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Tornado Warning 170, NWS Birmingham, AL

November 28, 2005Jefferson County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 28, 2005, 3:14 PM CST for Jefferson County, Alabama. It was in force for 16 min. 1 report 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
Nov 28, 2005, 3:14 PM CST (21:14 UTC)
Expired
Nov 28, 2005, 3:30 PM CST
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Jefferson County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 28, 3:15 PM CSTHAIL 0.25Gardendale, AL

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 28, 9:55 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 61 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2005-11-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 151 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2005-11-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 310 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
151 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
522 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
310 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
352 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KBMX 282114
TORBMX
ALC073-282145-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0170.051128T2114Z-051128T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
314 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE AREAS OF...GARDENDALE...FULTONDALE

* UNTIL 345 PM CST

* AT 310 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  FULTONDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  MORRIS...PINSON...KIMBERLY AND TRAFFORD.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
DIMES SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST MONDAY EVENING FOR
ALABAMA.

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

LAT...LON 3376 8665 3376 8657 3356 8678 3361 8691
      3371 8685 3372 8683 3377 8681 3379 8679
      3384 8676

$$

12/SIRMON
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS54 KBMX 282123
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
321 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005

ALC073-282145-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0170.000000T0000Z-051128T2145Z/
JEFFERSON AL-
321 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...

AT 317 PM CST...A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED  
NEAR GARDENDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT THE COMMUNITIES OF 
CROSSTON...MONMOUTH...MASSEYLINE AND VILLAGE SPRINGS.

LAT...LON 3376 8665 3376 8661 3364 8673 3368 8680
      3370 8679 3378 8673 3380 8670

$$

STEFKOVICH
000 
WWUS54 KBMX 282130
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
330 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005

ALC073-282140-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0170.000000T0000Z-051128T2145Z/
JEFFERSON AL-
330 PM CST MON NOV 28 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

AT 330 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND WAS NO
LONGER SEVERE...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST MONDAY EVENING FOR
ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3376 8665 3376 8661 3364 8673 3368 8680
      3370 8679 3378 8673 3380 8670

$$

12/SIRMON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 27, 9:26 PM CSTLake Wind AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more7 hr
Nov 28, 4:05 AM CSTWind AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more14 hr
Nov 28, 9:54 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXDallas36 min
Nov 28, 10:53 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXLowndes30 min
Nov 28, 11:04 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXAutauga26 min
Nov 28, 11:30 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXAutauga45 min
Nov 28, 11:33 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXLowndes42 min
Nov 28, 11:51 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXElmore24 min
Nov 28, 12:10 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXCoosa40 min
Nov 28, 12:10 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXAutauga35 min
Nov 28, 1:33 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXWalker42 min
Nov 28, 1:52 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXBlount, Jefferson38 min
Nov 28, 2:32 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXJefferson43 min
Nov 28, 3:32 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXBibb43 min
Nov 28, 3:48 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXChilton, Shelby51 min
Nov 28, 3:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarengo22 min
Nov 28, 4:13 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXDallas, Perry31 min
Nov 28, 4:19 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXBibb4 min
Nov 28, 4:23 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXDallas37 min
Nov 28, 4:37 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXPerry23 min
Nov 28, 4:57 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXChilton48 min
Nov 28, 4:59 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXDallas16 min
Nov 28, 5:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXAutauga12 min
Nov 28, 5:42 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXChilton18 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.