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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 6, 2025Chambers County, Lee County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 6, 2025, 1:12 PM CDT for Chambers County, Lee County, Alabama. It was in force for 33 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: Apr 6, 2025, 1:12 PM CDT (18:12 UTC)
Expired: Apr 6, 2025, 1:45 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Chambers County, AL, Lee County, AL

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 6, 10:01 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 106 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: 59 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -141 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 639 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 258 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 214 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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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 Apr 6, 5:33 AM CDT, 7 hours 39 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 527 AM CDT SUN APR 6 2025
There is a 2 out of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms across Central Alabama through the afternoon hours. The threats include isolated tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, and large hail.
Heavy rainfall is expected and may lead to localized flooding as this storm system slows its movement as it pushes southeast across the area. A Flood Watch is in effect 6 pm Monday evening.
Frost and freeze conditions expected for the northern half of the area Tuesday morning and all of Central Alabama Wednesday morning.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 5:33 AM CDT, 7 hours 39 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
533 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 527 AM CDT SUN APR 6 2025

- There is a 2 out of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms across
  Central Alabama through the afternoon hours. The threats
  include isolated tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, and large hail.

- Heavy rainfall is expected and may lead to localized flooding as
  this storm system slows its movement as it pushes southeast
  across the area. A Flood Watch is in effect 6 pm Monday
  evening.

- Frost and freeze conditions expected for the northern half of
  the area Tuesday morning and all of Central Alabama Wednesday
  morning.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Monday)
Issued at 530 AM CDT SUN APR 6 2025

The orientation of the main line will eventually begin to orient
more ENE-WSW with time as the outflow keep sinking south. The main
activity should reach the Birmingham metro area by 6-8 AM. Behind
the main line, continuing rain and thunderstorms are anticipated,
which may transition areas along I-20 to a flooding threat
further into the morning.

The system continues its slow trek to the east through the day.
While a few segments within the line of showers and storms will be
capable of severe, with all modes of severe possible. We may see
an uptick in convection the later we get into the late morning and
early afternoon as we see some heating ahead of the line. This
system will not be moving at a fast clip, so flooding will likely
become a concern through the day, with perhaps the highest totals
between I-20 and I-85. Latest guidance places a large swath of 3
to 4 inches in this area through Monday afternoon.

16

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Monday night through next Saturday)
Issued at 100 AM CDT SUN APR 6 2025

Behind this system, we are going to see some colder temperatures
move into the region along with dry air. Right now we may see
frost and freeze conditions expected for the northern half of the
area Tuesday morning and all of Central Alabama Wednesday morning.
So be ready to make preparations for any sensitive vegetation.
The next rain maker will be Thursday afternoon into Friday with a
passing cold front. The main dynamics for this system remains well
to the north so severe weather should not be an issue.

16

&&

.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 530 AM CDT SUN APR 6 2025

MVFR conditions will expand over the area ahead of the line of
storms. At this time the showers and storms are in TCL and will be
moving into BHM by 12z. EET/ASN/ANB by 12 to 13z. MGM will likely
see the line work in by 15 to 16z. This will be an extremely slow
system and will provide showers and storms for a prolonged time
through the afternoon. Flooding may develop as well and could
impact a few locations.

16

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

Heavy rain and storms will overspread across the area through
Monday, with a Flood Watch now in effect through Monday evening.
However, conditions will quickly mix back out behind the front,
with MinRH values expected to fall back into the upper 20s to low
30s by Tuesday into Wednesday.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Gadsden     73  50  58  37 / 100  60  30   0
Anniston    74  53  58  38 / 100  70  50   0
Birmingham  73  52  57  41 / 100  60  30   0
Tuscaloosa  74  50  60  40 / 100  40  20   0
Calera      73  52  59  40 / 100  60  40   0
Auburn      77  58  61  42 / 100 100  80  10
Montgomery  79  56  60  42 / 100  90  70  10
Troy        80  57  60  42 /  90 100  90  10

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flood Watch through Monday evening for the following counties:
Autauga-Barbour-Bibb-Blount-Bullock-Calhoun-Chambers-Cherokee-
Chilton-Clay-Cleburne-Coosa-Dallas-Elmore-Etowah-Fayette-Greene-
Hale-Jefferson-Lamar-Lee-Lowndes-Macon-Marengo-Marion-Montgomery-
Perry-Pickens-Pike-Randolph-Russell-Shelby-St. Clair-Sumter-
Talladega-Tallapoosa-Tuscaloosa-Walker-Winston.

&&

SHORT TERM...16
LONG TERM....16
AVIATION...16

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 3:05 AM CDT, 10 hours 7 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
305 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

ALZ011>015-017>050-071115-
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-
305 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Outlook through Tonight.

There is a Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms across all of central
Alabama through this afternoon. Storms will be capable of producing
damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes.

Heavy rainfall with this slow moving line may produce 2 to 4 inches
of rain. Flash flooding may develop as the line moves east.

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

Heavy rainfall will continue through Monday afternoon, especially in
the southeast. An additional 1-3 inches of rainfall is expected,
with locally higher amounts possible in the heavier banding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management may be needed
through Sunday afternoon for severe and Monday afternoon for flooding.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 6, 12:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1211 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

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

0700 AM     Flash Flood      1 NE Cottondale         33.20N 87.44W
04/06/2025                   Tuscaloosa         AL   Public

            Significant rise of Cottondale Creek.

&&

GMS

Special weather statement, Apr 6, 12:15 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1215 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

ALZ042-044-061815-
Lowndes AL-Montgomery AL-
1215 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LOWNDES AND
SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM CDT...

At 1215 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Fort Deposit, moving northeast at 40 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...
Pine Level, Lowndes County Airport, Calhoun, Strata, Carters Hill,
Naftel, Meadville, Letohatchee, Fort Deposit, Pike Road, Logan,
Sprague, Sellers, Davenport, Ramer, Cecil, Pintlala, and Dublin.

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.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for south central
and southeastern Alabama.

&&

LAT...LON 3213 8661 3234 8599 3233 8597 3230 8595
      3228 8592 3227 8598 3225 8599 3225 8600
      3208 8600 3199 8630 3205 8631 3205 8641
      3204 8640 3196 8641 3196 8662
TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 247DEG 35KT 3206 8654

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

87/Grantham

Local storm report, Apr 6, 12:35 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1235 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

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

0320 AM     Flash Flood      2 E Hubbertville        33.83N 87.70W
04/06/2025                   Fayette            AL   Public

            A swollen creek washed out part of Victor
            Road.

&&

GMS

Local storm report, Apr 6, 12:40 PM CDT, 32 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report...Corrected
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1240 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

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

1100 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Roanoke                 33.15N 85.38W
04/06/2025                   Randolph           AL   Emergency Mngr

            Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from
            Roanoke for new info. A few trees were
            downed at various locations across the
            southern part of Randolph County. Highway 22
            was reported as blocked by fallen trees.

&&

GMS

Local storm report, Apr 6, 12:54 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1254 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

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

1054 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 NW Newell             33.46N 85.42W
04/06/2025                   Randolph           AL   Emergency Mngr

            Trees down and blocking both lanes of County
            Road 92.

&&

GMS

Local storm report, Apr 6, 12:59 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1259 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

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

1229 PM     Flash Flood      Montgomery              32.37N 86.30W
04/06/2025                   Montgomery         AL   911 Call Center

            Flooding at various locations across the
            city of Montgomery.

&&

GMS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 5, 8:10 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby	37 hr
Apr 5, 8:10 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Bibb, Dallas, Perry	38 hr
Apr 6, 12:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Winston	55 min
Apr 6, 1:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Pickens	50 min
Apr 6, 1:30 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pickens	45 min
Apr 6, 1:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Fayette, Walker	59 min
Apr 6, 1:56 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Winston	5 hr
Apr 6, 1:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar	63 min
Apr 6, 2:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette	26 min
Apr 6, 2:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker	53 min
Apr 6, 3:07 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Fayette, Walker, Winston	4 hr
Apr 6, 4:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	38 min
Apr 6, 4:23 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Pickens	3 hr
Apr 6, 4:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	65 min
Apr 6, 4:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Walker	34 min
Apr 6, 5:33 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Blount, Fayette, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker	6 hr
Apr 6, 6:33 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	114 min
Apr 6, 6:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Sumter	24 min
Apr 6, 7:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Winston	77 min
Apr 6, 7:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Fayette, Walker, Winston	75 min
Apr 6, 7:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter	42 min
Apr 6, 7:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Pickens	86 min
Apr 6, 7:45 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby	112 min
Apr 6, 8:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Hale, Marengo, Perry	49 min
Apr 6, 8:27 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Tuscaloosa	78 min
Apr 6, 8:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga, Chilton, Dallas	46 min
Apr 6, 9:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Bibb, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega	3 hr
Apr 6, 9:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby	68 min
Apr 6, 9:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Coosa	49 min
Apr 6, 9:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga, Lowndes	49 min
Apr 6, 10:12 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Autauga, Dallas, Lowndes	14 min
Apr 6, 10:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Chambers, Randolph, Tallapoosa	46 min
Apr 6, 10:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo, Tuscaloosa	3 days
Apr 6, 10:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Tuscaloosa	23 hr
Apr 6, 10:36 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker	58 hr
Apr 6, 10:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga	32 min
Apr 6, 10:45 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Chilton, Coosa	3 hr
Apr 6, 11:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery	49 min
Apr 6, 11:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Dallas, Lowndes	3 hr
Apr 6, 11:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Elmore, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa	67 min
Apr 6, 12:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Montgomery	60 min
Apr 6, 12:28 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery	3 hr
Apr 6, 12:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers	58 min
Apr 6, 12:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock, Montgomery	38 min
Apr 6, 1:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Macon	31 min
Apr 6, 1:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Chambers, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa	2 hr
Apr 6, 1:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee, Macon	53 min
Apr 6, 1:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Bullock, Chambers, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa	91 min
Apr 6, 2:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Russell	29 min
Apr 6, 3:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Lee, Macon, Russell	2 hr
Apr 6, 3:28 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	BMX	Lee	2 hr
Apr 6, 3:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Lee, Russell	118 min
Apr 6, 5:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga, Lowndes, Montgomery	46 min
Apr 6, 6:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery	28 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.