Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2021, 6:24 PM CDT for Coffee County, Dale County, Alabama. It was in force for 66 min. 9 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, 6:24 PM CDT (23:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:25 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, 6:37 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Elba, AL | TREE DOWN ON TAYLOR MILL ROAD. |
| Apr 24, 6:39 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Elba, AL | TREE DOWN ON CEDAR LANE DRIVE. |
| Apr 24, 6:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Pine Level, AL | PINE TREE DOWN ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 364. |
| Apr 24, 6:42 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Lowry Mill, AL | REPORT FROM MPING: TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. |
| Apr 24, 6:42 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | 2 N Coppinville, AL | RECEIVED A REPORT OF HALF INCH HAIL. |
| Apr 24, 6:49 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Eanon, AL | TREE DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 114. |
| Apr 24, 7:05 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | 1 Wsw Ozark, AL | REPORT FROM MPING: HALF-INCH (0.50 IN.). |
| Apr 24, 7:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Richburg, AL | TREE DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 515. |
| Apr 24, 7:37 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 N Enterprise, AL | LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL HITTING THEIR PATROL VEHICLE. |
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, 1:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
258
WUUS52 KTAE 242324
SVRTAE
ALC031-045-250030-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0099.210424T2324Z-210425T0030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
624 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Dale County in southeastern Alabama...
Coffee County in southeastern Alabama...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 624 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dozier, or 13
miles south of Luverne, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Daleville, Elba, Enterprise, Fort Rucker, Ozark, Midland City,
Level Plains, Newton, New Brockton, Ariton, Pinckard, Lee, Mixons
Crossroads, Hunt Field, Waterford, Curtis, Carl Folsom A/p, Hooper
Stage Field, Gerald and Camp Humming Hills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3153 8619 3153 8616 3154 8614 3162 8615
3162 8552 3127 8551 3128 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 269DEG 41KT 3152 8631
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
72-BUNKER2 follow-up statements
297
WWUS52 KTAE 242333
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
633 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
ALC031-045-250030-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-210425T0030Z/
Dale AL-Coffee AL-
633 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR DALE AND COFFEE COUNTIES...
At 632 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Brantley, or 9
miles northwest of Elba, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Daleville, Elba, Enterprise, Fort Rucker, Ozark, Midland City, Level
Plains, Newton, New Brockton, Ariton, Pinckard, Lee, Mixons
Crossroads, Hunt Field, Waterford, Curtis, Carl Folsom A/p, Hooper
Stage Field, Gerald and Camp Humming Hills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3153 8619 3153 8616 3154 8614 3162 8615
3162 8552 3127 8551 3128 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 269DEG 41KT 3152 8619
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
72-BUNKER033
WWUS52 KTAE 242342
SVSTAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
642 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
ALC031-045-250030-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-210425T0030Z/
Dale AL-Coffee AL-
642 PM CDT Sat Apr 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR DALE AND COFFEE COUNTIES...
At 642 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Elba, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Daleville, Elba, Enterprise, Fort Rucker, Ozark, Midland City, Level
Plains, Newton, New Brockton, Ariton, Pinckard, Lee, Mixons
Crossroads, Hunt Field, Waterford, Curtis, Carl Folsom A/p, Hooper
Stage Field, Gerald and Camp Humming Hills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3153 8619 3153 8616 3154 8614 3162 8615
3162 8552 3127 8551 3128 8620
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 269DEG 41KT 3152 8605
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
72-BUNKERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 12:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 22 hr |
| Apr 24, 1:00 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 18 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva | 59 min |
| Apr 24, 7:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 93 min |
| Apr 24, 7:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dale, Henry | 31 min |
| Apr 24, 7:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Houston | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 7:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Henry | 53 min |
| Apr 24, 9:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Geneva, Houston | 119 min |
| Apr 24, 9:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Geneva, Houston | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 11:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Houston | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 11:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Geneva, Houston | 64 min |
| Apr 24, 12:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Coffee, Dale | 67 min |
| Apr 24, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Houston | 60 min |
| Apr 24, 1:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston | 63 min |
| Apr 24, 2:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dale, Henry, Houston | 19 min |
| Apr 24, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Henry, Houston | 56 min |
| Apr 24, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee, Dale, Henry | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Henry | 63 min |
| Apr 24, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Dale, Henry | 37 min |
| Apr 24, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Coffee | 31 min |
| Apr 24, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Henry | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Henry | 43 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.