Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 40, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 22, 2005, 4:30 PM CDT for Montgomery County, Alabama. It was in force for 45 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, 4:30 PM CDT (21:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2005, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Montgomery 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 116 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 222130 TORBMX ALC101-222215- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0040.050422T2130Z-050422T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 430 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY * UNTIL 515 PM CDT * AT 428 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR SNOWDOUN... OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTH OF MONTGOMERY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... SPRAGUE BY 435 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 3237 8640 3208 8640 3198 8601 3238 8601 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KBMX 222156 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 454 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005 ALC101-222215- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-050422T2215Z/ MONTGOMERY AL- 454 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY... AT 449 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO...NEAR CARTERS HILL...OR ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MONTGOMERY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY...AND MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AT ANY TIME. THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... PINE LEVEL BY 500 PM CDT THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR ALABAMA. LAT...LON 3237 8640 3208 8640 3198 8601 3238 8601 $$
000 WWUS54 KBMX 222207 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 506 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005 ALC101-222216- /O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-050422T2215Z/ MONTGOMERY AL- 506 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...THIS STORM HAS WEAKENED AND IS MOVING OUT OF THE COUNTY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR ALABAMA. LAT...LON 3237 8640 3208 8640 3198 8601 3238 8601 $$
The 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, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Lowndes | 52 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, 4:31 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.