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Tornado Warning 141, NWS Birmingham, AL

September 25, 2005Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Sep 25, 2005, 3:45 PM CDT for Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 60 min. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Sep 25, 2005, 3:45 PM CDT (20:45 UTC)
Expired: Sep 25, 2005, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Tuscaloosa County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Sep 25, 3:55 PM CDT	TORNADO	6 W Samantha, AL	THE F1 TORNADO STARTED NEAR COUNTY ROAD 140 JUST EAST OF ELROD. THE TORNADO TRAVELED NORTHEAST ALONG THE SIPSEY RIVER BASIN AND CROSSED COUNTY ROAD 21, STATE HIGHWAY 171 AND LIFTED EAST OF COUNTY ROAD 35. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED OFF OR UPROOTED ALONG THE S
Sep 25, 4:05 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 Se Elrod, AL	* 2 INJ * THE F1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST EAST OF COUNTY ROAD 19 NEAR CORNELIUS CHURCH ROAD. THE TORNADO TRAVELED NORTHEAST AND PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN THE BUHL COMMUNITY. AT LEAST 3 MOBILE HOMES WERE DESTROYED, 2 SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE, AND 4 OTHER
Sep 25, 4:15 PM CDT	TORNADO	S Elrod, AL	* 2 INJ * MCALISTER TRAILER PARK
Sep 25, 4:15 PM CDT	TORNADO	S Elrod, AL	* 2 INJ * MCALISTER TRAILER PARK, 3 TRAILERS DESTROYED, 1 DAMAGED. AMD REPORT.
Sep 25, 4:15 PM CDT	TORNADO	S Elrod, AL	MCALISTER TRAILER PARK
Sep 25, 4:19 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 Sw Samantha, AL	THE F0 TORNADO DEVELOPED JUST WEST OF LAKE LURLEEN ROAD NEAR THE SOUTHERN END OF THE LAKE. THE TORNADO DOWNED NUMEROUS TREES AS IT CROSSED STATE HIGHWAY 171. THE HIGHWAY WAS TEMPORARILY CLOSED. THE TORNADO LIFTED NORTHEAST OF STATE HIGHWAY 171. THE TORNADO DAM
Sep 25, 4:24 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 Sw Samantha, AL	AN FO TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR STATE HIGHWAY 171 AND RUE ROAD. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD AND CROSSED US HIGHWAY 43 BEFORE IT LIFTED NEAR THE NORTHERN END OF LAKE TUSCALOOSA. AT LEAST ONE HOME SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE AND SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWNED ALONG T
Sep 25, 4:36 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 S Samantha, AL	TORNADO STILL ON THE GROUND ACROSS HIGHWAY 43 NEAR LAKE TUSCALOOSA. THIS AREA IS JUST SOUTH OF SAMANTHA. DEBRIS CLOUD VISIBLE AND TREES DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 25, 11:05 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Sep 25, 12:30 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 80 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: 126 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 767 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 184 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 245 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 0.4

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KBMX 252045
TORBMX
ALC125-252145-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0141.050925T2045Z-050925T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
345 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE AREA OF LAKE LURLEEN STATE PARK

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 343 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ELROD...OR
  ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE LURLEEN STATE PARK...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  SAMANTHA.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3326 8784 3313 8784 3347 8735 3355 8731
      3360 8737 3361 8760

$$

61

5 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 252050
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
349 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005

ALC125-252145-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0141.000000T0000Z-050925T2145Z/
TUSCALOOSA AL-
349 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY...

AT 349 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ELROD...OR ABOUT 9
MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE LURLEEN STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LAKE LURLEEN STATE PARK BY 400 PM CDT
  SAMANTHA BY 415 PM CDT

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3326 8784 3313 8784 3333 8755 3347 8735
      3355 8731 3360 8737 3361 8760

$$
JBW

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 252107
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
406 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005

ALC125-252145-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0141.000000T0000Z-050925T2145Z/
TUSCALOOSA AL-
406 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY...

AT 406 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ELROD...OR ABOUT
11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE LURLEEN STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH. AT 403 PM CDT...TUSCALOOSA EMA REPORTED THAT A TORNADO LIFTED
AS IT CONTINUED ON THE SIPSEY RIVER. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LAKE LURLEEN STATE PARK BY 415 PM CDT
  NORTHPORT AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF TUSCALOOSA BY 420 PM CDT
  SAMANTHA BY 430 PM CDT

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3326 8784 3313 8784 3326 8743 3347 8735
      3355 8731 3360 8737 3361 8760

$$
JBW

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 252122
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
421 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005

ALC125-252145-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0141.000000T0000Z-050925T2145Z/
TUSCALOOSA AL-
421 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY...

AT 418 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR...STORM
SPOTTERS...AND LOCAL TELEVISION WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY 
DANGEROUS TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE LURLEEN STATE 
PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SAMANTHA BY 435 PM CDT
  SANDTOWN AROUND 450 PM CDT 


LAT...LON 3333 8776 3323 8764 3328 8743 3347 8735
      3355 8731 3350 8746 3343 8758

$$

STEFKOVICH

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 252131
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
427 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005

ALC125-252145-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0141.000000T0000Z-050925T2145Z/
TUSCALOOSA AL-
427 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY...

AT 423 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAMANTHA...OR ABOUT NEAR
LAKE LURLEEN STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.  THE TORNADO WILL 
MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE TUSCALOOSA.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SAMANTHA BY 435 PM CDT

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

GET INTO AN INTERIOR CLOSET OR INTO YOUR BASEMENT NOW

LAT...LON 3335 8772 3331 8764 3338 8751 3356 8736
      3360 8752 3356 8765 3344 8770

$$

STEFKOVICH

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 252140
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
437 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005

ALC125-252145-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0141.000000T0000Z-050925T2145Z/
TUSCALOOSA AL-
437 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY...

AT 436 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND THE PUBLIC
CONTINUED TO REPORT A TORNADO NEAR HIGHWAY 43 IN EXTREME NORTHERN 
LAKE TUSCALOOSA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT SAMANTHA BY 450 PM. IF IN THE PATH OF THIS 
TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IN A BASEMENT. IF NO BASEMENT IS 
AVAILABLE...GET INTO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR CLOSET.

LAT...LON 3343 8763 3341 8759 3339 8755 3356 8736
      3361 8749 3355 8757

$$

STEFKOVICH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 25, 12:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pickens	25 min
Sep 25, 12:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lamar	44 min
Sep 25, 12:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pickens	31 min
Sep 25, 12:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	27 min
Sep 25, 12:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Fayette	42 min
Sep 25, 1:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pickens	45 min
Sep 25, 1:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lamar	14 min
Sep 25, 1:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lamar	27 min
Sep 25, 1:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Marion	38 min
Sep 25, 1:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pickens	28 min
Sep 25, 2:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Fayette	40 min
Sep 25, 2:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pickens	51 min
Sep 25, 2:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lamar	15 min
Sep 25, 2:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Walker	44 min
Sep 25, 2:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Marion	52 min
Sep 25, 2:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Fayette	49 min
Sep 25, 2:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	62 min
Sep 25, 3:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Winston	45 min
Sep 25, 3:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pickens	31 min
Sep 25, 3:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Walker	28 min
Sep 25, 3:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Fayette, Walker	33 min
Sep 25, 3:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Winston	25 min
Sep 25, 3:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Greene	6 min
Sep 25, 4:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Walker	15 min
Sep 25, 4:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pickens	55 min
Sep 25, 4:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	20 min
Sep 25, 4:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Fayette, Walker	15 min
Sep 25, 5:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	65 min
Sep 25, 5:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pickens	10 min
Sep 25, 5:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Greene	23 min
Sep 25, 6:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Greene	28 min
Sep 25, 6:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lamar	31 min
Sep 25, 6:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	47 min

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.