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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 325, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 5, 2023Lamar County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 5, 2023, 6:18 PM CDT for Lamar County, Alabama. It was in force for 42 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
Aug 5, 2023, 6:18 PM CDT (23:18 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Lamar County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 139 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 2023-08-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2023-08-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 74 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-235 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1093 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
223 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 5, 2:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 2:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 2:18 PM CDT, 4 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
218 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023

ALZ011>015-017>050-062230-
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-
218 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

Heat indices are forecast to reach or exceed 105 degrees across
portions of western Central Alabama this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Severe thunderstorms are possible across Central Alabama on Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday, mainly during the afternoon and evening. Storms will
pose a threat of damaging wind gusts and hail up to quarter size.

Heat indices are forecast to reach or exceed 105 degrees across
much of Central Alabama on Sunday and Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 5, 12:50 PM CDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1250 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023

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

0428 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 WNW Dublin            32.04N 86.17W
08/04/2023                   Montgomery         AL   Law Enforcement

            *** 1 INJ ***
            Montgomery County Sheriffs dispatch and
            South Montgomery County VFD reported
            multiple trees and powerlines down in and
            around the Ramer Community. An injury
            occurred when a tree fell on a vehicle on AL
            Hwy 94. The individual was transported to
            the hospital.

&&

GGOGGINS
Local storm report, Aug 5, 12:59 PM CDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1259 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023

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

0430 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Dublin                  32.03N 86.16W
08/04/2023                   Montgomery         AL   Law Enforcement

            A tree fell on a home on Mt. Zion road,
            causing significant damage. Multiple trees
            were downed in the vicinity, blocking
            roadways. Reported by Montgomery County
            Sheriffs dispatch and South Montgomery
            County VFD. Time estimated from radar.

&&

GGOGGINS
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 6:01 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 6:14 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
614 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023

ALZ012-060000-
Lamar AL-
614 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Lamar County
through 700 PM CDT...

At 614 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Sulligent, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Vernon, Sulligent, Detroit, Beaverton, Blooming Grove, Lamar County
Airport, Crews, Bedford, Crossville, Gattman, Cody, Henson Springs,
Lamar County Public Lake and Pine Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3405 8821 3402 8795 3376 8795 3367 8797
      3375 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 297DEG 14KT 3389 8813

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

25/Owen
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 6:15 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
615 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023

ALZ011-052345-
Marion AL-
615 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Marion
County through 645 PM CDT...

At 615 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Tremont, or 10 miles south of Red Bay, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Hamilton, Weston, Byrd, Bexar, Pigeye, Marion County Public Lake,
Shottsville, Rankin Fite Airport and Pikeville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3431 8790 3402 8793 3402 8799 3405 8799
      3406 8821 3432 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 272DEG 13KT 3430 8822

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

25/Owen

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 4, 7:40 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Bibb, Bullock, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne and 18 more69 hr
Aug 5, 5:44 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more2 hr
Aug 5, 1:04 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryBMXBarbour, Blount, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Clay and 12 more52 hr
Aug 5, 6:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPickens29 min
Aug 5, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLamar46 min
Aug 5, 6:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMarion30 min
Aug 5, 6:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXPickens45 min
Aug 5, 6:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXMarion46 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.