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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 1, 2007, 12:24 PM CST for Dallas County, Alabama. It was in force for 51 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
- Mar 1, 2007, 12:24 PM CST (18:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2007, 1:15 PM CST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Dallas County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 12:31 PM CST | TORNADO 1 | 9 Sw Orrville, AL | THE TORNADO CROSSED OVER FROM WILCOX COUNTY INTO DALLAS COUNTY SOUTHWEST OF ORRVILLE. 27 HOMES WERE DAMAGED AND TWO WERE DESTROYED. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS 105 MPH IN DALLAS COUNTY. |
| Mar 1, 12:40 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Orrville, AL | ROOF OFF HOUSE NEAR ORRVILLE. POSSIBLE TORNADO |
| Mar 1, 12:40 PM CST | TORNADO 1 | 9 Sw Orrville, AL | TORNADO CROSSED OVER FROM WILCOX COUNTY INTO DALLAS COUNTY SIX MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALBERTA. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 12.1 MILES AND 450 YARDS AT ITS WIDEST POINT. 27 HOMES DAMAGED OF WHICH 2 WERE DESTROYED. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 7:28 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 755 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 724 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 855 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KBMX 011823 TORBMX ALC047-011915- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0043.070301T1824Z-070301T1915Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1224 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SELMONT-WEST SELMONT...SELMA * UNTIL 115 PM CST * AT 1224 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 29 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SELMONT-WEST SELMONT...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROLAND COOPER STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS WILL BE NEAR... SELMONT-WEST SELMONT AND SELMA BY 100 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 3230 8745 3207 8717 3225 8688 3250 8709 $$ ML
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KBMX 011833 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1233 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ALC047-011915- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-070301T1915Z/ DALLAS AL- 1233 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CST FOR DALLAS COUNTY... AT 1233 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ORRVILLE...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROLAND COOPER STATE PARK... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ORRVILLE BY 1240 PM CST SELMA AND SELMONT-WEST SELMONT BY 1255 PM CST LAT...LON 3230 8745 3209 8716 3225 8688 3250 8709 $$ JBW
000 WWUS54 KBMX 011843 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1243 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ALC047-011915- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-070301T1915Z/ DALLAS AL- 1243 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CST FOR DALLAS COUNTY... AT 1243 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ORRVILLE...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTH OF ROLAND COOPER STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SELMONT-WEST SELMONT AND SELMA BY 100 PM CST A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING FOR ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN ALABAMA. LAT...LON 3230 8745 3209 8716 3225 8688 3250 8709 $$ JBW
000 WWUS54 KBMX 011852 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1251 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ALC047-011915- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-070301T1915Z/ DALLAS AL- 1251 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CST FOR DALLAS COUNTY... AT 1251 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF ORRVILLE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SELMONT-WEST SELMONT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN WAS CONFIRMED IN MILLERS FERRY IN WILCOX COUNTY. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SELMONT-WEST SELMONT AND SELMA BY 100 PM CST LAT...LON 3230 8745 3209 8716 3225 8688 3250 8709 $$ JBW
000 WWUS54 KBMX 011907 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 107 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ALC047-011915- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-070301T1915Z/ DALLAS AL- 107 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CST FOR CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTY... AT 107 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SELMA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE ORRVILLE AREA. LAT...LON 3233 8723 3224 8715 3243 8686 3256 8693 $$ JBW
000 WWUS54 KBMX 011918 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 115 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ALC047-011926- /O.EXP.KBMX.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-070301T1915Z/ DALLAS AL- 115 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTY EXPIRED AT 115 PM CST... AT 115 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND WAS NO LONGER SEVERE...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAT...LON 3233 8723 3224 8715 3243 8686 3256 8693 $$ JBW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Marion | 31 min |
| Mar 1, 4:25 AM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne | 40 min |
| Mar 1, 4:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 5:08 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, St. Clair, Talladega | 37 min |
| Mar 1, 10:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 39 min |
| Mar 1, 10:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 31 min |
| Mar 1, 11:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo | 40 min |
| Mar 1, 11:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marion | 13 min |
| Mar 1, 12:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 15 min |
| Mar 1, 12:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 11 min |
| Mar 1, 12:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 12:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 27 min |
| Mar 1, 1:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pike | 48 min |
| Mar 1, 2:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 28 min |
| Mar 1, 2:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 28 min |
| Mar 1, 2:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 2:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 33 min |
| Mar 1, 2:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 41 min |
| Mar 1, 2:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 40 min |
| Mar 1, 2:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery, Pike | 37 min |
| Mar 1, 2:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 2:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 2:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 30 min |
| Mar 1, 2:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 2:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene | 33 min |
| Mar 1, 2:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock | 32 min |
| Mar 1, 2:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 30 min |
| Mar 1, 2:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette | 27 min |
| Mar 1, 2:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 23 min |
| Mar 1, 2:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 33 min |
| Mar 1, 2:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 33 min |
| Mar 1, 2:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Sumter | 5 min |
| Mar 1, 3:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 29 min |
| Mar 1, 3:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 3:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 35 min |
| Mar 1, 3:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 33 min |
| Mar 1, 3:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pike | 13 min |
| Mar 1, 3:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Walker | 32 min |
| Mar 1, 3:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock | 32 min |
| Mar 1, 3:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene | 17 min |
| Mar 1, 3:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 42 min |
| Mar 1, 3:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock | 52 min |
| Mar 1, 3:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Macon | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 3:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 36 min |
| Mar 1, 3:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 3:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker | 27 min |
| Mar 1, 3:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 24 min |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Elmore, Macon, Montgomery | 45 min |
| Mar 1, 4:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 67 min |
| Mar 1, 4:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 20 min |
| Mar 1, 4:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 59 min |
| Mar 1, 4:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Macon | 36 min |
| Mar 1, 4:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 4:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pike | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 4:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Sumter | 22 min |
| Mar 1, 4:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 23 min |
| Mar 1, 4:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Hale | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 5:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock | 18 min |
| Mar 1, 5:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo | 26 min |
| Mar 1, 5:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 46 min |
| Mar 1, 5:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 30 min |
| Mar 1, 5:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Hale | 19 min |
| Mar 1, 5:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb | 43 min |
| Mar 1, 5:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Shelby | 37 min |
| Mar 1, 5:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Perry | 46 min |
| Mar 1, 5:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, St. Clair | 42 min |
| Mar 1, 5:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah | 46 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.