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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Birmingham, AL

March 27, 2005Elmore County, Macon County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2005, 2:56 PM CST for Elmore County, Macon County, Alabama. It was in force for 34 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
Mar 27, 2005, 2:56 PM CST (20:56 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2005, 3:30 PM CST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Elmore County, AL, Macon County, AL

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 27, 11:40 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 118 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 2005-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 257 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2005-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 226 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
257 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-180 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
589 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
226 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
263 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.3

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KBMX 272056
TORBMX
ALC051-087-272130-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0033.050327T2056Z-050327T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
256 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN ELMORE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA
  NORTHERN MACON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TUSKEGEE

* UNTIL 330 PM CST

* AT 251 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 18 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF MILSTEAD...OR ABOUT 7 MILES EAST OF MONTGOMERY...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

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

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 500 PM CST SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
500 PM CST SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA.

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

LAT...LON 3235 8599 3242 8602 3243 8614 3255 8589
      3252 8590 3250 8588 3250 8581 3258 8580
      3259 8573 3249 8549 3250 8544 3232 8593

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS54 KBMX 272105
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
303 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005

ALC051-087-272130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-050327T2130Z/
MACON AL-ELMORE AL-
303 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 330 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
ELMORE AND NORTHERN MACON COUNTIES...

AT 303 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR HOPE 
HULL IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. BASEBALL SIZE HAIL HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED 
ON THE EASTERN SIDE ON THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY WITH THIS STORM. THIS 
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES WEST OF SHORTER...OR ABOUT 10 MILES 
EAST OF MONTGOMERY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT AREAS NEAR SHORTER...MILSTEAD...AND 
LOCATIONS NEAR THE TALLAPOOSA RIVER.

DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORMS PATH AND
TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF
YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
500 PM CST SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3235 8599 3242 8602 3243 8614 3255 8589
      3252 8590 3250 8588 3250 8581 3258 8580
      3259 8573 3249 8549 3250 8544 3232 8593

$$
000 
WWUS54 KBMX 272125
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
324 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005

ALC051-087-272130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-050327T2130Z/
MACON AL-ELMORE AL-
324 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 330 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
ELMORE AND NORTHERN MACON COUNTIES...

AT 322 PM CST...SEVERAL REPORTS FROM THE MEDIA...PUBLIC...AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.  THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.    
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF MILSTEAD...OR ABOUT 15 
MILES EAST OF WETUMPKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SHORTER...TUSKEGEE AND NOTASULGA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
500 PM CST SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3235 8599 3242 8602 3243 8614 3255 8589
      3252 8590 3250 8588 3250 8581 3258 8580
      3259 8573 3249 8549 3250 8544 3232 8593

$$

12/SIRMON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 26, 6:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXRussell27 min
Mar 26, 6:22 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXAutauga, Lowndes38 min
Mar 26, 7:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarengo28 min
Mar 26, 7:19 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXMarengo26 min
Mar 26, 7:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXDallas39 min
Mar 26, 8:18 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXDallas27 min
Mar 26, 10:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXSumter50 min
Mar 26, 10:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXSumter47 min
Mar 27, 12:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMontgomery36 min
Mar 27, 2:24 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXBarbour36 min
Mar 27, 2:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXRussell35 min
Mar 27, 2:26 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXDallas34 min
Mar 27, 2:35 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningBMXRussell115 min
Mar 27, 2:45 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningBMXMontgomery2 hr
Mar 27, 3:06 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXMontgomery, Pike24 min
Mar 27, 3:30 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXPike18 min
Mar 27, 3:35 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBullock25 min
Mar 27, 3:54 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningBMXBullock2 hr
Mar 27, 4:21 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBarbour24 min
Mar 27, 4:24 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningBMXRussell2 hr
Mar 27, 10:41 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLowndes19 min
Mar 27, 11:20 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXAutauga, Elmore40 min
Mar 27, 11:43 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXElmore32 min
Mar 27, 11:57 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTallapoosa48 min
Mar 27, 12:14 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXTallapoosa31 min
Mar 27, 12:20 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXChambers40 min
Mar 27, 12:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXDallas24 min
Mar 27, 12:54 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXAutauga51 min
Mar 27, 2:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLowndes60 min
Mar 27, 2:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXElmore29 min
Mar 27, 2:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTallapoosa49 min
Mar 27, 2:26 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXLowndes34 min
Mar 27, 2:34 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXMontgomery41 min
Mar 27, 2:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLowndes37 min
Mar 27, 3:07 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXLowndes23 min
Mar 27, 3:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTallapoosa33 min
Mar 27, 3:14 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXMontgomery46 min
Mar 27, 3:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXEtowah46 min
Mar 27, 3:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXElmore, Macon41 min
Mar 27, 3:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPike23 min
Mar 27, 3:58 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningBMXMontgomery2 hr
Mar 27, 3:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLowndes, Macon, Montgomery31 min
Mar 27, 4:00 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningBMXMacon2 hr
Mar 27, 4:02 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningBMXChambers, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa118 min
Mar 27, 4:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTallapoosa28 min
Mar 27, 4:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBarbour, Bullock36 min
Mar 27, 4:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCherokee, Etowah30 min
Mar 27, 4:22 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLee23 min
Mar 27, 4:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXElmore, Macon, Montgomery32 min
Mar 27, 4:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXChambers45 min
Mar 27, 4:32 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXRussell28 min
Mar 27, 4:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMontgomery24 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.