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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2021, 6:41 PM CDT for Chambers County, Lee County, Alabama. It was in force for 61 min. 5 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
- May 4, 2021, 6:41 PM CDT (23:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2021, 7:42 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chambers County, AL, Lee County, AL
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 7:03 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Auburn University, AL | TREE DOWN ON A HOME AT CONWAY ACRES ON WIRE RD. |
| May 4, 7:06 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Auburn, AL | TREES BLOWN DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE AUBURN AREA. |
| May 4, 7:13 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Beauregard, AL | TREES BLOWN DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE BEAUREGARD AREA. |
| May 4, 7:14 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Opelika, AL | TREES BLOWN DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE OPELIKA AREA. POWER LINES ALSO DOWNED. |
| May 4, 7:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Lanett, AL | TREES BLOWN DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS CHAMBERS COUNTY, BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE LANETT AND VALLEY AREAS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 590 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -114 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 753 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted.
640
WUUS54 KBMX 042341
SVRBMX
ALC017-081-050100-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0108.210504T2341Z-210505T0100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
641 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Lee County in east central Alabama...
Chambers County in east central Alabama...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 640 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles west of Goldville to Still Waters Resort to
near Tysonville, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. A wind gust to 58 mph was recently
recorded at the Montgomery airport. Wind damage has also
been reported with this line of storms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Auburn, Opelika, Valley, Lanett, Notasulga, Smiths, Stroud,
Lafayette, Smiths Station, La Fayette, Waverly, Lakeview, Cusseta,
Beulah, Beauregard, Sturkie, Trammel Crossroads, Buffalo, Huguley
and Fairfax.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for east central
Alabama.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3251 8506 3247 8506 3247 8533 3241 8533
3241 8543 3250 8544 3250 8549 3258 8570
3270 8570 3273 8559 3311 8559 3311 8523
3286 8519 3285 8516 3281 8517 3278 8512
3276 8514 3274 8511 3265 8511 3251 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 278DEG 51KT 3311 8588 3274 8585 3243 8601
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
89^GSatterwhite3 follow-up statements
132
WWUS54 KBMX 050009
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
709 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
ALC017-081-050100-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0108.000000T0000Z-210505T0100Z/
Lee AL-Chambers AL-
709 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR LEE AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES...
At 708 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Abanda to near Opelika to near Tuskegee National
Forest, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Auburn, Opelika, Valley, Lanett, Notasulga, Smiths, Stroud,
Lafayette, Smiths Station, La Fayette, Waverly, Lakeview, Cusseta,
Beulah, Beauregard, Sturkie, Trammel Crossroads, Buffalo, Huguley and
Fairfax.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for east central
Alabama.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3251 8506 3247 8506 3247 8533 3241 8533
3241 8543 3250 8544 3250 8549 3258 8570
3270 8570 3273 8559 3311 8559 3311 8523
3286 8519 3285 8516 3281 8517 3278 8512
3276 8514 3274 8511 3265 8511 3251 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 277DEG 50KT 3309 8553 3268 8544 3243 8556
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
89^GSatterwhite723
WWUS54 KBMX 050032
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
732 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
ALC017-081-050100-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0108.000000T0000Z-210505T0100Z/
Lee AL-Chambers AL-
732 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN LEE AND EASTERN CHAMBERS COUNTIES...
At 732 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Standing Rock to 6 miles north of Smiths to 7 miles
northeast of Spring Hill, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. A wind gust to 53 mph was recently
recorded at the Troy Airport. Wind damage has also been
reported with this line of storms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Valley, Lanett, Smiths, Stroud, Smiths Station, Lakeview, Cusseta,
Beulah, Post Oak Forks, Denson, Beans Mill, River View, Amity Park,
Standing Rock, Bleecker, Welch, Fredonia, Veasey Creek Park, Huguley
and Fairfax.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3280 8532 3311 8544 3311 8523 3286 8519
3285 8516 3281 8517 3278 8512 3276 8514
3274 8511 3265 8511 3251 8500 3251 8506
3247 8506 3247 8533 3259 8528
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 277DEG 51KT 3309 8524 3264 8507 3217 8528
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
89^GSatterwhite983
WWUS54 KBMX 050042
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
742 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
ALC017-081-050052-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0108.000000T0000Z-210505T0100Z/
Lee AL-Chambers AL-
742 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN LEE AND EASTERN
CHAMBERS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved into Georgia.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
southeastern and east central Alabama.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Birmingham.
LAT...LON 3280 8532 3311 8544 3311 8523 3286 8519
3285 8516 3281 8517 3278 8512 3276 8514
3274 8511 3265 8511 3251 8500 3251 8506
3247 8506 3247 8533 3259 8528
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 278DEG 51KT 3307 8509 3262 8492 3215 8513
$$
89^GSatterwhiteThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Montgomery | 43 min |
| May 3, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Perry | 32 min |
| May 3, 7:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Autauga, Elmore, Macon, Montgomery | 5 hr |
| May 3, 7:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Chambers, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa | 2 hr |
| May 3, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Macon, Montgomery | 47 min |
| May 3, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton | 44 min |
| May 3, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lee, Macon | 45 min |
| May 3, 8:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton | 39 min |
| May 3, 8:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Perry | 3 hr |
| May 3, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Russell | 46 min |
| May 3, 9:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 59 min |
| May 4, 7:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marion | 48 min |
| May 4, 7:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 48 min |
| May 4, 9:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 38 min |
| May 4, 10:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount | 23 min |
| May 4, 10:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 31 min |
| May 4, 11:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Walker | 3 hr |
| May 4, 11:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair | 3 hr |
| May 4, 11:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Tuscaloosa | 21 min |
| May 4, 11:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Walker | 50 min |
| May 4, 11:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Jefferson | 2 hr |
| May 4, 11:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair | 26 min |
| May 4, 12:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Blount, Etowah, St. Clair | 117 min |
| May 4, 12:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 7 hr |
| May 4, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, St. Clair, Talladega | 46 min |
| May 4, 12:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby | 28 min |
| May 4, 12:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair, Talladega | 3 hr |
| May 4, 12:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Talladega | 64 min |
| May 4, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 30 min |
| May 4, 1:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 24 min |
| May 4, 1:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby | 5 hr |
| May 4, 2:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair | 6 hr |
| May 4, 2:54 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Shelby, Talladega | 3 hr |
| May 4, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 55 min |
| May 4, 4:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Shelby, Talladega | 3 hr |
| May 4, 4:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Tuscaloosa | 3 hr |
| May 4, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 29 min |
| May 4, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene | 55 min |
| May 4, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale, Marengo | 63 min |
| May 4, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker, Winston | 30 min |
| May 4, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Perry | 75 min |
| May 4, 5:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 3 hr |
| May 4, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Lowndes | 76 min |
| May 4, 5:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton, Perry | 30 min |
| May 4, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Shelby | 12 min |
| May 4, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa | 50 min |
| May 4, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore | 61 min |
| May 4, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 68 min |
| May 4, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 56 min |
| May 4, 6:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Elmore, Montgomery | 13 min |
| May 4, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Macon, Pike | 83 min |
| May 4, 6:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby | 22 hr |
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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.