Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 33, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 27, 2009, 3:17 PM CST for Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 28 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 27, 2009, 3:17 PM CST (21:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2009, 3:45 PM CST
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Tuscaloosa County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 3:18 PM CST | HAIL 0.5 | 3 Ne Northport, AL | PINE VALLEY RETIREMENT COMMUNITY. |
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 27, 12:38 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 48 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
- 622 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 400 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 272117
TORBMX
ALC125-272145-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0033.090227T2117Z-090227T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
317 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TUSCALOOSA...HOLT...
* UNTIL 345 PM CST
* AT 314 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HOLT...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LAKE WILDWOOD BY 330 PM CST...
BROOKWOOD AND 6 MILES NORTH OF COALING BY 335 PM CST...
BEVILLE LOCK AND DAM BY 340 PM CST...
VANCE...ABERNANT...WOODSTOCK JUNCTION AND 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE
VIEW BY 345 PM CST...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 76 THROUGH 97.
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 3336 8757 3334 8717 3331 8715 3329 8710
3324 8711 3324 8716 3314 8720 3313 8728
3318 8759
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 277DEG 23KT 3326 8747
$$1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS54 KBMX 272130
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
330 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
ALC125-272145-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-090227T2145Z/
TUSCALOOSA AL-
330 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY...
AT 327 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PETERSON...OR ABOUT 6 MILES
EAST OF HOLT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BROOKWOOD AND 6 MILES NORTH OF COALING BY 335 PM CST...
BEVILLE LOCK AND DAM AND I 20 REST AREA NEAR TUSCALOOSA BY 340 PM
CST...
VANCE...ABERNANT...WOODSTOCK JUNCTION AND 7 MILES WEST OF CAFFEE
JUNCTION BY 345 PM CST...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 76 THROUGH 97.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3335 8744 3334 8717 3328 8710 3324 8711
3324 8716 3317 8719 3314 8724 3313 8728
3317 8750
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 277DEG 23KT 3325 8737
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 4:56 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | BMX | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 25 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 27, 8:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Pickens | 54 min |
| Feb 27, 8:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 51 min |
| Feb 27, 8:39 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 38 min |
| Feb 27, 9:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 49 min |
| Feb 27, 10:17 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 28 min |
| Feb 27, 10:25 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chilton, Clay, Coosa and 10 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 11:26 AM CST | Lake Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 27, 12:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas, Marengo, Perry | 39 min |
| Feb 27, 12:22 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 12:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas | 40 min |
| Feb 27, 1:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Dallas | 45 min |
| Feb 27, 1:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton | 29 min |
| Feb 27, 1:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Dallas, Lowndes | 62 min |
| Feb 27, 1:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Elmore, Montgomery | 67 min |
| Feb 27, 2:16 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 66 min |
| Feb 27, 2:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 28 min |
| Feb 27, 2:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock, Elmore, Macon, Montgomery, Tallapoosa | 58 min |
| Feb 27, 2:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens | 63 min |
| Feb 27, 3:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 42 min |
| Feb 27, 3:14 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 65 min |
| Feb 27, 3:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Hale, Perry | 18 min |
| Feb 27, 3:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa | 57 min |
| Feb 27, 3:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Hale, Perry | 63 min |
| Feb 27, 4:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Hale, Perry | 40 min |
| Feb 27, 4:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 39 min |
| Feb 27, 4:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 20 min |
| Feb 27, 4:52 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Perry | 53 min |
| Feb 27, 5:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 42 min |
| Feb 27, 5:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter | 41 min |
| Feb 27, 5:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Marengo, Sumter | 46 min |
| Feb 27, 5:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Elmore, Montgomery | 37 min |
| Feb 27, 5:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 45 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.