Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 9, 2017, 5:50 PM CST for Marion County, Alabama. It was in force for 55 min. 5 reports 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
- Mar 9, 2017, 5:50 PM CST (23:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2017, 6:45 PM CST
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Marion County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 6:00 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 2 Wnw Bexar, AL | TRAVELER REPORTED HAIL COVERING THE GROUND AND IT LOOKED LIKE SNOW COVER. THE LARGEST PIECE WAS ESTIMATED AT QUARTER SIZE, BUT MOST WAS SMALLER. |
| Mar 9, 6:24 PM CST | HAIL 0.88 | 1 Ese Weston, AL | REPORTED VIA SPOTTERNETWORK. |
| Mar 9, 6:24 PM CST | HAIL 0.88 | Weston, AL | REPORTED VIA SPOTTERNETWORK. |
| Mar 9, 6:29 PM CST | HAIL 0.88 | 1 N Hamilton, AL | DIME- TO NICKLE-SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN HAMILTON. |
| Mar 9, 6:35 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 3 E Hamilton, AL | . |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2732 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
805
WUUS54 KBMX 092350
SVRBMX
ALC093-100045-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0047.170309T2350Z-170310T0045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
550 PM CST THU MAR 9 2017
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Marion County in northwestern Alabama...
* Until 645 PM CST
* At 550 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tremont, or 9
miles southeast of Fulton, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Hamilton, Hackleburg, Brilliant, Brinn, Weston, Lake Buttahatchee,
Bear Creek, Tessner, Shottsville, Pearces Mill, Rankin Fite
Airport, Upper Bear Creek Reservoir, Byrd, Bexar, Pigeye, Marion
County Public Lake, Piney Grove and Pikeville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3431 8764 3400 8764 3403 8799 3405 8799
3406 8821 3432 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 277DEG 27KT 3420 8826
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
89^GSatterwhite4 follow-up statements
750
WWUS54 KBMX 092354
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
554 PM CST THU MAR 9 2017
ALC093-100045-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-170310T0045Z/
Marion AL-
554 PM CST THU MAR 9 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST
FOR CENTRAL MARION COUNTY...
At 553 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tremont, or 11
miles southeast of Fulton, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hamilton, Weston, Lake Buttahatchee, Brinn, Bear Creek, Tessner,
Bexar, Shottsville, Pearces Mill, Rankin Fite Airport and Piney
Grove.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3426 8764 3403 8764 3407 8797 3410 8820
3427 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 277DEG 27KT 3420 8822
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
89^GSatterwhite224
WWUS54 KBMX 100006
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
606 PM CST THU MAR 9 2017
ALC093-100045-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-170310T0045Z/
Marion AL-
606 PM CST THU MAR 9 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST
FOR CENTRAL MARION COUNTY...
At 606 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Weston, or 7
miles northwest of Hamilton, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hamilton, Weston, Lake Buttahatchee, Brinn, Bexar, Pearces Mill,
Rankin Fite Airport and Piney Grove.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3403 8764 3408 8796 3412 8820 3418 8819
3425 8818 3423 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 277DEG 27KT 3419 8810
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
89^GSatterwhite964
WWUS54 KBMX 100020
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
620 PM CST THU MAR 9 2017
ALC093-100045-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-170310T0045Z/
Marion AL-
620 PM CST THU MAR 9 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST
FOR CENTRAL MARION COUNTY...
At 620 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hamilton,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hamilton, Weston, Lake Buttahatchee, Brinn, Rankin Fite Airport,
Pearces Mill and Piney Grove.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3406 8764 3410 8800 3414 8808 3418 8807
3422 8803 3419 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 277DEG 27KT 3417 8797
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
89^GSatterwhite282
WWUS54 KBMX 100031
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
631 PM CST THU MAR 9 2017
ALC093-100045-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0047.000000T0000Z-170310T0045Z/
Marion AL-
631 PM CST THU MAR 9 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST
FOR EAST CENTRAL MARION COUNTY...
At 630 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Brinn, or near
Hamilton, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. This storm has
produced hail from nickle to quarter size.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hamilton, Lake Buttahatchee, Brinn, Rankin Fite Airport, Pearces Mill
and Piney Grove.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3406 8764 3410 8799 3413 8803 3420 8801
3419 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 277DEG 27KT 3417 8788
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
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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.