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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Birmingham, AL

May 4, 2021Barbour County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2021, 7:21 PM CDT for Barbour County, Alabama. It was in force for 54 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: May 4, 2021, 7:21 PM CDT (00:21 UTC)
Expired: May 4, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Barbour County, AL

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:22 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, 7:51 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 S Twin Springs, AL	LARGE TREE DOWN ON HWY 165 BETWEEN CORCORAN RD AND THE EUFAULA WILDLIFE PRESERVE.
May 4, 8:02 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Eufaula, AL	POWERLINES DOWN ON S EUFAULA AVE AND DALE RD IN EUFAULA.

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 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 189 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 860 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -136 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 258 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

848 
WUUS54 KBMX 050021
SVRBMX
ALC005-050115-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0110.210505T0021Z-210505T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
721 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Barbour County in southeastern Alabama...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 720 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Guerryton to Goshen, moving southeast at 50
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. High winds and wind damage have been 
           reported with this line of storms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Eufaula, Clio, Clayton, Louisville, Tyler Crossroads, Doster,
  Hawkinsville, Spring Hill, Gaino, Comer, Barbour County Public Lake
  Dam, Blue Springs State Park, Osco, Texasville, Richards
  Crossroads, White Oak, Lakepoint Resort State Park, Boot Hill,
  Millers Ford and Batesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3165 8572 3174 8570 3177 8567 3186 8568
      3200 8559 3202 8543 3214 8543 3215 8526
      3206 8519 3206 8506 3197 8506 3189 8513
      3176 8513 3177 8515 3174 8521 3170 8522
      3171 8541 3162 8542 3162 8575
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 293DEG 43KT 3216 8545 3172 8615 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

89^GSatterwhite

3 follow-up statements

290 
WWUS54 KBMX 050031 RRA
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
731 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021

ALC005-050115-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-210505T0115Z/
Barbour AL-
731 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR BARBOUR COUNTY...

At 731 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Spring Hill to 7 miles southeast of Goshen,
moving southeast at 50 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...
Eufaula, Clio, Clayton, Louisville, Tyler Crossroads, Doster,
Hawkinsville, Spring Hill, Gaino, Comer, Barbour County Public Lake
Dam, Blue Springs State Park, Osco, Texasville, Richards Crossroads,
White Oak, Lakepoint Resort State Park, Boot Hill, Millers Ford and
Batesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3165 8572 3174 8570 3177 8567 3186 8568
      3200 8559 3202 8543 3214 8543 3215 8526
      3206 8519 3206 8506 3197 8506 3189 8513
      3176 8513 3177 8515 3174 8521 3170 8522
      3171 8541 3162 8542 3162 8575
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 293DEG 43KT 3211 8532 3167 8602 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

89^GSatterwhite

339 
WWUS54 KBMX 050058 RRA
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
758 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021

ALC005-050115-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-210505T0115Z/
Barbour AL-
758 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR BARBOUR COUNTY...

At 758 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles east of Lakepoint Resort State Park to near
Ariton, moving southeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Eufaula, Clio, Clayton, Louisville, Tyler Crossroads, Doster, Gaino,
Blue Springs State Park, Osco, Texasville, Richards Crossroads, White
Oak, Lakepoint Resort State Park, Millers Ford, Lugo and Baker Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3174 8570 3206 8512 3205 8506 3197 8506
      3189 8513 3176 8513 3177 8515 3174 8521
      3170 8522 3171 8541 3162 8542 3162 8575
      3165 8572
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 293DEG 43KT 3199 8498 3155 8568 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

89^GSatterwhite

420 
WWUS54 KBMX 050109
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
809 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021

ALC005-050119-
/O.EXP.KBMX.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-210505T0115Z/
Barbour AL-
809 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BARBOUR COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
815 PM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
southeastern Alabama.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Birmingham.

LAT...LON 3174 8570 3206 8512 3205 8506 3197 8506
      3189 8513 3176 8513 3177 8515 3174 8521
      3170 8522 3171 8541 3162 8542 3162 8575
      3165 8572
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 293DEG 43KT 3194 8485 3150 8555 

$$

89^GSatterwhite

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 4, 7:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	BMX	Bibb, Tuscaloosa	6 hr
May 4, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Russell	54 min
May 4, 7:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	BMX	Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby	6 hr
May 4, 7:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	BMX	Shelby, Talladega	6 hr
May 4, 7:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Clay, Coosa, Tallapoosa	33 min
May 4, 8:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	BMX	Clay, Coosa, Tallapoosa	4 hr
May 4, 8:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Chambers, Randolph, Tallapoosa	4 hr
May 4, 9:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Bibb, Dallas, Perry	47 hr
May 4, 9:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Dallas, Perry	4 days
May 4, 9:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Chilton, Coosa, Elmore, Shelby, Talladega	30 hr
May 4, 9:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker	36 hr
May 4, 9:41 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Pickens, Sumter	13 hr
May 4, 9:41 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo	3 days
May 5, 4:34 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Chambers, Randolph, Tallapoosa	23 hr
May 5, 9:44 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Elmore, Montgomery	59 hr
May 5, 9:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Autauga, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery	34 hr
May 5, 6:59 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Chilton, Coosa, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega	61 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.