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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Birmingham, AL

March 10, 2017Winston County, Alabama

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.

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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 9, 11:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2017-03-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2017-03-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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/Davis
3 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/Davis
618 
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/Davis
050 
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/Davis

The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 9, 6:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarion33 min
Mar 9, 7:34 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLamar, Marion56 min
Mar 9, 8:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarion19 min
Mar 9, 8:33 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPickens42 min
Mar 9, 11:38 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMarion37 min
Mar 9, 11:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarion41 min
Mar 10, 12:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarion31 min
Mar 10, 1:12 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBlount63 min
Mar 10, 1:14 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCherokee61 min
Mar 10, 1:16 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMarion, Winston59 min
Mar 10, 1:21 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXEtowah54 min
Mar 10, 1:44 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXFayette, Lamar, Walker76 min
Mar 10, 1:53 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCalhoun, Cleburne, St. Clair82 min
Mar 10, 1:59 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXJefferson76 min
Mar 10, 2:26 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPickens, Tuscaloosa64 min
Mar 10, 2:36 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson, St. Clair, Shelby54 min
Mar 10, 2:40 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXClay, Randolph, Talladega65 min
Mar 10, 2:58 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBibb62 min
Mar 10, 3:03 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXGreene, Sumter57 min
Mar 10, 3:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb, Chilton, Coosa45 min
Mar 10, 3:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXClay, Coosa, Tallapoosa51 min
Mar 10, 3:41 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXChambers64 min
Mar 10, 3:51 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXAutauga, Dallas, Elmore54 min
Mar 10, 4:02 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXAutauga, Elmore28 min
Mar 10, 4:05 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLee40 min
Mar 10, 4:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMacon, Montgomery45 min
Mar 10, 4:21 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLowndes39 min
Mar 10, 4:34 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBullock, Russell41 min
Mar 10, 4:57 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBarbour, Pike48 min
Mar 10, 3:56 PM CSTFrost AdvisoryBMXBlount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah and 9 more15 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.