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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 7, 2006Marion County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2006, 9:36 PM CDT for Marion County, Alabama. It was in force for 39 min. 7 reports 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
Apr 7, 2006, 9:36 PM CDT (02:36 UTC)
Expired
Apr 7, 2006, 10:15 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Marion County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 7, 9:38 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUDW Hamilton, ALFUNNEL CLOUD JUST WEST OF HAMILTON.
Apr 7, 9:38 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 N Hamilton, AL*** 2 INJ *** TREES TWISTED...TREE BLOWN DOWN ON CAR RESULTING IN TWO SERIOUS INJURIES.
Apr 7, 9:38 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG6 N Hamilton, AL*** 2 INJ *** F1 TORNADO. TREES TWISTED...TREE BLOWN DOWN ON CAR RESULTING IN TWO SERIOUS INJURIES. DAMAGE TO CHURCH AND SEVERAL OTHER STRUCTURES. DAMAGE PATH 1/2 MILE LONG AND 50 YARDS WIDE.
Apr 7, 9:39 PM CDTHAIL 0.88Weston, ALNICKEL SIZED HAIL IN WESTON.
Apr 7, 9:44 PM CDTHAIL 1.751 W Hackleburg, ALGOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN WIGINTON.
Apr 7, 9:50 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGHamilton, ALNUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN AND AROUND HAMILTON. POWER OUTAGES ARE WIDESPREAD.
Apr 7, 9:59 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUDBear Creek, ALFUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED NEAR LYNNELL AVENUE IN BEAR CREEK.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 7, 7:28 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 159 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2006-04-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 578 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2006-04-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 156 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
578 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-120 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1683 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
269 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KBMX 080236
TORBMX
ALC093-080315-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0031.060408T0236Z-060408T0315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
936 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE AREA OF HAMILTON

* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT

* AT 931 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO ALONG A
  LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF HACKLEBURG TO 12 MILES         
  SOUTHWEST OF HAMILTON...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  BEAR CREEK BY 950 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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3432 8817 3406 8821 3408 8764 3431 8763

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 8:20 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXMarion55 min
Apr 7, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLamar, Marion29 min
Apr 7, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXWinston65 min
Apr 7, 10:07 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXWinston38 min
Apr 7, 10:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette, Lamar, Marion55 min
Apr 7, 10:47 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXFayette, Marion43 min
Apr 7, 11:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXWinston59 min
Apr 7, 11:10 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXWinston35 min
Apr 7, 11:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarion, Walker56 min
Apr 7, 11:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette, Lamar50 min
Apr 7, 11:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXWinston33 min
Apr 8, 12:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPickens59 min
Apr 8, 12:13 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXBlount17 min
Apr 8, 12:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXWalker, Winston62 min
Apr 8, 12:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTuscaloosa66 min
Apr 8, 12:50 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXBlount55 min
Apr 8, 12:58 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXJefferson47 min
Apr 8, 12:59 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXCherokee12 min
Apr 8, 1:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXGreene35 min
Apr 8, 1:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPickens30 min
Apr 8, 1:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXSumter28 min
Apr 8, 1:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCherokee, Etowah46 min
Apr 8, 1:35 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXGreene15 min
Apr 8, 1:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXSt. Clair24 min
Apr 8, 1:42 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXTuscaloosa48 min
Apr 8, 1:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXShelby15 min
Apr 8, 1:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXHale27 min
Apr 8, 1:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCalhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne38 min
Apr 8, 1:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXSt. Clair, Talladega31 min
Apr 8, 2:05 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXCalhoun, Cleburne40 min
Apr 8, 2:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb39 min
Apr 8, 2:09 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXClay, Talladega36 min
Apr 8, 2:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPerry19 min
Apr 8, 2:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb30 min
Apr 8, 9:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXElmore, Montgomery27 min
Apr 8, 9:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPike41 min
Apr 8, 9:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBullock28 min
Apr 8, 10:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPike40 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.