Alert archive / Alabama / Flash Flood Watches in 2016
Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this flash flood watch at Feb 23, 2016, 3:05 AM CST for 35 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Feb 23, 2016, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2016, 3:05 AM CST (09:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2016, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2016, 11:08 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Flood severity
- None
All 35 counties
Autauga County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Marion County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:07 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 7 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
- 52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 598 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
459 WGUS64 KBMX 230905 FFABMX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 305 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...HEAVY RAINS MAY PRODUCE FLOODING ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA... .SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FALLING TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FALLING ON SATURATED SOILS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. ALZ011>015-017>045-047-232200- /O.NEW.KBMX.FF.A.0002.160223T2100Z-160224T2100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION... CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE... VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA... PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE... MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...AUBURN...OPELIKA 305 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHEAST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...AUTAUGA...BIBB...BLOUNT...CHILTON...COOSA... DALLAS...ELMORE...JEFFERSON...LOWNDES...MONTGOMERY...PERRY... SHELBY...ST. CLAIR...TALLADEGA AND WALKER. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...CALHOUN...CHAMBERS...CLAY...CLEBURNE...LEE...MACON... RANDOLPH AND TALLAPOOSA. IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...MARION AND WINSTON. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...FAYETTE...GREENE...HALE...LAMAR...MARENGO... PICKENS...SUMTER AND TUSCALOOSA. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-2 INCHES AND ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SATURATED SOILS FROM RAINFALL YESTERDAY ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF AREA ROADWAYS...LOW LYING AREAS...AND URBAN SMALL STREAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
2 follow-up statements
992 WGUS64 KBMX 232132 FFABMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 332 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...HEAVY RAINS MAY PRODUCE FLOODING ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA... .SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIER RAINFALL FALLING TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING DUE TO THE ALREADY SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS. ALZ011>015-017>045-047-240615- /O.CON.KBMX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION... CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE... VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA... PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE... MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...AUBURN...OPELIKA 332 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHEAST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...AUTAUGA... BIBB...BLOUNT...CHILTON...COOSA...DALLAS...ELMORE... JEFFERSON...LOWNDES...MONTGOMERY...PERRY...SHELBY...ST. CLAIR...TALLADEGA AND WALKER. IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA... CALHOUN...CHAMBERS...CLAY...CLEBURNE...LEE...MACON...RANDOLPH AND TALLAPOOSA. IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH. IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...MARION AND WINSTON. IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...FAYETTE...GREENE...HALE...LAMAR...MARENGO... PICKENS...SUMTER AND TUSCALOOSA. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-2 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE WATCH AREA. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SATURATED SOILS FROM RAINFALL DURING THE PAST DAY OR TWO ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF AREA ROADWAYS...LOW LYING AREAS...AND URBAN SMALL STREAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
740 WGUS64 KBMX 240508 FFABMX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1108 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED... .MODERATE RAINFALL...AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL...WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOOD IMPACTS. ALZ011>015-017>045-047-240615- /O.CAN.KBMX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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-LEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION... CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE... VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA... PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE... MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...AUBURN...OPELIKA 1108 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHEAST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 8:37 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter | 4 days |
| Feb 22, 8:41 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo | 5 days |
| Feb 22, 8:50 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Sumter | 4 days |
| Feb 23, 3:17 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 42 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Watches in Alabama, 2016Every flash flood watch in 2016
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.