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Tornado Warning 76, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 10, 2009, 8:37 PM CDT for Lee County, Macon County, Russell County, Alabama. It was in force for 68 min. 7 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, 8:37 PM CDT (01:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2009, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lee County, AL, Macon County, AL, Russell County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 9:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Marvyn, AL | SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN WITH DAMAGE TO A HOME AND A FEW VEHICLES. THIS OCCURRED ON LEE ROAD 29 NEAR THE MACON AND LEE COUNTY LINE. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Apr 10, 9:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Marvyn, AL | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN MARVYN. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Apr 10, 9:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 S Parkmanville, AL | DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES ON KITE TOWN ROAD IN SEALE. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Apr 10, 9:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 S Parkmanville, AL | ONE HOUSE COMPLETELY DESTROYED ON RIDGE ROAD IN SEALE. ROAD IS IMPASSIBLE WITH TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Apr 10, 9:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 6 Nne Hatchechubbe, AL | GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN SEALE. |
| Apr 10, 9:20 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 3 Ese Russell County Sp, AL | *** 1 INJ *** ONE MOBILE HOME WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED ON RIDGE ROAD IN SEALE. ONE WOMAN WAS INJURED IN HER HOME. ROAD WAS IMPASSIBLE WITH TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. TORNADO PATH ONE HALF MILE LONG AND 100 YARDS WIDE. MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED AT 95 TO 105 MPH. |
| Apr 10, 9:27 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 3 Ese Russell County Sp, AL | *** 1 INJ *** ONE MOBILE HOME WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED ON RIDGE ROAD IN SEALE. ONE WOMAN WAS INJURED IN HER HOME. ROAD WAS IMPASSIBLE WITH TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. TORNADO PATH ONE HALF MILE LONG AND 100 YARDS WIDE. MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED AT 95 TO 105 MPH. |
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, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 189 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 110137
TORBMX
ALC081-087-113-110245-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0076.090411T0137Z-090411T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
837 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF AUBURN...
EAST CENTRAL MACON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PHENIX CITY...
* UNTIL 945 PM CDT
* AT 837 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF TUSKEGEE NATIONAL FOREST...OR NEAR NOTASULGA...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
TUSKEGEE NATIONAL FOREST BY 845 PM CDT...
6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AUBURN BY 855 PM CDT...
SOCIETY HILL AND BEAUREGARD BY 905 PM CDT...
6 MILES NORTHEAST OF UCHEE AND 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRIFFEN MILL BY
920 PM CDT...
RUSSELL COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX AND 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LADONIA BY
940 PM CDT...
9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PHENIX CITY BY 945 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
SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
&&
LAT...LON 3221 8493 3221 8495 3218 8497 3217 8501
3213 8505 3211 8504 3239 8565 3261 8554
3253 8499 3245 8498 3243 8496 3238 8496
3234 8500 3232 8493 3226 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 293DEG 26KT 3255 8564
$$5 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KBMX 110152
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
852 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
ALC081-087-113-110245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-090411T0245Z/
RUSSELL AL-MACON AL-LEE AL-
852 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
LEE...EAST CENTRAL MACON AND RUSSELL COUNTIES...
AT 852 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CHEWACLA STATE
PARK...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF AUBURN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SOCIETY HILL AND BEAUREGARD BY 900 PM CDT...
MARVYN BY 905 PM CDT...
CRAWFORD BY 920 PM CDT...
PARKMANVILLE BY 925 PM CDT...
RUSSELL COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX AND PHENIX DRAG STRIP BY 930 PM
CDT...
FORT MITCHELL...UCHEE CREEK AND FORT MITCHELL ACTIVITY CENTER BY
940 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
&&
LAT...LON 3221 8493 3221 8495 3218 8497 3217 8501
3213 8505 3211 8504 3235 8555 3252 8557
3260 8549 3253 8499 3245 8498 3243 8496
3238 8496 3234 8500 3232 8493 3226 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 292DEG 31KT 3250 8549
$$
JD/02000
WWUS54 KBMX 110202
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
902 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
ALC081-087-113-110245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-090411T0245Z/
RUSSELL AL-MACON AL-LEE AL-
902 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LEE...EAST CENTRAL MACON AND RUSSELL COUNTIES...
AT 901 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MARVYN...OR 10
MILES SOUTHEAST OF AUBURN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CRAWFORD BY 920 PM CDT...
PARKMANVILLE BY 925 PM CDT...
RUSSELL COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX AND PHENIX DRAG STRIP BY 930 PM
CDT...
FORT MITCHELL...UCHEE CREEK AND FORT MITCHELL ACTIVITY CENTER BY
940 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
&&
LAT...LON 3221 8493 3221 8495 3218 8497 3217 8501
3213 8505 3211 8504 3231 8547 3249 8546
3258 8535 3253 8499 3245 8498 3243 8496
3238 8496 3234 8500 3232 8493 3226 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 292DEG 31KT 3247 8539
$$
JD/02000
WWUS54 KBMX 110218
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
918 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
ALC087-110229-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-090411T0245Z/
MACON AL-
918 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MACON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3221 8493 3221 8495 3218 8497 3217 8501
3213 8505 3211 8504 3222 8528 3244 8530
3255 8516 3253 8499 3245 8498 3243 8496
3238 8496 3234 8500 3232 8493 3226 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 292DEG 37KT 3240 8519
$$
ALC081-113-110245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-090411T0245Z/
RUSSELL AL-LEE AL-
918 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LEE AND EASTERN RUSSELL COUNTIES...
AT 917 PM CDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR PARKMANVILLE...OR 12 MILES WEST OF PHENIX CITY...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PHENIX DRAG STRIP...RUSSELL COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX...6 MILES SOUTH
OF LADONIA AND 7 MILES SOUTH OF LADONIA SPORTS COMPLEX BY 925 PM
CDT...
8 MILES SOUTH OF PHENIX CITY BY 930 PM CDT...
FORT MITCHELL...UCHEE CREEK AND FORT MITCHELL ACTIVITY CENTER BY
935 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
&&
LAT...LON 3221 8493 3221 8495 3218 8497 3217 8501
3213 8505 3211 8504 3222 8528 3244 8530
3255 8516 3253 8499 3245 8498 3243 8496
3238 8496 3234 8500 3232 8493 3226 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 292DEG 37KT 3240 8519
$$
JD/02000
WWUS54 KBMX 110229
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
929 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
ALC081-113-110245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-090411T0245Z/
RUSSELL AL-LEE AL-
929 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN LEE AND EASTERN RUSSELL COUNTIES...
AT 927 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR UCHEE CREEK...OR 7
MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT BENNING SOUTH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL EASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY AT 940 PM CDT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
&&
LAT...LON 3221 8493 3221 8495 3218 8497 3217 8501
3213 8505 3228 8516 3240 8516 3251 8506
3253 8499 3245 8498 3243 8496 3238 8496
3234 8500 3232 8493 3226 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 299DEG 40KT 3231 8504
$$
JD/02000
WWUS54 KBMX 110236
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
936 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
ALC081-110246-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-090411T0245Z/
LEE AL-
936 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3221 8493 3221 8495 3218 8497 3217 8501
3213 8505 3224 8508 3233 8509 3236 8498
3234 8500 3232 8493 3226 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 0236Z 300DEG 34KT 3229 8502
$$
ALC113-110245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-090411T0245Z/
RUSSELL AL-
936 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL RUSSELL COUNTY...
AT 936 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FORT MITCHELL
ACTIVITY CENTER...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT BENNING SOUTH...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
&&
LAT...LON 3221 8493 3221 8495 3218 8497 3217 8501
3213 8505 3224 8508 3233 8509 3236 8498
3234 8500 3232 8493 3226 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 0236Z 300DEG 34KT 3229 8502
$$
JD/02The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 7:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa | 55 min |
| 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, 8:47 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 |
Nearby
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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.