Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2016, 3:23 PM CDT for Lee County, Alabama. It was in force for 20 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 6, 2016, 3:23 PM CDT (20:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2016, 3:43 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Lee County, AL
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 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
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 1847 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 741 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
662
WUUS54 KBMX 062023
SVRBMX
ALC081-062115-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0075.160706T2023Z-160706T2115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
323 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN LEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 415 PM CDT
* AT 322 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AUBURN
UNIVERSITY...OR NEAR AUBURN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AUBURN...OPELIKA...AUBURN UNIVERSITY...LOACHAPOKA...ROBERT G. PITTS
AIRPORT...MOUNT JEFFERSON AND CHEWACLA STATE PARK.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 51 AND 66.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3255 8526 3255 8562 3256 8563 3263 8565
3273 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 257DEG 19KT 3259 8558
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
562 follow-up statements
885
WWUS54 KBMX 062032
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
332 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
ALC081-062115-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-160706T2115Z/
LEE AL-
332 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL LEE COUNTY...
AT 331 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER AUBURN
UNIVERSITY...OR NEAR AUBURN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AUBURN...OPELIKA...AUBURN UNIVERSITY...
ROBERT G. PITTS AIRPORT AND MOUNT JEFFERSON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BIRMINGHAM.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3255 8526 3256 8555 3257 8556 3265 8558
3273 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 257DEG 19KT 3260 8554
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
56865
WWUS54 KBMX 062043
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
343 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
ALC081-062053-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-160706T2115Z/
LEE AL-
343 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL LEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BIRMINGHAM.
LAT...LON 3255 8526 3256 8555 3257 8556 3265 8558
3273 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 257DEG 19KT 3262 8546
$$
56The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 24 min |
| Jul 6, 8:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Etowah | 23 min |
| Jul 6, 10:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cleburne | 27 min |
| Jul 6, 10:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 11:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers, Tallapoosa | 56 min |
| Jul 6, 12:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bullock | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 12:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bullock | 39 min |
| Jul 6, 12:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 12:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 1:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Russell | 28 min |
| Jul 6, 1:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pike | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 1:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lee | 24 min |
| Jul 6, 1:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 1:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pike | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 2:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Dallas | 24 min |
| Jul 6, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lowndes | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 2:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Macon | 43 min |
| Jul 6, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Lowndes | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga | 44 min |
| Jul 6, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lee, Macon | 54 min |
| Jul 6, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Montgomery | 55 min |
| Jul 6, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lowndes | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 3:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cherokee | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 20 min |
| Jul 6, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 28 min |
| Jul 6, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Calhoun | 50 min |
| Jul 6, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Coosa | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Coosa | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bibb | 37 min |
| Jul 6, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Coosa | 15 min |
| Jul 6, 5:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 18 min |
| Jul 6, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton | 44 min |
| Jul 6, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 15 min |
| Jul 6, 6:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bibb | 39 min |
| Jul 6, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Sumter | 35 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.