Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 40, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 27, 2009, 5:03 PM CST for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 42 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
- Feb 27, 2009, 5:03 PM CST (23:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2009, 5:45 PM CST
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Sumter County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 5:30 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 4 N Livingston, AL | EXIT 20 ON INTERSTATE 20. CORRECTED FOR TIME. |
| Feb 27, 5:43 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 4 N Livingston, AL | EXIT 20 ON INTERSTATE 20 |
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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 132 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 272303 TORBMX ALC063-065-091-119-272345- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0040.090227T2303Z-090227T2345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 503 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL MARENGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DEMOPOLIS... SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF EUTAW... WEST CENTRAL HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... NORTHERN SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LIVINGSTON... * UNTIL 545 PM CST * AT 500 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR WEST UNION...OR 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIVINGSTON...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... GAINESVILLE BY 510 PM CST... ALLISON AND BOLIGEE BY 520 PM CST... WALDEN QUARTERS...EUTAW AND 6 MILES NORTH OF THORNHILL BY 525 PM CST... WEDGEWORTH AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF EVANSVILLE BY 530 PM CST... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 17 THROUGH 40. 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 3295 8834 3286 8773 3245 8775 3265 8838 TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 279DEG 59KT 3283 8831 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KBMX 272315 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 515 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 ALC063-065-091-119-272345- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-090227T2345Z/ MARENGO AL-SUMTER AL-HALE AL-GREENE AL- 515 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN GREENE...WEST CENTRAL HALE...NORTHERN SUMTER AND NORTH CENTRAL MARENGO COUNTIES... AT 513 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WEST UNION...OR ABOUT 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIVINGSTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... SUMTERVILLE AND GAINESVILLE BY 520 PM CST... EPES AND BOLIGEE BY 530 PM CST... TISHABEE BY 535 PM CST... THORNHILL BY 540 PM CST... FORKLAND...BIRDINE AND BELMONT BY 545 PM CST... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 17 THROUGH 40. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN ALABAMA. LAT...LON 3295 8834 3286 8773 3245 8775 3265 8838 TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 296DEG 47KT 3278 8829 $$
000
WWUS54 KBMX 272330
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
530 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
ALC063-065-091-119-272345-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-090227T2345Z/
MARENGO AL-SUMTER AL-HALE AL-GREENE AL-
530 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
GREENE...SOUTHWESTERN HALE...NORTHERN SUMTER AND NORTH CENTRAL
MARENGO COUNTIES...
AT 526 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SUMTERVILLE...OR ABOUT 7
MILES NORTH OF LIVINGSTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BLUFFPORT BY 535 PM CST...
TISHABEE AND 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THORNHILL BY 540 PM CST...
BELMONT...MCDOWELL...6 MILES NORTHWEST OF DEMOPOLIS LOCK AND DAM
AND 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORKLAND BY 545 PM CST...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 17 THROUGH 23.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
PENNY SIZE 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.
LAT...LON 3263 8831 3285 8827 3268 8774 3245 8775
3261 8824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 296DEG 47KT 3267 8815
$$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, 4:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Perry | 53 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.