Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 5:10 PM CDT for Pickens County, Alabama. It was in force for 65 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
- Mar 27, 2021, 5:10 PM CDT (22:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2021, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Pickens County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 1085 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 610 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.2
The text
As transmitted.
397
WUUS54 KBMX 272210
SVRBMX
ALC107-272315-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0027.210327T2210Z-210327T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
510 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Pickens County in west central Alabama...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 510 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
of Bent Oak, or 9 miles south of Columbus, moving northeast at 30
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...
Reform, Ethelsville, North Pickens Airport, McShan, Shaw and
Forest.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3353 8827 3353 8800 3334 8797 3330 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 241DEG 27KT 3337 8844
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
32/Davis2 follow-up statements
178
WWUS54 KBMX 272228
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
528 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
ALC107-272315-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210327T2315Z/
Pickens AL-
528 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTY...
At 527 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ethelsville, or
7 miles southeast of Columbus, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Reform, Ethelsville, Shaw, McShan and Forest.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3353 8827 3353 8800 3339 8798 3336 8829
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 245DEG 27KT 3344 8830
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
32/Davis045
WWUS54 KBMX 272252
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
552 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
ALC107-272315-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210327T2315Z/
Pickens AL-
552 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR NORTH PICKENS COUNTY...
At 552 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Millport,
moving northeast at 40 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...
Reform, Shaw and McShan.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3353 8819 3353 8800 3339 8798 3337 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 246DEG 34KT 3351 8805
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 3:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 24 min |
| Mar 27, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Jefferson | 50 min |
| Mar 27, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Walker | 50 min |
| Mar 27, 4:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lamar | 53 min |
| Mar 27, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 39 min |
| Mar 27, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 36 min |
| Mar 27, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | St. Clair | 61 min |
| Mar 27, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Pickens | 46 min |
| Mar 27, 6:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Jefferson | 24 min |
| Mar 27, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Etowah | 65 min |
| Mar 27, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette | 29 min |
| Mar 27, 6:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 64 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.