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Tornado Warning 71, NWS Birmingham, AL

November 15, 2006Chambers County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 15, 2006, 11:40 AM CST for Chambers County, Alabama. It was in force for 65 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
Nov 15, 2006, 11:40 AM CST (17:40 UTC)
Expired
Nov 15, 2006, 12:45 PM CST
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Chambers County, AL

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 15, 9:54 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 103 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2006-11-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2006-11-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 232 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
646 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
232 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
252 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KBMX 151741
TORBMX
ALC017-151845-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0071.061115T1740Z-061115T1845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1140 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VALLEY...LANETT...HUGULEY

* UNTIL 1245 PM CST

* AT 1137 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 17 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF CUSSETA...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF AUBURN...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS WILL BE NEAR...
  CUSSETA BY 1205 PM CST
  HUGULEY BY 1215 PM CST
  LANETT AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF VALLEY BY 1220 PM CST

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
ON THE WEB WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BMX (SUBMIT A STORM REPORT)
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3273 8555 3273 8542 3280 8514 3301 8522

$$

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2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS54 KBMX 151759
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1159 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006

ALC017-151845-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0071.000000T0000Z-061115T1845Z/
CHAMBERS AL-
1159 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CST FOR CHAMBERS
COUNTY...

AT 1158 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF
LAFAYETTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LAFAYETTE BY 1205 PM CST
  6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HUGULEY BY 1215 PM CST
  6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LANETT AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FIVE POINTS BY
  1220 PM CST
  8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STROUD BY 1225 PM CST

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3281 8553 3277 8544 3282 8516 3312 8525
      3312 8534

$$

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000 
WWUS54 KBMX 151814
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1214 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006

ALC017-151845-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0071.000000T0000Z-061115T1845Z/
CHAMBERS AL-
1214 PM CST WED NOV 15 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CST FOR 
CHAMBERS COUNTY...

AT 1210 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF FIVE
POINTS...OR ABOUT NEAR LAFAYETTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  STROUD BY 1220 PM CST

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY 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 3294 8541 3290 8534 3301 8521 3312 8525
      3312 8534

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 15, 4:07 AM CSTWind AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more10 hr
Nov 15, 5:22 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXMarengo53 min
Nov 15, 9:34 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXLowndes26 min
Nov 15, 9:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLamar, Marion37 min
Nov 15, 9:53 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXMontgomery52 min
Nov 15, 10:13 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningBMXLowndes, Montgomery3 hr
Nov 15, 10:19 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXWinston41 min
Nov 15, 10:20 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningBMXAutauga, Dallas, Hale, Marengo, Perry3 hr
Nov 15, 10:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPickens38 min
Nov 15, 10:35 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXElmore40 min
Nov 15, 11:06 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXTallapoosa54 min
Nov 15, 11:09 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningBMXChambers, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon and 2 more4 hr
Nov 15, 11:32 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXLee28 min
Nov 15, 11:57 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXRandolph63 min
Nov 15, 12:08 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXPike37 min
Nov 15, 12:29 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXBarbour61 min
Nov 15, 12:41 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXBullock37 min
Nov 15, 12:41 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXMacon34 min
Nov 15, 1:05 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXLee55 min
Nov 15, 1:12 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXRussell48 min
Nov 15, 1:14 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningBMXLowndes, Montgomery3 hr
Nov 15, 1:32 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXBarbour28 min
Nov 15, 3:18 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningBMXChambers, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa3 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.