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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Birmingham, AL

June 26, 2024Jefferson County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2024, 3:29 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Alabama. It was in force for 35 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 26, 2024, 3:29 PM CDT (20:29 UTC)
Expired: Jun 26, 2024, 4:04 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Jefferson County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 43 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: 246 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -123 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1846 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 18 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 Jun 26, 2:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 2:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 3:47 AM CDT, 11 hours 42 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
347 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

ALZ011>015-017>050-271200-
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-
347 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

Severe storms will be possible this afternoon and evening, mainly
along and west of Interstate 65. Threats include damaging winds up to
60 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
212 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

ALZ030-031-262000-
Greene AL-Sumter AL-
212 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL GREENE AND CENTRAL
SUMTER COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM CDT...

At 211 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Boyd, or 7 miles northwest of Livingston, moving east at 15 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...
Livingston, Eutaw, Forkland, Boligee, Gainesville, Epes, Emelle,
Boyd, Allison, Walden Quarters, The University Of West Alabama,
Duffys Bend, Bluffport, Thornhill, Tishabee, Sumterville, Eutaw
Municipal Airport, Five Points Intersection, Payneville, and I 20
Rest Area Near Eutaw.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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 3275 8837 3297 8781 3290 8777 3290 8781
      3286 8783 3280 8782 3276 8787 3276 8784
      3277 8783 3275 8781 3271 8783 3271 8780
      3266 8779 3265 8777 3266 8775 3264 8775
      3264 8781 3263 8781 3252 8839
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 251DEG 12KT 3265 8830

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

87/Grantham

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
213 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

ALZ023-262000-
Tuscaloosa AL-
213 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
THROUGH 300 PM CDT...

At 213 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Tuscaloosa Regional Airport, or near Northport, moving northeast 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...
Tuscaloosa, Northport, Holt, Coker, Lake Lurleen State Park,
Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, Bryant Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa Regional
Airport, University Mall, Deerlick Creek Campgrounds, McFarland Mall,
Lake Tuscaloosa, Flatwoods, Peterson, Fosters Boat Landing, Lake
Harris, Stillman College, Lake Nicol, Highway 69 Bridge, and Oliver
Lock And Dam.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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 3309 8765 3320 8779 3345 8754 3329 8733
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 233DEG 17KT 3320 8765

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

87/Grantham

Local storm report, Jun 26, 2:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:39 PM CDT, 50 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 3:05 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 3:13 PM CDT, 16 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
Jun 26, 2:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Perry	37 min
Jun 26, 2:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene, Sumter	48 min
Jun 26, 2:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Tuscaloosa	47 min
Jun 26, 2:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	41 min
Jun 26, 2:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Sumter	40 min
Jun 26, 2:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Sumter	43 min
Jun 26, 2:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marion	51 min
Jun 26, 2:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	18 min
Jun 26, 3:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	40 min
Jun 26, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Sumter	47 min
Jun 26, 4:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	44 min
Jun 26, 4:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo	23 min
Jun 26, 4:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Blount	35 min
Jun 26, 4:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount	39 min
Jun 26, 4:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Dallas	46 min
Jun 26, 4:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	St. Clair	38 min
Jun 26, 5:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Montgomery	42 min
Jun 26, 5:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo	41 min
Jun 26, 5:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore	36 min
Jun 26, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun	34 min
Jun 26, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore, Montgomery, Pike, Tallapoosa	63 min
Jun 26, 6:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay	25 min
Jun 26, 6:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay, Elmore, Montgomery, Tallapoosa	64 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.