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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 114, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 2, 2024Greene County, Hale County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 2, 2024, 7:51 PM CDT for Greene County, Hale County, Alabama. It was in force for 39 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 2, 2024, 7:51 PM CDT (00:51 UTC)
Expired: Aug 2, 2024, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 103 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: 2379 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1221 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 171 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 2, 7:12 PM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 7:12 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 2:36 AM CDT, 17 hours 15 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
236 AM CDT Fri Aug 2 2024

ALZ011>015-017>050-031045-
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-
236 AM CDT Fri Aug 2 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

A few marginally severe storms will be possible across the northern
half of Central Alabama from 2 PM through 10 PM. The main concern
will be strong damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
from this afternoon to this evening.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 6:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
646 PM CDT Fri Aug 2 2024

ALZ022-023-030015-
Pickens AL-Tuscaloosa AL-
646 PM CDT Fri Aug 2 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA AND
SOUTHEASTERN PICKENS COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM CDT...

At 646 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Gordo, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Gordo, Carrollton, Coker, Benevola, Johnston Lake, Kirk, Dillburg,
Pioneer, Buhl, Romulus, Elrod, and Palmore Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3339 8790 3317 8757 3310 8784 3315 8784
      3312 8793 3308 8797 3307 8800 3322 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 306DEG 24KT 3324 8795

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

32/Davis

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 6:56 PM CDT, 55 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
656 PM CDT Fri Aug 2 2024

ALZ023-031-032-030045-
Greene AL-Hale AL-Tuscaloosa AL-
656 PM CDT Fri Aug 2 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA...
NORTHEASTERN GREENE AND NORTH CENTRAL HALE COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM
CDT...

At 656 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Jena, or 15 miles southwest of Northport, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Moundville, Knoxville, Jena, Mound State Park, Snoddy, Fosters,
Ralph, Elliots Creek, Romulus, Moundville Airport, and Fosters Boat
Landing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3314 8787 3314 8786 3315 8784 3317 8784
      3322 8776 3295 8748 3288 8774 3309 8794
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 321DEG 19KT 3309 8778

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

32/Davis

Local storm report, Aug 2, 7:01 PM CDT, 50 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
701 PM CDT Fri Aug 2 2024

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

0619 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Vance                   33.17N 87.23W
08/02/2024                   Tuscaloosa         AL   Public

            Trees down in the Vance area.

&&

GMS

Local storm report, Aug 2, 7:07 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
707 PM CDT Fri Aug 2 2024

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

0603 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NE Fleetwood          33.25N 87.40W
08/02/2024                   Tuscaloosa         AL   Public

            Trees down on SR 216 in the Peterson area.

&&

GMS

Local storm report, Aug 2, 7:25 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 7:33 PM CDT, 18 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 2, 7:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Pickens, Tuscaloosa	52 min
Aug 2, 7:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	42 min
Aug 3, 1:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour, Russell	35 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.