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Tornado Warning 79, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2003, 4:47 PM CDT for Calhoun County, St. Clair County, Talladega County, Alabama. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2003, 4:47 PM CDT (21:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2003, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Calhoun County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Talladega County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 25, 12:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 651 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 299 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
842 WFUS54 KBMX 252147 TORBHM ALC015-115-121-252230- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 447 PM CDT FRI APR 25 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... ST. CLAIR COUNTY IN ALABAMA CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA NORTHERN TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA * UNTIL 530 PM CDT * AT 447 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO OVER ODENVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...BRANCHVILLE... BYNUM...LINCOLN...ODENVILLE...OHATCHEE...RAGLAND...RIVERSIDE AND WEST END-COBB TOWN. THIS STORM SHOWS STRONG ROTATION AND MAY PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME. DO NOT WAIT. GO TO A SAFE PLACE NOW PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES...GO TO A STURDY BUILDING. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OR A BASEMENT. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. CALL 1-800-856-0758 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER. LAT...LON 3375 8648 3357 8645 3359 8586 3384 8590 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 10:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 4 hr |
| Apr 24, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 33 min |
| Apr 24, 11:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Sumter | 10 min |
| Apr 24, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 32 min |
| Apr 24, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale | 29 min |
| Apr 24, 11:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Hale | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 12:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Sumter | 25 min |
| Apr 25, 12:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 12:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Sumter | 15 min |
| Apr 25, 12:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo | 44 min |
| Apr 25, 1:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Chilton, Perry | 4 hr |
| Apr 25, 1:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 2 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 12:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 34 min |
| Apr 25, 12:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Hale | 51 min |
| Apr 25, 12:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene | 31 min |
| Apr 25, 1:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene | 30 min |
| Apr 25, 1:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Hale | 48 min |
| Apr 25, 1:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Perry | 31 min |
| Apr 25, 2:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Perry | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 2:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton | 55 min |
| Apr 25, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 2:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Hale | 29 min |
| Apr 25, 2:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Perry | 49 min |
| Apr 25, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb | 30 min |
| Apr 25, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga | 24 min |
| Apr 25, 3:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas | 49 min |
| Apr 25, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore | 58 min |
| Apr 25, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Elmore | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 3:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga | 57 min |
| Apr 25, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale, Marengo, Perry | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 44 min |
| Apr 25, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 4:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore | 31 min |
| Apr 25, 4:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 44 min |
| Apr 25, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 37 min |
| Apr 25, 4:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Etowah | 52 min |
| Apr 25, 4:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Macon | 49 min |
| Apr 25, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga | 31 min |
| Apr 25, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 28 min |
| Apr 25, 4:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas | 26 min |
| Apr 25, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee, Lee | 49 min |
| Apr 25, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 51 min |
| Apr 25, 5:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas | 33 min |
| Apr 25, 5:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Russell | 48 min |
| Apr 25, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo | 34 min |
| Apr 25, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Macon | 49 min |
| Apr 25, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 30 min |
| Apr 25, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 21 min |
| Apr 25, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock, Russell | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 33 min |
| Apr 25, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 48 min |
| Apr 25, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Dallas | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 25 min |
| Apr 25, 6:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Russell | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 63 min |
| Apr 25, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Macon | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pike | 33 min |
| Apr 25, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 62 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.