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Tornado Warning 199, NWS Birmingham, AL

December 10, 2008Coosa County, Tallapoosa County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 10, 2008, 7:18 AM CST for Coosa County, Tallapoosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 27 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: Dec 10, 2008, 7:18 AM CST (13:18 UTC)
Expired: Dec 10, 2008, 7:45 AM CST
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Coosa County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 10, 6:47 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 93 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 674 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -153 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KBMX 101318
TORBMX
ALC037-123-101345-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0199.081210T1318Z-081210T1345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
718 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF EQUALITY...
  CENTRAL TALLAPOOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...DADEVILLE...ALEXANDER CITY...

* UNTIL 745 AM CST

* AT 715 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR EQUALITY...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WIND CREEK STATE PARK BY 725 AM CST...
  6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALEXANDER CITY BY 730 AM CST...
  JACKSONS GAP AND DADEVILLE BY 740 AM CST...

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 200 PM CST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.

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

LAT...LON 3276 8590 3276 8595 3277 8596 3275 8598
      3276 8611 3284 8616 3306 8565 3294 8558
      3284 8559 3274 8589
TIME...MOT...LOC 1318Z 245DEG 33KT 3280 8601

$$

12/SIRMON

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 101327
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
727 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

ALC037-101337-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0199.000000T0000Z-081210T1345Z/
COOSA AL-
727 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3276 8590 3277 8597 3276 8598 3276 8599
      3291 8599 3306 8565 3295 8558 3284 8559
      3274 8589
TIME...MOT...LOC 1327Z 245DEG 33KT 3286 8586

$$

ALC123-101345-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0199.000000T0000Z-081210T1345Z/
TALLAPOOSA AL-
727 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
TALLAPOOSA COUNTY...

AT 724 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WIND CREEK STATE PARK...OR
ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALEXANDER CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DADEVILLE BY 735 AM CST...
  EAGLE CREEK...HORSESHOE BEND NATIONAL MILITARY PARK AND HORSESHOE
  BEND BY 740 AM CST...

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 200 PM CST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3276 8590 3277 8597 3276 8598 3276 8599
      3291 8599 3306 8565 3295 8558 3284 8559
      3274 8589
TIME...MOT...LOC 1327Z 245DEG 33KT 3286 8586

$$

12/SIRMON

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 101339
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
739 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

ALC123-101349-
/O.EXP.KBMX.TO.W.0199.000000T0000Z-081210T1345Z/
TALLAPOOSA AL-
739 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL TALLAPOOSA COUNTY EXPIRES AT 745
AM CST...

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3276 8590 3277 8597 3276 8598 3276 8599
      3291 8599 3306 8565 3295 8558 3284 8559
      3274 8589
TIME...MOT...LOC 1339Z 245DEG 33KT 3291 8574

$$

12/SIRMON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 9, 8:52 PM CST	Flash Flood Watch	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Walker, Winston	7 hr
Dec 9, 9:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	45 min
Dec 9, 9:45 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston	3 hr
Dec 9, 9:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	31 min
Dec 9, 10:01 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pickens	44 min
Dec 9, 10:47 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Greene, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker	43 min
Dec 9, 11:01 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Winston	3 hr
Dec 9, 11:13 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Greene, Pickens	32 min
Dec 9, 11:36 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston	39 min
Dec 9, 11:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Pickens, Tuscaloosa	30 min
Dec 10, 12:06 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Walker	24 min
Dec 10, 12:22 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter	38 min
Dec 10, 12:31 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Fayette, Walker	29 min
Dec 10, 12:41 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Fayette, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker	49 min
Dec 10, 12:50 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pickens, Tuscaloosa	40 min
Dec 10, 12:55 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa	50 min
Dec 10, 12:59 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Walker, Winston	16 min
Dec 10, 1:09 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Blount, Walker	6 min
Dec 10, 1:31 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa	44 min
Dec 10, 1:32 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pickens, Tuscaloosa	28 min
Dec 10, 1:55 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Jefferson	9 min
Dec 10, 1:57 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Jefferson, Walker	33 min
Dec 10, 2:00 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker	30 min
Dec 10, 2:12 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter, Tuscaloosa	48 min
Dec 10, 2:26 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Blount, Etowah	34 min
Dec 10, 2:32 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Jefferson	28 min
Dec 10, 3:07 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marengo, Sumter	23 min
Dec 10, 3:11 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Tuscaloosa	34 min
Dec 10, 3:28 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Autauga, Chilton, Dallas	34 min
Dec 10, 3:38 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson	37 min
Dec 10, 4:17 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Cherokee	13 min
Dec 10, 4:38 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	St. Clair	20 min
Dec 10, 4:40 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lowndes, Montgomery	35 min
Dec 10, 4:44 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Jefferson	3 hr
Dec 10, 5:07 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Perry	23 min
Dec 10, 5:32 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Coosa, Tallapoosa	28 min
Dec 10, 6:24 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pike	51 min
Dec 10, 6:43 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Pike	47 min
Dec 10, 6:49 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Cleburne, Randolph	15 min
Dec 10, 6:51 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter	6 days
Dec 10, 6:51 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter	6 days
Dec 10, 7:41 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour, Pike	49 min
Dec 10, 8:24 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Barbour	36 min
Dec 10, 9:56 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Barbour, Pike	4 hr
Dec 10, 3:24 PM CST	Flash Flood Watch	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers and 24 more	20 hr
Dec 10, 3:54 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Walker, Winston	12 hr
Dec 10, 4:01 PM CST	Lake Wind Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more	29 hr

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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.