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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 26, 2010, 6:49 PM CDT for Blount County, Jefferson County, Alabama. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2010, 6:49 PM CDT (23:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2010, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Blount County, AL, Jefferson County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 9:27 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Oct 26, 2:59 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 695 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 625 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 271 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 330 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 6.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
320
WFUS54 KBMX 262349
TORBMX
ALC009-073-270030-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0049.101026T2349Z-101027T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
649 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 647 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR ARKADELPHIA...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF SUMITON...
AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KIMBERLY...WARRIOR...TRAFFORD...COUNTY LINE...HAYDEN...DALLAS...
LOCUST FORK...FAIRVIEW...ALLGOOD AND RICKWOOD CAVERNS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3398 8650 3382 8648 3379 8658 3377 8658
3376 8655 3375 8655 3375 8699 3379 8701
3380 8696 3387 8697 3388 8693 3390 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 254DEG 31KT 3382 8687
$$
272 follow-up statements
653
WWUS54 KBMX 262359 RRA
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
659 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010
ALC009-073-270030-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-101027T0030Z/
JEFFERSON AL-BLOUNT AL-
659 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BLOUNT AND
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 655 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WARRIOR...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF GARDENDALE...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
COUNTY LINE AND HAYDEN AROUND 705 PM CDT.
DALLAS AROUND 710 PM CDT.
LOCUST FORK AROUND 715 PM CDT.
FAIRVIEW AROUND 720 PM CDT.
ALLGOOD AROUND 725 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE MT OLIVE...
MOUNT OLIVE...REMLAP...CLEAR SPRINGS AND EASLEY.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3398 8650 3382 8648 3379 8657 3376 8658
3376 8655 3375 8655 3376 8686 3391 8686
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 254DEG 31KT 3384 8676
$$
27189
WWUS54 KBMX 270010
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
710 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010
ALC073-270020-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-101027T0030Z/
JEFFERSON AL-
710 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3391 8649 3390 8649 3382 8648 3380 8654
3379 8658 3376 8659 3379 8669 3381 8672
3390 8674 3398 8650
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 254DEG 31KT 3386 8666
$$
ALC009-270030-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-101027T0030Z/
BLOUNT AL-
710 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BLOUNT
COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 708 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DALLAS...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLEVELAND...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LOCUST FORK AROUND 715 PM CDT.
FAIRVIEW AROUND 720 PM CDT.
ALLGOOD AROUND 725 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE CLEAR
SPRINGS AND EASLEY.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3391 8649 3390 8649 3382 8648 3380 8654
3379 8658 3376 8659 3379 8669 3381 8672
3390 8674 3398 8650
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 254DEG 31KT 3386 8666
$$
27The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 8:01 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 22 hr |
| Oct 26, 12:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 25 min |
| Oct 26, 12:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marion | 15 min |
| Oct 26, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 23 min |
| Oct 26, 2:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 32 min |
| Oct 26, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Walker | 51 min |
| Oct 26, 2:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 29 min |
| Oct 26, 2:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair | 42 min |
| Oct 26, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Shelby | 49 min |
| Oct 26, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 38 min |
| Oct 26, 3:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair | 41 min |
| Oct 26, 3:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount | 38 min |
| Oct 26, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 51 min |
| Oct 26, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 26 min |
| Oct 26, 4:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, Cleburne, Talladega | 52 min |
| Oct 26, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega | 40 min |
| Oct 26, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount | 30 min |
| Oct 26, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Winston | 11 min |
| Oct 26, 5:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount | 20 min |
| Oct 26, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 13 min |
| Oct 26, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 44 min |
| Oct 26, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 39 min |
| Oct 26, 6:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 26 min |
| Oct 26, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Etowah | 50 min |
| Oct 26, 6:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.