Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 82, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 11, 2008, 12:10 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 35 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 11, 2008, 12:10 PM CDT (17:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2008, 12:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fayette County, AL, Marion County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 10:15 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -160 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 566 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 271 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KBMX 111711 TORBMX ALC057-093-127-133-111745- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0082.080411T1710Z-080411T1745Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1210 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CARBON HILL... SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINFIELD... SOUTHWESTERN WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LYNN... NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... * UNTIL 1245 PM CDT * AT 1210 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BLUFF...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF FAYETTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... GLEN ALLEN...WINFIELD AND TUCKER BY 1225 PM CDT... 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF KANSAS AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARBON HILL BY 1240 PM CDT... LYNN BY 1245 PM CDT... 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 400 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER... CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3412 8759 3393 8743 3367 8794 3390 8795 TIME...MOT...LOC 1710Z 236DEG 38KT 3381 8790 $$ JONES/90
2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KBMX 111731
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1231 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
ALC057-093-127-133-111745-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-080411T1745Z/
FAYETTE AL-WALKER AL-WINSTON AL-MARION AL-
1231 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARION...SOUTHWESTERN WINSTON...NORTHWESTERN WALKER AND
NORTH CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTIES...
AT 1231 PM CDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR GLEN ALLEN...OR ABOUT 6 MILES EAST OF WINFIELD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF KANSAS AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARBON HILL BY
1240 PM CDT...
LYNN...NAUVOO AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NATURAL BRIDGE BY 1245 PM
CDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3412 8759 3393 8743 3392 8745 3379 8772
3397 8783
TIME...MOT...LOC 1731Z 236DEG 38KT 3393 8768
$$
27000
WWUS54 KBMX 111734
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1233 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
ALC057-093-127-133-111745-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-080411T1745Z/
FAYETTE AL-WALKER AL-WINSTON AL-MARION AL-
1233 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARION...SOUTHWESTERN WINSTON...NORTHWESTERN WALKER AND
NORTH CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTIES...
AT 1233 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GLEN ALLEN...OR
ABOUT 6 MILES EAST OF WINFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARBON HILL BY 1240 PM CDT...
LYNN AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NATURAL BRIDGE BY 1245 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.
LAT...LON 3412 8759 3393 8743 3392 8745 3379 8772
3397 8783
TIME...MOT...LOC 1733Z 236DEG 38KT 3394 8766
$$
27The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 9:54 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 38 min |
| Apr 11, 1:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 50 min |
| Apr 11, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston | 52 min |
| Apr 11, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Pickens | 49 min |
| Apr 11, 2:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Marion, Walker, Winston | 46 min |
| Apr 11, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 52 min |
| Apr 11, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 47 min |
| Apr 11, 2:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Winston | 22 min |
| Apr 11, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Pickens | 51 min |
| Apr 11, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston | 40 min |
| Apr 11, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Dallas, Hale, Marengo, Perry | 49 min |
| Apr 11, 3:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 25 min |
| Apr 11, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 51 min |
| Apr 11, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 45 min |
| Apr 11, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Walker | 19 min |
| Apr 11, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby | 61 min |
| Apr 11, 3:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 40 min |
| Apr 11, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair | 38 min |
| Apr 11, 4:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair | 44 min |
| Apr 11, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Etowah | 38 min |
| Apr 11, 4:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair | 42 min |
| Apr 11, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 53 min |
| Apr 11, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 41 min |
| Apr 11, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 23 min |
| Apr 11, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Hale, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby and 1 more | 48 min |
| Apr 11, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah | 33 min |
| Apr 11, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair | 24 min |
| Apr 11, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Perry, Tuscaloosa | 48 min |
| Apr 11, 5:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Perry | 49 min |
| Apr 11, 6:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Perry | 51 min |
| Apr 11, 6:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, Talladega | 29 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.