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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 6, 2008, 6:29 AM CST for Clay County, Coosa County, Talladega County, Alabama. It was in force for 46 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2008, 6:29 AM CST (12:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2008, 7:15 AM CST
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clay County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Talladega County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:30 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 6:35 AM CST | TORNADO 2 | 1 E Marble Valley, AL | 200 TO 300 TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED OFF. SOME TOPS OF PINES SHEARED OFF. PATH CROSSES COUNTY ROAD 56 NORTH OF PAINT CREEK AND PARALLELS TO PAINT CREEK. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF ONE-HALF MILE. PATH LENGTH ESTIMATED AT SEVERAL MILES. |
| Feb 6, 6:45 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Stewartville, AL | POSSIBLE TORNADO...LARGE TREES DOWN ALONG AND ON COUNTY ROAD 56. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 4:06 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 118 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 549 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 467 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 528 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KBMX 061229
TORBMX
ALC027-037-121-061315-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0034.080206T1229Z-080206T1315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
629 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHERN COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEOGUFKA...STEWARTVILLE...
GOODWATER...
SOUTHERN TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SYLACAUGA...
* UNTIL 715 AM CST
* AT 626 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES WEST OF
MORIAH...OR 10 MILES WEST OF WEOGUFKA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WEOGUFKA BY 640 AM CST...
GANTTS QUARRY AND OAK GROVE BY 650 AM CST...
SYLACAUGA...OVERBROOK...MIGNON AND HOLLINS BY 655 AM CST...
SYCAMORE BY 700 AM CST...
ROSELLE BY 710 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 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR ALABAMA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3299 8653 3310 8651 3343 8608 3314 8584
3310 8592 3311 8597 3309 8600 3307 8600
3290 8642
TIME...MOT...LOC 1229Z 231DEG 36KT 3300 8646
$$4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KBMX 061238
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
638 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008
ALC027-037-121-061315-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080206T1315Z/
COOSA AL-CLAY AL-TALLADEGA AL-
638 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN TALLADEGA...SOUTHWESTERN CLAY AND NORTHWESTERN COOSA
COUNTIES...
AT 635 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR STRICKLAND CROSSROADS...OR ABOUT NEAR WEOGUFKA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GANTTS QUARRY...STEWARTVILLE...SYLACAUGA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND OAK
GROVE BY 645 AM CST...
SYLACAUGA...OVERBROOK...MIGNON AND HOLLINS BY 650 AM CST...
SYCAMORE BY 655 AM CST...
ROSELLE BY 700 AM CST...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3305 8638 3312 8642 3343 8608 3315 8588
3310 8607 3303 8634
TIME...MOT...LOC 1238Z 232DEG 42KT 3307 8635
$$000
WWUS54 KBMX 061242
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
642 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008
ALC027-037-121-061315-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080206T1315Z/
COOSA AL-CLAY AL-TALLADEGA AL-
642 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL TALLADEGA...SOUTHWESTERN CLAY AND NORTH CENTRAL COOSA
COUNTIES...
AT 640 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR GANTTS QUARRY...OR ABOUT NEAR STEWARTVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SYLACAUGA...OVERBROOK...MIGNON AND HOLLINS BY 650 AM CST...
SYCAMORE BY 655 AM CST...
ROSELLE BY 700 AM CST...
9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MILLERVILLE BY 710 AM CST...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
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 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3309 8634 3312 8636 3343 8608 3318 8590
3311 8610 3307 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 1242Z 232DEG 42KT 3310 8631
$$000
WWUS54 KBMX 061251
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
651 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008
ALC037-061301-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080206T1315Z/
COOSA AL-
651 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL COOSA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3313 8626 3318 8627 3343 8608 3323 8594
3321 8593 3315 8610 3312 8621
TIME...MOT...LOC 1251Z 232DEG 42KT 3316 8621
$$
ALC027-121-061315-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080206T1315Z/
CLAY AL-TALLADEGA AL-
651 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
TALLADEGA AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 649 AM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A POSSIBLE TORNADO.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SYLACAUGA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ROSELLE BY 700 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 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3313 8626 3318 8627 3343 8608 3323 8594
3321 8593 3315 8610 3312 8621
TIME...MOT...LOC 1251Z 232DEG 42KT 3316 8621
$$000
WWUS54 KBMX 061258
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
659 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008
ALC027-121-061315-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080206T1315Z/
CLAY AL-TALLADEGA AL-
659 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
TALLADEGA AND WEST CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 654 AM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF ROSELLE...OR ABOUT NEAR
SYLACAUGA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL WESTERN CLAY COUNTY AT 710 AM CST
RURAL EASTERN TALLADEGA COUNTY AT 710 AM CST
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3322 8622 3343 8608 3341 8607 3322 8593
3318 8606 3316 8614 3316 8619
TIME...MOT...LOC 1259Z 232DEG 42KT 3322 8612
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 1:29 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar | 31 min |
| Feb 6, 1:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens | 54 min |
| Feb 6, 1:54 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 51 min |
| Feb 6, 1:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion | 46 min |
| Feb 6, 2:30 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Winston | 27 min |
| Feb 6, 2:39 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 51 min |
| Feb 6, 2:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 48 min |
| Feb 6, 3:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 39 min |
| Feb 6, 3:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Pickens | 40 min |
| Feb 6, 3:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston | 39 min |
| Feb 6, 3:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 52 min |
| Feb 6, 3:48 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 30 min |
| Feb 6, 3:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker, Winston | 52 min |
| Feb 6, 4:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 40 min |
| Feb 6, 4:13 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 47 min |
| Feb 6, 4:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount | 31 min |
| Feb 6, 4:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Hale, Marengo | 33 min |
| Feb 6, 4:53 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas, Hale, Marengo, Perry | 37 min |
| Feb 6, 5:22 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Dallas, Perry | 38 min |
| Feb 6, 5:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton, Coosa | 40 min |
| Feb 6, 5:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa | 39 min |
| Feb 6, 6:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Coosa, Talladega | 21 min |
| Feb 6, 7:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega | 40 min |
| Feb 6, 7:08 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 37 min |
| Feb 6, 7:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 50 min |
| Feb 6, 7:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 22 min |
| Feb 6, 7:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Montgomery and 2 more | 65 min |
| Feb 6, 8:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Pike | 36 min |
| Feb 6, 9:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 17 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.