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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2016, 3:17 AM CST for 39 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Feb 23, 2016, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2016, 3:17 AM CST (09:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2016, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
All 39 counties
Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Bullock 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, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell 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), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:18 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 23 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.
804 WWUS74 KBMX 230917 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 317 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING AND STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND REMAIN STRONG ON WEDNESDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. ALZ011>015-017>050-231730- /O.NEW.KBMX.WI.Y.0004.160223T2100Z-160225T0300Z/ 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- 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...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA... PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 317 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING * WINDS...WILL BE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG WINDS. STRONGER WINDS COULD TAKE DOWN WEAK TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DUE TO SATURATED SOILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 24 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
562 WWUS74 KBMX 231455 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 855 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING AND STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND REMAIN STRONG ON WEDNESDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. ALZ011>015-017>050-240600- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0004.160223T2100Z-160225T0300Z/ 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- 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...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA... PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 855 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. STRONGER WINDS COULD TAKE DOWN WEAK TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DUE TO SATURATED SOILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 24 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
197 WWUS74 KBMX 240358 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 958 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS THE AREA. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY EARLY TOMORROW AND WESTERLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ALZ011>015-017>050-241500- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ 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- 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...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA... PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 958 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. STRONGER WINDS COULD TAKE DOWN WEAK TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DUE TO SATURATED SOILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 24 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
102 WWUS74 KBMX 241134 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 534 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... .STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST. ALZ011>015-017>050-250300- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON- COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE- MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN... ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER... PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE... LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION... CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE... VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA... PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE... MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA... PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 534 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. STRONGER WINDS COULD TAKE DOWN WEAK TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DUE TO SATURATED SOILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 24 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
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, 3:05 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | BMX | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 29 more | 20 hr |
Nearby
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.