Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 72, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 10, 2009, 7:05 PM CDT for 5 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 55 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
- Apr 10, 2009, 7:05 PM CDT (00:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2009, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chambers County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Lee County, AL, Macon County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 7:12 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ese Martin Dam, AL | EF-1 TORNADO. PATH LENGTH 10.15 AND 250 YARDS WIDE. AFFECTED RURAL SOUTHERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY AND A SMALL AREA OF WESTERN LEE COUNTY. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED OFF OR UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH. |
| Apr 10, 7:22 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 S Roxana, AL | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED JUST SOUTH OF ROXANA. |
| Apr 10, 7:22 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 5 Nw Martin Dam, AL | BASEBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE WINDEMERE COMMUNITY JUST NORTHEAST OF KOWALIGA BRIDGE ON ALABAMA HIGHWAY 63. |
| Apr 10, 7:30 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 10 Sw Dadeville, AL | GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL FELL NEAR MARTIN DAM. THE HAIL WAS UP TO 2 FEET DEEP IN SPOTS AND WAS STILL ON THE GROUND THE NEXT MORNING. |
| Apr 10, 7:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Ne Notasulga, AL | EF-1 TORNADO. DAMAGE PATH WAS 5.5 MILES LONG AND 300 YARDS WIDE. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED OFF OR UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH. SEVERAL STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED IN LOACHAPOKA. |
| Apr 10, 7:51 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Se Auburn Water Board, AL | EF-1 TORNADO. DAMAGE PATH 2.25 MILES AND 100 YARDS WIDE. SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED OFF OR UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH. A MOBILE HOME AND A FEW OTHER STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED IN BEAUREGARD. |
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, 2:39 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 1068 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1433 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 348 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 390 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 9.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KBMX 110005
TORBMX
ALC017-051-081-087-123-110100-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0072.090411T0005Z-090411T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
705 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHEASTERN ELMORE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
LEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...OPELIKA...AUBURN...
SOUTHERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHEASTERN MACON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NOTASULGA...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 705 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MARTIN
DAM...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DADEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
6 MILES SOUTH OF WAVERLY BY 730 PM CDT...
AUBURN UNIVERSITY BY 740 PM CDT...
AUBURN BY 745 PM CDT...
OPELIKA BY 750 PM CDT...
BEAUREGARD BY 755 PM CDT...
GRIFFEN MILL BY 800 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 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
EASTERN ALABAMA.
&&
LAT...LON 3248 8509 3247 8533 3242 8534 3241 8543
3267 8603 3284 8597 3273 8512 3258 8504
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 287DEG 36KT 3272 8588
$$
273 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KBMX 110016
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
716 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
ALC017-051-081-087-123-110100-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090411T0100Z/
MACON AL-LEE AL-ELMORE AL-TALLAPOOSA AL-CHAMBERS AL-
716 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CHAMBERS...SOUTHERN TALLAPOOSA...NORTHEASTERN ELMORE...
LEE AND NORTHEASTERN MACON COUNTIES...
AT 715 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6
MILES WEST OF ROXANA...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF DADEVILLE...MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ROXANA BY 725 PM CDT...
LOACHAPOKA BY 730 PM CDT...
AUBURN UNIVERSITY AND AUBURN BY 740 PM CDT...
ROBERT G. PITTS AIRPORT AND CHEWACLA STATE PARK BY 745 PM CDT...
BEAUREGARD AND OPELIKA BY 750 PM CDT...
GRIFFEN MILL AND 6 MILES WEST OF BLEECKER BY 800 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
EASTERN ALABAMA.
&&
LAT...LON 3248 8509 3247 8533 3243 8536 3241 8543
3262 8592 3283 8587 3273 8512 3258 8504
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 287DEG 36KT 3269 8577
$$
JD/02000
WWUS54 KBMX 110030
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
730 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
ALC051-110041-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090411T0100Z/
ELMORE AL-
730 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN ELMORE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3248 8509 3247 8533 3244 8537 3241 8543
3254 8573 3280 8561 3273 8512 3266 8508
3265 8509 3263 8507 3260 8506 3258 8504
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 287DEG 36KT 3264 8559
$$
ALC017-081-087-123-110100-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090411T0100Z/
MACON AL-LEE AL-TALLAPOOSA AL-CHAMBERS AL-
730 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CHAMBERS...SOUTHEASTERN TALLAPOOSA...LEE AND
NORTHEASTERN MACON COUNTIES...
AT 729 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LOACHAPOKA...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF NOTASULGA...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
AUBURN UNIVERSITY AND AUBURN BY 740 PM CDT...
ROBERT G. PITTS AIRPORT...CHEWACLA STATE PARK AND 8 MILES SOUTH OF
MOUNT JEFFERSON BY 745 PM CDT...
BEAUREGARD AND OPELIKA BY 750 PM CDT...
9 MILES SOUTH OF BEANS MILL BY 755 PM CDT...
GRIFFEN MILL AND 6 MILES WEST OF BLEECKER BY 800 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
&&
LAT...LON 3248 8509 3247 8533 3244 8537 3241 8543
3254 8573 3280 8561 3273 8512 3266 8508
3265 8509 3263 8507 3260 8506 3258 8504
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 287DEG 36KT 3264 8559
$$
JD/02000
WWUS54 KBMX 110045
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
745 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
ALC123-110056-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090411T0100Z/
TALLAPOOSA AL-
745 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3249 8508 3247 8533 3244 8537 3241 8543
3248 8560 3278 8545 3273 8512 3266 8508
3265 8509 3263 8507 3258 8504
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 287DEG 36KT 3260 8542
$$
ALC017-081-087-110100-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0072.000000T0000Z-090411T0100Z/
MACON AL-LEE AL-CHAMBERS AL-
745 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CHAMBERS...LEE AND NORTHEASTERN MACON COUNTIES...
AT 745 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR ROBERT G. PITTS AIRPORT...OR NEAR AUBURN...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
9 MILES SOUTH OF BEANS MILL BY 755 PM CDT...
GRIFFEN MILL AND 6 MILES WEST OF BLEECKER BY 800 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
&&
LAT...LON 3249 8508 3247 8533 3244 8537 3241 8543
3248 8560 3278 8545 3273 8512 3266 8508
3265 8509 3263 8507 3258 8504
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 287DEG 36KT 3260 8542
$$
JD/02The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Lee, Tallapoosa | 38 min |
| Apr 10, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Dallas, Lowndes, Montgomery, Perry | 57 min |
| Apr 10, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee, Macon, Russell | 49 min |
| Apr 10, 7:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Elmore, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa | 60 min |
| Apr 10, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Bullock, Elmore, Macon, Montgomery | 62 min |
| Apr 10, 8:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee, Russell | 21 min |
| Apr 10, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Dallas, Lowndes, Montgomery | 64 min |
| Apr 10, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee, Macon, Russell | 68 min |
| Apr 10, 8:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock, Macon, Montgomery | 58 min |
| Apr 10, 9:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Macon, Russell | 57 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.