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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 24, 2010, 11:35 AM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 40 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 24, 2010, 11:35 AM CDT (16:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2010, 12:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bibb County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Perry County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 11:48 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 N Greensboro, AL | 2 MILE LENGTH OF WIND DAMAGE NEAR HWY 25 WITH AN OUTBUILDING DESTROYED AND HUNDREDS OF TREES DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO |
| Apr 24, 11:50 AM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 5 Nne Greensboro, AL | ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS 80 MPH. PATH LENGTH 5.8 MILES. MINOR DAMAGE TO THREE HOMES. ONE BARN DESTROYED. 30-40 TREES UPROOTED. |
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 24, 8:01 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 276 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -229 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 470 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 387 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 386 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
109
WFUS54 KBMX 241635
TORBMX
ALC007-063-065-105-241715-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0013.100424T1635Z-100424T1715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1135 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BRENT...
NORTHERN PERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GREENSBORO...
* UNTIL 1215 PM CDT
* AT 1130 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETECTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR DUFFYS BEND...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GREENSBORO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...MERTZ...LOW GAP...HARRISBURG AND
EOLINE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
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 200 PM CDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR ALABAMA.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3301 8740 3301 8732 3308 8731 3310 8730
3281 8706 3251 8770 3265 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 1635Z 229DEG 34KT 3265 8768
$$
272 follow-up statements
673
WWUS54 KBMX 241647
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1147 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010
ALC063-241657-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100424T1715Z/
GREENE AL-
1147 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR ALABAMA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3301 8740 3301 8732 3308 8731 3310 8730
3281 8706 3256 8760 3270 8777
TIME...MOT...LOC 1647Z 229DEG 34KT 3272 8758
$$
ALC007-065-105-241715-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100424T1715Z/
PERRY AL-HALE AL-BIBB AL-
1147 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BIBB...HALE AND NORTHERN PERRY COUNTIES...
AT 1144 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO DETECT A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GREENSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
FOLSOM...MORGAN SPRINGS...WATEROAK...MERTZ...ELLARDS...LOW GAP...
HARMON...HARRISBURG...EOLINE AND BRENT
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 200 PM CDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR ALABAMA.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3301 8740 3301 8732 3308 8731 3310 8730
3281 8706 3256 8760 3270 8777
TIME...MOT...LOC 1647Z 229DEG 34KT 3272 8758
$$
27479
WWUS54 KBMX 241657
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1157 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010
ALC007-065-105-241715-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100424T1715Z/
PERRY AL-HALE AL-BIBB AL-
1157 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BIBB...NORTHEASTERN HALE AND NORTHERN PERRY COUNTIES...
AT 1153 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUED TO DETECT A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GREENSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGE.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MORGAN
SPRINGS...WATEROAK...MERTZ...LOW GAP...HARMON...HARRISBURG...
EOLINE...ELLARDS AND BRENT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR ALABAMA.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3301 8740 3301 8731 3310 8730 3281 8706
3261 8750 3277 8768
TIME...MOT...LOC 1657Z 229DEG 34KT 3278 8749
$$
27The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Pike | 45 min |
| Apr 24, 1:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 3:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Pickens | 16 min |
| Apr 24, 4:15 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 20 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee | 14 min |
| Apr 24, 7:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Etowah | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 7:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Winston | 49 min |
| Apr 24, 7:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 63 min |
| Apr 24, 8:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Marion, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston | 59 min |
| Apr 24, 8:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 8:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion, Winston | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 8:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 14 min |
| Apr 24, 8:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 8:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 8:56 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter | 35 hr |
| Apr 24, 8:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair | 19 min |
| Apr 24, 9:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 65 min |
| Apr 24, 10:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo, Sumter | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 10:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo, Sumter | 67 min |
| Apr 24, 10:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Dallas, Perry | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 11:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 11:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Greene, Hale, Perry | 45 min |
| Apr 24, 11:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 49 min |
| Apr 24, 12:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 19 min |
| Apr 24, 12:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Sumter | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Dallas, Lowndes | 45 min |
| Apr 24, 1:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Tuscaloosa | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 1:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Hale, Tuscaloosa | 2 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Jefferson, Talladega | 116 min |
| Apr 24, 2:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 2:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion | 20 min |
| Apr 24, 3:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 38 min |
| Apr 24, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 4:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Winston | 2 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 15 min |
| Apr 24, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Pickens | 67 min |
| Apr 24, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Marion, Walker, Winston | 57 min |
| Apr 24, 4:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Tuscaloosa | 54 min |
| Apr 24, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 6:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Lamar | 2 hr |
| Apr 24, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 17 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.