Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2021, 10:32 AM CDT for Elmore County, Alabama. It was in force for 18 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
- Apr 9, 2021, 10:32 AM CDT (15:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2021, 10:50 AM CDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
County Elmore County, AL
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 10:34 AM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 3 E Santuck, AL | REPORTED AT THE 9400 BLOCK OF GEORGIA ROAD SW OF ECLECTIC. |
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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -208 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1321 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
097
WUUS54 KBMX 091532
SVRBMX
ALC051-091615-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0044.210409T1532Z-210409T1615Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1032 AM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Elmore County in east central Alabama...
* Until 1115 AM CDT.
* At 1031 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Santuck, or
7 miles east of Wetumpka, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Tallassee, Eclectic, Santuck, Claud, Yates Reservoir and Yates Dam.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3253 8589 3255 8614 3263 8614 3268 8591
3266 8591 3265 8589
TIME...MOT...LOC 1531Z 260DEG 15KT 3258 8609
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
40/Sizemore2 follow-up statements
336
WWUS54 KBMX 091535
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1035 AM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
ALC051-091615-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0044.000000T0000Z-210409T1615Z/
Elmore AL-
1035 AM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL ELMORE COUNTY...
At 1035 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Eclectic, or 8
miles east of Wetumpka, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Tallassee, Eclectic, Claud, Yates Reservoir and Yates Dam.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3253 8589 3255 8612 3263 8612 3268 8591
3266 8591 3265 8589
TIME...MOT...LOC 1535Z 261DEG 16KT 3258 8606
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
40/Sizemore921
WWUS54 KBMX 091550
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1050 AM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
ALC051-091600-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0044.000000T0000Z-210409T1615Z/
Elmore AL-
1050 AM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ELMORE 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.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Birmingham.
LAT...LON 3253 8589 3255 8612 3263 8612 3268 8591
3266 8591 3265 8589
TIME...MOT...LOC 1546Z 260DEG 15KT 3259 8598
$$
40/SizemoreThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 8:45 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 4 days |
| Apr 9, 6:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bullock | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 7:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 28 min |
| Apr 9, 8:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marengo | 43 min |
| Apr 9, 8:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 24 min |
| Apr 9, 8:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour | 38 min |
| Apr 9, 8:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Macon | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 9:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Marengo, Sumter | 69 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 5 days |
| Apr 9, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo | 3 days |
| Apr 9, 9:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 50 min |
| Apr 9, 9:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Elmore | 25 min |
| Apr 9, 10:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 39 min |
| Apr 9, 11:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Macon | 38 min |
| Apr 9, 11:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee, Macon | 26 min |
| Apr 9, 12:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Talladega | 45 min |
| Apr 9, 12:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 49 min |
| Apr 9, 12:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker, Winston | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 12:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Dallas | 41 min |
| Apr 9, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 54 min |
| Apr 9, 1:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Talladega | 46 min |
| Apr 9, 1:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, Walker | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 1:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 39 min |
| Apr 9, 1:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 1:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Dallas | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair | 38 min |
| Apr 9, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas, Lowndes | 65 min |
| Apr 9, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker | 55 min |
| Apr 9, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 54 min |
| Apr 9, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | St. Clair | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, Walker | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 3:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pike | 39 min |
| Apr 9, 4:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Hale | 41 min |
| Apr 9, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 41 min |
| Apr 9, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene | 31 min |
| Apr 9, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene | 25 min |
| Apr 9, 4:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Hale | 34 min |
| Apr 9, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 5:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Hale | 23 min |
| Apr 9, 5:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 34 min |
| Apr 9, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 28 min |
| Apr 9, 5:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene | 23 min |
| Apr 9, 5:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 37 min |
| Apr 9, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens | 23 min |
| Apr 9, 6:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 23 min |
| Apr 9, 6:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.