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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Birmingham, AL

May 9, 2021Lamar County, Marion County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2021, 7:59 PM CDT for Lamar County, Marion County, Alabama. It was in force for 45 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
May 9, 2021, 7:59 PM CDT (00:59 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2021, 8:44 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lamar County, AL, Marion County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 9, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 158 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2021-05-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 436 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2021-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 114 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
436 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1408 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
177 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

671 
WUUS54 KBMX 100059
SVRBMX
ALC075-093-100200-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0113.210510T0059Z-210510T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
759 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Marion County in northwestern Alabama...
  Northern Lamar County in west central Alabama...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 759 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Evergreen to near Amory to near Aberdeen,
  moving southeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Hamilton, Vernon, Sulligent, Detroit, Beaverton, Blooming Grove,
  Lamar County Airport, Weston, Crews, Bedford, Gattman, Henson
  Springs, Shottsville, Lamar County Public Lake, Rankin Fite
  Airport, Byrd, Pine Springs, Bexar, Marion County Public Lake and
  Pikeville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3432 8817 3431 8795 3371 8795 3376 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 300DEG 44KT 3419 8844 3401 8845 3389 8857 

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

89^GSatterwhite
2 follow-up statements
570 
WWUS54 KBMX 100110
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
810 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

ALC075-093-100200-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-210510T0200Z/
Marion AL-Lamar AL-
810 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN MARION AND NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTIES...

At 809 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Tremont to 7 miles east of Aberdeen, moving east
at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. These storms have caused wind damage in 
         Mississippi.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Hamilton, Vernon, Sulligent, Detroit, Beaverton, Blooming Grove,
Lamar County Airport, Weston, Crews, Bedford, Gattman, Henson
Springs, Shottsville, Lamar County Public Lake, Rankin Fite Airport,
Byrd, Pine Springs, Bexar, Marion County Public Lake and Pikeville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3432 8817 3431 8795 3371 8795 3376 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 284DEG 40KT 3419 8824 3382 8843 

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

89^GSatterwhite
195 
WWUS54 KBMX 100144
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
844 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

ALC075-093-100153-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-210510T0200Z/
Marion AL-Lamar AL-
844 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN MARION AND NORTHERN
LAMAR COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe 
limits. 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 200 AM CDT for
northwestern and west central Alabama.

LAT...LON 3432 8817 3431 8795 3371 8795 3376 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 300DEG 44KT 3398 8782 3362 8801 

$$

89^GSatterwhite

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 8:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXFayette, Marion45 min
May 9, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWinston59 min
May 9, 8:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPickens44 min
May 9, 9:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWalker54 min
May 9, 9:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBlount64 min
May 9, 10:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXEtowah, St. Clair53 min
May 9, 10:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCalhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne64 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.