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Tornado Warning 84, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 11, 20084 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 11, 2008, 2:14 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 46 min. 14 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
Apr 11, 2008, 2:14 PM CDT (19:14 UTC)
Expired
Apr 11, 2008, 3:00 PM CDT
In force
46 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), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:15 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 11, 2:15 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wsw Bazemore, ALDAMAGE OCCURED TO A HOME AND ADJACENT SHED WHEN AN OAK TREE WAS UPROOTED. ALSO, MULTIPLE OTHER TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. DAMAGE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 500 FT LONG AND WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 75 AND 80
Apr 11, 2:26 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUD1 N Carbon Hill, ALA FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SPOTTED BETWEEN NAUVOO AND CARBON HILL.
Apr 11, 2:26 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUD1 N Carbon Hill, ALBETWEEN NAVUOO AND CARBON HILL
Apr 11, 2:26 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUDCarbon Hill, ALA FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED BETWEEN NAUVOO AND CARBON HILL.
Apr 11, 2:26 PM CDTHAIL 0.881 N Carbon Hill, ALE70 MPH WIND...CORRECTED FOR SOURCE AND TIME.
Apr 11, 2:26 PM CDTHAIL 0.881 N Carbon Hill, ALNICKEL SIZE HAIL FELL NEAR CARBON HILL.
Apr 11, 2:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Se Nauvoo, ALMULTIPLE PINE TREES WERE UPROOTED ADJACENT TO A HOME ON NEW OAK GROVE ROAD. ONE OF THE TREES FELL ON AND DESTROYED A CARPORT. THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WHICH WERE ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 70 AND 75 MPH.
Apr 11, 2:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGHubbertville, ALTREES WERE BLOWN DOWN BETWEEN GLEN ALLEN AND HUBBERTVILLE AND AROUND BAZEMORE.
Apr 11, 2:35 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 703 N Carbon Hill, ALWIND GUSTS WERE ESTIMATED AROUND 70 MPH NORTH OF CARBON HILL.
Apr 11, 2:35 PM CDTHAIL 0.883 N Carbon Hill, ALE70 WIND
Apr 11, 2:35 PM CDTHAIL 0.883 N Carbon Hill, ALNICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR CARBON HILL.
Apr 11, 2:36 PM CDTHAIL 0.881 N Carbon Hill, ALE70 MPH WIND
Apr 11, 2:58 PM CDTHAIL 2.752 Nne Jasper, ALBASEBALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR CURRY.
Apr 11, 2:58 PM CDTHAIL 2.752 Nne Jasper, ALNEAR CURRY

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 11, 10:15 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 111 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2008-04-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 33 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2008-04-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 217 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KBMX 111914
TORBMX
ALC057-093-127-133-112000-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0084.080411T1914Z-080411T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
214 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CARBON HILL...
  SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINFIELD...
  SOUTHERN WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LYNN...
  NORTH CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT

* AT 214 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR GLEN ALLEN...OR
  NEAR WINFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  KANSAS AND CARBON HILL BY 225 PM CDT...
  NAUVOO AND ASHBANK BY 230 PM CDT...
  POPLAR SPRINGS AND LUPTON BY 235 PM CDT...
  6 MILES SOUTH OF CURTIS CROSSROADS BY 240 PM CDT...
  ARLEY BY 250 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.

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 3399 8783 3416 8710 3389 8708 3381 8778
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 257DEG 46KT 3392 8770

$$

JONES/90
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS54 KBMX 111923
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
221 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

ALC057-093-127-133-112000-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0084.000000T0000Z-080411T2000Z/
FAYETTE AL-WALKER AL-WINSTON AL-MARION AL-
221 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARION...SOUTHERN WINSTON...NORTHERN WALKER AND NORTH
CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTIES...

AT 219 PM CDT...CIRCULATION AND POTENTIAL TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR 
ELDRIDGE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARBON HILL...MOVING EAST 
AT 50 MPH.  IN ADDITION HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS WILL LIKELY 
OCCUR.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  NAUVOO AND ASHBANK BY 230 PM CDT...
  LUPTON AND POPLAR SPRINGS BY 235 PM CDT...
  LAKE SHORE...CURRY AND FALLS CITY BY 245 PM CDT...
  WILSON BEND...ARLEY AND SMITH DAM BY 250 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 3416 8710 3401 8709 3394 8709 3393 8708
      3389 8708 3384 8771 3400 8773
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 257DEG 46KT 3394 8759

$$

STEFKOVICH
000 
WWUS54 KBMX 111929
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
228 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

ALC057-093-111938-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0084.000000T0000Z-080411T2000Z/
FAYETTE AL-MARION AL-
228 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARION AND NORTH CENTRAL
FAYETTE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3416 8710 3399 8709 3394 8709 3393 8708
      3389 8708 3387 8763 3402 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 256DEG 43KT 3396 8752

$$

ALC127-133-112000-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0084.000000T0000Z-080411T2000Z/
WALKER AL-WINSTON AL-
228 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
WINSTON AND NORTHERN WALKER COUNTIES...

AT 224 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ELDRIDGE...OR ABOUT NEAR
CARBON HILL...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LUPTON BY 235 PM CDT...
  POPLAR SPRINGS...BLACK POND AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF CURTIS CROSSROADS
  BY 240 PM CDT...
  LAKE SHORE...FALLS CITY...CURRY AND ARLEY BY 250 PM CDT...
  WILSON BEND AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF HELICON BY 255 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 400 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3416 8710 3399 8709 3394 8709 3393 8708
      3389 8708 3387 8763 3402 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 256DEG 43KT 3396 8752

$$

STEFKOVICH
000 
WWUS54 KBMX 111936
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
236 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

ALC127-133-112000-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0084.000000T0000Z-080411T2000Z/
WALKER AL-WINSTON AL-
236 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WINSTON AND NORTHERN WALKER COUNTIES...

AT 233 PM CDT...A CIRCULATION WAS LOCATED NEAR NAUVOO...OR ABOUT 7 
MILES NORTHEAST OF CARBON HILL...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  6 MILES SOUTH OF CURTIS CROSSROADS BY 240 PM CDT...
  8 MILES NORTH OF MANCHESTER BY 245 PM CDT...
  LAKE SHORE...FALLS CITY...CURRY AND ARLEY BY 250 PM CDT...
  WILSON BEND...6 MILES SOUTH OF HELICON AND 7 MILES NORTH OF SMITH
  DAM BY 255 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 3416 8710 3394 8709 3393 8708 3389 8708
      3389 8728 3388 8750 3403 8756
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 256DEG 43KT 3398 8741

$$

STEFKOVICH
000 
WWUS54 KBMX 111948
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
248 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

ALC127-133-112000-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0084.000000T0000Z-080411T2000Z/
WALKER AL-WINSTON AL-
248 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WINSTON AND NORTH CENTRAL WALKER COUNTIES...

AT 247 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CURRY...OR ABOUT 10 MILES
NORTH OF JASPER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LAKE SHORE...CURRY AND FALLS CITY BY 255 PM CDT...
  WILSON BEND...6 MILES SOUTH OF ARLEY...6 MILES NORTHWEST OF SMITH
  DAM AND 9 MILES SOUTH OF HELICON BY 300 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 400 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3394 8709 3393 8708 3389 8708 3389 8728
      3394 8737 3406 8738 3416 8710
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 260DEG 30KT 3399 8729

$$
STEFKOVICH
000 
WWUS54 KBMX 111953
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
253 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

ALC127-133-112000-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0084.000000T0000Z-080411T2000Z/
WALKER AL-WINSTON AL-
253 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WINSTON AND NORTH CENTRAL WALKER COUNTIES...

AT 251 PM CDT...A CIRCULATION WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE SHORE...OR ABOUT 
11 MILES NORTH OF JASPER...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WILSON BEND...HELICON AND 7 MILES NORTH OF SMITH DAM BY 300 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 400 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3416 8710 3394 8709 3393 8708 3389 8708
      3394 8727 3397 8732 3406 8733
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 249DEG 39KT 3402 8722

$$

STEFKOVICH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 11, 9:54 AM CDTLake Wind AdvisoryBMXAutauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more8 hr
Apr 11, 12:10 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXFayette, Marion, Walker, Winston35 min
Apr 11, 12:52 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXWalker, Winston38 min
Apr 11, 1:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLamar, Marion50 min
Apr 11, 1:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston52 min
Apr 11, 1:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette, Lamar, Pickens49 min
Apr 11, 2:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker52 min
Apr 11, 2:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarengo47 min
Apr 11, 2:38 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXWinston22 min
Apr 11, 2:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette, Lamar, Pickens51 min
Apr 11, 2:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston40 min
Apr 11, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb, Dallas, Hale, Marengo, Perry49 min
Apr 11, 3:05 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXFayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa25 min
Apr 11, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXGreene, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa51 min
Apr 11, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker45 min
Apr 11, 3:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBlount, Walker19 min
Apr 11, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb, Chilton, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby61 min
Apr 11, 3:50 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXJefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker40 min
Apr 11, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCalhoun, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair38 min
Apr 11, 4:01 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXCalhoun, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair44 min
Apr 11, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBlount, Etowah38 min
Apr 11, 4:18 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXBlount, Jefferson, St. Clair42 min
Apr 11, 4:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter, Tuscaloosa53 min
Apr 11, 4:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega41 min
Apr 11, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXJefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker23 min
Apr 11, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb, Chilton, Hale, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby and 1 more48 min
Apr 11, 4:42 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXCalhoun, Cherokee, Etowah33 min
Apr 11, 4:56 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXBlount, Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair24 min
Apr 11, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb, Hale, Perry, Tuscaloosa48 min
Apr 11, 5:41 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXBibb, Chilton, Perry49 min
Apr 11, 6:24 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXBibb, Chilton, Perry51 min
Apr 11, 6:46 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXClay, Talladega29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.