE/E FLOW AROUND THE BASE OF THE RIDGE
ACROSS C AL. AS WE MOVE INTO LATE SUN...ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM
WILL APPROACH THE DEEP SOUTH. LEANING TOWARD THE SLOWER EURO WITH
THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEXT SYSTEM AS ONE...IT HAS BEEN MORE
CONSISTENT AND TWO...THE UPPER FLOW IS NOT CONDUCIVE OF QUICKLY
MOVING ANOTHER SYSTEM THROUGH THE S AS IT WILL TAKE TIME TO BREAK
DOWN THE UPPER RIDGE IN PLACE. HOWEVER...WITH TIMING DIFFERENCES
WILL KEEP WITH LOW POPS FOR SUN NT THRU MON.

08/MK

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GADSDEN     59  31  47  29  56 /  90  10   0   0   0
ANNISTON    66  31  48  28  57 /  80  10   0   0   0
BIRMINGHAM  64  31  50  30  57 /  80   0   0   0   0
TUSCALOOSA  67  32  52  30  58 /  80   0   0   0   0
CALERA      65  32  51  30  57 /  80   0   0   0   0
AUBURN      70  32  50  30  58 /  60  20   0   0   0
MONTGOMERY  68  34  53  31  59 /  50  10   0   0   0
TROY        71  34  53  31  59 /  50  20   0   0   0

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES: 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.

&&

75/08/56

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 5, 11:06 AM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1106 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

ALZ011>015-017>050-061715-
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-
CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-
CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-
CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-
BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
1106 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA...THERE WILL BE A
SMALL CHANCE OF STRONG AND SEVERE STORMS AREA WIDE. THE BEST CHANCE
WILL GENERALLY BE ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM WEDOWEE...IN
RANDOLPH COUNTY...TO MONTGOMERY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. THE TORNADO THREAT IS
MINIMAL BUT NOT ZERO.

BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM
NOON THROUGH 8PM THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE
NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 5, 11:34 AM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1134 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

ALZ012-013-022-023-030-031-051830-
FAYETTE AL-GREENE AL-LAMAR AL-PICKENS AL-SUMTER AL-TUSCALOOSA AL-
1134 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA...
NORTHWESTERN SUMTER...PICKENS...SOUTHERN LAMAR...NORTHWESTERN GREENE
AND SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM CST...

AT 1134 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF NEW HOPE
TO 41 MILES WEST OF EMELLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  MILLPORT...
  PICKENSVILLE...
  FAYETTE...
  REFORM...
  CARROLLTON...

&&

LAT...LON 3364 8827 3373 8753 3280 8822 3277 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 1734Z 260DEG 47KT 3355 8822 3274 8897

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Special weather statement, Mar 5, 12:33 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1233 PM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

ALZ015-023>025-031-034-051915-
BIBB AL-GREENE AL-JEFFERSON AL-SHELBY AL-TUSCALOOSA AL-WALKER AL-
1233 PM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN WALKER...
TUSCALOOSA...WESTERN SHELBY...JEFFERSON...NORTHEASTERN GREENE AND
NORTHERN BIBB COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM CST...

AT 1233 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PARRISH TO JENA...AND
MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  CORDOVA...
  NORTHPORT...
  TUSCALOOSA...
  HOLT...
  DORA...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3378 8727 3374 8654 3373 8653 3309 8687
      3300 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 265DEG 54KT 3372 8721 3308 8777

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Special weather statement, Mar 5, 12:41 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1241 PM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

ALZ030>034-039-051930-
BIBB AL-GREENE AL-HALE AL-MARENGO AL-PERRY AL-SUMTER AL-
1241 PM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SUMTER...PERRY...NORTHERN
MARENGO...HALE...SOUTHERN GREENE AND SOUTHERN BIBB COUNTIES UNTIL 130
PM CST...

AT 1241 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM EUTAW TO YORK...AND MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  DEMOPOLIS...
  GREENSBORO...
  BRENT...
  CENTREVILLE...
  UNIONTOWN...

&&

LAT...LON 3250 8840 3291 8801 3300 8692 3248 8737
      3248 8742 3243 8742 3240 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 270DEG 60KT 3289 8785 3245 8826

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Local storm report, Mar 5, 12:51 PM CST, 1 hour before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1251 PM CST TUE MAR 05 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1240 PM     HAIL             4 SSW HOLT              33.20N 87.54W
03/05/2013  E0.25 INCH       TUSCALOOSA         AL   PUBLIC

            REPORTED ALONG 15TH STREET NEAR FOREST LAKE.

&&

TGOGGINS

Special weather statement, Mar 5, 1:31 PM CST, 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
131 PM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

ALZ032>036-039>041-043-052015-
AUTAUGA AL-BIBB AL-CHILTON AL-COOSA AL-DALLAS AL-ELMORE AL-HALE
AL-MARENGO AL-PERRY AL-
131 PM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AUTAUGA...PERRY...NORTHEASTERN
MARENGO...SOUTHERN HALE...NORTHWESTERN ELMORE...DALLAS...COOSA...
CHILTON AND SOUTHEASTERN BIBB COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM CST...

AT 132 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ASHBY TO FREDDIE JONES
FIELD...AND MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  JEMISON...
  VALLEY GRANDE...
  CLANTON...
  SELMA...
  SELMONT-WEST SELMONT...

&&

LAT...LON 3220 8789 3308 8703 3308 8695 3305 8689
      3307 8662 3302 8655 3310 8649 3310 8601
      3295 8601 3236 8659 3240 8661 3235 8668
      3241 8672 3240 8678 3232 8678 3232 8685
      3224 8685 3222 8739 3226 8751 3221 8752
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 265DEG 58KT 3300 8688 3225 8762

GRANTHAM

Local storm report, Mar 5, 1:48 PM CST, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
148 PM CST TUE MAR 05 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0109 PM     TSTM WND GST     PLEASANT GROVE          33.49N 86.98W
03/05/2013  M58 MPH          JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

&&

LINHARES

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 5, 4:28 AM CST	Wind Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more	16 hr
Mar 5, 10:19 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	26 min
Mar 5, 10:41 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion	34 min
Mar 5, 10:55 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Winston	35 min
Mar 5, 11:12 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion	63 min
Mar 5, 11:34 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	56 min
Mar 5, 12:33 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson, Tuscaloosa	42 min
Mar 5, 12:41 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter	49 min
Mar 5, 1:08 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa	67 min
Mar 5, 1:31 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Marengo, Perry	44 min
Mar 5, 2:21 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery	39 min
Mar 5, 2:24 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Randolph, Tallapoosa	66 min
Mar 5, 2:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun, Cleburne	48 min
Mar 5, 2:54 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers	51 min
Mar 5, 3:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bullock, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Pike	45 min
Mar 5, 3:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers, Lee	44 min
Mar 5, 3:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Pike, Russell	57 min
Mar 5, 4:43 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour	32 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.