Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2021, 5:22 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 68 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 9, 2021, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Calhoun County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Talladega County, AL
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 5:54 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hollis Crossroads, AL | 8 TREES REPORTED DOWN NEAR HOLLIS CROSSROADS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 868 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS54 KBMX 092222
SVRBMX
ALC015-027-029-121-092330-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0116.210609T2222Z-210609T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
522 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Talladega County in east central Alabama...
Southeastern Calhoun County in east central Alabama...
Cleburne County in east central Alabama...
Northeastern Clay County in east central Alabama...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 522 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Ohatchee to Anniston Regional Airport to near
Ashland, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Anniston, Oxford, Heflin, Cobb Town, West End-Cobb Town, Fort
McClellan, Saks, Munford, Hobson City, Fruithurst, Edwardsville,
Anniston Regional Airport, Blue Mountain, Muscadine, Abernathy,
Oxford Lake, Bynum, Mars Hills, Mount Cheaha and Coleman Lake And
Campground.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3349 8558 3349 8564 3347 8564 3339 8590
3364 8598 3396 8542 3396 8540 3358 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 236DEG 32KT 3379 8602 3358 8586 3332 8586
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
87/GRANTHAM3 follow-up statements
759
WWUS54 KBMX 092242
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
542 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
ALC121-092252-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-210609T2330Z/
Talladega AL-
542 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TALLADEGA COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3343 8577 3361 8580 3371 8586 3396 8542
3396 8540 3358 8532 3349 8558 3349 8564
3347 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 236DEG 31KT 3388 8586 3367 8570 3345 8569
$$
ALC015-027-029-092330-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-210609T2330Z/
Calhoun AL-Cleburne AL-Clay AL-
542 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN...CLEBURNE AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES...
At 542 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northwest of Jacksonville State University to
6 miles southeast of Fort McClellan to Delta, moving northeast at 35
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Anniston, Oxford, Heflin, Fort McClellan, Saks, Fruithurst,
Edwardsville, Muscadine, Abernathy, Blue Mountain, Mars Hills, Hollis
Crossroads, Sweetwater Lake, Coleman Lake And Campground,
Choccolocco, Trickem, Lake Cleburne, Dearmanville, I 20 Welcome
Center and Liberty Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3343 8577 3361 8580 3371 8586 3396 8542
3396 8540 3358 8532 3349 8558 3349 8564
3347 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 236DEG 31KT 3388 8586 3367 8570 3345 8569
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
87/GRANTHAM685
WWUS54 KBMX 092300
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
600 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
ALC027-092310-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-210609T2330Z/
Clay AL-
600 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3349 8556 3349 8565 3363 8561 3381 8569
3396 8542 3396 8540 3358 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 243DEG 32KT 3385 8561 3367 8550 3350 8557
$$
ALC015-029-092330-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-210609T2330Z/
Calhoun AL-Cleburne AL-
600 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL CALHOUN AND CLEBURNE COUNTIES...
At 600 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Piedmont to near Edwardsville to near Fosters
Cross Roads, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Heflin, Fruithurst, Edwardsville, Muscadine, Abernathy, Mars Hills,
Hollis Crossroads, Sweetwater Lake, Coleman Lake And Campground,
Trickem, Lake Cleburne, I 20 Welcome Center, Liberty Hill, Oak Level,
Borden Springs and Micaville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3349 8556 3349 8565 3363 8561 3381 8569
3396 8542 3396 8540 3358 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 243DEG 32KT 3385 8561 3367 8550 3350 8557
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
87/GRANTHAM007
WWUS54 KBMX 092320
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
620 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
ALC015-029-092330-
/O.EXP.KBMX.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-210609T2330Z/
Calhoun AL-Cleburne AL-
620 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CALHOUN AND
CLEBURNE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3349 8556 3349 8565 3363 8561 3381 8569
3396 8542 3396 8540 3358 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 236DEG 32KT 3394 8544 3376 8533 3359 8540
$$
87/GRANTHAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 10:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Marengo, Sumter | 8 days |
| Jun 9, 10:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 9 days |
| Jun 9, 10:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Etowah | 46 min |
| Jun 9, 10:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | BMX | Blount, Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Pickens and 3 more | 31 hr |
| Jun 9, 11:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | DeKalb | 38 min |
| Jun 9, 12:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Winston | 44 min |
| Jun 9, 12:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Dallas | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 1:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lamar, Pickens | 56 min |
| Jun 9, 1:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette | 61 min |
| Jun 9, 2:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Dallas, Marengo | 57 min |
| Jun 9, 2:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette | 58 min |
| Jun 9, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 55 min |
| Jun 9, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Jefferson | 66 min |
| Jun 9, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lowndes | 58 min |
| Jun 9, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 31 min |
| Jun 9, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | St. Clair | 43 min |
| Jun 9, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Montgomery | 51 min |
| Jun 9, 4:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 117 min |
| Jun 9, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Calhoun | 64 min |
| Jun 9, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Macon | 27 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.