Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 74, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Jul 6, 2005, 3:43 PM CDT for Lee County, Alabama. It was in force for 27 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
- Jul 6, 2005, 3:43 PM CDT (20:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2005, 4:10 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Lee County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 3:57 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Salem, AL | POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN WAS REPORTED 2 MILES NORTH OF SALEM. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 12:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 198 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1168 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KBMX 062043
TORBMX
ALC081-062115-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0074.050706T2043Z-050706T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
343 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN LEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA
* UNTIL 415 PM CDT
* AT 339 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
SALEM...OR ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF OPELIKA...MOVING NORTH AT 30
MPH. A SECOND CIRCULATION WAS MOVING NORTH OUT OF RUSSELL
COUNTY...WEST OF PHENIX CITY.
* THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTY.
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 700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3249 8528 3273 8526 3273 8512 3270 8512
3267 8509 3265 8510 3260 8508 3254 8501
3251 8507 3248 8507
$$
JD/812 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KBMX 062053
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
350 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2005
ALC081-062115-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0074.000000T0000Z-050706T2115Z/
LEE AL-
350 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR EASTERN LEE
COUNTY...
AT 348 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SALEM...OR ABOUT 9
MILES EAST OF OPELIKA...NEAR LAKE HARDING...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
RADAR INDICATED A SECOND TORNADO ENTERING SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY NEAR
SMITHS...ALSO MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTY.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3249 8528 3273 8526 3273 8512 3270 8512
3267 8509 3265 8510 3260 8508 3254 8501
3251 8507 3248 8507
$$
JD/81000
WWUS54 KBMX 062110
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
410 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2005
ALC081-062120-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0074.000000T0000Z-050706T2115Z/
LEE AL-
410 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2005
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN LEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED. THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE
WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3249 8528 3273 8526 3273 8512 3270 8512
3267 8509 3265 8510 3260 8508 3254 8501
3251 8507 3248 8507
$$
JD/81The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 8:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 11:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 1:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 93 min |
| Jul 6, 1:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 22 min |
| Jul 6, 1:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Elmore | 24 min |
| Jul 6, 1:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Elmore, Macon | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 2:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa, Elmore | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 2:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Lowndes | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 2:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Elmore | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Macon, Tallapoosa | 9 min |
| Jul 6, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Macon, Tallapoosa | 15 min |
| Jul 6, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa | 15 min |
| Jul 6, 2:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Lowndes, Montgomery | 21 min |
| Jul 6, 2:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 3:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga | 26 min |
| Jul 6, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Russell | 16 min |
| Jul 6, 3:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 3:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Elmore | 28 min |
| Jul 6, 3:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee | 19 min |
| Jul 6, 3:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 26 min |
| Jul 6, 3:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Russell | 22 min |
| Jul 6, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, Tallapoosa | 23 min |
| Jul 6, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 35 min |
| Jul 6, 4:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Randolph | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 4:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Chambers, Clay, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Russell | 17 min |
| Jul 6, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton | 23 min |
| Jul 6, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 5:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton | 27 min |
| Jul 6, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Russell | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 5:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa, Elmore | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 6:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa | 28 min |
| Jul 6, 6:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa | 34 min |
| Jul 6, 6:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Coosa, Talladega | 4 hr |
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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.