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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Birmingham, AL

November 9, 202211 counties in Alabama

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.

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.

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2022-11-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2022-11-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -111 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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.

&&

$$

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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.