Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 35, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2005, 3:14 PM CST for Montgomery County, Alabama. It was in force for 46 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, 3:14 PM CST (21:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2005, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Montgomery County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KBMX 272115
TORBMX
ALC101-272200-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0035.050327T2114Z-050327T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
314 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
* UNTIL 400 PM CST
* AT 310 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 17 MILES WEST OF
SPRAGUE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAYNEVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
SPRAGUE BY 325 PM CST
SNOWDOUN BY 330 PM CST
MATHEWS BY 345 PM CST
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 3224 8642 3197 8641 3205 8600 3233 8599
3243 8609
$$
032 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KBMX 272128
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
329 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005
ALC101-272200-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-050327T2200Z/
MONTGOMERY AL-
329 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 400 PM CST FOR MONTGOMERY
COUNTY...
AT 324 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PINTLALA...OR
ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTH OF MONTGOMERY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PINTLALA BY 320 PM CST
SPRAGUE AND SNOWDOUN BY 325 PM CST
CARTERS HILL BY 335 PM CST
MATHEWS AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOUNT MEIGS BY 340 PM CST
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
500 PM CST SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3224 8642 3197 8641 3205 8600 3233 8599
3243 8609
$$
03000
WWUS54 KBMX 272143
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
342 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005
ALC101-272200-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-050327T2200Z/
MONTGOMERY AL-
342 PM CST SUN MAR 27 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 400 PM CST FOR EASTERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
AT 337 PM CST...A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF
CARTERS HILL...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MONTGOMERY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MOUNT MEIGS BY 340 PM CST
MATHEWS BY 345 PM CST
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF
BALL 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.
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 3231 8631 3205 8628 3205 8600 3233 8599
3243 8609
$$
03The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 6:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 27 min |
| Mar 26, 6:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Lowndes | 38 min |
| Mar 26, 7:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 28 min |
| Mar 26, 7:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo | 26 min |
| Mar 26, 7:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 39 min |
| Mar 26, 8:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas | 27 min |
| Mar 26, 10:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 50 min |
| Mar 26, 10:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 12:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 36 min |
| Mar 27, 2:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 36 min |
| Mar 27, 2:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 35 min |
| Mar 27, 2:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 2:35 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Russell | 115 min |
| Mar 27, 2:45 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery, Pike | 24 min |
| Mar 27, 3:30 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pike | 18 min |
| Mar 27, 3:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock | 25 min |
| Mar 27, 3:54 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Bullock | 2 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 24 min |
| Mar 27, 4:24 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Russell | 2 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 19 min |
| Mar 27, 11:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Elmore | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 11:43 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Elmore | 32 min |
| Mar 27, 11:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 12:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 12:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 12:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 24 min |
| Mar 27, 12:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga | 51 min |
| Mar 27, 2:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 60 min |
| Mar 27, 2:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore | 29 min |
| Mar 27, 2:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 2:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 2:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 41 min |
| Mar 27, 2:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 37 min |
| Mar 27, 2:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Elmore, Macon | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 3:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 23 min |
| Mar 27, 3:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 33 min |
| Mar 27, 3:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah | 46 min |
| Mar 27, 3:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Macon | 41 min |
| Mar 27, 3:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pike | 23 min |
| Mar 27, 3:58 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Macon | 2 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:02 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Chambers, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa | 118 min |
| Mar 27, 4:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 28 min |
| Mar 27, 4:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock | 36 min |
| Mar 27, 4:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee, Etowah | 30 min |
| Mar 27, 4:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee | 23 min |
| Mar 27, 4:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Macon, Montgomery | 32 min |
| Mar 27, 4:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 4:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 28 min |
| Mar 27, 4:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 24 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Alabama, 2005Every tornado warning in 2005Tornadoes in 2005
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.