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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 27, 2009, 4:57 PM CST for 5 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 53 min. 6 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
- Feb 27, 2009, 4:57 PM CST (22:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2009, 5:50 PM CST
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Autauga County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Perry County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:00 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, 5:21 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Plecher, AL | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AT HWY 19 AND 42 NEAR THE RAILROAD TRACKS. CORRECTED FOR TIME. |
| Feb 27, 5:21 PM CST | HAIL 0.5 | 3 S Plecher, AL | ON HIGHWAY 82 AT THE CHILTON AND AUTAUGA COUNTY LINES. |
| Feb 27, 5:21 PM CST | HAIL 0.88 | 3 S Plecher, AL | NEAR AUTAUGA CITY ON COUNTY ROAD 19. CORRECTED FOR TIME. |
| Feb 27, 5:30 PM CST | HAIL 0.25 | 3 N Billingsley, AL | NEAR THE TANASCA POWER PLANT. |
| Feb 27, 5:40 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Plecher, AL | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AT HWY 19 AND 42 NEAR THE RAILROAD TRACKS. |
| Feb 27, 5:40 PM CST | HAIL 0.88 | 3 S Plecher, AL | NEAR AUTAUGA CITY ON COUNTY ROAD 19. |
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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 51 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 272257
TORBMX
ALC001-007-021-047-105-280000-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0039.090227T2257Z-090228T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
457 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN AUTAUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHERN CHILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLANTON...
NORTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 600 PM CST
* AT 456 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PARNELL...OR 11
MILES NORTH OF VALLEY GRANDE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PLECHER BY 505 PM CST...
BILLINGSLEY BY 515 PM CST...
VIDA JUNCTION BY 520 PM CST...
8 MILES NORTHEAST OF AUTAUGAVILLE BY 525 PM CST...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBER 205.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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 800 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3285 8660 3271 8654 3242 8665 3261 8711
3287 8707
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 294DEG 40KT 3268 8695
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KBMX 272312
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
512 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
ALC007-105-272322-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-090228T0000Z/
PERRY AL-BIBB AL-
512 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BIBB AND NORTHEASTERN PERRY
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3242 8665 3243 8666 3262 8701 3283 8685
3281 8658 3271 8654
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 294DEG 40KT 3267 8682
$$
ALC001-021-047-280000-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-090228T0000Z/
DALLAS AL-AUTAUGA AL-CHILTON AL-
512 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
CHILTON...WESTERN AUTAUGA AND NORTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTIES...
AT 508 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PARNELL...OR ABOUT 13 MILES
NORTHEAST OF VALLEY GRANDE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BILLINGSLEY AND DAWSON MILL BY 520 PM CST...
VIDA JUNCTION AND 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ENTERPRISE BY 525 PM CST...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBER 205.
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 800 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3242 8665 3243 8666 3262 8701 3283 8685
3281 8658 3271 8654
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 294DEG 40KT 3267 8682
$$000
WWUS54 KBMX 272332
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
532 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
ALC047-272342-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-090228T0000Z/
DALLAS AL-
532 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3255 8660 3255 8667 3261 8684 3282 8671
3281 8658 3271 8654
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 294DEG 40KT 3262 8663
$$
ALC001-021-280000-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-090228T0000Z/
AUTAUGA AL-CHILTON AL-
532 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CHILTON AND NORTH CENTRAL AUTAUGA COUNTIES...
AT 530 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BILLINGSLEY...OR ABOUT 14
MILES SOUTH OF CLANTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBER 205.
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 3255 8660 3255 8667 3261 8684 3282 8671
3281 8658 3271 8654
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 294DEG 40KT 3262 8663
$$000
WWUS54 KBMX 272350
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
550 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
ALC001-021-280000-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-090228T0000Z/
AUTAUGA AL-CHILTON AL-
550 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CHILTON AND NORTH CENTRAL
AUTAUGA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3255 8660 3255 8667 3261 8684 3282 8671
3281 8658 3271 8654
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 294DEG 40KT 3254 8641
$$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, 3:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 28 min |
| 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, 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.