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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 215, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2025, 6:02 PM CDT for Bibb County, Chilton County, Alabama. It was in force for 13 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 14, 2025, 6:02 PM CDT (23:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2025, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 13 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bibb County, AL, Chilton County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 231 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
- 705 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 641 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 193 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -361 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 560 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
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 14, 1:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 1:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Birmingham AL 115 PM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025 ...New SHORT TERM, AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Sunday) Issued at 111 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 2025 Per mid-level water vapor imagery, the trough axis has shifted eastward and is currently aligned or just east of the Mississippi River. Subtropical ridging extends from the Western Atlantic into the northern Gulf, so we're not getting true southerly flow today, more of a southwesterly orientation, but there's still plenty of moisture available with mean 1000-500mb RH values around 70-80%. Will see another afternoon of numerous to widespread showers and storms, and we're already seeing development across the western portions of the area. Convection will gradually translate eastward through the afternoon and will continue to increase in coverage over the following hours with storms capable of producing gusty sub- severe winds. An isolated severe storm or two cannot be ruled out. Warm conditions continue tomorrow as the pattern transitions briefly into more of a neutral orientation with subtle anticyclonic mid-level curvature aloft in between the departing trough over the East Coast and a secondary approaching mid-level trough ejecting across the Central Plains towards Arkansas. May see slightly less coverage of storms tomorrow with less upper- level support, but expect the sea breeze and coastal convection to remain active with storms eventually reaching southern portions of Central Alabama later in the afternoon while scattered summertime storms will be possible across northern and northeastern portions of the area within the unstable airmass. Temperatures will reach the mid to upper 80s. 86/Martin && .LONG TERM... (Sunday night through Friday) Issued at 1241 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 2025 Only minor changes were made with this update to the long term period. See previous discussion below. 87/Grantham Previous long-term discussion: (Sunday night through Friday) Issued at 1001 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2025 Sunday night through Tuesday, high pressure will be over the southern Florida/eastern Atlantic region, with another area of high pressure over TX and the southwest. Weak troughing will be present between the two high pressures, just north of the area. Low and mid level winds will be from the southwest bringing moisture and warm air advection to the state. There is a medium to high chance for diurnal thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday afternoons. Instabilities should be anywhere between 2000-3000 J/kg with PW values near max for this time of year. The wind profile will be fairly weak with weak shear, so summer time, develop-build-collapse storms will be the most popular mode of convection these two days. By Wednesday, the pattern shifts slightly with the trough weakening and zonal flow prevailing to the north of the area. The high pressure over the southwest will begin to strengthen and move east, with the high over the Florida area maintaining influence over the state. Low and mid level flow could shift to a more westerly direction, with PW values decreasing from over 2 inches to around 1.6 inches for much of the area. Models are trying to hint at a low chance for Wednesday to be the day with the least amount of coverage with light winds and lower instabilities, and diurnally driven convection continuing Thursday through the beginning of next weekend. With southwesterly to westerly flow through the long term period bringing moisture and warm air, heat indices will be in the upper 90s to near triple digits in many areas of the west and southwest. Will need to keep an eye on these trends for increases in the heat threat. 24 && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 111 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 2025 Numerous thunderstorms will affect the area again today with aviation impacts possible at each terminal this afternoon and into the early evening. Used a mix of PROB30s and TEMPOs to indicate the greatest window for TSRA at each site. Convection will diminish in coverage from 00-02Z with IFR ceilings developing area-wide around 09-10Z. VFR conditions will return late in the period as the low- level cloud deck begins to mix apart. Sfc winds will be from the southwest around 5 to 8 kts with higher gusts possible within and near thunderstorm activity. NOTE: AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND has been added at MGM until further notice due to comms issues. 86/Martin && .FIRE WEATHER... MinRH values are forecast to remain above 50 percent for the next several days as very moist air mass remains in place over the Deep South. Daily rain chances will remain elevated as well. 20 ft winds from the south to southwest should remain less than 8 mph through Monday. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Gadsden 67 85 68 87 / 70 50 30 80 Anniston 69 85 70 86 / 70 50 30 80 Birmingham 69 85 70 86 / 70 50 30 80 Tuscaloosa 71 86 71 88 / 60 70 30 80 Calera 70 85 70 86 / 60 60 30 80 Auburn 70 86 71 86 / 40 50 30 70 Montgomery 69 88 71 89 / 50 70 30 80 Troy 69 87 69 89 / 40 70 30 80 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...86/Martin LONG TERM....87 AVIATION...86/Martin
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 2:06 AM CDT, 15 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Birmingham AL 206 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025 ALZ011>015-017>050-151015- 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- 206 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the counties served by the National Weather Service office in Birmingham. .DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of storm spotters and emergency management is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 12:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lamar | 67 min |
| Jun 14, 1:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Blount | 37 min |
| Jun 14, 1:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 34 min |
| Jun 14, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lamar | 48 min |
| Jun 14, 1:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 58 min |
| Jun 14, 2:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Blount | 54 min |
| Jun 14, 2:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cherokee, Etowah | 67 min |
| Jun 14, 2:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Jefferson | 64 min |
| Jun 14, 2:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 38 min |
| Jun 14, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 35 min |
| Jun 14, 3:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | St. Clair | 41 min |
| Jun 14, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby | 60 min |
| Jun 14, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Calhoun, St. Clair | 57 min |
| Jun 14, 3:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 67 min |
| Jun 14, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Talladega | 38 min |
| Jun 14, 4:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Dallas | 66 min |
| Jun 14, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bibb | 64 min |
| Jun 14, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga, Bullock, Elmore, Montgomery | 45 min |
| Jun 14, 4:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cleburne | 67 min |
| Jun 14, 4:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Dallas | 42 min |
| Jun 14, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Macon | 63 min |
| Jun 14, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Shelby | 33 min |
| Jun 14, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Macon, Tallapoosa | 42 min |
| Jun 14, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tallapoosa | 60 min |
| Jun 14, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bibb | 23 min |
| Jun 14, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lamar | 30 min |
| Jun 14, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tallapoosa | 61 min |
| Jun 14, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton | 28 min |
| Jun 14, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 60 min |
| Jun 14, 6:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 25 min |
| Jun 14, 6:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marion, Winston | 65 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.