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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Birmingham, AL

June 23, 2014Chambers County, Lee County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 23, 2014, 5:22 PM CDT for Chambers County, Lee County, Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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: Jun 23, 2014, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired: Jun 23, 2014, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Chambers County, AL, Lee County, AL

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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
Jun 23, 6:19 PM CDT	FLASH FLOOD	5 Ese Lafayette, AL	GARAGE FLOODED ON HIGHWAY 50. RADAR ESTIMATED 4.5 INCHES OF RAIN.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 97 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: 329 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1157 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 2 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 21 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.

148 
WGUS54 KBMX 232222
FFWBMX
ALC017-081-240130-
/O.NEW.KBMX.FF.W.0008.140623T2222Z-140624T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
522 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 520 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED  
  IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES IS   
  POSSIBLE.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  LAFAYETTE...LANETT...SMITHS...VALLEY...BEANS MILL...BEULAH...
  BLEECKER...BUFFALO...CHAMBERS COUNTY LAKE...CUSSETA...DENSON...    
  FAIRFAX...HUGULEY...PENTON...RIVER VIEW AND SMITHS STATION.

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.

&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758 OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG ALWX

LAT...LON 3252 8510 3256 8515 3264 8525 3278 8533
      3293 8556 3302 8544 3285 8516 3281 8516
      3277 8512 3276 8514 3274 8510 3271 8512
      3267 8509 3260 8508 3252 8501

$$

GRANTHAM

3 follow-up statements

841 
WGUS74 KBMX 232253
FFSBMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
553 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2014

ALC017-081-240130-
/O.CON.KBMX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140624T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LEE AL-CHAMBERS AL-
553 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
CHAMBERS AND NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES...

AT 551 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED 
AREA. ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN A SHORT 
PERIOD OF TIME...AND ANOTHER INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RIVER VIEW...
PENTON...FAIRFAX...DENSON...CUSSETA...CHAMBERS COUNTY LAKE...
BUFFALO...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE AND HUGULEY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 3252 8510 3256 8515 3264 8525 3278 8533
      3293 8556 3302 8544 3285 8516 3281 8516
      3277 8512 3276 8514 3274 8510 3271 8512
      3267 8509 3260 8508 3252 8501

$$

GRANTHAM

131 
WGUS74 KBMX 232336
FFSBMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
636 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2014

ALC017-081-240130-
/O.CON.KBMX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140624T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LEE AL-CHAMBERS AL-
636 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
CHAMBERS AND NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES...

AT 633 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE 
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA HAD WEAKENED...BUT FLASH FLOODING 
IS STILL POSSIBLE DUE TO RAINFALL OF TWO TO FIVE INCHES OVER THE 
PAST TWO HOURS.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RIVER VIEW...
PENTON...FAIRFAX...DENSON...CUSSETA...CHAMBERS COUNTY LAKE...
BUFFALO...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE AND HUGULEY

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3252 8510 3256 8515 3264 8525 3278 8533
      3293 8556 3302 8544 3285 8516 3281 8516
      3277 8512 3276 8514 3274 8510 3271 8512
      3267 8509 3260 8508 3252 8501

$$

GRANTHAM

054 
WGUS74 KBMX 240005
FFSBMX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
705 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2014

ALC017-081-240015-
/O.CAN.KBMX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140624T0130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LEE AL-CHAMBERS AL-
705 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CHAMBERS AND
NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES...

LAT...LON 3252 8510 3256 8515 3264 8525 3278 8533
      3293 8556 3302 8544 3285 8516 3281 8516
      3277 8512 3276 8514 3274 8510 3271 8512
      3267 8509 3260 8508 3252 8501

$$

GRANTHAM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 23, 3:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	38 min
Jun 23, 3:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Jefferson	3 hr
Jun 23, 4:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee	42 min
Jun 23, 4:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	St. Clair	52 min
Jun 23, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers, Lee	46 min
Jun 23, 5:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour	38 min

Nearby

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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.