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Special Weather Statement, NWS Birmingham, AL

December 28, 2021Fayette County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this special weather statement at Dec 28, 2021, 11:22 PM CST for Fayette County, Alabama. It was in force for 23 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: Dec 28, 2021, 11:22 PM CST (05:22 UTC)
Expired: Dec 28, 2021, 11:45 PM CST
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Fayette County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 124 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: 56 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1013 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 315 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 304 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Dec 28, 11:01 PM CST, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 11:01 PM CST, 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 3:04 PM CST, 8 hours 18 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
304 PM CST Tue Dec 28 2021

ALZ011>015-017>050-300015-
Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-Cherokee-
Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair-Talladega-
Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton-Coosa-Tallapoosa-
Chambers-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore-Montgomery-Macon-
Bullock-Lee-Russell-Pike-Barbour-
304 PM CST Tue Dec 28 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the counties served by the
National Weather Service office in Birmingham.

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across Central Alabama
Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night for areas north of I-85.
Isolated damaging wind gusts are the primary threat, though a tornado
is also possible. Severe storms are also possible across the
southern counties on Thursday, with damaging winds the main threat.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are also possible across Central
Alabama Saturday afternoon into early Sunday Morning. Damaging winds
are the primary threat, though a tornado is also possible. In
addition, locally heavy rainfall could occur which may lead to flash
flooding of low lying, poor drainage, or urban areas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
Wednesday afternoon through Thursday, as well as on Saturday
afternoon through early Sunday.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 28, 6:54 PM CST, 4 hours 28 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
654 PM CST Tue Dec 28 2021

ALZ011-290115-
Marion AL-
654 PM CST Tue Dec 28 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central Marion
County through 715 PM CST...

At 654 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hackleburg, or 11 miles north of Hamilton, moving northeast at 50
mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Pigeye.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3431 8774 3423 8803 3428 8808 3432 8802
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 239DEG 44KT 3430 8793

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

75 Linhares

Special weather statement, Dec 28, 8:50 PM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
850 PM CST Tue Dec 28 2021

ALZ011-290315-
Marion AL-
850 PM CST Tue Dec 28 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Marion
County through 915 PM CST...

At 849 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Detroit, or 13 miles west of Hamilton, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Hamilton, Weston, Pigeye, Rankin Fite Airport, Byrd and Bexar.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3419 8819 3431 8790 3419 8783 3405 8816
      3406 8821
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 243DEG 30KT 3410 8822

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

75 Linhares

Special weather statement, Dec 28, 9:13 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
913 PM CST Tue Dec 28 2021

ALZ012-290400-
Lamar AL-
913 PM CST Tue Dec 28 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Lamar
County through 1000 PM CST...

At 913 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles east of Aberdeen, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Sulligent, Detroit, Beaverton, Lamar County Airport, Crews, Henson
Springs and Pine Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3404 8821 3406 8818 3405 8799 3402 8799
      3402 8795 3389 8795 3380 8824
TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 241DEG 31KT 3381 8839

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

40/Sizemore

Special weather statement, Dec 28, 10:40 PM CST, 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 28, 11:22 PM CST, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 28, 6:54 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	21 min
Dec 28, 8:50 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	25 min
Dec 28, 9:13 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	47 min
Dec 28, 10:16 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Lamar, Marion	3 hr
Dec 28, 10:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	50 min
Dec 28, 11:59 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Winston	31 min
Dec 29, 1:14 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Fayette, Marion, Walker, Winston	2 hr
Dec 29, 7:31 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Macon	29 min
Dec 29, 8:18 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Macon	27 min
Dec 29, 2:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Russell	35 min
Dec 29, 4:35 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	25 min

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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.