Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 154, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Aug 25, 2008, 8:47 AM CDT for Clay County, Coosa County, Tallapoosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 28 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, 8:47 AM CDT (13:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2008, 9:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clay County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 7:28 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 13 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KBMX 251347
TORBMX
ALC027-037-123-251415-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0154.080825T1347Z-080825T1415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
847 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHEASTERN COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...KELLYTON...GOODWATER...
NORTHWESTERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 915 AM CDT
* AT 842 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR KELLYTON...OR NEAR
ALEXANDER CITY...MOVING NORTH AT 21 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GOODWATER BY 905 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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3320 8615 3320 8613 3321 8611 3325 8589
3294 8589 3292 8603
TIME...MOT...LOC 1347Z 169DEG 18KT 3298 8597
$$
17/KLAWS3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KBMX 251352
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
852 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008
ALC027-037-123-251415-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0154.000000T0000Z-080825T1415Z/
COOSA AL-TALLAPOOSA AL-CLAY AL-
852 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CLAY...NORTHWESTERN TALLAPOOSA AND NORTHEASTERN COOSA
COUNTIES...
AT 846 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
HACKNEYVILLE...OR ABOUT NEAR KELLYTON...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 22 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GOODWATER BY 905 AM CDT...
CLEVELAND CROSSROADS BY 910 AM CDT...
ROSELLE BY 915 AM CDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3320 8615 3320 8613 3321 8611 3323 8593
3297 8592 3295 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 1352Z 154DEG 19KT 3301 8600
$$
STEFKOVICH000
WWUS54 KBMX 251358
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
858 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008
ALC027-037-123-251415-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0154.000000T0000Z-080825T1415Z/
COOSA AL-TALLAPOOSA AL-CLAY AL-
858 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CLAY...NORTHWESTERN TALLAPOOSA AND NORTHEASTERN COOSA
COUNTIES...
AT 856 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GOODWATER...OR ABOUT NEAR
KELLYTON...MOVING NORTH AT 21 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GOODWATER BY 905 AM CDT...
CLEVELAND CROSSROADS BY 910 AM CDT...
ROSELLE BY 915 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.
LAT...LON 3320 8615 3320 8613 3321 8611 3323 8593
3300 8594 3298 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 1358Z 162DEG 19KT 3304 8600
$$
STEFKOVICH000
WWUS54 KBMX 251408
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
908 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008
ALC027-037-123-251415-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0154.000000T0000Z-080825T1415Z/
COOSA AL-TALLAPOOSA AL-CLAY AL-
908 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CLAY...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN TALLAPOOSA AND EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN COOSA COUNTIES...
AT 907 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CLEVELAND CROSSROADS...OR
ABOUT NEAR GOODWATER...MOVING NORTH AT 24 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ROSELLE BY 915 AM CDT...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3320 8615 3320 8613 3321 8611 3323 8598
3322 8596 3308 8597 3307 8606
TIME...MOT...LOC 1408Z 162DEG 21KT 3311 8602
$$
17/KLAWSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 5:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas, Perry | 26 min |
| Aug 25, 6:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Hale, Perry | 24 min |
| Aug 25, 6:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter | 4 hr |
| Aug 25, 7:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 25 min |
| Aug 25, 7:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Lowndes, Montgomery | 35 min |
| Aug 25, 7:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock, Montgomery, Pike | 33 min |
| Aug 25, 7:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Elmore, Montgomery | 33 min |
| Aug 25, 8:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 33 min |
| Aug 25, 8:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 29 min |
| Aug 25, 8:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton | 33 min |
| Aug 25, 8:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Macon, Russell | 31 min |
| Aug 25, 8:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 3 days |
| Aug 25, 9:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton, Shelby | 26 min |
| Aug 25, 9:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, Talladega | 35 min |
| Aug 25, 9:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock, Macon, Russell | 33 min |
| Aug 25, 9:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Bullock, Macon | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 9:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers, Randolph | 35 min |
| Aug 25, 9:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 9:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 30 min |
| Aug 25, 9:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, Cleburne | 27 min |
| Aug 25, 9:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee, Macon, Russell | 39 min |
| Aug 25, 9:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 9:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cleburne, Randolph | 22 min |
| Aug 25, 10:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, Talladega | 26 min |
| Aug 25, 10:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 11:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, St. Clair | 27 min |
| Aug 25, 11:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount | 29 min |
| Aug 25, 11:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne | 35 min |
| Aug 25, 11:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Randolph | 33 min |
| Aug 25, 12:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Coosa, Jefferson, Shelby | 4 hr |
| Aug 25, 12:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah | 30 min |
| Aug 25, 12:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee, Etowah | 34 min |
| Aug 25, 1:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pike | 30 min |
| Aug 25, 2:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 32 min |
| Aug 25, 3:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock, Macon | 13 min |
| Aug 25, 3:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 27 min |
| Aug 25, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Pike | 30 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.