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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Birmingham, AL

June 9, 2024Marion County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2024, 6:33 PM CDT for Marion County, Alabama. It was in force for 22 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: Jun 9, 2024, 6:33 PM CDT (23:33 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2024, 6:55 PM CDT
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Marion County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:35 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 9, 6:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 204 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: 2128 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -87 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 958 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.9
Supercell composite: 5.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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 Jun 9, 5:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 5:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 7:15 AM CDT, 11 hours 18 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
715 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024

ALZ011>015-017>050-101515-
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-
715 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

Storms may become severe late this afternoon through Midnight across
portions of Central Alabama. The primary threat is damaging winds up
to 60 mph. Quarter size hail is also possible with the more
persistent storms. Rainfall may be heavy at times with the stronger
cores.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
this afternoon through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 6:07 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
607 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024

ALZ011-012-092330-
Marion AL-Lamar AL-
607 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MARION COUNTY THROUGH
630 PM CDT...

At 607 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Weston, or over Hamilton, moving southeast at 10 mph. Additional
storms will move in from Mississippi.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Hamilton, Guin, Gu-
Win, Brinn, Weston, Twin, Shottsville, Pearces Mill, Rankin Fite
Airport, Byrd, Bexar, Marion County Public Lake, and Pikeville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
northwestern and west central Alabama.

&&

LAT...LON 3421 8819 3426 8818 3429 8818 3420 8772
      3395 8784 3408 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 292DEG 9KT 3416 8802

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

75 Linhares

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 6:11 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
611 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024

ALZ030-031-092345-
Greene AL-Sumter AL-
611 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN GREENE AND NORTH
CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM CDT...

At 611 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
New West Greene, or 12 miles south of Aliceville, moving east at 10
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...
Panola, West Greene, New West Greene, Warsaw, Pleasant Ridge, and New
Mount Hebron.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
west central Alabama.

&&

LAT...LON 3300 8817 3301 8817 3302 8804 3284 8805
      3291 8828 3299 8828
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 278DEG 7KT 3294 8818

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

89^GSatterwhite

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 6:29 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
629 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024

ALZ012-100015-
Lamar AL-
629 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTY THROUGH 715
PM CDT...

At 628 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Detroit, or 13 miles northwest of Sulligent,
moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. Gusty winds may occur before
         rainfall begins.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Sulligent, Detroit, Beaverton, Crews, Henson Springs, and Pine
Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
northwestern and west central Alabama.

&&

LAT...LON 3406 8821 3405 8799 3402 8799 3402 8795
      3384 8795 3386 8823
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 294DEG 14KT 3406 8823

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

89^GSatterwhite

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 9, 6:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	23 min
Jun 9, 6:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	34 min
Jun 9, 6:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lamar	46 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.