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Tornado Warning 124, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 24, 2008Lee County, Macon County, Russell County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Aug 24, 2008, 1:29 AM CDT for Lee County, Macon County, Russell County, Alabama. It was in force for 31 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
Aug 24, 2008, 1:29 AM CDT (06:29 UTC)
Expired
Aug 24, 2008, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Lee County, AL, Macon County, AL, Russell County, AL

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 23, 7:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 142 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2008-08-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 516 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2008-08-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 429 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
516 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
607 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
429 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
423 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
5.8

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KBMX 240629
TORBMX
ALC081-087-113-240700-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0124.080824T0629Z-080824T0700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
129 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL LEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  EXTREME EAST CENTRAL MACON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
  WESTERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 200 AM CDT

* AT 129 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  RUSSELL COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX...OR 12 MILES EAST OF HURTSBORO...
  MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RUSSELL COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX BY 135 AM CDT...
  UCHEE BY 145 AM CDT...

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 300 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3215 8526 3219 8528 3245 8545 3253 8522
      3220 8508 3214 8525
TIME...MOT...LOC 0629Z 157DEG 29KT 3225 8522

$$

JONES/90

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 23, 8:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton and 15 more6 hr
Aug 23, 10:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningBMXSumter35 hr
Aug 24, 1:09 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXRussell21 min
Aug 24, 1:20 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXLee, Macon, Russell25 min
Aug 24, 1:46 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXLee, Macon, Tallapoosa29 min
Aug 24, 2:25 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXBarbour, Bullock35 min
Aug 24, 3:22 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXChambers, Lee23 min
Aug 24, 3:58 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXRussell17 min
Aug 24, 8:12 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXCoosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa33 min
Aug 24, 8:26 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXCoosa, Elmore, Macon, Tallapoosa34 min
Aug 24, 11:15 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXBullock, Macon30 min
Aug 24, 11:40 AM CDTLake Wind AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more7 hr
Aug 24, 12:11 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXMacon, Tallapoosa34 min
Aug 24, 1:36 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXAutauga, Chilton, Elmore24 min
Aug 24, 1:57 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXAutauga, Chilton, Coosa, Elmore33 min
Aug 24, 2:00 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXElmore30 min
Aug 24, 2:25 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXChilton, Coosa39 min
Aug 24, 2:27 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXCoosa, Elmore33 min
Aug 24, 2:53 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXAutauga, Chilton20 min
Aug 24, 3:13 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXFayette, Tuscaloosa32 min
Aug 24, 3:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchBMXAutauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more43 hr
Aug 24, 4:02 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXFayette, Lamar28 min
Aug 24, 4:58 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXJefferson, Walker32 min
Aug 24, 6:07 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXAutauga23 min
Aug 24, 6:49 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXWinston26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.