Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 157, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 29, 2021, 7:00 PM CST for Fayette County, Alabama. It was in force for 34 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
- Dec 29, 2021, 7:00 PM CST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2021, 7:34 PM CST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Fayette County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 3:53 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 179 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1065 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 292 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted.
467
WUUS54 KBMX 300100
SVRBMX
ALC057-300145-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0157.211230T0100Z-211230T0145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
700 PM CST Wed Dec 29 2021
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Fayette County in west central Alabama...
* Until 745 PM CST.
* At 700 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Blooming
Grove, or near Fayette, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Fayette, Berry, Belk, Bankston, Bluff, Bevill State College
Fayette, Hubbertville, Fowlers Crossroads, Richard Arthur Field and
Fayette County Public Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for central and
west central Alabama.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3384 8795 3387 8757 3387 8753 3365 8753
3365 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 265DEG 41KT 3372 8795
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
32/Davis3 follow-up statements
762
WWUS54 KBMX 300106
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
706 PM CST Wed Dec 29 2021
ALC057-300145-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0157.000000T0000Z-211230T0145Z/
Fayette AL-
706 PM CST Wed Dec 29 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST
FOR CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY...
At 706 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fayette, moving
east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Fayette, Berry, Belk, Bankston, Bluff, Bevill State College Fayette,
Hubbertville, Fowlers Crossroads, Richard Arthur Field and Fayette
County Public Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for central and
west central Alabama.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3382 8793 3387 8757 3387 8753 3365 8753
3365 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 265DEG 41KT 3373 8786
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
32/Davis901
WWUS54 KBMX 300116
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
716 PM CST Wed Dec 29 2021
ALC057-300145-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0157.000000T0000Z-211230T0145Z/
Fayette AL-
716 PM CST Wed Dec 29 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST
FOR CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY...
At 716 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bankston, or 7
miles northeast of Fayette, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Fayette, Berry, Bankston, Hubbertville, Fowlers Crossroads and
Richard Arthur Field.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for central and
west central Alabama.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3384 8777 3387 8757 3387 8753 3365 8753
3367 8783
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 265DEG 41KT 3374 8772
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
32/Davis160
WWUS54 KBMX 300134
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
734 PM CST Wed Dec 29 2021
ALC057-300144-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0157.000000T0000Z-211230T0145Z/
Fayette AL-
734 PM CST Wed Dec 29 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for central and
west central Alabama.
LAT...LON 3384 8777 3387 8757 3387 8753 3365 8753
3367 8783
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 265DEG 41KT 3376 8747
$$
32/DavisThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 6:02 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marion | 43 min |
| Dec 29, 6:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion | 34 min |
| Dec 29, 6:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 36 min |
| Dec 29, 7:03 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Winston | 27 min |
| Dec 29, 7:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 32 min |
| Dec 29, 7:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 42 min |
| Dec 29, 7:34 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 41 min |
| Dec 29, 8:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker | 18 min |
| Dec 29, 8:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Hale | 44 min |
| Dec 29, 8:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount | 41 min |
| Dec 29, 8:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 29 min |
| Dec 29, 8:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah, St. Clair | 63 min |
| Dec 29, 8:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Tuscaloosa | 43 min |
| Dec 29, 8:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 22 min |
| Dec 29, 8:51 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, Jefferson, St. Clair | 114 min |
| Dec 29, 9:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cherokee | 25 min |
| Dec 29, 9:11 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bibb | 34 min |
| Dec 29, 9:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 31 min |
| Dec 29, 9:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 26 min |
| Dec 29, 9:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb | 20 min |
| Dec 29, 9:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne | 35 min |
| Dec 29, 9:34 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Shelby, Tuscaloosa | 116 min |
| Dec 29, 9:47 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bibb | 43 min |
| Dec 29, 10:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton, Shelby | 32 min |
| Dec 29, 10:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa, Talladega | 24 min |
| Dec 29, 10:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 31 min |
| Dec 29, 10:39 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Shelby, Talladega | 2 hr |
| Dec 29, 10:43 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Clay | 47 min |
| Dec 29, 10:50 PM CST | Flood Watch | BMX | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 18 more | 16 hr |
| Dec 29, 11:08 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 37 min |
| Dec 29, 11:41 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 34 min |
| Dec 30, 12:09 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Talladega | 36 min |
| Dec 30, 12:12 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 18 min |
| Dec 30, 1:17 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 28 min |
| Dec 30, 3:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 36 min |
| Dec 30, 3:27 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 33 min |
| Dec 30, 4:19 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 4:35 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 25 min |
| Dec 30, 4:53 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 52 min |
| Dec 30, 5:28 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bibb | 47 min |
| Dec 30, 5:33 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Jefferson | 5 hr |
| Dec 30, 5:36 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Jefferson | 24 min |
| Dec 30, 5:53 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 67 min |
| Dec 30, 6:20 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 6:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 27 min |
| Dec 30, 6:44 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 31 min |
| Dec 30, 7:05 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Bibb, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 7:28 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair, Talladega | 5 hr |
| Dec 30, 7:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Sumter | 58 min |
| Dec 30, 7:35 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene | 25 min |
| Dec 30, 8:08 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 8:11 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Clay, Randolph | 94 min |
| Dec 30, 8:27 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Shelby, Talladega | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 9:01 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 9:27 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Coosa | 33 min |
| Dec 30, 9:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton | 30 min |
| Dec 30, 9:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Coosa, Tallapoosa | 25 min |
| Dec 30, 9:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton, Coosa, Shelby | 34 min |
| Dec 30, 10:12 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 33 min |
| Dec 30, 10:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Sumter | 36 min |
| Dec 30, 10:38 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 22 min |
| Dec 30, 10:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Sumter | 41 min |
| Dec 30, 11:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Perry | 36 min |
| Dec 30, 11:27 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers | 33 min |
| Dec 30, 11:37 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marengo | 23 min |
| Dec 30, 12:27 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 33 min |
| Dec 30, 12:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga | 31 min |
| Dec 30, 1:02 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 28 min |
| Dec 30, 1:08 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Chambers, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 19 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lowndes | 31 min |
| Dec 30, 1:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa | 39 min |
| Dec 30, 1:37 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers | 23 min |
| Dec 30, 1:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 41 min |
| Dec 30, 1:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pike | 39 min |
| Dec 30, 1:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 48 min |
| Dec 30, 2:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 14 min |
| Dec 30, 2:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee | 36 min |
| Dec 30, 2:16 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Macon | 29 min |
| Dec 30, 2:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 32 min |
| Dec 30, 2:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Macon | 37 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.