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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Birmingham, AL

February 13, 2007Greene County, Hale County, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 13, 2007, 4:31 PM CST for Greene County, Hale County, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 44 min. 3 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: Feb 13, 2007, 4:31 PM CST (22:31 UTC)
Expired: Feb 13, 2007, 5:15 PM CST
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 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
Feb 13, 4:45 PM CST	HAIL 1.75	Fosters, AL	GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS OBSERVED NEAR FOSTERS.
Feb 13, 5:13 PM CST	HAIL 1.75	3 S Duncanville, AL	QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL 3 MILES SOUTH OF DUNCANVILLE.
Feb 13, 5:23 PM CST	HAIL 1	3 E Duncanville, AL	QUARTER SIZED HAIL AT THE COUNTY LINE GROCERY...NEAR THE BIBB...TUSCALOOSA COUNTY LINE.

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
Feb 13, 12:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 67 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 837 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 263 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 315 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 132231
TORBMX
ALC063-065-125-132315-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0026.070213T2231Z-070213T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
431 PM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA
  NORTHEASTERN HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA
  SOUTHERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA

* UNTIL 515 PM CST

* AT 431 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR            
  KNOXVILLE...OR ABOUT 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NORTHPORT...MOVING EAST 
  AROUND 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS WILL BE NEAR...
  FOSTERS AND MOUNDVILLE BY 450 PM CST
  DUNCANVILLE BY 515 PM CST

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

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

LAT...LON 3321 8731 3312 8730 3310 8732 3301 8732
      3301 8742 3296 8743 3295 8749 3295 8764
      3293 8786 3311 8788

$$

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 132251
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
451 PM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

ALC063-132301-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-070213T2315Z/
GREENE AL-
451 PM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

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

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3321 8731 3312 8730 3310 8732 3301 8732
      3301 8742 3296 8743 3295 8749 3295 8763
      3312 8766

$$

ALC065-125-132315-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-070213T2315Z/
HALE AL-TUSCALOOSA AL-
451 PM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA AND NORTHEASTERN HALE COUNTIES...

AT 449 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNDVILLE...OR
ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF TUSCALOOSA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DUNCANVILLE BY 510 PM CST

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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3321 8731 3312 8730 3310 8732 3301 8732
      3301 8742 3296 8743 3295 8749 3295 8763
      3312 8766

$$

03

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 132303
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
503 PM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

ALC065-125-132315-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-070213T2315Z/
HALE AL-TUSCALOOSA AL-
503 PM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN HALE COUNTIES...

AT 457 PM CST...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6
MILES WEST OF DUNCANVILLE...OR ABOUT 14 MILES SOUTH OF HOLT...MOVING 
EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE 
HAIL.

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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3321 8731 3312 8730 3310 8732 3301 8732
      3301 8742 3299 8744 3298 8750 3300 8757
      3311 8759

$$
STEFKOVICH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 13, 3:32 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Sumter	28 min
Feb 13, 3:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Pickens	32 min
Feb 13, 3:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Sumter	49 min
Feb 13, 4:00 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lamar	30 min
Feb 13, 4:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Tuscaloosa	51 min
Feb 13, 4:23 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pickens, Tuscaloosa	52 min
Feb 13, 4:37 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Perry	38 min
Feb 13, 4:53 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Hale, Perry	52 min
Feb 13, 5:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Dallas	45 min
Feb 13, 5:06 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bibb	39 min
Feb 13, 5:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	48 min
Feb 13, 5:13 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	17 min
Feb 13, 5:25 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson	65 min
Feb 13, 5:29 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Tuscaloosa	61 min
Feb 13, 5:36 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Autauga, Chilton, Dallas, Perry	39 min
Feb 13, 5:46 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Shelby	44 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.