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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 13, 2006, 7:26 PM CST for Jefferson County, Alabama. It was in force for 40 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 13, 2006, 7:26 PM CST (01:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2006, 8:06 PM CST
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Jefferson County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 5:56 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 183 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1360 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KBMX 140127
TORBMX
ALC073-140215-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0022.060314T0126Z-060314T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
726 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
THIS INCLUDES THE AREAS OF...TRUSSVILLE...FULTONDALE
* UNTIL 815 PM CST
* AT 723 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BIRMINGHAM
AIRPORT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
TRUSSVILLE BY 750 PM CST
LEEDS BY 755 PM CST
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3366 8679 3353 8683 3352 8657 3353 8649
3356 8656 3366 8654
$$
612 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KBMX 140141
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
739 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006
ALC073-140215-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-060314T0215Z/
JEFFERSON AL-
739 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CST FOR
JEFFERSON COUNTY...
AT 736 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BIRMINGHAM
AIRPORT...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FULTONDALE...MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TRUSSVILLE AND LEEDS.
ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF ROTATION NEAR NORTH
JOHNS...AND MAY BECOME TORNADIC SOON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST
TOWARD BESSEMER...AND THE SOUTHWESTERN SUBURBS OF BIRMINGHAM.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3340 8712 3331 8713 3332 8690 3352 8657
3353 8649 3356 8656 3366 8654 3359 8672
$$
61000
WWUS54 KBMX 140206
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
806 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006
ALC073-140216-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-060314T0215Z/
JEFFERSON AL-
806 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
AT 806 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD EXITED THE WARNED
AREAS...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3340 8712 3331 8713 3332 8690 3352 8657
3353 8649 3356 8656 3366 8654 3359 8672
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Mar 13, 6:24 PM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 6:24 PM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 624 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006 .DISCUSSION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT LOCATIONS ROUGHLY ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 59 THROUGH 8 PM CST BEFORE THEY WEAKEN. AT 615 PM CST...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS FILLING IN ALONG AN ALICEVILLE TO JASPER TO CULLMAN LINE. TWO STORMS ALONG THIS LINE HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER. A TORNADO WAS REPORTED AROUND 6 PM CST NEAR ARKADELPHIA IN CULLMAN COUNTY AND WIND DAMAGE REPORTS HAVE COME IN FROM WALKER AND FAYETTE COUNTIES. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS A BIT UNSTABLE WITH LIFTED INDICES BETWEEN -1 AND -3 ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF ALABAMA. THROUGH 8 PM CST...LOCATIONS ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF AN ALICEVILLE TO TUSCALOOSA TO GARDENDALE TO GADSDEN LINE WILL HAVE AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING TORNADOES. THE STORMS WILL MOST LIKELY BE STRONGEST THROUGH 730 PM CST BEFORE WEAKENING WITH COOLING AND THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. AFTER 8 PM CST...A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG OR SEVERE...THOUGH THE LINE SHOULD WEAKEN AS THEY MOVE EAST OF INTERSTATE 59 AND ENCOUNTER A COOLER MORE STABLE AIRMASS. OVERALL...STILL NOT EXPECTING A WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. && .UPDATE...ADDED TORNADO WATCH 91 AND REMOVED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. && MBS/91
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 13, 6:39 PM CST, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
639 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0625 PM HAIL NECTAR 33.97N 86.64W
03/13/2006 E0.75 INCH BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN NECTAR BY STORM SPOTTERS.
&&
LINHARESLocal storm report, Mar 13, 6:40 PM CST, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
640 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0635 PM HAIL NECTAR 33.97N 86.64W
03/13/2006 E0.75 INCH BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN NECTAR BY STORM SPOTTERS.
&&
LINHARESLocal storm report, Mar 13, 6:57 PM CST, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
657 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0643 PM TSTM WND DMG NECTAR 33.97N 86.64W
03/13/2006 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POSSIBLE TORNADO IN NECTAR. A SMALL BUILDING WAS
DESTROYED.
&&
LINHARESLocal storm report, Mar 13, 7:09 PM CST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
709 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG CLEVELAND 33.99N 86.57W
03/13/2006 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES BLOWN DOWN IN CLEVELAND.
&&
LINHARESLocal storm report, Mar 13, 7:10 PM CST, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
710 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0653 PM TSTM WND DMG ONEONTA 33.95N 86.47W
03/13/2006 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES BLOWN DOWN IN ONEONTA.
&&
LINHARESLocal storm report, Mar 13, 7:19 PM CST, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
719 PM CST MON MAR 13 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0716 PM FUNNEL CLOUD FULTONDALE 33.62N 86.80W
03/13/2006 JEFFERSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED IN FULTONDALE.
&&
LINHARESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 6:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount | 44 min |
| Mar 13, 6:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker | 19 min |
| Mar 13, 6:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 54 min |
| Mar 13, 6:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Etowah, St. Clair | 63 min |
| Mar 13, 6:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 46 min |
| Mar 13, 6:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 53 min |
| Mar 13, 7:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens | 43 min |
| Mar 13, 7:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 34 min |
| Mar 13, 7:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah | 35 min |
| Mar 13, 7:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 47 min |
| Mar 13, 7:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 29 min |
| Mar 13, 7:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 29 min |
| Mar 13, 7:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale | 48 min |
| Mar 13, 8:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb | 20 min |
| Mar 13, 8:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 16 min |
| Mar 13, 8:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 66 min |
| Mar 14, 3:46 AM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 14, 5:30 AM CST | Frost Advisory | BMX | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton and 17 more | 26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.