Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 41, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 27, 2009, 5:19 PM CST for 6 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 41 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, 5:19 PM CST (23:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dallas County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Perry County, AL, Sumter County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:21 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, 6:02 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Uniontown, AL | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS SEVERAL ROADWAYS. |
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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 103 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 272319
TORBMX
ALC047-063-065-091-105-119-280000-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0041.090227T2319Z-090228T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
519 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF UNIONTOWN...
WEST CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHEASTERN MARENGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DEMOPOLIS...
SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHERN HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 600 PM CST
* AT 517 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ARCOLA...OR NEAR
DEMOPOLIS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEWBERN BY 530 PM CST...
FAUNSDALE BY 535 PM CST...
UNIONTOWN BY 540 PM CST...
9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALDEN BY 545 PM CST...
MARION JUNCTION BY 550 PM CST...
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 3265 8742 3239 8727 3228 8752 3249 8790
3267 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 296DEG 47KT 3254 8778
$$1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS54 KBMX 272348
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
548 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
ALC063-119-272357-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-090228T0000Z/
SUMTER AL-GREENE AL-
547 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GREENE AND EXTREME EAST
CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3233 8741 3245 8773 3266 8772 3265 8742
3239 8727
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 290DEG 49KT 3250 8756
$$
ALC047-065-091-105-280000-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-090228T0000Z/
MARENGO AL-DALLAS AL-PERRY AL-HALE AL-
547 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
HALE...SOUTHWESTERN PERRY...WEST CENTRAL DALLAS AND NORTHEASTERN
MARENGO COUNTIES...
AT 543 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LANEVILLE...OR ABOUT 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF UNIONTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
VALDEN BY 555 PM CST...
MARION JUNCTION BY 600 PM CST...
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 3233 8741 3245 8773 3266 8772 3265 8742
3239 8727
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 290DEG 49KT 3250 8756
$$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, 5:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 42 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.