Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 31, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 13, 2007, 5:36 PM CST for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 39 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
- Feb 13, 2007, 5:36 PM CST (23:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2007, 6:15 PM CST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Autauga County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Perry County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
| Feb 13, 5:18 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KBMX 132337 TORBMX ALC001-021-047-105-140015- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0031.070213T2336Z-070214T0015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 536 PM CST TUE FEB 13 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL AUTAUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA SOUTHWESTERN CHILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA NORTH CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PAUL GRIST STATE PARK * UNTIL 615 PM CST * AT 536 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES WEST OF PAUL GRIST STATE PARK...OR ABOUT 6 MILES EAST OF MARION...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS WILL BE NEAR... PAUL GRIST STATE PARK BY 555 PM CST JONES BY 600 PM CST IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 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 3269 8732 3251 8731 3250 8672 3273 8673 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KBMX 132343 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 543 PM CST TUE FEB 13 2007 ALC001-021-047-105-140015- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-070214T0015Z/ DALLAS AL-AUTAUGA AL-PERRY AL-CHILTON AL- 543 PM CST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHILTON...EAST CENTRAL PERRY...WEST CENTRAL AUTAUGA AND NORTH CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTIES... AT 539 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES WEST OF PAUL GRIST STATE PARK...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARION...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... PAUL GRIST STATE PARK BY 555 PM CST JONES BY 605 PM CST THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3265 8725 3252 8723 3250 8672 3273 8673 $$ STEFKOVICH
000 WWUS54 KBMX 132351 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 550 PM CST TUE FEB 13 2007 ALC001-021-047-105-140015- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-070214T0015Z/ DALLAS AL-AUTAUGA AL-PERRY AL-CHILTON AL- 550 PM CST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHILTON...EAST CENTRAL PERRY...WEST CENTRAL AUTAUGA AND NORTH CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTIES... AT 548 PM CST...STRONG ROTATION IN A THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PAUL GRIST STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. IN ADDITION HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... PAUL GRIST STATE PARK BY 555 PM CST JONES BY 605 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. LAT...LON 3264 8715 3253 8713 3250 8672 3273 8673 $$ STEFKOVICH
000 WWUS54 KBMX 140004 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 604 PM CST TUE FEB 13 2007 ALC001-021-047-105-140015- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-070214T0015Z/ DALLAS AL-AUTAUGA AL-PERRY AL-CHILTON AL- 604 PM CST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHILTON...EAST CENTRAL PERRY...WEST CENTRAL AUTAUGA AND NORTH CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTIES... AT 601 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR JONES...OR ABOUT 6 MILES EAST OF PAUL GRIST STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3264 8715 3253 8713 3250 8672 3273 8673 $$ 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, 4:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Tuscaloosa | 44 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, 5:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Shelby | 44 min |
Nearby
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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.