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Tornado Warning 100, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 11, 2007Autauga County, Dallas County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 11, 2007, 3:40 PM CDT for Autauga County, Dallas County, Alabama. It was in force for 50 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 11, 2007, 3:40 PM CDT (20:40 UTC)
Expired: Apr 11, 2007, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Autauga County, AL, Dallas County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 11, 3:45 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	5 N Selma, AL	GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NORTH OF SELMA. THE LARGE HAIL FELL FROM SUMMERFIELD AND VALLEY GRANDE NORTHWARD TO VALLEY CREEK AND GRIST STATE PARK.
Apr 11, 3:55 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Jones, AL
Apr 11, 4:16 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Pine Level, AL
Apr 11, 4:16 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Jones, AL	GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL FELL ACROSS WESTERN AUTAUGA COUNTY IN AND NEAR THE JONES COMMUNITY.
Apr 11, 4:16 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Jones, AL
Apr 11, 4:39 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Pine Level, AL	QUARTER SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE PINE LEVEL COMMUNITY.
Apr 11, 4:39 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Pine Level, AL

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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
Apr 11, 1:42 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 68 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 501 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 342 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 389 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KBMX 112040
TORBMX
ALC001-047-112130-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0100.070411T2040Z-070411T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
340 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN AUTAUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  NORTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 340 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF VALLEY GRANDE... 10 MILES NORTH OF SELMA...MOVING EAST
  AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  VALLEY GRANDE BY 345 PM CDT...
  MULBERRY CREEK JONES AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF PLANTERSVILLE BY 350 PM
  CDT...
  DAWSON MILL BY 400 PM CDT...
  VIDE JUNCTION AND BILLINGSLEY BY 405 PM CDT...
  NEW PROSPECT BY 420 PM CDT...
  MOUNTAIN CREEK BY 425 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 3246 8714 3248 8714 3249 8711 3257 8707
      3260 8703 3266 8703 3266 8672 3271 8671
      3270 8642 3252 8642

$$

4 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 112048
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
348 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

ALC001-047-112130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0100.000000T0000Z-070411T2130Z/
DALLAS AL-AUTAUGA AL-
348 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
AUTAUGA AND NORTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTIES...

AT 346 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VALLEY GRANDE...OR
ABOUT 9 MILES NORTH OF SELMA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MULBERRY CREEK JONES AND 7 MILES SOUTH OF PLANTERSVILLE BY 355 PM
  CDT...
  DAWSON MILL BY 405 PM CDT...
  7 MILES SOUTH OF BILLINGSLEY BY 410 PM CDT...
  VIDE JUNCTION BY 415 PM CDT...
  7 MILES SOUTH OF NEW PROSPECT BY 425 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.

LAT...LON 3246 8714 3248 8714 3249 8711 3257 8707
      3260 8703 3266 8703 3266 8672 3271 8671
      3270 8642 3252 8642

$$
STEFKOVICH

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 112100
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
400 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

ALC001-047-112130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0100.000000T0000Z-070411T2130Z/
DALLAS AL-AUTAUGA AL-
400 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
AUTAUGA AND NORTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTIES...

AT 359 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MULBERRY CREEK
JONES...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF SELMA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DAWSON MILL BY 410 PM CDT...
  8 MILES SOUTH OF BILLINGSLEY BY 415 PM CDT...
  VIDE JUNCTION BY 420 PM CDT...
  8 MILES SOUTH OF NEW PROSPECT BY 430 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.

LAT...LON 3247 8693 3256 8696 3263 8692 3266 8672
      3271 8671 3270 8642 3252 8642

$$
STEFKOVICH

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 112105
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
404 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

ALC047-112114-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0100.000000T0000Z-070411T2130Z/
DALLAS AL-
404 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR DALLAS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3248 8682 3256 8689 3264 8689 3266 8672
      3271 8671 3270 8642 3252 8642

$$

ALC001-112130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0100.000000T0000Z-070411T2130Z/
AUTAUGA AL-
404 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
AUTAUGA COUNTY...

AT 403 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO. IN ADDITION...THE 
STORM PRODUCED QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR THE TOWN OF JONES AT 355 PM. 
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DAWSON MILL...OR ABOUT 16 MILES 
NORTHEAST OF SELMA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  VIDE JUNCTION AND BILLINGSLEY BY 415 PM CDT...
  NEW PROSPECT BY 425 PM CDT...
  8 MILES SOUTH OF MOUNTAIN CREEK BY 430 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.

LAT...LON 3248 8682 3256 8689 3264 8689 3266 8672
      3271 8671 3270 8642 3252 8642

$$
STEFKOVICH

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 112114
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
414 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

ALC001-112130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0100.000000T0000Z-070411T2130Z/
AUTAUGA AL-
414 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
AUTAUGA COUNTY...

AT 411 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VIDE JUNCTION...OR
ABOUT 17 MILES WEST OF PRATTVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BOOTH BY 425 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.

LAT...LON 3248 8682 3257 8682 3264 8681 3266 8672
      3266 8644 3246 8641

$$

STEFKOVICH

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 Apr 11, 3:01 PM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 3:01 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
301 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FRONT WILL CLEAR THE AREA SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT. ONCE AGAIN...WILL
GO SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN MOS. IT HAS NOT BEEN A GOOD WEEK FOR MOS.
WILL ALSO TREND WARMER FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM IS SCHEDULE TO IMPACT CENTRAL ALABAMA LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. MODELS ARE NOW SHOWING A VERY
IMPRESSIVE SYSTEM. GOOD UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS...STRONG LOW LEVEL
JET...AND GOOD SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY. CONFIDENCE IS
INCREASING. MODELS SHOULD BEGIN TO STICK TO ONE SOLUTION AS WE GET
CLOSER AND CLOSER. THURSDAYS MODEL RUNS SHOULD PROVIDE US WITH A
BETTER IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT.

COOLER TEMPERATURES RETURN ON SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETS IN.

10/ARM

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MID WEEK. LONG RANGE MODELS
SHOW INDICATE THAT ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. TOO EARLY TO TELL WHAT THIS SYSTEM WILL
BRING.

10/ARM

&&

.AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

MVFR OR IFR CEILINGS AT ALL SITES CONTINUE WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING TO THE WEST ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN
MISSISSIPPI. IN ADDITION TO PROLONGED IFR CONDITIONS TODAY...MAY SEE
SEVERAL HOURS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY TCL...BHM...EET AND ANB. AT THE MOMENT
IT LOOKS LIKE THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH
A NARROW LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS TCL AROUND
21Z...BHM/EET AROUND 22Z ANNISTON BE 23Z...AND MGM/TOI AFTER 00Z.
ADDITIONALLY...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF
THIS LINE...BUT WILL BE SCATTERED IN NATURE. WINDS WILL ALSO BE
BREEZY OUT OF THE SOUTH...AFFECTING ANY EAST/WEST ORIENTED
RUNWAYS. CEILINGS SHOULD FINALLY COME UP TO VFR BEHIND THE
STORMS/FRONT BEFORE MIDNIGHT AREA WIDE.

12/SIRMON

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GADSDEN     44  72  43  75  58 /  30  10  10  10  30
ANNISTON    45  72  45  76  59 /  30  10  10  10  30
BIRMINGHAM  46  72  44  76  63 /  20  10  10  10  60
TUSCALOOSA  44  75  47  79  63 /  10  10  10  10  60
CALERA      46  74  44  78  63 /  20  10  10  10  50
AUBURN      50  74  46  79  60 /  30  10  10   0  10
MONTGOMERY  48  77  45  82  61 /  20  10  10  10  20
TROY        48  78  46  82  61 /  20  10  10  10  20

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 11, 1:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
115 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

ALZ011>015-017>050-121830-
AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-
CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE-
JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-
PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA-
TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON-
115 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TODAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE STORM PREDICTION HAS PLACED ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA IN A
SLIGHT RISK AREA FOR SEVERE WEATHER.

STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA.  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO FORM AHEAD OF A MORE ORGANIZED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
AND RAPIDLY SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA.  THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE
STORMS WILL BE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND LOCALLY DAMAGING
WINDS.  IN GENERAL THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO A MORE STABLE
AIRMASS...THUS A GENERAL WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED AS THEY MOVE
FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE STATE.  ALL CONVECTION SHOULD MOVE INTO
GEORGIA BY 03Z.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY. A SQUALL LINE WILL DEVELOP TO THE WEST ON FRIDAY AND
THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN ALABAMA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FRIDAY
NIGHT. THE SQUALL LINE WITH EMBEDDED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE IN EASTERN ALABAMA BY MID-DAY. WITH THIS SQUALL LINE WE ARE
ANTICIPATING HEAVY RAIN...DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES.

THIS SYSTEM WILL NEED TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED AS WE APPROACH THE
WEEKEND. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM
SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY
BE NECESSARY LATER TODAY AND WILL LIKELY BE NECESSARY LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

JD/81

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 11, 1:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
123 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

ALZ011-111900-
MARION-
123 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR MARION COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM
CDT...

AT 119 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS ENTERING INTO WESTERN MARION...MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.

TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM LIGHTNING BY SEEKING SHELTER IN
A SUBSTANTIAL ENCLOSED BUILDING OR A METAL AUTOMOBILE. IF YOU ARE ON
THE WATER AND YOUR BOAT HAS A CABIN...USE THE CABIN FOR A LIGHTNING
SHELTER. OTHERWISE...BOATERS SHOULD HEAD TO SHORE AND SEEK SHELTER
THERE. AVOID ELECTRICAL DEVICES AND OTHER OBJECTS WHICH CAN CONDUCT
LIGHTNING. WAIT AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE LAST RUMBLE OF THUNDER
BEFORE RESUMING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

THE PRIMARY THREAT IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN
DIAMETER...DIME SIZE...IS POSSIBLE. TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF
BY SEEKING SHELTER IN A SUBSTANTIAL ENCLOSED BUILDING. IF OUTDOORS
AND A SUBSTANTIAL ENCLOSED BUILDING IS NOT AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER
IN AN AUTOMOBILE.

Local storm report, Apr 11, 2:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
227 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 PM     HAIL             BEAR CREEK              34.26N 87.72W
04/11/2007  E0.75 INCH       MARION             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTED BY PUBLIC TO EMA

0200 PM     HAIL             6 N WINFIELD            34.02N 87.80W
04/11/2007  E0.75 INCH       MARION             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            US 78 AND AL 44

&&

SUNGER

Local storm report, Apr 11, 3:22 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
322 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0320 PM     TORNADO          8 W WARRIOR             33.81N 86.95W
04/11/2007                   BLOUNT             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTS FROM SHERRIFS OFFICE TORNADO ON THE GROUND

&&

SUNGER

Local storm report, Apr 11, 3:23 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
323 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0255 PM     HAIL             5 E DEMOPOLIS           32.50N 87.75W
04/11/2007  E1.75 INCH       MARENGO            AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

SUNGER

Local storm report, Apr 11, 3:25 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
325 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0240 PM     HAIL             DEMOPOLIS               32.50N 87.83W
04/11/2007  E1.00 INCH       MARENGO            AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

SUNGER

Local storm report, Apr 11, 3:26 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
326 PM CDT WED APR 11 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0325 PM     HAIL             BRENT                   32.94N 87.18W
04/11/2007  E1.75 INCH       BIBB               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BEHIND COURT HOUSE

&&

SUNGER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 11, 4:20 AM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	BMX	Blount, Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Pickens and 5 more	13 hr
Apr 11, 1:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar	37 min
Apr 11, 1:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion	29 min
Apr 11, 1:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Sumter	31 min
Apr 11, 2:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar	22 min
Apr 11, 2:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion	21 min
Apr 11, 2:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	45 min
Apr 11, 2:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Winston	35 min
Apr 11, 2:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter	46 min
Apr 11, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Walker	32 min
Apr 11, 2:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Walker	30 min
Apr 11, 2:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bibb, Hale, Perry	41 min
Apr 11, 2:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Dallas, Hale, Marengo, Perry	50 min
Apr 11, 3:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Jefferson	26 min
Apr 11, 3:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	25 min
Apr 11, 3:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Blount, Jefferson	34 min
Apr 11, 3:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Shelby	33 min
Apr 11, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	13 min
Apr 11, 3:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Walker	34 min
Apr 11, 3:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Chilton, Coosa	33 min
Apr 11, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount	30 min
Apr 11, 4:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Autauga, Elmore	48 min
Apr 11, 4:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Coosa, Tallapoosa	45 min
Apr 11, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Etowah, St. Clair	34 min
Apr 11, 4:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Montgomery	26 min
Apr 11, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lowndes	29 min
Apr 11, 5:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Elmore, Macon, Montgomery, Tallapoosa	51 min
Apr 11, 5:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Chambers, Tallapoosa	41 min
Apr 11, 5:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lee, Macon, Russell	65 min
Apr 11, 5:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Chambers	16 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.