Alert archive / Alabama / Wind Advisories in 2023
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this wind advisory at Jan 18, 2023, 1:53 PM CST for 18 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Jan 18, 2023, 7:00 PM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2023, 1:53 PM CST (19:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2023, 7:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2023, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
Counties Blount County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Marion County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 551 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
122 WWUS74 KBMX 181953 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 153 PM CST Wed Jan 18 2023 ALZ011>015-017-018-020-190200- /O.NEW.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.230119T0100Z-230119T1200Z/ Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Cherokee- Including the cities of Hamilton, Sulligent, Vernon, Fayette, Double Springs, Jasper, Oneonta, Gadsden, and Centre 153 PM CST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Winston, Walker, Blount, Etowah and Cherokee Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 6 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
3 follow-up statements
831 WWUS74 KBMX 190202 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 802 PM CST Wed Jan 18 2023 ALZ011>015-017-018-020-191100- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230119T1200Z/ Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Cherokee- Including the cities of Hamilton, Sulligent, Vernon, Fayette, Double Springs, Jasper, Oneonta, Gadsden, and Centre 802 PM CST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Winston, Walker, Blount, Etowah and Cherokee Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 6 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
896 WWUS74 KBMX 190606 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 1206 AM CST Thu Jan 19 2023 ALZ019-021>029-191200- /O.EXA.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230119T1200Z/ Calhoun-Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair- Talladega-Clay-Randolph- Including the cities of Anniston, Heflin, Carrollton, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Hoover, Columbiana, Pelham, Alabaster, Pell City, Moody, Talladega, Sylacauga, Ashland, and Roanoke 1206 AM CST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * WHERE...Calhoun, Cleburne, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Clay and Randolph Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 6 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ ALZ011>015-017-018-020-191200- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230119T1200Z/ Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Cherokee- Including the cities of Hamilton, Sulligent, Vernon, Fayette, Double Springs, Jasper, Oneonta, Gadsden, and Centre 1206 AM CST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Winston, Walker, Blount, Etowah and Cherokee Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 6 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
671 WWUS74 KBMX 191001 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Birmingham AL 401 AM CST Thu Jan 19 2023 ALZ011>015-022-023-191115- /O.CAN.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230119T1200Z/ Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Pickens-Tuscaloosa- Including the cities of Hamilton, Sulligent, Vernon, Fayette, Double Springs, Jasper, Carrollton, and Tuscaloosa 401 AM CST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have decreased to below advisory criteria. $$ ALZ017>021-024>029-191200- /O.CON.KBMX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-230119T1200Z/ Blount-Etowah-Calhoun-Cherokee-Cleburne-Jefferson-Shelby- St. Clair-Talladega-Clay-Randolph- Including the cities of Oneonta, Gadsden, Anniston, Centre, Heflin, Birmingham, Hoover, Columbiana, Pelham, Alabaster, Pell City, Moody, Talladega, Sylacauga, Ashland, and Roanoke 401 AM CST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central Alabama. * WHEN...Until 6 AM CST early this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 6:06 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 16 hr |
Nearby
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.