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Tornado Warning 77, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 10, 2009, 8:47 PM CDT for Bullock County, Macon County, Montgomery County, Alabama. It was in force for 58 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, 8:47 PM CDT (01:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2009, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bullock County, AL, Macon County, AL, Montgomery County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 8:48 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 4 Ese Montgomery, AL | TORNADO PATH LENGTH 26.06 MILES AND 440 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 100 AND 110 MPH. DOZENS OF HOMES RECEIVED MINOR TO MODERATE ROOF DAMAGE. SEVERAL BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE EI |
| Apr 10, 8:58 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Auburn University, AL | POWER OUTAGES REPORTED ON TAYLOR ROAD SOUTHEAST OF MONTGOMERY. |
| Apr 10, 8:58 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Auburn University, AL | ROOF DAMAGE TO APARTMENT COMPLEX AND CAR WINDOWS BLOWN OUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF VAUGHN ROAD AND TAYLOR ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Apr 10, 8:58 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ssw Auburn University, AL | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON INTERSECTION OF VAUGHN ROAD AND BELL ROAD SSE OF DOWNTOWN MONTGOMERY. |
| Apr 10, 8:59 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Shorter, AL | SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AROUND SHORTER. THE REPORTS CAME FROM AREAS NEAR COUNTY ROAD 6 AND COUNTY ROAD 2. |
| Apr 10, 9:04 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sse Waugh, AL | ROOFS OFF HOMES NEAR RAY THORINGTON ROAD NEAR CECIL. POWER POLES ALSO SNAPPED IN HALF. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Apr 10, 9:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Cecil, AL | LARGE TREE LIMBS REPORTED DOWN IN THE COMMUNITY OF MATTHEWS. |
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, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 158 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 110147
TORBMX
ALC011-087-101-110245-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0077.090411T0147Z-090411T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
847 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY...
BULLOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...UNION SPRINGS...MIDWAY...
SOUTHERN MACON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 945 PM CDT
* AT 847 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR AUBURN
UNIVERSITY IN MONTGOMERY...OR 6 MILES EAST OF MONTGOMERY...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MOUNT MEIGS AND PIKE ROAD BY 855 PM CDT...
WAUGH BY 900 PM CDT...
HARDAWAY BY 915 PM CDT...
DAVISVILLE BY 930 PM CDT...
GUERRYTON 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3231 8635 3241 8631 3234 8543 3216 8543
3216 8541 3214 8543 3203 8543 3202 8544
3203 8546 3202 8547 3203 8550 3201 8552
3201 8558 3196 8561
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 277DEG 34KT 3235 8618
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KBMX 110155
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
855 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
ALC011-087-101-110245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0077.000000T0000Z-090411T0245Z/
BULLOCK AL-MONTGOMERY AL-MACON AL-
855 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
MACON...EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY AND BULLOCK COUNTIES...
AT 854 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNT MEIGS...OR 9
MILES EAST OF MONTGOMERY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WAUGH BY 900 PM CDT...
CECIL BY 905 PM CDT...
CROSS KEYS AND MITCHELL BY 915 PM CDT...
HARDAWAY BY 920 PM CDT...
FORT DAVIS...SEDGEFIELD AND DAVISVILLE BY 935 PM CDT...
6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WARRIORSTAND BY 945 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
&&
LAT...LON 3224 8621 3240 8619 3234 8543 3216 8543
3216 8541 3214 8543 3203 8543 3201 8558
3196 8561
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 281DEG 31KT 3233 8612
$$
JD/02000
WWUS54 KBMX 110159
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
859 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
ALC011-087-101-110245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0077.000000T0000Z-090411T0245Z/
BULLOCK AL-MONTGOMERY AL-MACON AL-
859 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
MACON...EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY AND BULLOCK COUNTIES...
AT 857 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PIKE ROAD...OR 12
MILES EAST OF MONTGOMERY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CECIL BY 905 PM CDT...
MITCHELL BY 910 PM CDT...
CROSS KEYS BY 915 PM CDT...
HARDAWAY BY 920 PM CDT...
FORT DAVIS AND SEDGEFIELD BY 935 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
&&
LAT...LON 3220 8613 3232 8614 3239 8606 3239 8604
3234 8543 3216 8543 3216 8541 3214 8543
3204 8544 3201 8558 3196 8561
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 284DEG 32KT 3231 8607
$$
JD/02000
WWUS54 KBMX 110214
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
914 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
ALC011-087-101-110245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0077.000000T0000Z-090411T0245Z/
BULLOCK AL-MONTGOMERY AL-MACON AL-
914 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
MACON...EXTREME EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY AND BULLOCK COUNTIES...
AT 914 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MITCHELL...OR 11
MILES SOUTH OF MILSTEAD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
HARDAWAY BY 925 PM CDT...
6 MILES NORTH OF FRANKLIN FIELD BY 935 PM CDT...
FORT DAVIS...SEDGEFIELD...6 MILES NORTH OF UNION SPRINGS AND 7
MILES SOUTH OF DAVISVILLE BY 945 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA.
&&
LAT...LON 3217 8597 3230 8598 3238 8590 3234 8543
3216 8543 3216 8541 3214 8543 3204 8544
3201 8558 3196 8561
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 285DEG 24KT 3228 8593
$$
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, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee, Macon, Russell | 68 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.