Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 59, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 26, 2008, 6:42 AM CST for Montgomery County, Alabama. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report 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 26, 2008, 6:42 AM CST (12:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2008, 7:15 AM CST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Montgomery County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 6:50 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Sprague, AL | TREES DOWN ACROSS SOUTHERN END OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY. |
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 26, 4:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 546 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KBMX 261241
TORBMX
ALC101-261315-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0059.080226T1242Z-080226T1315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
642 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MEADVILLE...
* UNTIL 715 AM CST
* AT 637 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 16 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SPRAGUE...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF HAYNEVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 65 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RAMER AND 8 MILES SOUTH OF SPRAGUE BY 650 AM CST...
GRADY...RAMER AND MEADVILLE BY 655 AM CST...
CURRYS 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CST
TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3198 8631 3205 8632 3205 8640 3214 8640
3214 8637 3215 8636 3215 8631 3218 8599
3198 8600 3196 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 1242Z 268DEG 58KT 3202 8642
$$
JD/813 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KBMX 261251
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
652 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008
ALC101-261315-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080226T1315Z/
MONTGOMERY AL-
652 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
AT 647 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR STRATA...OR ABOUT
11 MILES WEST OF MEADVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CURRYS AND PINE LEVEL BY 700 AM CST...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CST
TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3198 8631 3205 8632 3205 8640 3214 8640
3214 8637 3215 8636 3215 8631 3218 8599
3198 8600 3196 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 1252Z 268DEG 58KT 3202 8623
$$
JD/81000
WWUS54 KBMX 261300
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
700 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008
ALC101-261315-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080226T1315Z/
MONTGOMERY AL-
700 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
AT 656 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DUBLIN...OR ABOUT
NEAR MEADVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CST
TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3216 8622 3218 8599 3200 8600 3200 8601
3199 8601 3198 8601 3197 8621
TIME...MOT...LOC 1300Z 268DEG 58KT 3203 8608
$$
JD/81000
WWUS54 KBMX 261304
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
704 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008
ALC101-261315-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080226T1315Z/
MONTGOMERY AL-
704 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
AT 704 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CURRYS...OR ABOUT
NEAR MEADVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CST
TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3197 8612 3214 8611 3218 8599 3203 8600
3202 8601 3198 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 1304Z 268DEG 58KT 3203 8600
$$
JD/81The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 3:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 37 min |
| Feb 26, 3:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 16 min |
| Feb 26, 3:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Shelby | 28 min |
| Feb 26, 3:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton, Clay | 33 min |
| Feb 26, 4:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Talladega | 39 min |
| Feb 26, 4:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne, St. Clair, Talladega | 32 min |
| Feb 26, 4:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Coosa, Talladega, Tallapoosa | 27 min |
| Feb 26, 4:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega | 34 min |
| Feb 26, 4:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Clay, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 33 min |
| Feb 26, 4:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 35 min |
| Feb 26, 5:25 AM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 26, 5:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 26 min |
| Feb 26, 6:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery | 36 min |
| Feb 26, 6:30 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 18 min |
| Feb 26, 6:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 35 min |
| Feb 26, 6:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Elmore, Macon, Montgomery | 30 min |
| Feb 26, 6:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Pike | 33 min |
| Feb 26, 7:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Macon, Russell | 47 min |
| Feb 26, 7:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Pike | 38 min |
| Feb 26, 7:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee, Russell | 18 min |
| Feb 26, 7:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Pike | 56 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.