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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 375, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 8, 2023Russell County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 8, 2023, 3:08 PM CDT for Russell County, Alabama. It was in force for 20 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 8, 2023, 3:08 PM CDT (20:08 UTC)
Expired: Aug 8, 2023, 3:28 PM CDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Russell County, AL

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 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 8, 2:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 136 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 237 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -241 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 668 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 203 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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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 8, 2:56 PM CDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 2:56 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 8, 8:22 AM CDT, 6 hours 46 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
822 AM CDT Tue Aug 8 2023

ALZ011>015-017>050-091630-
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-
822 AM CDT Tue Aug 8 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

Severe thunderstorms are possible across much of Central Alabama
today, generally 10 AM through 5 PM. Storms will pose a threat of
damaging wind gusts and perhaps hail up to quarter size.

Heat indices at or above 105 degrees are forecast across southern
portions of Central Alabama today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Severe thunderstorms are possible across Central Alabama on
Wednesday. Storms will pose a threat of damaging wind gusts.

Heat indices could approach 105 degrees across southern portions of
Central Alabama Wednesday through Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
today and tomorrow.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 8, 12:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1257 PM CDT Tue Aug 8 2023

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

0350 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SE Blue Mountain      33.68N 85.83W
08/07/2023                   Calhoun            AL   Emergency Mngr

            Multiple trees and powerlines down across
            Anniston.

&&

Davis

Special weather statement, Aug 8, 1:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
121 PM CDT Tue Aug 8 2023

ALZ040>042-044-081900-
Autauga AL-Lowndes AL-Montgomery AL-Dallas AL-
121 PM CDT Tue Aug 8 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southern Autauga,
Lowndes, southeastern Dallas and southwestern Montgomery Counties
through 200 PM CDT...

At 120 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Tyler to near Lowndes County Airport. Movement
was east at 35 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...
Southwestern Montgomery, Selma, Fort Deposit, Mosses, Hayneville,
Selmont-West Selmont, Autaugaville, White Hall, Gordonville,
Lowndesboro, Benton, Beechwood, Gardner Island, Tyler, Autauga County
Airport, Sellers, Davenport, Pintlala, Mulberry and Lowndes County
Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3205 8686 3205 8696 3245 8706 3249 8652
      3197 8619 3197 8630 3205 8631 3205 8641
      3204 8640 3196 8641 3196 8686
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 262DEG 30KT 3233 8688 3196 8665

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

86/Martin

Special weather statement, Aug 8, 2:26 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 8, 2:29 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 8, 2:45 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 8, 2:55 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 8, 2:48 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BMX	Blount, Cherokee, Etowah, Jefferson, St. Clair, Walker	5 hr
Aug 8, 2:48 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike and 1 more	13 hr
Aug 8, 10:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene, Pickens	40 min
Aug 8, 11:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby	39 min
Aug 8, 12:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lowndes	37 min
Aug 8, 1:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lowndes	39 min
Aug 8, 1:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Dallas, Lowndes, Montgomery	49 min
Aug 8, 1:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Montgomery	38 min
Aug 8, 2:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Pike	44 min
Aug 8, 2:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock, Macon, Pike	62 min
Aug 8, 2:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pike	49 min
Aug 8, 2:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Russell	44 min
Aug 8, 2:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Pike, Russell	46 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2023 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2023

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.