Alert archive / Alabama / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this wind advisory at Apr 5, 2017, 4:37 PM CDT for 39 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Apr 5, 2017, 6:10 PM CDT. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2017, 4:37 PM CDT (21:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2017, 6:10 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 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 21:36 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 12:00Z, 9.6 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
- 560 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 617 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 408 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 396 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted.
602 WWUS74 KBMX 052137 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 437 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2017 ...Look for strong winds after the storms and behind the front tonight into Thursday across Central Alabama... ALZ011>015-017>050-060500- /O.NEW.KBMX.WI.Y.0003.170406T0300Z-170407T0000Z/ 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, and Eufaula 437 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 10 PM this evening to 7 PM CDT Thursday. * TIMING...will be from 10 PM this evening through 7 PM Thursday behind the front. * WINDS...sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph will be possible with gusts from 30 to 40 mph at times. * IMPACTS...Large limbs and weakened trees could be downed. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 08
3 follow-up statements
156 WWUS74 KBMX 052310 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 610 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2017 ...Look for strong winds after the storms and behind the front this evening into Thursday across Central Alabama... ALZ011>015-017>050-060500- /O.EXT.KBMX.WI.Y.0003.170405T2310Z-170407T0000Z/ Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun- Cherokee-Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair- Talladega-Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton- Coosa-Tallapoosa-Chambers-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore- Montgomery-Macon-Bullock-Lee-Russell-Pike-Barbour- Including the cities of Hamilton, Sulligent, Vernon, Fayette, Double Springs, Jasper, Oneonta, Gadsden, Anniston, Centre, Heflin, Carrollton, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Hoover, Columbiana, Pelham, Alabaster, Pell City, Moody, Talladega, Sylacauga, Ashland, Roanoke, Livingston, Eutaw, Greensboro, Moundville, Marion, Centreville, Clanton, Rockford, Alexander City, Dadeville, Valley, Lanett, Lafayette, Demopolis, Linden, Selma, Prattville, Fort Deposit, Hayneville, Wetumpka, Tallassee, Montgomery, Tuskegee, Union Springs, Auburn, Opelika, Phenix City, Troy, and Eufaula 610 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...will be behind the front this evening through 7 PM Thursday. * WINDS...sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph will be possible with gusts from 30 to 40 mph at times. * IMPACTS...Large limbs and weakened trees could be downed. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 08
701 WWUS74 KBMX 060431 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 1131 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2017 ...STRONG WEST NORTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ALZ011>015-017>050-061500- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170407T0000Z/ 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, and Eufaula 1131 PM CDT Wed Apr 5 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...Overnight through Thursday afternoon * WINDS...sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph will be possible with gusts from 30 to 45 mph at times. * IMPACTS...Large limbs and weakened trees could be downed. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
474 WWUS74 KBMX 061342 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 842 AM CDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING... ALZ011>015-017>050-070000- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170407T0000Z/ Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun- Cherokee-Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair- Talladega-Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton- Coosa-Tallapoosa-Chambers-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore- Montgomery-Macon-Bullock-Lee-Russell-Pike-Barbour- Including the cities of Hamilton, Sulligent, Vernon, Fayette, Double Springs, Jasper, Oneonta, Gadsden, Anniston, Centre, Heflin, Carrollton, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Hoover, Columbiana, Pelham, Alabaster, Pell City, Moody, Talladega, Sylacauga, Ashland, Roanoke, Livingston, Eutaw, Greensboro, Moundville, Marion, Centreville, Clanton, Rockford, Alexander City, Dadeville, Valley, Lanett, Lafayette, Demopolis, Linden, Selma, Prattville, Fort Deposit, Hayneville, Wetumpka, Tallassee, Montgomery, Tuskegee, Union Springs, Auburn, Opelika, Phenix City, Troy, and Eufaula 842 AM CDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...through early Thursday evening. * WINDS...sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph at times. * IMPACTS...Large limbs and weakened trees could be downed. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 66 min |
| Apr 5, 2:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Pike | 56 min |
| Apr 5, 2:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 3:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale, Perry | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 3:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Tuscaloosa | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 3:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Lowndes, Montgomery | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Perry | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 4:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton, Shelby | 44 min |
| Apr 5, 5:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Talladega | 38 min |
| Apr 5, 5:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Tallapoosa | 51 min |
| Apr 5, 6:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Randolph | 58 min |
| Apr 5, 6:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Perry | 56 min |
| Apr 5, 6:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Shelby | 83 min |
| Apr 5, 7:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 7:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 8:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 9:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas, Lowndes | 75 min |
| Apr 5, 9:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cleburne | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 9:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Pike | 70 min |
| Apr 5, 10:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 10:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 10:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Macon, Tallapoosa | 67 min |
| Apr 5, 10:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 11:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Tuscaloosa | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Shelby | 66 min |
| Apr 5, 12:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Talladega | 82 min |
| Apr 5, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cleburne | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 2:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cleburne | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Talladega | 42 min |
| Apr 5, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair, Talladega | 38 min |
| Apr 5, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega | 67 min |
| Apr 5, 4:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 52 min |
| Apr 5, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 13 min |
| Apr 5, 5:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph, Tallapoosa | 57 min |
| Apr 5, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton, Shelby | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Randolph | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, St. Clair, Talladega | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 6:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | DeKalb | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah | 25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.