Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2021, 6:11 PM CDT for Fayette County, Pickens County, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 37 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
- Apr 9, 2021, 6:11 PM CDT (23:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2021, 6:48 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Fayette County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 12:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 95 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.
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WUUS54 KBMX 092311
SVRBMX
ALC057-107-125-100000-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0057.210409T2311Z-210410T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
611 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama...
Northeastern Pickens County in west central Alabama...
Southwestern Fayette County in west central Alabama...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 611 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gordo, moving
northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Golf 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...
Ashcraft Corner, Echola, Lubbub, Stone Wall, Moores Bridge and New
Lexington.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3329 8773 3340 8795 3365 8788 3360 8749
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 208DEG 17KT 3339 8783
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
87/GRANTHAM3 follow-up statements
182
WWUS54 KBMX 092326
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
626 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
ALC057-107-125-100000-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210410T0000Z/
Tuscaloosa AL-Pickens AL-Fayette AL-
626 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA...NORTHEASTERN PICKENS AND SOUTHWESTERN
FAYETTE COUNTIES...
At 626 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of
Ashcraft Corner, or 11 miles northeast of Gordo, moving northeast at
20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Lubbub, Stone Wall, Moores Bridge and New Lexington.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3334 8773 3343 8792 3364 8783 3360 8751
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 208DEG 17KT 3346 8779
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
87/GRANTHAM518
WWUS54 KBMX 092338
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
638 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
ALC107-092347-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210410T0000Z/
Pickens AL-
638 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PICKENS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
west central Alabama.
LAT...LON 3364 8781 3361 8757 3360 8756 3344 8773
3348 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 208DEG 17KT 3351 8776
$$
ALC057-125-100000-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210410T0000Z/
Tuscaloosa AL-Fayette AL-
638 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA AND SOUTH CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTIES...
At 637 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
Ashcraft Corner, or 13 miles south of Fayette, moving northeast at 20
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Stone Wall and New Lexington.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3364 8781 3361 8757 3360 8756 3344 8773
3348 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 208DEG 17KT 3351 8776
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
87/GRANTHAM358
WWUS54 KBMX 092348
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
648 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
ALC057-125-092357-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210410T0000Z/
Tuscaloosa AL-Fayette AL-
648 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA AND
SOUTH CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTIES 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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
west central Alabama.
LAT...LON 3364 8781 3361 8757 3360 8756 3344 8773
3348 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 208DEG 17KT 3356 8773
$$
87/GRANTHAMThe 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, 10:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore | 18 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, 6:15 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.