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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Birmingham, AL

June 28, 2018Clay County, Cleburne County, Randolph County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2018, 2:17 PM CDT for Clay County, Cleburne County, Randolph County, Alabama. It was in force for 43 min. 2 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: Jun 28, 2018, 2:17 PM CDT (19:17 UTC)
Expired: Jun 28, 2018, 3:00 PM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Randolph County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:20 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 28, 2:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 E Lineville, AL	* 1 FATAL * LINEVILLE POLICE REPORT THAT A MAN WAS DRIVING ON MARTHA STREET WHEN A LARGE TREE FELL ON HIS VEHICLE. MANY OTHER TREES WERE ALSO DOWNED IN THE AREA.
Jun 28, 2:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 E Fosters Crossroads, AL	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND THE NORTHERN PART OF RANDOLPH COUNTY.

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 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 28 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
Jun 28, 10:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 101 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: 1996 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 830 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

860 
WUUS54 KBMX 281917
SVRBMX
ALC027-029-111-282000-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0071.180628T1917Z-180628T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
217 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2018

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Randolph County in east central Alabama...
  Cleburne County in east central Alabama...
  Northeastern Clay County in east central Alabama...

* Until 300 PM CDT.

* At 217 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Anniston Regional Airport to Muscadine, moving
  south at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Emergency management.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Heflin, Lineville, Wedowee, Ranburne, Fruithurst, Edwardsville,
  Woodland, Morrison Cross Roads, Barfield, Muscadine, Abernathy,
  Fosters Cross Roads, Delta, Mount Cheaha, Corinth, Graham, Newell,
  Trickem, Lake Cleburne and Micaville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread 
tree damage. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay 
away from windows! 
&&

LAT...LON 3330 8598 3338 8598 3338 8594 3340 8594
      3340 8592 3350 8590 3350 8585 3356 8579
      3356 8574 3360 8574 3361 8572 3363 8566
      3365 8564 3373 8564 3382 8537 3330 8527
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 349DEG 41KT 3357 8591 3375 8537 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

32/Davis

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 Jun 28, 12:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 12:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1235 PM CDT Thu Jun 28 2018

.UPDATE...
Aviation and Fire Weather Update.

&&

.NEAR TERM...
Through Tonight.

Watching a MCS moving south southeastward through the Tennessee
Valley this morning, that has prompted a Severe Thunderstorm
Watch and many warnings so far. Have noted strong winds just off
at low levels per HTX radar - 60+ kts at 2400ft. The airmass over
Central Alabama is characterized by high cape (around 5000 J/kg
per the latest surface analysis) and increasing shear with the
MCS. Mid level lapse rates are supportive of continued
thunderstorm growth as the MCS advances southward this afternoon
and early evening. The limiting factor to the west and southwest
is slightly warmer temperatures aloft and height mid level
heights.

Latest radar trends show strong to severe thunderstorms moving
into northeast Central Alabama around 115-130 PM CDT. Will need
to watch the southward progression of the line and whether storms
begin to develop westward. It might become necessary to add
counties along the I-65 corridor to the Severe Thunderstorm Watch,
including the Birmingham metro. Along those same lines, as storms
progress southward near and along the Georgia state line, will
consider adding to the southern extent of the watch. Frequent
lightning and torrential rainfall are also expected with these
thunderstorms.

Hi-res guidance shows this system moving out of southeast Central
Alabama this evening, by 7-8PM. Another weak impulse and boundary
interactions might continue storm development overnight across the
south and will leave low pops in for now.

14

.LONG TERM...
Friday through Wednesday.

A relatively wet pattern may continue during the extended part of
the forecast period. An upper-level ridge centered to our north
will open the door for easterly flow and embedded disturbances to
move westward across the Deep South for Friday through Monday.
This should enhance rain chances, and POPs generally range from 40
to 60 percent each afternoon with the highest chances focused
across the southern half of the CWA. With no real sign of a
suppressive ridge developing over the region, this scenario could
continue beyond Monday as well.

87/Grantham

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF Discussion.

A line of strong to severe storms is pushing SSE into east Central
Alabama, and could produce damaging winds. Have timed out the
arrival of thunderstorms at ANB and ASN based on current radar
trends. Torrential rainfall and frequent lightning are also
expected. The westward extent of the severe storms is more
uncertain, but do expect thunderstorm at all other northern
terminals before 29/00Z. Hi-res guidance shows this system pushing
through MGM and TOI after 28/22Z.  Will likely need updates to
adjust timing of strongest storms through the afternoon.

Guidance is inconsistent regarding the potential for additional
showers and storms overnight as boundaries continue to interact.
Most likely the airmass will not be conducive for overnight activity
behind the exiting storms this afternoon. Patchy fog is possible,
depending on where heaviest rainfall occurs and how quickly cloud
cover clears.

14

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

Strong to severe storms are expected this afternoon and evening,
moving southward through much of the area. It is possible additional
convection might redevelop overnight, but confidence is low. As
skies clear and winds become calm, patchy fog is possible, but
locations and extent are uncertain at this time.

Very warm temperatures with triple digit heat indices will be the
biggest issue for crews. With humidity values remaining high, Heat
Advisories might be necessary each day through the weekend. There
are no fire weather concerns at this time.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Gadsden     92  71  91  72  91 /  80  30  40  10  40
Anniston    90  72  92  73  91 /  80  30  40  20  40
Birmingham  93  74  92  74  93 /  80  30  40  20  40
Tuscaloosa  95  76  94  75  93 /  40  30  50  20  50
Calera      91  73  91  73  91 /  70  40  50  20  50
Auburn      89  74  90  74  89 /  70  50  40  30  60
Montgomery  93  76  92  75  92 /  60  60  50  30  60
Troy        92  75  92  74  91 /  60  60  50  30  60

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/...
Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for the following
counties: Autauga...Barbour...Bibb...Bullock...Chilton...Coosa...
Dallas...Elmore...Fayette...Greene...Hale...Jefferson...Lamar...
Lowndes...Macon...Marengo...Marion...Montgomery...Perry...
Pickens...Pike...Russell...Shelby...Sumter...Tuscaloosa...
Walker...Winston.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 4:47 AM CDT, 9 hours 30 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
447 AM CDT Thu Jun 28 2018

ALZ011>015-017>050-291300-
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-
447 AM CDT Thu Jun 28 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Heat indices will may reach 105 degrees for portions of Central
Alabama this afternoon.

Strong to severe thunderstorms along with heavy rainfall, are
possible this afternoon through 10 pm, for portions of Central
Alabama. The main concern will be damaging winds up to 60 miles per
hour.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Heat indices will may reach 105 degrees for portions of Central
Alabama each afternoon Friday through Saturday. Overall coverage will
decrease each afternoon, so confidence remains low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
this afternoon through 10 pm.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 28, 1:59 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
159 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2018

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

0147 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GADSDEN                 34.01N 86.00W
06/28/2018                   ETOWAH             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO ROOF OF GAS STATION IN
            GADSDEN. ALSO REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER
            LINES DOWN IN ATTALLA PER EM.

&&

AS

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 2:00 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
200 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2018

ALZ038-047-048-281930-
Lee AL-Russell AL-Chambers AL-
200 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN LEE...EASTERN CHAMBERS
AND NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CDT...

At 200 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles south of Franklin to near West Point to
near River View to 7 miles northeast of Bibb City. Movement was
southwest at 35 mph.

Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Phenix City, Opelika, Valley, Lanett, Smiths, Smiths Station,
Lakeview, Cusseta, Beulah, Post Oak Forks, Denson, Beans Mill, River
View, Amity Park, Standing Rock, Bleecker, Fredonia, Veasey Creek
Park, Huguley and Fairfax.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3238 8499 3238 8497 3228 8505 3257 8531
      3300 8535 3311 8526 3311 8523 3286 8519
      3285 8516 3281 8517 3278 8512 3276 8514
      3274 8511 3269 8512 3266 8509 3265 8511
      3258 8507 3252 8501 3246 8500 3242 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 029DEG 29KT 3319 8514 3290 8515 3275 8510 3259
8491

05

Local storm report, Jun 28, 2:08 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
208 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2018

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

0206 PM     TSTM WND GST     HOKES BLUFF             34.00N 85.87W
06/28/2018  M62 MPH          ETOWAH             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JW

Local storm report, Jun 28, 2:10 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
210 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2018

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

0200 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W LEESBURG            34.18N 85.78W
06/28/2018                   CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ONTO A HOUSE, ON
            KEENER DRIVE IN LEESBURG.

&&

JW

Local storm report, Jun 28, 2:11 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
211 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2018

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

0201 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W CEDAR BLUFF         34.22N 85.61W
06/28/2018                   CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKED THE
            ROAD AT CEDAR STREET AND MCELRATH STREET, IN
            CEDAR BLUFF.

&&

JW

Local storm report, Jun 28, 2:13 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
213 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2018

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

0202 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E CHAMBLEE'S MILL     34.06N 86.63W
06/28/2018                   BLOUNT             AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON CR 26 NEAR
            BLOUNTSVILLE.

&&

JW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 27, 7:56 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chilton, Coosa and 21 more	23 hr
Jun 28, 12:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cherokee	63 min
Jun 28, 1:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Etowah	70 min
Jun 28, 1:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, St. Clair	66 min
Jun 28, 1:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cleburne	40 min
Jun 28, 1:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Cherokee, Etowah	3 hr
Jun 28, 2:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lee	30 min
Jun 28, 2:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Talladega	39 min
Jun 28, 2:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount	49 min
Jun 28, 2:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Blount	2 hr
Jun 28, 2:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tallapoosa	23 min
Jun 28, 2:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson	52 min
Jun 28, 2:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Calhoun, Cleburne, St. Clair, Talladega	2 hr
Jun 28, 2:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Clay, Randolph, Shelby, Talladega	61 min
Jun 28, 2:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker, Winston	64 min
Jun 28, 2:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	St. Clair, Talladega	35 min
Jun 28, 2:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore	27 min
Jun 28, 2:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers, Coosa, Tallapoosa	71 min
Jun 28, 2:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Shelby	82 min
Jun 28, 2:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lee, Russell	36 min
Jun 28, 3:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Lee, Macon, Russell	24 min
Jun 28, 3:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Walker	59 min
Jun 28, 3:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour, Chambers, Lee, Russell	35 min
Jun 28, 3:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb	33 min
Jun 28, 3:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Macon	30 min
Jun 28, 3:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Elmore, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa	57 min
Jun 28, 3:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Tuscaloosa	54 min
Jun 28, 3:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette, Marion	34 min
Jun 28, 3:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Chambers, Lee, Russell	119 min
Jun 28, 3:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore, Lee, Macon	29 min
Jun 28, 3:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour	27 min
Jun 28, 3:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Tuscaloosa	23 min
Jun 28, 3:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion	36 min
Jun 28, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers, Lee	32 min
Jun 28, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Dallas, Perry	58 min
Jun 28, 4:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Russell	25 min
Jun 28, 4:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Hale, Lowndes and 2 more	34 min
Jun 28, 4:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bullock, Macon, Montgomery	33 min
Jun 28, 4:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Hale, Pickens, Tuscaloosa	32 min
Jun 28, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	28 min
Jun 28, 4:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Winston	27 min
Jun 28, 4:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar, Tuscaloosa	24 min
Jun 28, 4:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Montgomery and 2 more	35 min
Jun 28, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Hale, Lowndes and 3 more	33 min
Jun 28, 4:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	30 min
Jun 28, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	29 min
Jun 28, 4:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour, Pike	37 min
Jun 28, 4:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene, Hale, Lamar, Pickens	29 min
Jun 28, 4:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Pickens, Tuscaloosa	27 min
Jun 28, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Montgomery, Pike, Russell	25 min
Jun 28, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Dallas, Hale, Lowndes, Montgomery, Perry	34 min
Jun 28, 5:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene, Hale, Pickens	24 min
Jun 28, 5:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter	37 min
Jun 28, 5:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	35 min
Jun 28, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Pike	32 min
Jun 28, 5:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour	38 min
Jun 28, 5:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo, Sumter	36 min
Jun 28, 5:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo, Sumter	68 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.