Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2021, 4:14 PM CDT for Chambers County, Alabama. It was in force for 33 min. 3 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
- Apr 24, 2021, 4:14 PM CDT (21:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2021, 4:47 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Chambers County, AL
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 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 24, 4:38 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 W Lanett, AL | REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.). |
| Apr 24, 4:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 W Lanett, AL | REPORT FROM MPING: GOLF BALL (1.75 IN.). |
| Apr 24, 4:40 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 1 Nw Lanett, AL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 449 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 309 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 449 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
501
WUUS54 KBMX 242114
SVRBMX
ALC017-242200-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0064.210424T2114Z-210424T2200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
414 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Chambers County in east central Alabama...
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 414 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Auburn
University, or near Auburn, moving northeast at 60 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...
Valley, Lanett, La Fayette, Waverly, Lakeview, Cusseta, Chambers
County Lake, Denson, Huguley, Fairfax, River View, Amity Park,
Sturkie, Oak Bowery, West Chambers, Southern Harbor, Lanett
Municipal Airport, I 85 Welcome Center At Lanett and Rocky Point.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3276 8514 3275 8514 3275 8528 3273 8529
3273 8540 3274 8541 3274 8543 3273 8543
3274 8549 3273 8549 3273 8559 3279 8559
3300 8521 3286 8519 3285 8515 3283 8517
3281 8517 3278 8512
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 234DEG 50KT 3263 8552
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
32/Davis3 follow-up statements
532
WWUS54 KBMX 242127
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
427 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
ALC017-242200-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-210424T2200Z/
Chambers AL-
427 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN CHAMBERS COUNTY...
At 427 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cusseta, or
near Opelika, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Valley, Lanett, La Fayette, Lakeview, Cusseta, Chambers County Lake,
Denson, Huguley, Fairfax, River View, Amity Park, Sturkie, Oak
Bowery, Southern Harbor, Lanett Municipal Airport, I 85 Welcome
Center At Lanett and Rocky Point.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3273 8529 3273 8540 3274 8541 3274 8543
3273 8543 3274 8549 3273 8549 3275 8559
3280 8553 3300 8521 3286 8519 3285 8515
3283 8517 3281 8517 3279 8514 3275 8520
3275 8528
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 234DEG 50KT 3274 8534
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
32/Davis711
WWUS54 KBMX 242139
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
439 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
ALC017-242200-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-210424T2200Z/
Chambers AL-
439 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHAMBERS COUNTY...
At 439 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Valley, moving
northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tennis 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...
Valley, Lanett, Lakeview, River View, Amity Park, Huguley, Fairfax, I
85 Welcome Center At Lanett, Rocky Point, Southern Harbor and Lanett
Municipal Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3286 8535 3300 8521 3286 8519 3285 8515
3283 8517 3281 8517 3279 8514 3277 8518
3279 8524
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 234DEG 50KT 3284 8517
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
32/Davis502
WWUS54 KBMX 242147
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
447 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
ALC017-242157-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-210424T2200Z/
Chambers AL-
447 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHAMBERS COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3286 8535 3300 8521 3286 8519 3285 8515
3283 8517 3281 8517 3279 8514 3277 8518
3279 8524
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 234DEG 50KT 3291 8506
$$
32/DavisThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 4:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lowndes | 68 min |
| Apr 24, 5:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lowndes | 65 min |
| Apr 24, 6:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Montgomery | 36 min |
| Apr 24, 6:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pike | 49 min |
| Apr 24, 7:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Lee, Macon, Russell | 55 min |
| Apr 24, 8:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Sumter | 26 min |
| Apr 24, 8:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Hale | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 8:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Perry | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 9:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marengo | 28 min |
| Apr 24, 9:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Dallas | 29 min |
| Apr 24, 10:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 11:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Macon | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 3:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Perry | 34 min |
| Apr 24, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Montgomery | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette | 34 min |
| Apr 24, 3:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Winston | 33 min |
| Apr 24, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Macon, Montgomery | 32 min |
| Apr 24, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Clay | 29 min |
| Apr 24, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Marion, Walker, Winston | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Macon, Tallapoosa | 31 min |
| Apr 24, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Winston | 15 min |
| Apr 24, 4:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 4:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lowndes | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 4:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Russell | 23 min |
| Apr 24, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Blount, Tuscaloosa | 61 min |
| Apr 24, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Walker | 29 min |
| Apr 24, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Montgomery | 36 min |
| Apr 24, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 25 min |
| Apr 24, 4:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair | 32 min |
| Apr 24, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, St. Clair | 28 min |
| Apr 24, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pike | 52 min |
| Apr 24, 5:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bibb, St. Clair, Shelby | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Shelby, Talladega | 23 min |
| Apr 24, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 31 min |
| Apr 24, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah | 37 min |
| Apr 24, 5:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 32 min |
| Apr 24, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Shelby, Talladega | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 18 min |
| Apr 24, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Pike | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 32 min |
| Apr 24, 6:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Clay, Randolph | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Clay, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 57 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.