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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Birmingham, AL

March 27, 2017Etowah County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2017, 6:19 PM CDT for Etowah County, Alabama. It was in force for 56 min. 12 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 27, 2017, 6:19 PM CDT (23:19 UTC)
Expired: Mar 27, 2017, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

County Etowah County, AL

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:37 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 27, 6:23 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ne Attalla, AL	DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF A LOCAL BUSINESS; METAL ROOFING BLOWN OFF.
Mar 27, 7:01 PM CDT	HAIL 1.25	1 Ne Attalla, AL	.
Mar 27, 7:01 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	2 Ese Attalla, AL	.
Mar 27, 7:06 PM CDT	HAIL 1.25	1 Nnw Glencoe, AL	.
Mar 27, 7:06 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	1 Nnw Glencoe, AL	.
Mar 27, 7:06 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	Gadsden Mall, AL	.
Mar 27, 7:08 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Gadsden, AL	.
Mar 27, 7:11 PM CDT	HAIL 1.25	Glencoe, AL	.
Mar 27, 7:22 PM CDT	HAIL 1	1 Sw Hokes Bluff, AL	.
Mar 27, 7:22 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	1 Sw Hokes Bluff, AL	.
Mar 27, 7:25 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	1 Nne Reaves, AL	.
Mar 27, 7:25 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	2 Ese Hokes Bluff, AL	.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 8 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 4 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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 27, 1:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 113 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 293 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -101 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 734 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 107 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 84 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

149 
WUUS54 KBMX 272319
SVRBMX
ALC055-280015-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0067.170327T2319Z-170328T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
619 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Etowah County in northeastern Alabama...

* Until 715 PM CDT

* At 618 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Susan Moore to near Inland Lake to near Steele,
  moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Gadsden, Rainbow City, Boaz, Hokes Bluff, Attalla, Glencoe, Sardis
  City, Altoona, Walnut Grove, Reece City, Aurora, Gadsden Mall,
  Noccalula Falls, Neely Henry Lake, Southside, Ridgeville, Gadsden
  Steam Plant, Mountainboro, Rockledge and Cobb City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3404 8595 3399 8574 3394 8574 3396 8584
      3394 8590 3391 8590 3392 8595 3389 8599
      3387 8610 3390 8611 3399 8620 3397 8625
      3399 8628 3394 8633 3394 8637 3410 8630
      3418 8619 3420 8610 3420 8593
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 254DEG 23KT 3407 8641 3388 8654 3388 8616 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

17/KLAWS

1 follow-up statement

136 
WWUS54 KBMX 272343
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
643 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

ALC055-280015-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-170328T0015Z/
Etowah AL-
643 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR ETOWAH COUNTY...

At 642 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Aurora to near Steele to near Reece City, moving
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

Locations impacted include...
Gadsden, Rainbow City, Boaz, Hokes Bluff, Attalla, Glencoe, Sardis
City, Altoona, Walnut Grove, Reece City, Aurora, Gadsden Mall,
Noccalula Falls, Neely Henry Lake, Southside, Ridgeville, Gadsden
Steam Plant, Mountainboro, Rockledge and Cobb City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3404 8595 3399 8574 3394 8574 3396 8584
      3394 8590 3391 8590 3392 8595 3389 8599
      3387 8610 3390 8611 3399 8620 3397 8625
      3399 8628 3394 8633 3394 8637 3410 8630
      3418 8619 3420 8610 3420 8593
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 268DEG 27KT 3415 8619 3393 8629 3410 8599 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

17/KLAWS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 27, 3:03 PM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 3:03 PM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
303 PM CDT Mon Mar 27 2017

.SHORT TERM...
Tonight and Tuesday.

Very unstable conditions have developed over central Alabama this
afternoon as surface temperatures have warmed into the upper 70s
to lower 80s, with cold air advection aloft as the upper trof
axis approaches from the west. An upper low centered over eastern
Missouri will track eastward overnight and push a trof axis into
north Alabama. Forcing ahead of trof axis will help maintain
convection development throughout the night despite loss of
daytime heating. Best rain chances overnight will be along and
north of I-20 with little or no rain expected south of I-85. The
upper trof axis will become aligned in an east to west direction
across central Alabama on Tuesday. Weak forcing along the trof
axis will produce scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly
during the heating of the day. 0-6km Bulk Shear and mid level
lapse rates will be much lower on Tuesday and no severe storms
expected.

58/rose

.LONG TERM...
Wednesday through Sunday.

Wednesday continues to look warm and drier as a 500 mb ridge
amplifies over the region ahead of yet another upper trough which
will affect our area on Thursday into Thursday night. Confidence
is slightly lower than 24 hours ago regarding the threat for
severe storms due to model inconsistency with the upper trough
and a less impressive warm sector. We will continue to maintain a
low-end threat for damaging winds, large hail, and maybe a few
brief tornadoes.

After a break on Friday and Saturday, the hits keep on coming.
Another strong storm system could impact the area late Sunday into
Monday. A severe weather threat cannot be ruled out, especially if
the system takes a more northerly track, reducing the chance of
coastal convection blocking the inland progression of instability.

87/Grantham

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF Discussion.

The area remains situated between surface high pressure located off
the Carolina coastline and a low pressure system across northwest
Arkansas. Expect southerly low level winds, breezy at times, this
afternoon and evening. Clouds will increase and lower this afternoon
into tonight with SHRA and TSRA as storms develop and move northeast
across the area. Overnight isolated SHRA will remain possible with
low CIG's expected at most terminals. CIG's and VIS will gradually
improve toward the end of the period.

05

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

Central Alabama will remain in a warm and moist pattern through the
week, with the highest rain chances today and Thursday. Critical
fire weather conditions are not expected through the next 7 days.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Gadsden     60  78  55  81  57 /  60  40  10  20  10
Anniston    61  78  57  82  58 /  50  40  10  20  10
Birmingham  62  79  59  83  60 /  60  40  10  20  10
Tuscaloosa  63  80  60  85  60 /  60  40  10  10  10
Calera      63  78  60  84  60 /  50  30  10  20  10
Auburn      61  77  60  83  59 /  20  30  10  20  10
Montgomery  63  81  61  86  59 /  20  30  10  10  10
Troy        61  81  60  86  58 /  20  30  10  10  10

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/...
None.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 5:05 AM CDT, 13 hours 14 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
505 AM CDT Mon Mar 27 2017

ALZ011>015-017>050-281315-
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-
505 AM CDT Mon Mar 27 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the counties served by the
National Weather Service office in Birmingham.

.DAY ONE...Outlook Through Tonight.

There is a threat for severe storms today from 1 PM to 9 PM. This
will include the potential for hail up to ping pong ball size and
damaging winds up to 60 mph, mainly along and northwest of a line
from Demopolis to Alabaster to Gadsden. A smaller risk for hail up
to quarter size and isolated damaging winds could extend as far south
and east as Montgomery and Auburn.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Another threat for severe storms may come Thursday into Thursday
night across all of the forecast area. There is a potential for
damaging winds up to 60 mph, brief tornadoes, hail up to the size
of quarters.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
today and again on Thursday.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 27, 6:04 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
604 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0550 PM     HAIL             BLOUNTSVILLE            34.08N 86.59W
03/27/2017  U0.88 INCH       BLOUNT             AL   PUBLIC

            .

&&

GMS

Local storm report, Mar 27, 6:07 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
607 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0502 PM     HAIL             ASHVILLE                33.83N 86.26W
03/27/2017  U0.88 INCH       ST. CLAIR          AL   PUBLIC

            .

&&

GMS

Local storm report, Mar 27, 6:09 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
609 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0550 PM     HAIL             BLOUNTSVILLE            34.08N 86.59W
03/27/2017  E1.25 INCH       BLOUNT             AL   PUBLIC

            .

&&

GMS

Local storm report, Mar 27, 6:12 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
612 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0601 PM     HAIL             1 S HALEYVILLE          34.23N 87.62W
03/27/2017  E1.00 INCH       WINSTON            AL   PUBLIC

            .

&&

GMS

Local storm report, Mar 27, 6:16 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
616 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ODENVILLE               33.69N 86.39W
03/27/2017                   ST. CLAIR          AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWNED; SHEET METAL BLOWN OFF A
            BUILDING.

&&

GMS

Local storm report, Mar 27, 6:18 PM CDT, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
618 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0601 PM     HAIL             1 WNW NEEDMORE          34.25N 87.61W
03/27/2017  U1.00 INCH       WINSTON            AL   PUBLIC

            .

&&

GMS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 27, 3:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cherokee	34 min
Mar 27, 4:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion	25 min
Mar 27, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Walker	31 min
Mar 27, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion	49 min
Mar 27, 5:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount	55 min
Mar 27, 5:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	St. Clair	36 min
Mar 27, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount	50 min
Mar 27, 6:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion, Winston	44 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.