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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 22, 2005, 3:23 PM CDT for Autauga County, Lowndes County, Alabama. It was in force for 52 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 22, 2005, 3:23 PM CDT (20:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2005, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Autauga County, AL, Lowndes County, AL
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 22, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 503 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -111 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 902 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KBMX 222023
TORBMX
ALC001-085-222115-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0039.050422T2023Z-050422T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
323 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN AUTAUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PRATTVILLE
NORTHERN LOWNDES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
* UNTIL 415 PM CDT
* AT 321 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF WHITE HALL...OR ABOUT 14 MILES EAST OF SELMA...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
WHITE HALL AND AUTAUGAVILLE BY 330 PM CDT
LOWNDESBORO BY 340 PM CDT
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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR ALABAMA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3250 8688 3227 8682 3216 8640 3234 8651
3254 8642
$$
031 follow-up statement
000
WWUS54 KBMX 222045
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
344 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005
ALC001-222054-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-050422T2115Z/
AUTAUGA AL-
344 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR AUTAUGA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED COMPLETELY INTO NORTH LOWNDES COUNTY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3238 8679 3227 8682 3216 8640 3234 8651
3234 8650
$$
ALC085-222115-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-050422T2115Z/
LOWNDES AL-
344 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN LOWNDES
COUNTY...
AT 342 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WHITE HALL...OR
ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAYNEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LOWNDESBORO BY 350 PM CDT
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.
LAT...LON 3238 8679 3227 8682 3216 8640 3234 8651
3234 8650
$$
03The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 43 min |
| Apr 21, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale | 51 min |
| Apr 21, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Perry | 35 min |
| Apr 21, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 28 min |
| Apr 21, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 25 min |
| Apr 21, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 33 min |
| Apr 21, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 45 min |
| Apr 21, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 41 min |
| Apr 21, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo, Perry | 31 min |
| Apr 21, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 52 min |
| Apr 22, 4:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 36 min |
| Apr 22, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 16 min |
| Apr 22, 8:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette | 25 min |
| Apr 22, 9:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 26 min |
| Apr 22, 9:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker | 34 min |
| Apr 22, 11:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Randolph | 26 min |
| Apr 22, 11:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 21 min |
| Apr 22, 11:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Talladega | 23 min |
| Apr 22, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Randolph | 33 min |
| Apr 22, 12:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 26 min |
| Apr 22, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb | 66 min |
| Apr 22, 12:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 36 min |
| Apr 22, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 46 min |
| Apr 22, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Shelby | 60 min |
| Apr 22, 1:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Tallapoosa | 25 min |
| Apr 22, 1:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale | 62 min |
| Apr 22, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb | 18 min |
| Apr 22, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 60 min |
| Apr 22, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Perry | 40 min |
| Apr 22, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa, Talladega | 37 min |
| Apr 22, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay | 42 min |
| Apr 22, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 56 min |
| Apr 22, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa, Talladega | 31 min |
| Apr 22, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 51 min |
| Apr 22, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore | 45 min |
| Apr 22, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 14 min |
| Apr 22, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga | 25 min |
| Apr 22, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Perry | 46 min |
| Apr 22, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa | 30 min |
| Apr 22, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale | 28 min |
| Apr 22, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 47 min |
| Apr 22, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Lowndes | 42 min |
| Apr 22, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 57 min |
| Apr 22, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Tallapoosa | 46 min |
| Apr 22, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee, Macon | 67 min |
| Apr 22, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 47 min |
| Apr 22, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 43 min |
| Apr 22, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 57 min |
| Apr 22, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 55 min |
| Apr 22, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 45 min |
| Apr 22, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 29 min |
| Apr 22, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 47 min |
| Apr 22, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 61 min |
| Apr 22, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens | 23 min |
| Apr 22, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene | 44 min |
| Apr 22, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Pike | 43 min |
| Apr 22, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Talladega | 38 min |
| Apr 22, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 52 min |
| Apr 22, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 47 min |
| Apr 22, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 15 min |
| Apr 22, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 37 min |
| Apr 22, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 50 min |
| Apr 22, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 52 min |
| Apr 22, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 51 min |
| Apr 22, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 49 min |
| Apr 22, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 49 min |
| Apr 22, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Cleburne, Talladega | 47 min |
| Apr 22, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock | 26 min |
| Apr 22, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pike | 38 min |
| Apr 22, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 30 min |
| Apr 22, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene | 40 min |
| Apr 22, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 50 min |
| Apr 22, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Pike | 46 min |
| Apr 22, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 30 min |
| Apr 22, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 42 min |
| Apr 22, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 27 min |
| Apr 22, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Perry | 16 min |
| Apr 22, 6:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 36 min |
| Apr 22, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 47 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.