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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Mar 15, 2019, 2:08 AM CDT for Cleburne County, Alabama. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2019, 2:08 AM CDT (07:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2019, 2:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
County Cleburne County, AL
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1185 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 367 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
The text
As transmitted.
908 WWUS84 KBMX 150708 SPSBMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 208 AM CDT FRI MAR 15 2019 ALZ021-029-150745- Randolph AL-Cleburne AL- 208 AM CDT FRI MAR 15 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN RANDOLPH AND SOUTHEASTERN CLEBURNE COUNTIES UNTIL 245 AM CDT... At 208 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Morrison Cross Roads, or 11 miles north of Wedowee, moving east at 40 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Ranburne, Morrison Cross Roads, Fosters Cross Roads, Trickem, Graham, Newell and Micaville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 3338 8558 3353 8562 3362 8533 3340 8529 TIME...MOT...LOC 0708Z 256DEG 33KT 3347 8552 $$ 32/Davis
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 7:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair | 3 hr |
| Mar 14, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas, Marengo, Perry | 60 min |
| Mar 14, 7:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton | 34 min |
| Mar 14, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa | 48 min |
| Mar 14, 8:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, Coosa, Tallapoosa | 39 min |
| Mar 14, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga | 51 min |
| Mar 14, 8:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay | 15 min |
| Mar 14, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore | 55 min |
| Mar 14, 9:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Elmore | 25 min |
| Mar 14, 9:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Randolph | 50 min |
| Mar 14, 9:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Jefferson | 27 min |
| Mar 14, 9:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Etowah | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 2:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 24 min |
| Mar 15, 3:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tallapoosa | 31 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.