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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Birmingham, AL

July 28, 2024Lamar County, Marion County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 28, 2024, 12:37 PM CDT for Lamar County, Marion County, Alabama. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 28, 2024, 12:37 PM CDT (17:37 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2024, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Lamar County, AL, Marion County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:41 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, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 150 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: 1018 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 527 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 64 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

337 
WGUS54 KBMX 281737
FFWBMX
ALC075-093-282130-
/O.NEW.KBMX.FF.W.0013.240728T1737Z-240728T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1237 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2024

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Marion County in northwestern Alabama...
  Lamar County in west central Alabama...

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 1237 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Hamilton, Vernon, Sulligent, Guin, Hackleburg, Detroit, Beaverton, 
  Weston, Crews, Lamar County Airport, Blooming Grove, Brinn, 
  Bedford, Crossville, Bear Creek, Henson Springs, Marion County 
  Public Lake, Pikeville, Rankin Fite Airport and Byrd.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3432 8817 3431 8764 3392 8795 3371 8795
      3365 8826

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

HR

1 follow-up statement

378 
WGUS74 KBMX 282004
FFSBMX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
304 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2024

ALC075-093-282130-
/O.CON.KBMX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240728T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lamar AL-Marion AL-
304 PM CDT Sun Jul 28 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR MARION AND NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTIES...

At 304 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have 
fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in 
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Hamilton, Sulligent, Guin, Hackleburg, Detroit, Beaverton, Weston, 
  Brinn, Crews, Bear Creek, Rankin Fite Airport, Marion County 
  Public Lake, Pikeville, Henson Springs, Byrd, Pearces Mill, Bexar, 
  Shottsville, Pigeye and Pine Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3432 8813 3432 8812 3432 8810 3432 8809
      3432 8806 3432 8801 3431 8799 3431 8794
      3431 8788 3431 8782 3431 8778 3431 8772
      3431 8764 3392 8795 3390 8795 3386 8796
      3384 8823 3432 8817

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

HR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 27, 7:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	17 min
Jul 27, 8:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Lamar	118 min
Jul 27, 8:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Lamar	3 hr
Jul 28, 8:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Marion	5 hr
Jul 28, 9:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Winston	41 min
Jul 28, 10:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Winston	32 min
Jul 28, 11:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Fayette, Walker, Winston	3 hr
Jul 28, 1:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Marion, Winston	3 hr
Jul 28, 2:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker	38 min
Jul 28, 2:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Shelby	3 hr
Jul 28, 2:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette	33 min
Jul 28, 3:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Blount, Etowah, St. Clair	3 hr
Jul 28, 3:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby	3 hr
Jul 28, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	31 min
Jul 28, 4:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Bibb, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa	113 min
Jul 28, 4:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Shelby	3 hr

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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.