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Tornado Warning 67, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 10, 20094 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 10, 2009, 5:38 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 52 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: Apr 10, 2009, 5:38 PM CDT (22:38 UTC)
Expired: Apr 10, 2009, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Calhoun County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Etowah County, AL

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 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
Apr 10, 5:49 PM CDT	HAIL 0.75	1 Sw Ellisville, AL	DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL BRIEFLY FELL NEAR ELLISVILLE.
Apr 10, 6:00 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Ellisville, AL	GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN ELLISVILLE.

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
Apr 10, 11:23 AM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	8 hr
Apr 10, 2:39 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 120 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 671 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 256 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 292 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KBMX 102238
TORBMX
ALC015-019-029-055-102330-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0067.090410T2238Z-090410T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
538 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL CLEBURNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  SOUTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
  EAST CENTRAL ETOWAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HOKES BLUFF...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 537 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HOKES
  BLUFF...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  TENNALA AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF MOSHAT BY 550 PM 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 3392 8538 3391 8539 3396 8588 3409 8590
      3415 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 264DEG 41KT 3402 8580

$$

4 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 102242
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
542 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

ALC015-019-029-055-102330-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-090410T2330Z/
CLEBURNE AL-CALHOUN AL-ETOWAH AL-CHEROKEE AL-
542 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
CHEROKEE...EAST CENTRAL ETOWAH...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CALHOUN AND
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL CLEBURNE COUNTIES...

AT 542 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR REAVES...OR 7
MILES EAST OF HOKES BLUFF...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ELLISVILLE...TENNALA AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF MOSHAT BY 550 PM CDT...
  SPRING GARDEN BY 555 PM CDT...
  8 MILES NORTH OF BORDEN SPRINGS BY 600 PM 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA.

&&

LAT...LON 3392 8538 3391 8539 3396 8588 3409 8590
      3415 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 264DEG 41KT 3402 8574

$$
STEFKOVICH

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 102248
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
548 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

ALC015-019-029-055-102330-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-090410T2330Z/
CLEBURNE AL-CALHOUN AL-ETOWAH AL-CHEROKEE AL-
548 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
CHEROKEE...EAST CENTRAL ETOWAH...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CALHOUN AND
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL CLEBURNE COUNTIES...

AT 548 PM CDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR TENNALA...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF PIEDMONT...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ELLISVILLE AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF MOSHAT BY 555 PM CDT...
  SPRING GARDEN BY 600 PM CDT...
  8 MILES NORTH OF BORDEN SPRINGS BY 605 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL.

&&

LAT...LON 3392 8538 3391 8539 3396 8588 3409 8590
      3415 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 264DEG 36KT 3403 8569

$$
STEFKOVICH

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 102303
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
603 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

ALC055-102312-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-090410T2330Z/
ETOWAH AL-
603 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ETOWAH COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3395 8570 3410 8574 3415 8542 3392 8538
      3391 8539
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 264DEG 48KT 3404 8558

$$

ALC015-019-029-102330-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-090410T2330Z/
CLEBURNE AL-CALHOUN AL-CHEROKEE AL-
603 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
CHEROKEE...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CALHOUN AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL
CLEBURNE COUNTIES...

AT 601 PM CDT...A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED AND A TORNADO CAN 
DEVELOP AT ANY MOMENT.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELLISVILLE...OR 
8 MILES NORTH OF PIEDMONT...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  8 MILES NORTH OF BORDEN SPRINGS BY 610 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA.

&&

LAT...LON 3395 8570 3410 8574 3415 8542 3392 8538
      3391 8539
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 264DEG 48KT 3404 8558

$$
STEFKOVICH

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 102309
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
609 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

ALC015-019-029-102330-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-090410T2330Z/
CLEBURNE AL-CALHOUN AL-CHEROKEE AL-
609 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CALHOUN AND EXTREME
NORTH CENTRAL CLEBURNE COUNTIES...

AT 608 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
SPRING GARDEN...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF PIEDMONT...MOVING EAST AT 55
MPH.

LAT...LON 3395 8570 3413 8550 3415 8542 3392 8538
      3391 8539
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 264DEG 48KT 3404 8546

$$
STEFKOVICH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 10, 3:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar	40 min
Apr 10, 3:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston	40 min
Apr 10, 4:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar	45 min
Apr 10, 4:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Marion, Walker, Winston	35 min
Apr 10, 4:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Walker	44 min
Apr 10, 5:40 AM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more	7 hr
Apr 10, 6:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Etowah, St. Clair	28 min
Apr 10, 6:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah	24 min
Apr 10, 12:35 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more	6 hr
Apr 10, 1:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion	45 min
Apr 10, 2:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion, Winston	51 min
Apr 10, 2:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Winston	16 min
Apr 10, 3:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Winston	34 min
Apr 10, 3:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega	24 min
Apr 10, 3:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby	30 min
Apr 10, 3:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cherokee	42 min
Apr 10, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega	41 min
Apr 10, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Etowah	52 min
Apr 10, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair	34 min
Apr 10, 4:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Blount, Etowah	34 min
Apr 10, 4:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Cherokee	45 min
Apr 10, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, St. Clair, Talladega	47 min
Apr 10, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Walker, Winston	20 min
Apr 10, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Jefferson	44 min
Apr 10, 4:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega	40 min
Apr 10, 4:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Cherokee, Etowah	48 min
Apr 10, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby, Talladega	47 min
Apr 10, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa	48 min
Apr 10, 5:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Clay, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega	44 min
Apr 10, 5:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Clay, Cleburne, Randolph	41 min
Apr 10, 5:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Clay, Cleburne, Randolph	29 min
Apr 10, 5:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah	48 min
Apr 10, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, St. Clair	61 min
Apr 10, 5:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Shelby, Talladega	41 min
Apr 10, 5:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, St. Clair	23 min
Apr 10, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa	46 min
Apr 10, 5:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cleburne, Etowah, St. Clair	60 min
Apr 10, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Shelby	21 min
Apr 10, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Shelby, Talladega	60 min
Apr 10, 6:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Chilton, Coosa, Tallapoosa	58 min
Apr 10, 6:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers, Clay, Coosa, Randolph, Talladega, Tallapoosa	60 min
Apr 10, 6:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Perry	51 min
Apr 10, 6:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa	28 min
Apr 10, 6:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Chambers, Elmore, Lee, Tallapoosa	65 min
Apr 10, 6:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chilton, Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa	63 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.