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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 209, NWS Birmingham, AL

November 30, 2022Pike County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 30, 2022, 5:10 AM CST for Pike County, Alabama. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 30, 2022, 5:10 AM CST (11:10 UTC)
Expired: Nov 30, 2022, 6:00 AM CST
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Pike County, AL

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:13 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
Nov 29, 10:52 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 172 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: 20 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 954 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 402 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 531 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Nov 30, 3:41 AM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 3:41 AM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 29, 5:19 PM CST, 11 hours 51 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
519 PM CST Tue Nov 29 2022

ALZ011>015-017>050-010230-
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-
519 PM CST Tue Nov 29 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

A threat for severe storms exists across all of Central Alabama
through 8 AM Wednesday. Threats include tornadoes, damaging winds
70 to 80 mph, and hail up to golf ball size. The highest risk for
these threats is along and west of Interstate 65. Heavy rainfall may
also result in localized flooding. Amounts of 2 to 4 inches with
locally higher amounts are possible.

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

Ongoing severe storms are possible through 8AM Wednesday morning
south of I-85. Heavy rainfall will continue to pose the threat of
localized flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
through Wednesday morning.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 30, 2:38 AM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
238 AM CST WED NOV 30 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1250 PM     HAIL             HACKLEBURG              34.28N 87.83W
11/29/2022  E0.70 INCH       MARION             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0613 PM     HAIL             3 N BEVILL STATE COLLEG 33.77N 87.83W
11/29/2022  E0.50 INCH       FAYETTE            AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0615 PM     TSTM WND GST     WALKER COUNTY AIRPORT   33.90N 87.32W
11/29/2022  M46 MPH          WALKER             AL   AWOS

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SW KANSAS             33.86N 87.61W
11/29/2022                   FAYETTE            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG CR 121.

0720 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SUMITON                 33.75N 87.05W
11/29/2022                   WALKER             AL   911 CALL CENTER

            ROOF DAMAGE ON STORAGE BUILDINGS ON MAIN
            STREET. LEFT SIDE OF ONE BUILDING WAS
            DAMAGED.

0944 PM     TORNADO          1 ESE EUTAW REST AREA   32.85N 87.92W
11/29/2022                   GREENE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1
            ESE EUTAW REST AREA TO TORNADO. DAMAGE
            REPORTED AT THE SAGEWOOD APARTMENTS NEAR
            EUTAW. TDS SEEN ON RADAR.

1001 PM     TORNADO          3 NE AKRON              32.91N 87.71W
11/29/2022                   HALE               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO RESIDENCES
            IN THE AKRON AREA. TDS SEEN ON RADAR.

1220 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BOLDO                   33.85N 87.18W
11/30/2022                   WALKER             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN NUMEROUS
            LOCATIONS AROUND THE COUNTY INCLUDING BOLDO,
            SIPSEY, AND PINEY WOODS.

1244 AM     TSTM WND GST     QUINTON                 33.67N 87.07W
11/30/2022  E40 MPH          WALKER             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            40 MPH WINDS AND PEA SIZE HAIL.

1251 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E HAYDEN              33.90N 86.74W
11/30/2022                   BLOUNT             AL   911 CALL CENTER

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN HAYDEN.

1257 AM     HAIL             1 S NECTAR              33.96N 86.63W
11/30/2022  E1.00 INCH       BLOUNT             AL   PUBLIC

            PHOTO VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

1259 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ENE LOCUST FORK       33.91N 86.60W
11/30/2022                   BLOUNT             AL   911 CALL CENTER

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN LOCUST FORK.

0108 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 NE BIRMINGHAM INTERNA 33.57N 86.75W
11/30/2022  M52 MPH          JEFFERSON          AL   ASOS

            PEAK WIND FROM BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
            AIRPORT.

0124 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ENE CHULA VISTA       33.60N 86.32W
11/30/2022                   ST. CLAIR          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS
            ACROSS ST. CLAIR COUNTY.

&&

Local storm report, Nov 30, 3:30 AM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 30, 3:38 AM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 30, 3:45 AM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
345 AM CST WED NOV 30 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0245 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NE LEEDS              33.57N 86.52W
11/30/2022                   ST. CLAIR          AL   911 CALL CENTER

            FLOODING REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSTATE 20
            JUNCTION WITH OLD LEEDS ROAD CR136 NEAR
            LEEDS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

JH

Local storm report, Nov 30, 4:56 AM CST, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
456 AM CST WED NOV 30 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0319 AM     TORNADO          2 NNE BOYLSTON          32.45N 86.26W
11/30/2022                   MONTGOMERY         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TDS ON RADAR. DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE HOMES AND
            MANUFACTURED HOMES ON DUNN LN AND WILLIAMS
            DRIVE. INJURIES REPORTED.

&&

14

Local storm report, Nov 30, 5:00 AM CST, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
500 AM CST WED NOV 30 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0324 AM     TORNADO          1 NNW TALLAPOOSA WATER  32.46N 86.20W
11/30/2022                   MONTGOMERY         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TDS. POWERLINES DOWN ON 231 BRIDGE AND IN
            TALLAPOOSA RIVER. ROADWAY IMPASSABLE.

&&

14

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 29, 6:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Walker	51 min
Nov 29, 6:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar	63 min
Nov 29, 6:27 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lamar	29 min
Nov 29, 6:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Walker	38 min
Nov 29, 6:58 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Blount, Fayette, Jefferson, Walker	5 hr
Nov 29, 7:55 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, St. Clair	80 min
Nov 29, 7:57 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Blount, Etowah, St. Clair	4 hr
Nov 29, 8:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Sumter	45 min
Nov 29, 9:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Sumter	68 min
Nov 29, 9:33 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Jefferson	2 hr
Nov 29, 9:35 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Calhoun, St. Clair, Talladega	2 hr
Nov 29, 9:45 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale	35 min
Nov 29, 11:02 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	43 min
Nov 29, 11:09 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby	4 hr
Nov 30, 12:00 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker	60 min
Nov 30, 12:13 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion	3 hr
Nov 30, 12:27 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Jefferson	59 min
Nov 30, 12:29 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Walker	9 min
Nov 30, 12:42 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Shelby	3 hr
Nov 30, 12:51 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Marengo	54 min
Nov 30, 12:56 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Blount	15 min
Nov 30, 1:10 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	St. Clair, Shelby	50 min
Nov 30, 1:16 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb, Shelby, Talladega	74 min
Nov 30, 1:28 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun, Talladega	47 min
Nov 30, 1:34 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Talladega	31 min
Nov 30, 1:56 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Clay, Cleburne, Randolph	49 min
Nov 30, 1:57 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Bibb, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Pickens, Sumter and 1 more	3 hr
Nov 30, 1:57 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Dallas	48 min
Nov 30, 2:14 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Calhoun, Cleburne, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega	3 hr
Nov 30, 2:28 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Autauga, Lowndes	47 min
Nov 30, 3:01 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Elmore, Montgomery	59 min
Nov 30, 3:43 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Macon, Tallapoosa	12 min
Nov 30, 3:59 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Jefferson	61 min
Nov 30, 5:43 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour	47 min
Nov 30, 5:52 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour	41 min
Nov 30, 6:14 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Barbour	18 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.