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Tornado Warning 127, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at May 6, 2009, 6:41 AM CDT for Marion County, Alabama. It was in force for 34 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
- May 6, 2009, 6:41 AM CDT (11:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2009, 7:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Marion County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 6:55 AM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 Wsw Weston, AL | REPORTED TO E911 AT HIGHWAY 19 AND COUNTY ROAD 11 IN BARNSVILLE. |
| May 6, 7:06 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hamilton, AL | TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 278 IN HAMILTON. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 4:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 159 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1106 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 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 061141
TORBMX
ALC093-061215-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0127.090506T1141Z-090506T1215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
641 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAMILTON...
* UNTIL 715 AM CDT
* AT 640 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETECTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES WEST OF
WESTON...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FULTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WESTON BY 705 AM CDT...
HAMILTON BY 710 AM CDT...
THIS INCLUDES
AND US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 3 THROUGH 11.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3418 8820 3419 8819 3430 8789 3408 8784
3412 8820 3414 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 1141Z 261DEG 24KT 3415 8823
$$
17/KLAWS3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KBMX 061154
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
654 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009
ALC093-061215-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0127.000000T0000Z-090506T1215Z/
MARION AL-
654 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MARION COUNTY...
AT 654 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES TO DETECT A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WESTON...OR 7 MILES WEST OF
HAMILTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WESTON AND RANKIN FITE AIRPORT BY 705 AM CDT...
HAMILTON BY 710 AM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3412 8813 3415 8813 3418 8813 3421 8811
3430 8789 3408 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 1155Z 254DEG 17KT 3416 8809
$$000
WWUS54 KBMX 061157
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
657 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009
ALC093-061215-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0127.000000T0000Z-090506T1215Z/
MARION AL-
657 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MARION COUNTY...
AT 655 AM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WESTON...OR 7 MILES WEST OF
HAMILTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WESTON AND RANKIN FITE AIRPORT BY 710 AM CDT...
HAMILTON BY 715 AM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 8813 3415 8813 3418 8813 3421 8811
3430 8789 3408 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 1156Z 256DEG 15KT 3416 8809
$$000
WWUS54 KBMX 061207
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
707 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009
ALC093-061215-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0127.000000T0000Z-090506T1215Z/
MARION AL-
707 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MARION COUNTY...
AT 707 AM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL MARION COUNTY...OR NEAR
HAMILTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
&&
LAT...LON 3414 8801 3418 8802 3420 8801 3422 8799
3428 8788 3413 8785 3413 8786
TIME...MOT...LOC 1207Z 262DEG 18KT 3417 8797
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at May 6, 2:22 AM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 6, 2:22 AM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 222 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009 .DISCUSSION... ONCE AGAIN...BUSY WITH WEATHER...SO I WILL BE BRIEF. ANOTHER DAY...SAME FORECAST...AS YET ANOTHER VORT MAX AND JET MAX ENTER NORTHWEST ALABAMA THIS MORNING AND WILL FOCUS STORMS...THE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS...STRONG WITH A GOOD MIX OF SEVERE WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE FOCUSING MECHANISM DRIFTS FURTHER SOUTH THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. LOOK FOR MUCH OF THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS OVERNIGHT PERIODS...FOR THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO LAST WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. INTO THURSDAY...WE WILL ONCE AGAIN DEAL WITH ACTIVE WEATHER...AS WEDNESDAYS SLOW MOVING BOUNDARY WILL ONCE AGAIN TRIGGER MAINLY AFTERNOON STORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE CWA. ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER WILL ONCE AGAIN BE IN THE CARDS AS SHEAR VECTORS AND LAPSE RATES REMAIN RATHER LARGE...AGAIN THOUGH...THINKING THE BEST CHANCES WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO MOVE FURTHER SOUTH AS THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PROGRESSES. WE WILL HOPEFULLY BEGIN SEEING OUR FIRST BREAK IN THE ACTION BY LATE THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD ON FRIDAY MORNING. FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE WEEKEND...WE MAY CATCH A BIT OF A REST AS THE AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SEEM TO BE A BIT MORE ON THE DISORGANIZED SIDE...ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF SEVERE WEATHER. HOWEVER...EXPECT TO SEE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DEVELOPMENT EACH DAY...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. BEYOND THE WEEKEND...IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER SAGGING FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE...SO GET READY FOR ANOTHER FEW DAYS OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. I DONT SEE A LOT OF UPPER LEVEL DYNAMIC SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE OUTBREAK TYPE WEATHER...BUT CERTAINLY ANY VORT OR JET MAX WILL BRING THE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SEVERE THREAT ONCE AGAIN TO CENTRAL ALABAMA...TYPICAL MONTH OF MAY PATTERN. 17/KLAWS && .AVIATION...06Z TAF DISCUSSION. LOOK FOR WARM FRONT TO LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. MODELS DE-STABILIZE MUCH OF THE AREA AFTER 09Z AND EXPECT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. THEY WILL BECOME SCATTERED AFTER 15Z AND NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD AFTER 18Z. CEILINGS THROUGH 10Z MAINLY 3000 TO 5000 WITH SOME PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE AFTER 08Z. CEILINGS 2000 TO 3000 FEET AFTER 08Z WITH TEMPORARY CEILINGS 1000 TO 2000 FEET IN AND NEAR STORMS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 80 62 85 65 86 / 100 60 20 10 30 ANNISTON 81 62 84 64 86 / 100 70 20 10 20 BIRMINGHAM 79 62 85 66 87 / 100 70 20 10 20 TUSCALOOSA 83 64 88 67 90 / 100 70 20 10 20 CALERA 81 63 85 66 87 / 90 70 20 10 20 AUBURN 83 62 83 64 86 / 80 60 30 10 10 MONTGOMERY 87 66 86 67 90 / 70 60 30 10 10 TROY 86 65 85 66 88 / 70 40 40 10 10 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 17/50
Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 6:30 AM CDT, 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 630 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009 ALZ011>015-017>050-070940- AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE- CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE- JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY- PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA- TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON- 440 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA FROM THE MORNING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL SLOWLY PUSH SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND EVENTUALLY WILL BE CONFINED TO AREAS ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 85 AND HIGHWAY 80 THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA ON THURSDAY...MAINLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 6 AM AND 10 PM. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE NEEDED TODAY AND POSSIBLY THURSDAY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 6, 2:37 AM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 237 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009 ALZ012-060815- LAMAR- 237 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LAMAR COUNTY UNTIL 315 AM CDT... AT 233 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES EAST OF ABERDEEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... STAR. BEDFORD. VERNON. SULLIGENT. CREWS. BEAVERTON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, May 6, 3:10 AM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 310 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009 ALZ011-012-060845- LAMAR-MARION- 310 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LAMAR AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 345 AM CDT... AT 310 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CREWS...OR NEAR SULLIGENT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... PINE SPRINGS. HENSON SPRINGS. PIKEVILLE. GU-WIN. PEA RIDGE. PEARCES MILL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, May 6, 3:51 AM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 351 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009 ALZ011-014-015-060915- MARION-WALKER-WINSTON- 351 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MARION...WALKER AND WINSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 415 AM CDT... AT 351 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BRILLIANT...OR NEAR WINFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... WINFIELD. BRILLIANT. PINEY GROVE. LAKE BUTTAHATCHEE. NATURAL BRIDGE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, May 6, 6:14 AM CDT, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 614 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009 ALZ018-020-061145- CHEROKEE-ETOWAH- 614 AM CDT WED MAY 6 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CHEROKEE AND ETOWAH COUNTIES UNTIL 645 AM CDT... AT 612 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CHEROKEE ROCK VILLAGE...OR 8 MILES WEST OF CENTRE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas, Marengo, Perry | 41 min |
| May 5, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas, Marengo, Perry | 32 min |
| May 5, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 43 min |
| May 5, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale, Marengo | 37 min |
| May 6, 1:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Lamar, Marion, Winston | 3 hr |
| May 6, 3:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion, Walker, Winston | 26 min |
| May 6, 4:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 13 hr |
| May 6, 4:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Blount | 3 hr |
| May 6, 5:48 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Cherokee, Etowah | 3 hr |
| May 6, 6:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Winston | 54 min |
| May 6, 6:45 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion, Winston | 4 hr |
| May 6, 7:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Blount | 3 hr |
| May 6, 7:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 40 min |
| May 6, 8:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 53 min |
| May 6, 8:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 3 hr |
| May 6, 8:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 64 min |
| May 6, 8:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 33 min |
| May 6, 8:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker, Winston | 47 min |
| May 6, 8:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 40 min |
| May 6, 8:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 43 min |
| May 6, 8:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 41 min |
| May 6, 8:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 23 min |
| May 6, 9:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Blount, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson and 4 more | 62 min |
| May 6, 9:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 28 min |
| May 6, 9:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter | 41 min |
| May 6, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter | 5 days |
| May 6, 9:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 24 hr |
| May 6, 9:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo | 49 hr |
| May 6, 9:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 9 min |
| May 6, 10:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Etowah, Jefferson, St. Clair | 52 min |
| May 6, 10:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 33 min |
| May 6, 10:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Etowah | 4 hr |
| May 6, 10:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Blount | 4 hr |
| May 6, 11:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa, Tallapoosa | 33 min |
| May 6, 11:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Elmore | 44 min |
| May 6, 12:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Coosa, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery, Tallapoosa | 40 min |
| May 6, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery | 46 min |
| May 6, 12:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Tallapoosa | 43 min |
| May 6, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Tallapoosa | 34 min |
| May 6, 1:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Lamar, Marion, Winston | 4 hr |
| May 6, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee, Macon, Russell | 42 min |
| May 6, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Macon, Montgomery, Pike | 30 min |
| May 6, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Russell | 37 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.