Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 10, 2017, 12:18 AM CST for Winston County, Alabama. It was in force for 57 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
- Mar 10, 2017, 12:18 AM CST (06:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2017, 1:15 AM CST
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Winston County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 11:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2156 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
823
WUUS54 KBMX 100618
SVRBMX
ALC133-100715-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0053.170310T0618Z-170310T0715Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1218 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2017
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Winston County in northwestern Alabama...
* Until 115 AM CST
* At 1218 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lake
Buttahatchee, or near Haleyville, moving east at 45 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...
Haleyville, Lynn, Arley, Double Springs, Addison, Houston
Recreational Area, Nesmith, Brushy Lake, Helicon, Inmanfield,
Ashridge, Sardis, Corinth Rec Area, Needmore, Moreland, Winston
Free State Barn, Falls City, Smith Lake, Houston and Natural
Bridge.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3430 8711 3406 8711 3406 8764 3430 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 0618Z 266DEG 38KT 3416 8768
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
32/Davis3 follow-up statements
697
WWUS54 KBMX 100640
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1240 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2017
ALC133-100715-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-170310T0715Z/
Winston AL-
1240 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CST
FOR NORTHEASTERN WINSTON COUNTY...
At 1240 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Winston Free
State Barn, or 12 miles northwest of Arley, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Double Springs, Addison, Houston Recreational Area, Sardis, Nesmith,
Moreland, Winston Free State Barn, Inmanfield, Ashridge, Brushy Lake,
Smith Lake, Houston, Addison Town Hall, Upshaw, Winston County
Airport, Cane Creek, Bull Branch, Mill Creek, Sipsey River Rec Area
and Grayson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3430 8711 3415 8711 3412 8745 3429 8748
TIME...MOT...LOC 0640Z 263DEG 39KT 3420 8739
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
32/Davis618
WWUS54 KBMX 100650
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1250 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2017
ALC133-100715-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-170310T0715Z/
Winston AL-
1250 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CST
FOR NORTHEASTERN WINSTON COUNTY...
At 1250 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Moreland, or 8
miles north of Arley, moving east at 45 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...
Addison, Sardis, Moreland, Nesmith, Inmanfield, Addison Town Hall,
Upshaw, Addison Municipal Airport and Bull Branch.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3430 8711 3415 8711 3414 8732 3427 8732
TIME...MOT...LOC 0650Z 263DEG 39KT 3421 8725
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
32/Davis050
WWUS54 KBMX 100705
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
105 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2017
ALC133-100715-
/O.EXP.KBMX.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-170310T0715Z/
Winston AL-
105 AM CST FRI MAR 10 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WINSTON COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 115 AM CST...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for
northwestern Alabama.
LAT...LON 3430 8711 3415 8711 3414 8732 3427 8732
TIME...MOT...LOC 0705Z 266DEG 38KT 3422 8707
$$
32/DavisThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 6:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 33 min |
| Mar 9, 7:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 56 min |
| Mar 9, 8:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 19 min |
| Mar 9, 8:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 42 min |
| Mar 9, 11:38 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marion | 37 min |
| Mar 9, 11:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 41 min |
| Mar 10, 12:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 31 min |
| Mar 10, 1:12 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Blount | 63 min |
| Mar 10, 1:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cherokee | 61 min |
| Mar 10, 1:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marion, Winston | 59 min |
| Mar 10, 1:21 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Etowah | 54 min |
| Mar 10, 1:44 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Walker | 76 min |
| Mar 10, 1:53 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne, St. Clair | 82 min |
| Mar 10, 1:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Jefferson | 76 min |
| Mar 10, 2:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 64 min |
| Mar 10, 2:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby | 54 min |
| Mar 10, 2:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Clay, Randolph, Talladega | 65 min |
| Mar 10, 2:58 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bibb | 62 min |
| Mar 10, 3:03 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 57 min |
| Mar 10, 3:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Coosa | 45 min |
| Mar 10, 3:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Coosa, Tallapoosa | 51 min |
| Mar 10, 3:41 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers | 64 min |
| Mar 10, 3:51 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga, Dallas, Elmore | 54 min |
| Mar 10, 4:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Elmore | 28 min |
| Mar 10, 4:05 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lee | 40 min |
| Mar 10, 4:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Macon, Montgomery | 45 min |
| Mar 10, 4:21 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lowndes | 39 min |
| Mar 10, 4:34 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bullock, Russell | 41 min |
| Mar 10, 4:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour, Pike | 48 min |
| Mar 10, 3:56 PM CST | Frost Advisory | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah and 9 more | 15 hr |
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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.