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Tornado Warning 136, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 24, 2008Chilton County, Coosa County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Aug 24, 2008, 2:25 PM CDT for Chilton County, Coosa County, 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
Aug 24, 2008, 2:25 PM CDT (19:25 UTC)
Expired
Aug 24, 2008, 3:04 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Chilton County, AL, Coosa County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 24, 11:47 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 39 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2008-08-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 292 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2008-08-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 183 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
292 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
515 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
183 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KBMX 241925
TORBMX
ALC021-037-242015-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0136.080824T1925Z-080824T2015Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL CHILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  WESTERN COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WEOGUFKA...

* UNTIL 315 PM CDT

* AT 220 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ON 
THE GROUND 6 MILES   SOUTHEAST OF HIGGINS FERRY PARK...OR 11 MILES 
SOUTHWEST OF   ROCKFORD...MOVING NORTH AT 22 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  HIGGINS FERRY PARK BY 230 PM CDT...
  LYLE AND DOLLAR BY 235 PM CDT...
  MORIAH BY 245 PM CDT...
  UNITY AND WEOGUFKA BY 300 PM CDT...
  MARBLE VALLEY BY 305 PM CDT...
  STRICKLAND CROSSROADS AND 7 MILES EAST OF BLUE SPRINGS BY 310 PM
  CDT...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

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

LAT...LON 3277 8645 3303 8653 3303 8652 3306 8652
      3307 8651 3308 8651 3309 8627 3278 8631
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 182DEG 19KT 3283 8637

$$

17/KLAWS
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS54 KBMX 241933
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
233 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

ALC021-241943-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0136.000000T0000Z-080824T2015Z/
CHILTON AL-
233 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL CHILTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3283 8644 3303 8653 3303 8652 3306 8652
      3307 8651 3308 8651 3309 8627 3282 8636
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 182DEG 19KT 3288 8637

$$

ALC037-242015-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0136.000000T0000Z-080824T2015Z/
COOSA AL-
233 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
COOSA COUNTY...

AT 229 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE 
GROUND  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LYLE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES WEST 
OF ROCKFORD...MOVING NORTH AT 22 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MORIAH BY 245 PM CDT...
  UNITY BY 255 PM CDT...
  WEOGUFKA BY 300 PM CDT...
  MARBLE VALLEY BY 305 PM CDT...
  STRICKLAND CROSSROADS AND 7 MILES EAST OF BLUE SPRINGS BY 310 PM
  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 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3283 8644 3303 8653 3303 8652 3306 8652
      3307 8651 3308 8651 3309 8627 3282 8636
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 182DEG 19KT 3288 8637

$$

17/KLAWS
000 
WWUS54 KBMX 241942
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
242 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

ALC037-242015-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0136.000000T0000Z-080824T2015Z/
COOSA AL-
243 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
COOSA COUNTY...

AT 238 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DOLLAR...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WEOGUFKA...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 24 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEOGUFKA BY 250 PM CDT...
  UNITY BY 255 PM CDT...
  MARBLE VALLEY AND STRICKLAND CROSSROADS BY 305 PM CDT...
  BLUE SPRINGS BY 310 PM 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 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3283 8644 3303 8653 3303 8652 3306 8652
      3307 8651 3308 8651 3309 8627 3282 8636
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 157DEG 21KT 3292 8642

$$

17/KLAWS
000 
WWUS54 KBMX 241949
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
249 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

ALC037-242015-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0136.000000T0000Z-080824T2015Z/
COOSA AL-
249 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR WESTERN
COOSA COUNTY...

AT 248 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MORIAH...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WEOGUFKA...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  UNITY AND 7 MILES WEST OF WEOGUFKA BY 255 PM CDT...
  MARBLE VALLEY AND STRICKLAND CROSSROADS BY 305 PM CDT...
  BLUE SPRINGS BY 310 PM 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 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3283 8644 3303 8653 3303 8652 3306 8652
      3307 8651 3308 8651 3309 8627 3282 8636
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 169DEG 22KT 3296 8642

$$

17/KLAWS
000 
WWUS54 KBMX 242004
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
304 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

ALC037-242015-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0136.000000T0000Z-080824T2015Z/
COOSA AL-
305 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN COOSA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED. THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE
WARNING HAVE WEAKENED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3283 8644 3303 8653 3303 8652 3306 8652
      3307 8651 3308 8651 3309 8627 3282 8636
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 169DEG 22KT 3306 8644

$$

17/KLAWS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Aug 24, 12:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 24, 12:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1252 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.UPDATE...AVIATION DISCUSSION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AIR CONTINUES TO ERODE A LOT OF THE PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED
WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THERE IS
STILL A GOOD AMOUNT OF COVERAGE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. INSTEAD
OF BEING A BIG BLOB OF RAIN...IT WILL MAINLY BE INDIVIDUAL RAIN
BANDS. THESE RAIN BANDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THE HEAVIER
RAIN AMOUNTS. ONE CONCERN WITH THIS DRY AIR INTRUSION IS THAT IT IS
ALLOWING SUN LIGHT TO PEAK THROUGH AND THUS INCREASE TEMPERATURES
WHICH COULD ALSO INCREASE INSTABILITY. SHEAR VALUES ARE STILL VERY
HIGH AND SUPPORTIVE OF TORNADIC ACTIVITY. WELL CONTINUE TO
CLOSELY MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION.

TEMPERATURES ARE A LITTLE TRICKY. WENT AHEAD AN INCREASED THE
PREVIOUS AFTERNOON HIGHS...BUT AS I TYPE THIS...SOME SPOTS HAVE
REACHED MY FORECAST HIGH. SO WILL GO AHEAD AND DO SOME MORE
TWEAKING. IT LOOKS LIKE ANY AREA WHERE THE SUN CAN SHINE LONG
ENOUGH WILL SEE A QUICK JUMP IN TEMPERATURES.

UPDATED FORECAST WILL BE OUT SHORTLY.

10/ARM

&&

.AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A LITTLE GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON. AS
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY MOVES WEST...EXPECT THESE WINDS TO SLOWLY
DECREASE. STILL EXPECTING A FAIRLY GOOD AMOUNT OF RAIN COVERAGE.
HOWEVER...INSTEAD OF BEING A LARGE AREA OF RAIN...IT WILL BE IN
THE FORM OF INDIVIDUAL RAIN BANDS. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY
OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THESE BANDS. IF ANY OF THESE RAIN
BANDS AFFECT A TAF SITE...EXPECT TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH WILL BRING
VISIBILITIES AND CEILINGS DOWN TO THE IFR RANGE. RAIN COVERAGE IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DECREASE AFTER 00Z. HOWEVER...FLIGHT
RESTRICTIONS WILL CONTINUE AS CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP IN THE
MVFR RANGE...AND COULD POSSIBLE DROP INTO IFR MAINLY AFTER 06Z.

10/ARM

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...LAKE WIND ADVISORY THROUGH 7 PM
FOR ALL AREAS.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 24, 1:30 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
130 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

ALZ011>015-017>050-251130-
AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-
CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE-
JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-
PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA-
TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON-
130 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR TORNADOES WILL BE ALONG
THE STRONGER RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF FAY.
ADDITIONALLY...BE AWARE THAT THESE TROPICAL SHOWERS PRODUCE LITTLE
LIGHTNING AND THUNDER.

WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH 7 PM. AREA MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUT INTO THE OPEN WATERWAYS. HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY TRAVELING NORTH TO SOUTH...SHOULD BE
ALERT TO THESE CROSS WINDS. DUE TO THE STRESS ON TREES
FROM THE RECENT DROUGHT...TREE LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO BREAKING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL EXIST MONDAY AND TUESDAY UNTIL THE
REMNANT CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH FAY EXITS THE AREA. SOME
UNCERTAINTY DOES EXIST WITH PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN
AMOUNTS...BUT AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS A
LARGE PART OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH TUESDAY. IF THESE RAIN AMOUNTS
MATERIALIZE...IT WOULD TRANSLATE INTO A POTENTIAL RIVER FLOODING
PROBLEM BY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE
NECESSARY TODAY.

75/LINHARES

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 24, 9:50 AM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
950 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0305 PM     TROPICAL STORM   TROY                    31.81N 85.97W
08/23/2008                   PIKE               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FEW ROADS WERE TEMPORARILY IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY
            RAINFALL MAINLY IN TROY.

&&

LINHARES
Local storm report, Aug 24, 10:02 AM CDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1002 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 AM     TROPICAL STORM   GADSDEN                 34.01N 86.01W
08/24/2008                   ETOWAH             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
            MUCH OF THE HIGHER WINDS OCCURRED DURING THE OVERNIGHT
            HOURS. ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS WERE AROUND 40MPH.

&&

LINHARES
Local storm report, Aug 24, 10:17 AM CDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1017 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 PM     TROPICAL STORM   MONTGOMERY              32.35N 86.28W
08/23/2008                   MONTGOMERY         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN COUNTYWIDE. THE HIGHER
            WINDS OCCURRED GENERALLY BETWEEN 6 PM AND 1 AM. A FEW
            ROADS IN MONTGOMERY EXPERIENCED MINOR NUISANCE FLOODING.
            WIND GUSTS WERE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH.

&&

LINHARES
Local storm report, Aug 24, 1:48 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
148 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0135 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     DEATSVILLE              32.61N 86.40W
08/24/2008                   ELMORE             AL   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORT OF A FUNNEL CLOUD. TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS
            A WALL CLOUD WITH SAME CELL.

&&
Local storm report, Aug 24, 2:17 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
217 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0216 PM     TORNADO          EMERALD MOUNTAIN        32.46N 86.11W
08/24/2008                   ELMORE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO ON THE GROUND. NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE AT THIS TIME.

&&
Local storm report, Aug 24, 2:25 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
225 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0216 PM     TORNADO          1 WSW WELONA            32.76N 86.36W
08/24/2008                   COOSA              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO SPOTTED ON THE GROUND RIGHT ON THE COOSA AND
            ELMORE COUNTY LINE...NEAR THE COOSA RIVEER.

&&

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, 1:29 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXLee, Macon, Russell31 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, 2:27 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

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.