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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Jun 26, 2016, 3:17 PM CDT for Bullock County, Pike County, Alabama. It was in force for 28 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
- Jun 26, 2016, 3:17 PM CDT (20:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2016, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
Counties Bullock County, AL, Pike County, AL
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 556 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 26, 12:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 12:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Birmingham AL 1239 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 .UPDATE... For 18Z Aviation and today's adjustments. && .DISCUSSION... Scattered showers and thunderstorms developing across the east and west with mostly sunny conditions along the I-65 corridor. The differential heating zone in the middle could be an area of focus for additional thunderstorms this afternoon. Regardless of where you are in the CWA, keep an umbrella handy with scattered coverage expected. Additionally, the heat advisory was expanded to include the 65 corridor and southeastward to catch the Troy and Eufaula areas which are already above the 100 degree HI mark. 88 && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF Discussion. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developing across the area. Some already close to area airports. Activity should die off around sunset. Winds very light today except in thunderstorms. Ceilings consistent with summer time convection. 88 && .FIRE WEATHER... Fairly typical summer weather expected again today with hotter than normal temperatures. Rain chances will increase Monday/Tuesday as a frontal boundary slides southward across the forecast area. Some isolated-scattered convection will remain possible across the southeast Wednesday/Thursday, with drier and less humid conditions expected across the north. No weather- related fire weather concerns are expected at this time. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heat Advisory until 9 PM CDT this evening For the following counties: Autauga...Barbour...Bibb...Bullock...Chilton... Dallas...Fayette...Greene...Hale...Jefferson...Lamar...Lowndes... Marengo...Marion...Montgomery...Perry...Pickens...Pike... Shelby...Sumter...Tuscaloosa...Walker...Winston. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 4:27 AM CDT, 10 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 427 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 ALZ011>015-017>050-271230- 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- 427 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...OUTLOOK THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL APPROACH 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS AREAS WEST OF I-65. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE, ESPECIALLY ACROSS EAST ALABAMA, FROM 2 PM THROUGH 9 PM. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 1:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jun 26, 1:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 147 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 ALZ013-015-261915- WALKER AL-FAYETTE AL- 147 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND NORTHWESTERN WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM CDT... AT 146 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR JASPER...AND WAS DRIFTING SLOWLY TOWARD THE SOUTH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3371 8760 3392 8756 3392 8736 3368 8730 TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 240DEG 49KT 3388 8737
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:18 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 218 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 ALZ011-013>015-261945- WALKER AL-MARION AL-WINSTON AL-FAYETTE AL- 218 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN WINSTON...CENTRAL FAYETTE...SOUTHEASTERN MARION AND NORTHWESTERN WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT... AT 217 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR KANSAS...OR NEAR CARBON HILL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3368 8773 3408 8772 3406 8725 3366 8727 TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 323DEG 8KT 3394 8757
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:36 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 236 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 ALZ030-031-262000- GREENE AL-SUMTER AL- 236 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SUMTER AND SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT... AT 235 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EPES...OR NEAR LIVINGSTON...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3278 8823 3278 8794 3251 8795 3249 8836 TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 023DEG 18KT 3267 8811
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 3:17 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
317 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016
ALZ044>046-049-262045-
MACON AL-BULLOCK AL-MONTGOMERY AL-PIKE AL-
317 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MACON...WESTERN
PIKE...BULLOCK AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM
CDT...
AT 316 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR UNION SPRINGS TO NEAR PETREY. THESE
STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
UNION SPRINGS AND GOSHEN AROUND 345 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE SEDGEFIELD...HIGH
RIDGE...FORT DAVIS...SANDFIELD...ORION...CHINA
GROVE...CURRYS...SIMSVILLE... THREE NOTCH AND PEROTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3173 8615 3179 8615 3179 8620 3183 8618
3193 8618 3196 8619 3197 8622 3238 8578
3208 8551 3166 8609
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 314DEG 4KT 3222 8573 3178 8620
05The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 7:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | DeKalb | 34 min |
| Jun 25, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 28 min |
| Jun 25, 8:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:31 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chilton, Dallas and 17 more | 17 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 1:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 2:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 27 min |
| Jun 26, 2:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Sumter | 24 min |
| Jun 26, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore, Montgomery | 51 min |
| Jun 26, 3:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Russell | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Russell | 22 min |
| Jun 26, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Russell | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pike | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 4:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 5:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Blount, Chilton, St. Clair, Shelby | 29 min |
| Jun 26, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga, Blount, Chilton, Coosa, St. Clair, Shelby and 1 more | 45 min |
| Jun 26, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lowndes | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 6:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | St. Clair | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga, Coosa, Lowndes | 45 min |
| Jun 26, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Dallas | 46 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.