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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 325, NWS Birmingham, AL
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.
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, 11.3 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.
- 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
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 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.
&&
GGOGGINSLocal 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.
&&
GGOGGINSSpecial weather statement, Aug 5, 6:01 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
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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/OwenSpecial 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/OwenThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 7:40 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Bibb, Bullock, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne and 18 more | 69 hr |
| Aug 5, 5:44 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:04 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Clay and 12 more | 52 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 29 min |
| Aug 5, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lamar | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marion | 30 min |
| Aug 5, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 45 min |
| Aug 5, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marion | 46 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.