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Tornado Warning 70, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 1, 2007, 3:41 PM CST for Jefferson County, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 34 min. 5 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, 3:41 PM CST (21:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2007, 4:15 PM CST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Jefferson County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:06 PM CST | TORNADO 1 | 1 Se Graysville, AL | TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN ADAMSVILLE STARTING NEAR ABBEY RD. AND TRAVELING NORTHWARD TO SOLOMON ST. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 1 MILE LONG AND 400 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 100 MPH. DOZENS OF UPROOTED TREES. ONE HOME WITH MAJOR ROOF DAMAGE |
| Mar 1, 4:12 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Graysville, AL | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE WESTWOOD COMMUNITY. |
| Mar 1, 4:12 PM CST | TORNADO 1 | 1 Se Graysville, AL | TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN ADAMSVILLE STARTING NEAR ABEY RD. AND TRAVELING NORTHWARD TO SOLOMON ST. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 1 MILE LONG AND 400 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 100 MPH. DOZENS OF UPROOTED TREES. ONE HOME WITH MAJOR ROOF DAMAGE. |
| Mar 1, 4:13 PM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 Sw Gardendale, AL | A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED AT EXIT 271 ON INTERSTATE 65. |
| Mar 1, 4:13 PM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 Sw Gardendale, AL | FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED AT EXIT 271 OF I-65. |
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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 47 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 012141 TORBMX ALC073-125-012215- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0070.070301T2141Z-070301T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 341 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TRUSSVILLE...TARRANT...PLEASANT GROVE...MINOR...GARDENDALE...FULTONDALE...FORESTDALE...FAIRFIELD... CENTER POINT...BIRMINGHAM...ADAMSVILLE...PINSON-CLAY-CHALKVILLE EAST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA * UNTIL 415 PM CST * AT 341 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SYLVAN SPRINGS...OR ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF HUEYTOWN... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS WILL BE NEAR... SYLVAN SPRINGS BY 350 PM CST MAYTOWN...ADAMSVILLE...MINOR AND PLEASANT GROVE BY 355 PM CST FORESTDALE...BROOKSIDE AND GRAYSVILLE BY 400 PM CST FULTONDALE AND TARRANT BY 405 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 3349 8735 3333 8724 3361 8657 3380 8670 $$ ML
3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KBMX 012146
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
346 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007
ALC073-125-012215-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-070301T2215Z/
TUSCALOOSA AL-JEFFERSON AL-
346 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR JEFFERSON
AND EAST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES...
AT 341 PM CST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED CONFIRMED DAMAGE IN EASTERN
TUSCALOOSA IN THE TOWN OF SAMATHA. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
11 MILES WEST OF SYLVAN SPRINGS...OR ABOUT 13 MILES WEST OF
HUEYTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MAYTOWN...MULGA AND WEST JEFFERSON BY 355 PM CST
CARDIFF...GRAYSVILLE...BROOKSIDE AND ADAMSVILLE BY 400 PM CST
MORRIS...KIMBERLY AND GARDENDALE BY 410 PM CST
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3347 8738 3334 8728 3345 8686 3361 8657
3380 8670 3372 8697
$$
STEFKOVICH000
WWUS54 KBMX 012154
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
353 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007
ALC073-125-012215-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-070301T2215Z/
TUSCALOOSA AL-JEFFERSON AL-
353 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR JEFFERSON
AND EAST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES...
AT 349 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR SYLVAN SPRINGS...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PLEASANT GROVE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A LARGE AND VIOLENT TORNADO.
TAKE COVER NOW
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BROOKSIDE AND CARDIFF BY 400 PM CST
FULTONDALE...GARDENDALE...TARRANT AND BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT BY 405 PM
CST
PINSON...PINSON-CLAY-CHALKVILLE AND CENTER POINT BY 410 PM CST
TRUSSVILLE BY 415 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 3347 8738 3334 8728 3345 8686 3361 8657
3380 8670 3372 8697
$$
STEFKOVICH000
WWUS54 KBMX 012201
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
400 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007
ALC073-012215-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-070301T2215Z/
JEFFERSON AL-
400 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
JEFFERSON COUNTY...
AT 358 PM CST...RADAR INDICATED A CIRCULATION WHICH COULD PRODUCE A
LARGE AND VIOLENT TORNADO. THIS STORMT WAS LOCATED NEAR
MAYTOWN...OR ABOUT NEAR ADAMSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FORESTDALE...BROOKSIDE...GRAYSVILLE AND CARDIFF BY 405 PM CST
8 MILES NORTHWEST OF BIRMINGHAM BY 410 PM CST
GARDENDALE...FULTONDALE...TARRANT AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT BY 415 PM CST
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3356 8718 3347 8711 3349 8685 3361 8657
3380 8670 3372 8697
$$
STEFKOVICHThe 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, 12:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas | 51 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, 3:48 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.