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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 348, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2023, 3:41 PM CDT for Bibb County, Chilton County, Shelby County, Alabama. It was in force for 64 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 6, 2023, 3:41 PM CDT (20:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2023, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bibb County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Shelby County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 1:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 17 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
- 2351 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 979 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
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 6, 3:14 PM CDT, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 3:14 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Birmingham AL 414 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023 ALZ011>015-017>050-071215- 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- 414 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 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 much of Central Alabama today. Locations across the Black Belt are forecast to experience heat index values of 110 degrees. Severe thunderstorms are possible across Central Alabama this afternoon and evening. Storms will pose a threat of damaging wind gusts and hail up to quarter size. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Severe thunderstorms are possible across Central Alabama on Monday and Tuesday, mainly during the afternoon and evening. Storms will pose a threat of damaging wind gusts and large hail. Heat indices are forecast to reach or exceed 105 degrees across all of Central Alabama on Monday. Heat indices could approach 105 degrees for areas south each afternoon through Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed today through Tuesday.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 2:59 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
259 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
ALZ017-024-026-062100-
Jefferson AL-St. Clair AL-Blount AL-
259 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Blount,
northeastern Jefferson and St. Clair Counties through 400 PM CDT...
At 259 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Springville, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Trussville, Moody, Springville, Odenville, Dallas, Center Point,
Clay, Pinson, Margaret, Argo, Ashville, Riverside, Ragland,
Chalkville, Grayson Valley, Branchville, Inland Lake, Neely Henry
Lake, Logan Martin Lake and Highland Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
central, northeastern and east central Alabama.
&&
LAT...LON 3388 8611 3387 8610 3374 8609 3373 8611
3371 8613 3371 8614 3367 8615 3368 8617
3370 8618 3369 8620 3368 8620 3366 8618
3363 8617 3362 8668 3387 8669 3390 8611
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 266DEG 20KT 3375 8652
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
25/OwenSpecial weather statement, Aug 6, 3:01 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
301 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
ALZ029-037-038-062030-
Tallapoosa AL-Randolph AL-Chambers AL-
301 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of central Randolph,
east central Tallapoosa and northern Chambers Counties through 330 PM
CDT...
At 301 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Bowdon to near West Chambers. Movement was
east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Roanoke, Wedowee, Lafayette, Stroud, La Fayette, Wadley, Woodland,
Lakeview, Five Points, Post Oak Forks, Denson, Amity Park, Abanda,
Standing Rock, Welch, Trammel Crossroads, Ridge Grove, Buffalo,
Fredonia and Veasey Creek Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
east central Alabama.
&&
LAT...LON 3287 8571 3349 8540 3350 8535 3348 8530
3288 8519
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 275DEG 34KT 3357 8526 3287 8551
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
25/OwenSpecial weather statement, Aug 6, 3:02 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
302 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
ALZ025-027-035-036-062030-
Chilton AL-Shelby AL-Talladega AL-Coosa AL-
302 PM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Chilton, southwestern Talladega, southeastern Shelby and northwestern
Coosa Counties through 330 PM CDT...
At 302 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Columbiana, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Sylacauga, Calera, Columbiana, Wilsonville, Talladega Springs, Oak
Grove, Strickland Crossroads, Marble Valley, Fayetteville, Unity, Lay
Lake, Moriah, Shelby, Alabama 4H Center, Shelby Shores, Waxahatchee
Creek, Gantts Quarry, Highway 145 and CR 46, Paint Creek and Kelley
Branch.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
central and east central Alabama.
&&
LAT...LON 3303 8676 3321 8673 3320 8628 3293 8633
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 278DEG 24KT 3311 8663
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
25/OwenSpecial weather statement, Aug 6, 3:13 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 53 min |
| Aug 5, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 60 min |
| Aug 5, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 61 min |
| Aug 5, 7:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marion | 56 min |
| Aug 5, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 44 min |
| Aug 5, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Sumter | 58 min |
| Aug 5, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lamar | 34 min |
| Aug 5, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene | 34 min |
| Aug 5, 9:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette | 63 min |
| Aug 5, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 64 min |
| Aug 5, 11:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene | 29 min |
| Aug 6, 3:00 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chilton, Coosa and 19 more | 18 hr |
| Aug 6, 3:00 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas and 16 more | 31 hr |
| Aug 6, 11:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cleburne | 30 min |
| Aug 6, 12:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pike | 52 min |
| Aug 6, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion | 76 min |
| Aug 6, 1:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cherokee | 45 min |
| Aug 6, 1:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 41 min |
| Aug 6, 1:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | DeKalb | 37 min |
| Aug 6, 1:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 1:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 1:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 43 min |
| Aug 6, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 82 min |
| Aug 6, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 35 min |
| Aug 6, 1:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cherokee | 32 min |
| Aug 6, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 60 min |
| Aug 6, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker | 66 min |
| Aug 6, 2:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 42 min |
| Aug 6, 2:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 52 min |
| Aug 6, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 33 min |
| Aug 6, 2:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 28 min |
| Aug 6, 2:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 25 min |
| Aug 6, 2:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pike | 53 min |
| Aug 6, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 68 min |
| Aug 6, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 80 min |
| Aug 6, 2:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Talladega | 28 min |
| Aug 6, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa | 52 min |
| Aug 6, 2:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | St. Clair | 61 min |
| Aug 6, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa | 76 min |
| Aug 6, 3:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers, Randolph | 29 min |
| Aug 6, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 28 min |
| Aug 6, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Coosa, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 70 min |
| Aug 6, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount | 50 min |
| Aug 6, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Clay | 47 min |
| Aug 6, 3:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pike | 39 min |
| Aug 6, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Tallapoosa | 69 min |
| Aug 6, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair | 67 min |
| Aug 6, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee, Macon, Russell | 42 min |
| Aug 6, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cleburne, Randolph | 63 min |
| Aug 6, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 58 min |
| Aug 6, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton, Coosa, Shelby, Talladega | 65 min |
| Aug 6, 4:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers | 54 min |
| Aug 6, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa | 50 min |
| Aug 6, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga | 63 min |
| Aug 6, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Lee, Macon | 70 min |
| Aug 6, 5:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pike | 54 min |
| Aug 6, 5:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Montgomery | 65 min |
| Aug 6, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pike | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers | 60 min |
| Aug 6, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Lee, Russell | 59 min |
| Aug 6, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Montgomery, Pike, Russell | 54 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.