Alert archive / Alabama / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this wind advisory at Dec 26, 2018, 1:54 PM CST for 35 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Dec 27, 2018, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2018, 1:54 PM CST (19:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 27, 2018, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2018, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
All 35 counties
Autauga County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount 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, Randolph 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), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 7 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
- 1088 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
988 WWUS74 KBMX 261954 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 154 PM CST Wed Dec 26 2018 ...GUSTY WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... ALZ011>015-017>045-047-270400- /O.NEW.KBMX.WI.Y.0013.181227T0600Z-181228T0600Z/ 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-Lee- 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, Auburn, and Opelika 154 PM CST Wed Dec 26 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from midnight tonight to midnight CST Thursday night. * TIMING...Overnight tonight through Thursday evening. * WINDS...Sustained 20 to 25 mph, with gusts around 30 to 35 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could knock down tree branches and vulnerable or weakened trees. Travel may be difficult at times for those in high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts up to 35 mph may occur. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
3 follow-up statements
936 WWUS74 KBMX 270331 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 931 PM CST Wed Dec 26 2018 ...GUSTY WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... ALZ011>015-017>045-047-271200- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0013.181227T0600Z-181228T0600Z/ Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun- Cherokee-Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair- Talladega-Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton- Coosa-Tallapoosa-Chambers-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore- Montgomery-Macon-Lee- Including the cities of Hamilton, Sulligent, Vernon, Fayette, Double Springs, Jasper, Oneonta, Gadsden, Anniston, Centre, Heflin, Carrollton, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Hoover, Columbiana, Pelham, Alabaster, Pell City, Moody, Talladega, Sylacauga, Ashland, Roanoke, Livingston, Eutaw, Greensboro, Moundville, Marion, Centreville, Clanton, Rockford, Alexander City, Dadeville, Valley, Lanett, Lafayette, Demopolis, Linden, Selma, Prattville, Fort Deposit, Hayneville, Wetumpka, Tallassee, Montgomery, Tuskegee, Auburn, and Opelika 931 PM CST Wed Dec 26 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...Overnight tonight through Thursday evening. * WINDS...Sustained 20 to 25 mph, with gusts around 30 to 35 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could knock down tree branches and vulnerable or weakened trees. Travel may be difficult at times for those in high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts up to 35 mph may occur. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
588 WWUS74 KBMX 271148 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 548 AM CST Thu Dec 27 2018 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT... ALZ011>015-017>045-047-272200- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-181228T0600Z/ 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-Lee- 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, Auburn, and Opelika 548 AM CST Thu Dec 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...through this evening. * WINDS...Sustained 20 to 30 mph, with gusts around 30 to 40 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could knock down tree branches and vulnerable or weakened trees. Travel may be difficult at times for those in high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts up to 35 mph may occur. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
821 WWUS74 KBMX 272022 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 222 PM CST Thu Dec 27 2018 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT... ALZ011>015-017>045-047-280600- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-181228T0600Z/ Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun- Cherokee-Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair- Talladega-Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton- Coosa-Tallapoosa-Chambers-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore- Montgomery-Macon-Lee- Including the cities of Hamilton, Sulligent, Vernon, Fayette, Double Springs, Jasper, Oneonta, Gadsden, Anniston, Centre, Heflin, Carrollton, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Hoover, Columbiana, Pelham, Alabaster, Pell City, Moody, Talladega, Sylacauga, Ashland, Roanoke, Livingston, Eutaw, Greensboro, Moundville, Marion, Centreville, Clanton, Rockford, Alexander City, Dadeville, Valley, Lanett, Lafayette, Demopolis, Linden, Selma, Prattville, Fort Deposit, Hayneville, Wetumpka, Tallassee, Montgomery, Tuskegee, Auburn, and Opelika 222 PM CST Thu Dec 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...through this evening. * WINDS...Sustained 20 to 30 mph, with gusts around 30 to 35 mph. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could knock down tree branches and vulnerable or weakened trees. Travel may be difficult at times for those in high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts up to 35 mph may occur. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2:07 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 45 hr |
Nearby
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.