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Tornado Warning 89, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 19, 2009Greene County, Hale County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 19, 2009, 7:28 PM CDT for Greene County, Hale County, Alabama. It was in force for 47 min. 4 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 19, 2009, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
Expired: Apr 19, 2009, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 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 19, 7:50 PM CDT	HAIL 0.25	Wedgeworth, AL	PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE CORNER OF HIGHWAY 14 AND 60 IN WEDGEWORTH.
Apr 19, 7:50 PM CDT	HAIL 0.25	Wedgeworth, AL	PEA SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED ON THE CORNER OF HIGHWAY 14 AND HIGHWAY 60 IN WEDGEWORTH.
Apr 19, 8:05 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	Sawyerville, AL	A FUNNEL WAS REPORTED NEAR THE TOWN SAWYERVILLE.
Apr 19, 8:05 PM CDT	TORNADO	Sawyerville, AL	FUNNEL REPORTED NEAR THE TOWN SAWYERVILLE.

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 19, 2:19 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 85 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: 225 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 490 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 466 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 529 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.6
Supercell composite: 2.5

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KBMX 200028
TORBMX
ALC063-065-200115-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0089.090420T0028Z-090420T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
728 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF EUTAW...
  NORTHERN HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GREENSBORO...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 728 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ALLISON...
  OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EUTAW...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WALDEN QUARTERS AND EUTAW BY 745 PM CDT...
  WEDGEWORTH...EVANSVILLE AND SAWYERVILLE BY 805 PM CDT...
  EVANSVILLE BY 810 PM CDT...
  AKRON BY 815 PM CDT...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 219 THROUGH 238.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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 SUNDAY EVENING FOR
ALABAMA.

&&

LAT...LON 3302 8756 3301 8745 3283 8742 3283 8747
      3273 8747 3271 8748 3268 8798 3279 8804
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 252DEG 17KT 3276 8796

$$

12/SIRMON

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 200056
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
756 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

ALC063-200106-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0089.000000T0000Z-090420T0115Z/
GREENE AL-
756 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3301 8756 3301 8745 3283 8742 3283 8747
      3273 8747 3272 8748 3269 8778 3279 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 252DEG 17KT 3276 8778

$$

ALC065-200115-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0089.000000T0000Z-090420T0115Z/
HALE AL-
756 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
HALE COUNTY...

AT 753 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SAWYERVILLE...OR 8
MILES SOUTHEAST OF EUTAW...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SAWYERVILLE AND EVANSVILLE BY 805 PM CDT...
  6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HARPER HILL BY 815 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 SUNDAY EVENING FOR
ALABAMA.

&&

LAT...LON 3301 8756 3301 8745 3283 8742 3283 8747
      3273 8747 3272 8748 3269 8778 3279 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 252DEG 17KT 3276 8778

$$

12/SIRMON

000 
WWUS54 KBMX 200108
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
808 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

ALC065-200115-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0089.000000T0000Z-090420T0115Z/
HALE AL-
808 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
HALE COUNTY...

AT 805 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SAWYERVILLE...OR 8
MILES NORTHWEST OF GREENSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  HARPER HILL BY 815 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 SUNDAY EVENING FOR
ALABAMA.

&&

LAT...LON 3271 8773 3282 8778 3301 8756 3301 8745
      3283 8742 3283 8747 3273 8747 3272 8748
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 258DEG 24KT 3278 8769

$$

STEFKOVICH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 19, 7:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Shelby	60 min
Apr 19, 7:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega	55 min
Apr 19, 7:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Clay, Cleburne, Randolph	42 min
Apr 19, 7:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker	52 min
Apr 19, 7:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Elmore	46 min
Apr 19, 7:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega	43 min
Apr 19, 7:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Walker	17 min
Apr 19, 7:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Etowah, Jefferson, Walker	38 min
Apr 19, 8:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bibb, Hale, Perry	65 min
Apr 19, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega	47 min
Apr 19, 8:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Coosa, Tallapoosa	37 min
Apr 19, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Blount, Cherokee, Etowah, Jefferson, St. Clair, Tuscaloosa and 1 more	52 min
Apr 19, 8:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bullock, Macon	42 min
Apr 19, 9:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair	29 min
Apr 19, 9:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Perry	48 min
Apr 19, 9:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Cherokee	32 min
Apr 19, 9:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lee, Macon, Russell	54 min
Apr 19, 9:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair	47 min
Apr 19, 9:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega	54 min
Apr 19, 9:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lee, Russell	54 min
Apr 19, 10:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah	39 min
Apr 19, 10:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa	44 min
Apr 19, 11:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Elmore, Tallapoosa	47 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.