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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 24, 2021Blount County, St. Clair County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2021, 5:02 PM CDT for Blount County, St. Clair County, Alabama. It was in force for 28 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, 5:02 PM CDT (22:02 UTC)
Expired: Apr 24, 2021, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Blount County, AL, St. Clair County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 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
Apr 24, 5:12 PM CDT	HAIL 1.25	1 Ese Highland Lake, AL
Apr 24, 5:13 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	3 W Whitney Junction, AL
Apr 24, 5:15 PM CDT	HAIL 2	2 Wsw Caldwell, AL

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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 24, 4:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 87 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 580 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 855 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 1103 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

288 
WUUS54 KBMX 242202
SVRBMX
ALC009-115-242230-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0070.210424T2202Z-210424T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
502 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Blount County in central Alabama...
  Northwestern St. Clair County in central Alabama...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 502 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Inland Lake,
  or near Springville, 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...
  Oneonta, Springville, Cleveland, Dallas, Ashville, Locust Fork,
  Allgood, Fairview, Nectar, Rosa, Inland Lake, Highland Lake,
  Whitney Junction, Easley, St. Clair Springs, Holly Springs,
  Caldwell, Horse Pens Forty, I 59 Rest Areas At Oneonta and Remlap.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3401 8633 3398 8634 3394 8637 3394 8633
      3397 8630 3375 8619 3377 8665 3378 8665
      3380 8669 3402 8666
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 271DEG 38KT 3383 8658 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

75 Linhares

1 follow-up statement

422 
WWUS54 KBMX 242213
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
513 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021

ALC009-115-242230-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-210424T2230Z/
Blount AL-St. Clair AL-
513 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BLOUNT AND NORTHWESTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTIES...

At 513 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Springville,
moving east at 45 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...
Oneonta, Springville, Ashville, Allgood, Inland Lake, Highland Lake,
Whitney Junction, St. Clair Springs, Holly Springs, Caldwell, Horse
Pens Forty, I 59 Rest Areas At Oneonta and Clear Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3401 8633 3398 8634 3394 8637 3394 8633
      3397 8630 3375 8619 3377 8665 3379 8665
      3401 8645
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 271DEG 38KT 3383 8643 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

75 Linhares

The 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, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers	33 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, 5:17 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.