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Tornado Warning 68, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 4, 2008Calhoun County, Talladega County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 2008, 1:45 PM CDT for Calhoun County, Talladega County, Alabama. It was in force for 45 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: Apr 4, 2008, 1:45 PM CDT (18:45 UTC)
Expired: Apr 4, 2008, 2:30 PM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Calhoun County, AL, Talladega County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:45 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 4, 9:48 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
Apr 4, 1:27 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 101 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: 464 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -105 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 608 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 278 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 379 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 5.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KBMX 041845
TORBMX
ALC015-121-041930-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0068.080404T1845Z-080404T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
145 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEAVER...OXFORD...FORT MCCLELLAN...
  ANNISTON...
  NORTHEASTERN TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 140 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HOWELLS COVE...OR
  NEAR TALLADEGA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  TALLADEGA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY BY 150 PM
  CDT...
  BYNUM AND JENIFER BY 200 PM CDT...
  ANNISTON METRO AIRPORT BY 205 PM CDT...
  HOBSON CITY AND OXFORD BY 210 PM CDT...
  ANNISTON...BLUE MOUNTAIN AND SAKS BY 215 PM 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 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM
CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA.

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

LAT...LON 3363 8566 3362 8572 3360 8573 3360 8575
      3357 8575 3344 8615 3352 8621 3382 8575
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 235DEG 31KT 3352 8609

$$

17/KLAWS

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 041857
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
157 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008

ALC015-121-041930-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080404T1930Z/
TALLADEGA AL-CALHOUN AL-
157 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CALHOUN AND NORTHEASTERN TALLADEGA COUNTIES...

AT 154 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR TALLADEGA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...OR ABOUT 8 MILES EAST OF
LINCOLN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ANNISTON METRO AIRPORT BY 205 PM CDT...
  WEST END-COBB TOWN...HOBSON CITY...ANNISTON METRO AIRPORT AND
  OXFORD BY 210 PM CDT...
  ANNISTON...BLUE MOUNTAIN AND SAKS BY 215 PM CDT...
  FORT MCCLELLAN AND DEARMANVILLE BY 220 PM 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 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM
CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3382 8575 3363 8566 3362 8572 3360 8573
      3360 8575 3357 8575 3351 8603 3358 8608
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 235DEG 31KT 3358 8599

$$

17/KLAWS

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 041911 RRA
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
211 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008

ALC121-041921-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080404T1930Z/
TALLADEGA AL-
211 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TALLADEGA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM
CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3382 8575 3379 8573 3378 8574 3373 8570
      3371 8570 3368 8568 3358 8586 3365 8595
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 235DEG 31KT 3365 8587

$$

ALC015-041930-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080404T1930Z/
CALHOUN AL-
211 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
CALHOUN COUNTY...

AT 208 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. 
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WEST END-COBB TOWN...OR ABOUT NEAR
OXFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FORT MCCLELLAN BY 220 PM CDT...
  WEAVER BY 225 PM 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 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM
CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3382 8575 3379 8573 3378 8574 3373 8570
      3371 8570 3368 8568 3358 8586 3365 8595
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 235DEG 31KT 3365 8587

$$

17/KLAWS

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 041925
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
225 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008

ALC015-041930-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080404T1930Z/
CALHOUN AL-
225 PM CDT FRI APR 4 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
CALHOUN COUNTY...

AT 222 PM CDT...THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FORT 
MCCLELLAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM
CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3382 8575 3379 8573 3378 8574 3374 8571
      3368 8568 3366 8570 3365 8574 3372 8582
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 235DEG 31KT 3372 8575

$$

17/KLAWS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 4, 3:58 AM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more	15 hr
Apr 4, 12:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Cherokee	35 min
Apr 4, 1:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Hale, Tuscaloosa	44 min
Apr 4, 1:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Shelby, Talladega	40 min
Apr 4, 1:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Shelby, Talladega	47 min
Apr 4, 1:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cherokee	29 min
Apr 4, 1:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Dallas, Hale, Marengo, Perry	51 min
Apr 4, 1:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair	35 min
Apr 4, 1:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Cherokee	30 min
Apr 4, 1:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bibb	35 min
Apr 4, 1:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Dallas, Hale, Marengo, Perry	47 min
Apr 4, 2:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bibb, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby	44 min
Apr 4, 2:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair	28 min
Apr 4, 2:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega	51 min
Apr 4, 2:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter	26 min
Apr 4, 2:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby	39 min
Apr 4, 2:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chilton, Shelby	23 min
Apr 4, 2:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Walker, Winston	35 min
Apr 4, 2:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Autauga, Chilton, Dallas, Perry	42 min
Apr 4, 2:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair	15 min
Apr 4, 2:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter and 1 more	45 min
Apr 4, 2:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chilton, Coosa, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega	29 min
Apr 4, 2:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers, Clay, Randolph, Tallapoosa	42 min
Apr 4, 2:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker	35 min
Apr 4, 2:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Dallas, Marengo	50 min
Apr 4, 2:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, St. Clair, Talladega	35 min
Apr 4, 3:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount	34 min
Apr 4, 3:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, St. Clair	29 min
Apr 4, 3:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Autauga, Chilton, Coosa	43 min
Apr 4, 3:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Clay, Talladega	27 min
Apr 4, 3:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Hale, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby and 1 more	51 min
Apr 4, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers, Randolph	32 min
Apr 4, 3:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne	29 min
Apr 4, 3:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Dallas, Lowndes	43 min
Apr 4, 3:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Coosa, Tallapoosa	44 min
Apr 4, 3:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cherokee, Cleburne	20 min
Apr 4, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby	36 min
Apr 4, 4:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Shelby	27 min
Apr 4, 4:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cleburne	26 min
Apr 4, 4:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Lowndes, Montgomery	47 min
Apr 4, 4:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa	40 min
Apr 4, 4:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega	52 min
Apr 4, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair, Talladega	46 min
Apr 4, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers, Clay, Randolph, Tallapoosa	36 min
Apr 4, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Dallas	14 min
Apr 4, 4:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Randolph and 1 more	52 min
Apr 4, 4:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery	66 min
Apr 4, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lowndes	36 min
Apr 4, 5:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Dallas	37 min
Apr 4, 5:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Elmore, Macon, Tallapoosa	42 min
Apr 4, 5:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Elmore, Montgomery	38 min
Apr 4, 6:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa	63 min
Apr 4, 6:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Elmore, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Tallapoosa	31 min

Nearby

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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.