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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this wind advisory at Nov 9, 2022, 5:55 PM CST for 11 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Nov 10, 2022, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2022, 5:55 PM CST (23:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 10, 2022, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2022, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
Counties Barbour County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Lee County, AL, Macon County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:59 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 nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 3063 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
262 WWUS74 KBMX 092355 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 555 PM CST Wed Nov 9 2022 ALZ021-028-029-037-038-045>050-101200- /O.NEW.KBMX.WI.Y.0013.221110T1400Z-221111T0600Z/ Cleburne-Clay-Randolph-Tallapoosa-Chambers-Macon-Bullock-Lee- Russell-Pike-Barbour- Including the cities of Heflin, Ashland, Roanoke, Alexander City, Dadeville, Valley, Lanett, Lafayette, Tuskegee, Union Springs, Auburn, Opelika, Phenix City, Troy, and Eufaula 555 PM CST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central Alabama. * WHEN...From 8 AM Thursday to midnight CST Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
2 follow-up statements
270 WWUS74 KBMX 100920 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 320 AM CST Thu Nov 10 2022 ALZ021-028-029-037-038-045>050-102100- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0013.221110T1400Z-221111T0600Z/ Cleburne-Clay-Randolph-Tallapoosa-Chambers-Macon-Bullock-Lee- Russell-Pike-Barbour- Including the cities of Heflin, Ashland, Roanoke, Alexander City, Dadeville, Valley, Lanett, Lafayette, Tuskegee, Union Springs, Auburn, Opelika, Phenix City, Troy, and Eufaula 320 AM CST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of eastern and southeastern central Alabama. * WHEN...Through midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
890 WWUS74 KBMX 101818 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 1218 PM CST Thu Nov 10 2022 ALZ021-028-029-037-038-045>050-110600- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-221111T0600Z/ Cleburne-Clay-Randolph-Tallapoosa-Chambers-Macon-Bullock-Lee- Russell-Pike-Barbour- Including the cities of Heflin, Ashland, Roanoke, Alexander City, Dadeville, Valley, Lanett, Lafayette, Tuskegee, Union Springs, Auburn, Opelika, Phenix City, Troy, and Eufaula 1218 PM CST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of eastern and southeastern central Alabama. * WHEN...Through midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
Nearby
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.