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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 430, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 12, 2023Barbour County, Bullock County, Pike County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2023, 6:31 PM CDT for Barbour County, Bullock County, Pike County, Alabama. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Aug 12, 2023, 6:31 PM CDT (23:31 UTC)
Expired: Aug 12, 2023, 7:03 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Barbour County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Pike County, AL

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:31 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 12, 6:34 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 W Perote, AL	A few trees were blown down near CR 8.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 171 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: 3151 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 810 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 6.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

007 
WUUS54 KBMX 122331
SVRBMX
ALC005-011-109-130015-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0430.230812T2331Z-230813T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
631 PM CDT Sat Aug 12 2023

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Pike County in southeastern Alabama...
  Southwestern Bullock County in southeastern Alabama...
  Southwestern Barbour County in southeastern Alabama...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 631 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Beans
  Crossroads, or 12 miles south of Union Springs, moving south at 15
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Brundidge, Clio, Louisville, Banks, Beans Crossroads, Linwood, Boot
  Hill, Tanyard, Monticello, Perote, Josie, Sandfield and Brundidge
  Municipal Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3202 8587 3203 8565 3172 8556 3173 8589
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 353DEG 15KT 3196 8576 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

89^GSatterwhite

2 follow-up statements

538 
WWUS54 KBMX 122355
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
655 PM CDT Sat Aug 12 2023

ALC005-011-109-130015-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0430.000000T0000Z-230813T0015Z/
Pike AL-Bullock AL-Barbour AL-
655 PM CDT Sat Aug 12 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN PIKE...SOUTHWESTERN BULLOCK AND SOUTHWESTERN BARBOUR
COUNTIES...

At 655 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Banks, or 10
miles northeast of Brundidge, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Brundidge, Clio, Louisville, Banks, Beans Crossroads, Linwood, Boot
Hill, Tanyard, Monticello, Perote, Josie, Sandfield and Brundidge
Municipal Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3202 8587 3203 8565 3172 8556 3173 8589
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 353DEG 15KT 3186 8575 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

89^GSatterwhite

736 
WWUS54 KBMX 130003
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
703 PM CDT Sat Aug 12 2023

ALC005-011-109-130013-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0430.000000T0000Z-230813T0015Z/
Pike AL-Bullock AL-Barbour AL-
703 PM CDT Sat Aug 12 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PIKE...
SOUTHWESTERN BULLOCK AND SOUTHWESTERN BARBOUR COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3202 8587 3203 8565 3172 8556 3173 8589
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 353DEG 15KT 3183 8575 

$$

89^GSatterwhite

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 11, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	46 min
Aug 11, 7:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Autauga	3 hr
Aug 11, 7:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	47 min
Aug 11, 7:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Shelby	49 min
Aug 11, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BMX	Chilton, Coosa, Shelby	41 min
Aug 11, 8:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Coosa	39 min
Aug 11, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chilton, Coosa	27 min
Aug 12, 2:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Randolph	37 min
Aug 12, 2:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Blount	50 min
Aug 12, 2:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount	31 min
Aug 12, 2:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Etowah, St. Clair	45 min
Aug 12, 2:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Coosa	40 min
Aug 12, 3:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette, Lamar	46 min
Aug 12, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah	76 min
Aug 12, 3:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	St. Clair	29 min
Aug 12, 3:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar	50 min
Aug 12, 3:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Talladega	46 min
Aug 12, 4:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	47 min
Aug 12, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tallapoosa	28 min
Aug 12, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers, Lee	55 min
Aug 12, 4:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay, Randolph	29 min
Aug 12, 4:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	39 min
Aug 12, 5:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Randolph	44 min
Aug 12, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers, Tallapoosa	43 min
Aug 12, 5:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	42 min
Aug 12, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers	46 min
Aug 12, 5:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Russell	63 min
Aug 12, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers, Tallapoosa	38 min
Aug 12, 5:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Coosa, Shelby	41 min
Aug 12, 6:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Coosa, Tallapoosa	49 min
Aug 12, 6:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Pike	62 min
Aug 12, 6:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa	28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.