Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 5, 2007, 2:42 AM CST for Lamar County, Alabama. It was in force for 48 min. 6 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
- Jan 5, 2007, 2:42 AM CST (08:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2007, 3:30 AM CST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Lamar County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 3:08 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Millport, AL | TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN BLOCKING ROADWAY ON HIGHWAY 96. |
| Jan 5, 3:24 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Vernon, AL | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN DOWNTOWN VERNON. |
| Jan 5, 3:25 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | N Millport, AL | TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 17 NORTH OF MILLPORT. |
| Jan 5, 3:25 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Vernon, AL | WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF A DOWNTOWN BUSINESS. |
| Jan 5, 3:25 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | W Vernon, AL | DEBRIS IN ROADWAY ON HIGHWAY 18. |
| Jan 5, 3:25 AM CST | TORNADO | S Vernon, AL | POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE TO BUSINESS IN VERNON. ROOF DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WALLS OF BUSINESS. BUSINESS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 18. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 1:15 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -172 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 609 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 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 050842
TORBMX
ALC075-050930-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0004.070105T0842Z-070105T0930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
242 AM CST FRI JAN 5 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA
* UNTIL 330 AM CST
* AT 242 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 16 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MILLPORT...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBUS...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* THE TORNADO IS WILL BE NEAR...
9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MILLPORT BY 255 AM CST
VERNON BY 310 AM CST
SULLIGENT BY 320 AM 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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST FRIDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN ALABAMA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
ON THE WEB WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BMX (SUBMIT A STORM REPORT)
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3356 8825 3355 8799 3391 8797 3405 8800
3404 8819
$$
MBS/913 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KBMX 050905
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
305 AM CST FRI JAN 5 2007
ALC075-050930-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070105T0930Z/
LAMAR AL-
305 AM CST FRI JAN 5 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CST FOR LAMAR
COUNTY...
AT 301 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTH OF
VERNON...OR ABOUT 17 MILES WEST OF FAYETTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MANSFIELD BY 320 AM CST
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST FRIDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3356 8815 3355 8799 3391 8797 3405 8800
3404 8819
$$
JD/81000
WWUS54 KBMX 050918
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
318 AM CST FRI JAN 5 2007
ALC075-050930-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070105T0930Z/
LAMAR AL-
318 AM CST FRI JAN 5 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CST FOR NORTHERN
LAMAR COUNTY...
AT 314 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF
VERNON...OR ABOUT 11 MILES WEST OF FAYETTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BEAVERTON BY 325 AM 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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST FRIDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3373 8812 3369 8798 3391 8797 3405 8800
3404 8819 3378 8817
$$
JD/81000
WWUS54 KBMX 050930
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
331 AM CST FRI JAN 5 2007
ALC075-050941-
/O.EXP.KBMX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070105T0930Z/
LAMAR AL-
331 AM CST FRI JAN 5 2007
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTY EXPIRED AT 330 AM
CST...
AT 331 AM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD EXITED THE WARNED
AREA. THUS...THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST FRIDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3373 8812 3369 8798 3391 8797 3405 8800
3404 8819 3378 8817
$$
JD/81The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 1:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 57 min |
| Jan 5, 2:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 54 min |
| Jan 5, 2:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 67 min |
| Jan 5, 2:25 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Sumter | 32 min |
| Jan 5, 2:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene | 45 min |
| Jan 5, 2:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 72 min |
| Jan 5, 2:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale | 50 min |
| Jan 5, 3:02 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette | 43 min |
| Jan 5, 3:31 AM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:33 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 21 min |
| Jan 5, 4:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 50 min |
| Jan 5, 4:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 50 min |
| Jan 5, 4:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 48 min |
| Jan 5, 4:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 52 min |
| Jan 5, 5:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 39 min |
| Jan 5, 5:51 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 24 min |
| Jan 5, 6:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 25 min |
| Jan 5, 6:13 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock | 17 min |
| Jan 5, 6:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Macon | 48 min |
| Jan 5, 6:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 50 min |
| Jan 5, 7:08 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 37 min |
| Jan 5, 7:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee | 34 min |
| Jan 5, 7:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Randolph | 41 min |
| Jan 5, 7:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 43 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.