Alert archive / Alabama / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 6, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this wind advisory at May 3, 2017, 3:19 PM CDT for 39 counties in Alabama. It took effect at May 4, 2017, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 2017, 3:19 PM CDT (20:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 4, 2017, 12:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 4, 2017, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 21 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 20:20 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, 8.3 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2081 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
004 WWUS74 KBMX 032019 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 319 PM CDT Wed May 3 2017 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA... ALZ011>015-017>050-041200- /O.NEW.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.170504T0500Z-170506T0000Z/ 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 319 PM CDT Wed May 3 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 7 PM CDT Friday. * TIMING...Midnight tonight through 7 PM Thursday. * WINDS...Sustained at 15-25 mph with gusts to 35-40 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong winds could result in large limbs and weak trees being blown down. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
483 WWUS74 KBMX 032113 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 413 PM CDT Wed May 3 2017 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA... ALZ011>015-017>050-041200- /O.EXT.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.170504T0500Z-170505T0000Z/ Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun- Cherokee-Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair- Talladega-Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton- Coosa-Tallapoosa-Chambers-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore- Montgomery-Macon-Bullock-Lee-Russell-Pike-Barbour- Including the cities of Hamilton, Sulligent, Vernon, Fayette, Double Springs, Jasper, Oneonta, Gadsden, Anniston, Centre, Heflin, Carrollton, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Hoover, Columbiana, Pelham, Alabaster, Pell City, Moody, Talladega, Sylacauga, Ashland, Roanoke, Livingston, Eutaw, Greensboro, Moundville, Marion, Centreville, Clanton, Rockford, Alexander City, Dadeville, Valley, Lanett, Lafayette, Demopolis, Linden, Selma, Prattville, Fort Deposit, Hayneville, Wetumpka, Tallassee, Montgomery, Tuskegee, Union Springs, Auburn, Opelika, Phenix City, Troy, and Eufaula 413 PM CDT Wed May 3 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...Midnight tonight through 7 PM Thursday. * WINDS...Sustained at 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 35 to 40 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong winds could result in large limbs and weak trees being blown down. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
587 WWUS74 KBMX 040929 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 429 AM CDT Thu May 4 2017 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA... ALZ011>015-017>050-050000- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170505T0000Z/ 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 429 AM CDT Thu May 4 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Midnight tonight through 7 PM Thursday. * WINDS...Sustained at 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 35 to 40 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong winds could result in large limbs and weak trees being blown down. 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. && $$
754 WWUS74 KBMX 041105 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 605 AM CDT Thu May 4 2017 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA... ALZ011>015-017>050-050000- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170505T0000Z/ Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun- Cherokee-Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair- Talladega-Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton- Coosa-Tallapoosa-Chambers-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore- Montgomery-Macon-Bullock-Lee-Russell-Pike-Barbour- Including the cities of Hamilton, Sulligent, Vernon, Fayette, Double Springs, Jasper, Oneonta, Gadsden, Anniston, Centre, Heflin, Carrollton, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Hoover, Columbiana, Pelham, Alabaster, Pell City, Moody, Talladega, Sylacauga, Ashland, Roanoke, Livingston, Eutaw, Greensboro, Moundville, Marion, Centreville, Clanton, Rockford, Alexander City, Dadeville, Valley, Lanett, Lafayette, Demopolis, Linden, Selma, Prattville, Fort Deposit, Hayneville, Wetumpka, Tallassee, Montgomery, Tuskegee, Union Springs, Auburn, Opelika, Phenix City, Troy, and Eufaula 605 AM CDT Thu May 4 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through 7 PM Today. * WINDS...Sustained at 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 35 to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong winds could result in large limbs and weak trees being blown down. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
219 WWUS74 KBMX 041724 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 1224 PM CDT Thu May 4 2017 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA... .Winds have settled down in the east, behind the initial wave of rain. However, the cold front will now move across the area through tonight. Behind the front winds will once again begin to increase. While not as widespread as the morning, winds will still be 15 to 25 mph with higher gusts. Winds as far back as the Mississippi River are currently at 20 to 25 mph or higher from the west to west-northwest. These wind will move into the western counties by 2 pm and exit the east around 9 pm. ALZ011>015-017>050-050200- /O.EXT.KBMX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170505T0200Z/ 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 1224 PM CDT Thu May 4 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through 9 PM Tonight, specifically behind the cold front. * WINDS...Sustained at 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 30 to 35 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong winds could result in large limbs and weak trees being blown down. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gust of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
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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.