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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this wind advisory at Jan 15, 2022, 3:20 AM CST for 34 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Jan 15, 2022, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2022, 3:20 AM CST (09:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 15, 2022, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2022, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
All 34 counties
Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:20 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 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 44 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
- 1869 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
851 WWUS74 KBMX 150920 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 320 AM CST Sat Jan 15 2022 ALZ017>050-151730- /O.NEW.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.220116T0000Z-220116T1200Z/ 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- Including the cities of Oneonta, Gadsden, Anniston, Centre, Heflin, Carrollton, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Hoover, Columbiana, Pelham, Alabaster, Pell City, Moody, Talladega, Sylacauga, Ashland, Roanoke, Livingston, Eutaw, Greensboro, Moundville, Marion, Centreville, Clanton, Rockford, Alexander City, Dadeville, Valley, Lanett, Lafayette, Demopolis, Linden, Selma, Prattville, Fort Deposit, Hayneville, Wetumpka, Tallassee, Montgomery, Tuskegee, Union Springs, Auburn, Opelika, Phenix City, Troy, and Eufaula 320 AM CST Sat Jan 15 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...East winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Along and south of the I-20/59 corridor. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 6 AM CST Sunday. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
320 WWUS74 KBMX 151744 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 1144 AM CST Sat Jan 15 2022 ALZ017>050-160600- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.220116T0000Z-220116T1200Z/ Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-Cherokee-Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa- Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair-Talladega-Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene- Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton-Coosa-Tallapoosa-Chambers-Marengo-Dallas- Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore-Montgomery-Macon-Bullock-Lee-Russell-Pike- Barbour- Including the cities of Oneonta, Gadsden, Anniston, Centre, Heflin, Carrollton, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Hoover, Columbiana, Pelham, Alabaster, Pell City, Moody, Talladega, Sylacauga, Ashland, Roanoke, Livingston, Eutaw, Greensboro, Moundville, Marion, Centreville, Clanton, Rockford, Alexander City, Dadeville, Valley, Lanett, Lafayette, Demopolis, Linden, Selma, Prattville, Fort Deposit, Hayneville, Wetumpka, Tallassee, Montgomery, Tuskegee, Union Springs, Auburn, Opelika, Phenix City, Troy, and Eufaula 1144 AM CST Sat Jan 15 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...East winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central Alabama. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 6 AM CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
756 WWUS74 KBMX 152152 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 352 PM CST Sat Jan 15 2022 ALZ017>050-161200- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.220116T0000Z-220116T1200Z/ 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- Including the cities of Oneonta, Gadsden, Anniston, Centre, Heflin, Carrollton, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Hoover, Columbiana, Pelham, Alabaster, Pell City, Moody, Talladega, Sylacauga, Ashland, Roanoke, Livingston, Eutaw, Greensboro, Moundville, Marion, Centreville, Clanton, Rockford, Alexander City, Dadeville, Valley, Lanett, Lafayette, Demopolis, Linden, Selma, Prattville, Fort Deposit, Hayneville, Wetumpka, Tallassee, Montgomery, Tuskegee, Union Springs, Auburn, Opelika, Phenix City, Troy, and Eufaula 352 PM CST Sat Jan 15 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...East winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of Central Alabama. * WHEN...Until 6 AM CST Sunday. * 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. && $$ 08
155 WWUS74 KBMX 160910 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 310 AM CST Sun Jan 16 2022 ALZ022-023-030>032-039-161015- /O.CAN.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220116T1200Z/ Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Marengo- Including the cities of Carrollton, Tuscaloosa, Livingston, Eutaw, Greensboro, Moundville, Demopolis, and Linden 310 AM CST Sun Jan 16 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have diminished below advisory criteria. $$ ALZ017>021-024>029-033>038-040>050-161200- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220116T1200Z/ Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-Cherokee-Cleburne-Jefferson-Shelby- St. Clair-Talladega-Clay-Randolph-Perry-Bibb-Chilton-Coosa- Tallapoosa-Chambers-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore-Montgomery- Macon-Bullock-Lee-Russell-Pike-Barbour- Including the cities of Oneonta, Gadsden, Anniston, Centre, Heflin, Birmingham, Hoover, Columbiana, Pelham, Alabaster, Pell City, Moody, Talladega, Sylacauga, Ashland, Roanoke, Marion, Centreville, Clanton, Rockford, Alexander City, Dadeville, Valley, Lanett, Lafayette, Selma, Prattville, Fort Deposit, Hayneville, Wetumpka, Tallassee, Montgomery, Tuskegee, Union Springs, Auburn, Opelika, Phenix City, Troy, and Eufaula 310 AM CST Sun Jan 16 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...East winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * WHERE...Portions of Central Alabama from the I-65 corridor to the Georgia state line. * WHEN...Until 6 AM CST Sunday. * 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 12:01 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 33 hr |
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.