Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 155, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Aug 25, 2008, 9:04 AM CDT for Chilton County, Shelby County, Alabama. It was in force for 26 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, 9:04 AM CDT (14:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2008, 9:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chilton County, AL, Shelby County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:07 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, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 8 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 251404 TORBMX ALC021-117-251430- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0155.080825T1404Z-080825T1430Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 904 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL CHILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA... CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIANA...CALERA...ALABASTER... * UNTIL 930 AM CDT * AT 900 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR GAP OF THE MOUNTAIN...OR NEAR CLANTON...MOVING NORTH AT 37 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... UNION GROVE BY 910 AM CDT... CALERA BY 925 AM CDT... 7 MILES WEST OF COLUMBIANA...7 MILES EAST OF AMERICAN VILLAGE AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALABASTER BY 930 AM CDT... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 212 THROUGH 242. 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... CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3326 8689 3332 8663 3289 8655 3286 8670 TIME...MOT...LOC 1404Z 165DEG 32KT 3293 8664 $$ 17/KLAWS
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KBMX 251412 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 912 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008 ALC021-117-251430- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0155.000000T0000Z-080825T1430Z/ CHILTON AL-SHELBY AL- 912 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL SHELBY AND NORTH CENTRAL CHILTON COUNTIES... AT 911 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR UNION GROVE...OR ABOUT NEAR JEMISON... MOVING NORTH AT 37 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... CALERA BY 925 AM CDT... CAMP BRANCH...6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAGINAW...8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SILURIA AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALABASTER BY 930 AM CDT... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHERN ALABAMA. LAT...LON 3326 8689 3332 8663 3294 8658 3291 8668 TIME...MOT...LOC 1412Z 165DEG 32KT 3300 8666 $$ 17/KLAWS
000 WWUS54 KBMX 251419 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 919 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008 ALC021-117-251430- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0155.000000T0000Z-080825T1430Z/ CHILTON AL-SHELBY AL- 918 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL SHELBY AND NORTH CENTRAL CHILTON COUNTIES... AT 916 AM CDT...NWS EMPLOYEES REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD NOT REACHING THE GROUND IN JEMISON. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR UNION GROVE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CALERA...MOVING NORTH AT 37 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... CALERA BY 925 AM CDT... CAMP BRANCH...6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAGINAW...8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SILURIA AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALABASTER BY 930 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 3326 8689 3332 8663 3299 8660 3296 8669 TIME...MOT...LOC 1418Z 165DEG 32KT 3305 8668 $$ 17/KLAWS
The 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, 8:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, Coosa, Tallapoosa | 28 min |
| Aug 25, 8:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 3 days |
| 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.