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Tornado Warning 147, NWS Birmingham, AL

August 25, 2008Autauga County, Lowndes County, Montgomery County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Aug 25, 2008, 7:40 AM CDT for Autauga County, Lowndes County, Montgomery County, Alabama. It was in force for 35 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 25, 2008, 7:40 AM CDT (12:40 UTC)
Expired
Aug 25, 2008, 8:15 AM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Autauga County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Montgomery County, AL

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 25, 7:28 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC13 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 110 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 2008-08-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 675 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 2008-08-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 166 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
675 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
533 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KBMX 251240
TORBMX
ALC001-085-101-251315-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0147.080825T1240Z-080825T1315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
740 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN AUTAUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PRATTVILLE...
  EASTERN LOWNDES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 815 AM CDT

* AT 739 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PINTLALA...OR 7
  MILES EAST OF HAYNEVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 23 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DANNELLY FIELD BY 750 AM CDT...
  8 MILES EAST OF LOWNDESBORO BY 755 AM CDT...
  CANTELOUS BY 800 AM CDT...
  6 MILES WEST OF HUNTER BY 810 AM CDT...
  AUTAUGA COUNTY AIRPORT...PRATTVILLE AND 9 MILES EAST OF
  AUTAUGAVILLE BY 815 AM CDT...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 151 THROUGH 158.

DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORMS PATH AND
TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF
YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER 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 300 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

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

LAT...LON 3246 8671 3251 8641 3245 8641 3242 8639
      3205 8632 3204 8639 3197 8640 3196 8644
      3197 8645
TIME...MOT...LOC 1240Z 167DEG 20KT 3222 8646

$$

17/KLAWS
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS54 KBMX 251243
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
743 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008

ALC001-085-101-251315-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0147.000000T0000Z-080825T1315Z/
LOWNDES AL-MONTGOMERY AL-AUTAUGA AL-
743 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN AUTAUGA...WESTERN MONTGOMERY AND EASTERN LOWNDES
COUNTIES...

AT 738 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TORNADO DAMAGE  
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PINTLALA...OR ABOUT 7 
MILES EAST OF HAYNEVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 23 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DANNELLY FIELD BY 750 AM CDT...
  8 MILES EAST OF LOWNDESBORO BY 755 AM CDT...
  MANACK AND CANTELOUS BY 800 AM CDT...
  6 MILES WEST OF HUNTER BY 810 AM CDT...
  AUTAUGA COUNTY AIRPORT...PRATTVILLE AND 9 MILES EAST OF
  AUTAUGAVILLE BY 815 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 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3246 8671 3251 8641 3245 8641 3242 8639
      3205 8632 3204 8639 3197 8640 3196 8644
      3197 8645
TIME...MOT...LOC 1243Z 167DEG 20KT 3224 8646

$$

17/KLAWS
000 
WWUS54 KBMX 251250
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
750 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008

ALC001-085-101-251315-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0147.000000T0000Z-080825T1315Z/
LOWNDES AL-MONTGOMERY AL-AUTAUGA AL-
749 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN AUTAUGA...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN
LOWNDES COUNTIES...

AT 748 AM CDT...EMA OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED TORNADO DAMAGE WITH THIS 
STORM  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CANTELOUS...OR ABOUT 9 MILES 
NORTHEAST OF HAYNEVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CANTELOUS AND MANACK BY 755 AM CDT...
  HUNTER BY 805 AM CDT...
  AUTAUGA COUNTY AIRPORT BY 810 AM CDT...
  PRATTVILLE BY 815 AM CDT...

DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORMS PATH AND
TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF
YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER 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 300 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3222 8652 3246 8671 3251 8642 3249 8641
      3245 8641 3242 8639 3226 8637 3221 8643
TIME...MOT...LOC 1249Z 173DEG 26KT 3228 8646

$$

17/KLAWS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 25, 5:49 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXDallas, Perry26 min
Aug 25, 6:06 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXHale, Perry24 min
Aug 25, 6:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningBMXGreene, Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter4 hr
Aug 25, 7:05 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXLowndes, Montgomery25 min
Aug 25, 7:57 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXBullock, Montgomery, Pike33 min
Aug 25, 7:57 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXAutauga, Elmore, Montgomery33 min
Aug 25, 8:12 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXMontgomery33 min
Aug 25, 8:16 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXBarbour29 min
Aug 25, 8:27 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXChilton33 min
Aug 25, 8:44 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXBarbour, Bullock, Macon, Russell31 min
Aug 25, 8:47 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXClay, Coosa, Tallapoosa28 min
Aug 25, 8:59 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningBMXMontgomery3 days
Aug 25, 9:04 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXChilton, Shelby26 min
Aug 25, 9:10 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXClay, Talladega35 min
Aug 25, 9:12 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXBullock, Macon, Russell33 min
Aug 25, 9:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXBullock, Macon3 hr
Aug 25, 9:25 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXChambers, Randolph35 min
Aug 25, 9:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXShelby3 hr
Aug 25, 9:30 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXJefferson, Shelby30 min
Aug 25, 9:33 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXClay, Cleburne27 min
Aug 25, 9:36 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXLee, Macon, Russell39 min
Aug 25, 9:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXJefferson3 hr
Aug 25, 9:57 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXCleburne, Randolph22 min
Aug 25, 10:49 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXClay, Talladega26 min
Aug 25, 10:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXMontgomery3 hr
Aug 25, 11:03 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXBlount, St. Clair27 min
Aug 25, 11:31 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXBlount29 min
Aug 25, 11:55 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXCalhoun, Clay, Cleburne35 min
Aug 25, 11:57 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXRandolph33 min
Aug 25, 12:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXCoosa, Jefferson, Shelby4 hr
Aug 25, 12:30 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXCalhoun, Cherokee, Etowah30 min
Aug 25, 12:56 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXCherokee, Etowah34 min
Aug 25, 1:30 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXPike30 min
Aug 25, 2:28 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXBarbour32 min
Aug 25, 3:02 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXBullock, Macon13 min
Aug 25, 3:03 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXBarbour27 min
Aug 25, 5:45 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXBarbour, Bullock, Pike30 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.