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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 120, NWS Birmingham, AL

June 12, 2021Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2021, 5:19 PM CDT for Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 28 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
Jun 12, 2021, 5:19 PM CDT (22:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2021, 5:47 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Tuscaloosa County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:20 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 12, 5:20 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 Sse New Lexington, ALTREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
Jun 12, 5:46 PM CDTHAIL 0.753 Ne Flatwoods, ALHAIL VIDEO RELAYED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 90 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2156 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2156 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
549 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.5

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The text

As transmitted.

789 
WUUS54 KBMX 122219
SVRBMX
ALC125-122300-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0120.210612T2219Z-210612T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
519 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 519 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Samantha, or
  17 miles north of Northport, moving southwest at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Northport, Lake Lurleen State Park, Samantha, Binion Creek Landing,
  Tierce Pattton Bridge, Echola, Highway 69 Bridge and Lake
  Tuscaloosa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3352 8774 3352 8767 3355 8766 3350 8751
      3326 8756 3334 8784 3336 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 022DEG 13KT 3348 8766 

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

25/Owen
2 follow-up statements
963 
WWUS54 KBMX 122224
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
524 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

ALC125-122300-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0120.000000T0000Z-210612T2300Z/
Tuscaloosa AL-
524 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY...

At 524 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Samantha, or 15
miles north of Northport, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Northport, Lake Lurleen State Park, Samantha, Binion Creek Landing,
Tierce Pattton Bridge, Echola, Highway 69 Bridge and Lake Tuscaloosa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3352 8774 3352 8767 3355 8766 3350 8751
      3326 8756 3334 8784 3336 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 022DEG 13KT 3346 8767 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

25/Owen
728 
WWUS54 KBMX 122247
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
547 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

ALC125-122257-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0120.000000T0000Z-210612T2300Z/
Tuscaloosa AL-
547 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3352 8774 3352 8767 3355 8766 3350 8751
      3326 8756 3334 8784 3336 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 022DEG 13KT 3338 8771 

$$

25/Owen

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 12:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWinston28 min
Jun 12, 12:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBibb23 min
Jun 12, 12:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWinston27 min
Jun 12, 1:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBullock29 min
Jun 12, 1:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBibb25 min
Jun 12, 1:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWalker43 min
Jun 12, 1:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXTuscaloosa36 min
Jun 12, 1:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXTuscaloosa35 min
Jun 12, 1:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXChilton25 min
Jun 12, 2:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXChilton25 min
Jun 12, 2:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChilton17 min
Jun 12, 2:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWalker40 min
Jun 12, 2:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXAutauga, Dallas44 min
Jun 12, 2:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMontgomery36 min
Jun 12, 2:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMontgomery18 min
Jun 12, 2:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMontgomery31 min
Jun 12, 3:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWinston34 min
Jun 12, 3:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXTuscaloosa41 min
Jun 12, 3:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWinston37 min
Jun 12, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPike40 min
Jun 12, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXWalker42 min
Jun 12, 4:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXTuscaloosa51 min
Jun 12, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXTuscaloosa49 min
Jun 12, 5:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXFayette, Tuscaloosa, Walker119 min
Jun 12, 5:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXFayette32 min
Jun 12, 5:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPickens31 min
Jun 12, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXGreene45 min
Jun 12, 5:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXTuscaloosa41 min
Jun 12, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXGreene, Hale, Tuscaloosa39 min
Jun 12, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLamar28 min
Jun 12, 6:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXGreene, Hale, Pickens47 min
Jun 12, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPickens38 min
Jun 12, 6:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXChambers36 min
Jun 12, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChambers, Lee20 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.