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River Flood Warning 26, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Apr 25, 2011, 8:18 PM CDT for 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Apr 28, 2011, 6:33 AM CDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2011, 8:18 PM CDT (01:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 28, 2011, 6:33 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2011, 6:27 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Sumter County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:20 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Tombigbee River at Bevill Lock and Dam (AVLA1).
- Action stage
- 122 ft
- Minor stage
- 122 ft
- Moderate stage
- 133 ft
- Major stage
- 135 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02444161, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
838 WGUS44 KBMX 260118 FLWBMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 818 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA... TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM AFFECTING GREENE...HALE... MARENGO...PICKENS AND SUMTER COUNTIES. .HEAVY RAINFALL IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 72 HOURS FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER BASIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN A RISE TO AND ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY TUESDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && ALC063-065-091-107-119-261318- /O.NEW.KBMX.FL.W.0026.110428T0600Z-000000T0000Z/ /AVLA1.1.ER.110428T0600Z.110429T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 818 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. * FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 116.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 122.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 126.5 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 128 FEET...CATTLE IN THE AREA SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. FLOODING OF SOME CABINS AND CAMPS ALONG THE RIVER CAN BE EXPECTED. $$
9 follow-up statements
555 WGUS84 KBMX 261319 FLSBMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 819 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM... .HEAVY RAINFALL IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 72 HOURS FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER BASIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN A RISE TO AND ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && ALC063-065-091-107-119-270119- /O.CON.KBMX.FL.W.0026.110428T0600Z-000000T0000Z/ /AVLA1.1.ER.110428T0600Z.110429T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 819 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. * FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 114.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 122.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 126.5 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 128.0 FEET...CATTLE IN THE AREA SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. FLOODING OF SOME CABINS AND CAMPS ALONG THE RIVER CAN BE EXPECTED. $$
558 WGUS84 KBMX 270212 FLSBMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 912 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM... .HEAVY RAINFALL IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER BASIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN A RISE TO AND ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && ALC063-065-091-107-119-271412- /O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0026.110428T0631Z-000000T0000Z/ /AVLA1.1.ER.110428T0631Z.110429T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 912 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. * FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 113.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 122 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 128.9 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 128 FEET...CATTLE IN THE AREA SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. FLOODING OF SOME CABINS AND CAMPS ALONG THE RIVER CAN BE EXPECTED. $$
853 WGUS84 KBMX 271947 FLSBMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 247 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM... .HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN CONTINUES... AND A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THURSDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && ALC063-065-091-107-119-280747- /O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0026.110428T0940Z-110503T0105Z/ /AVLA1.1.ER.110428T0940Z.110429T1800Z.110502T1305Z.NO/ 247 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO MONDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 113.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 122 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY TOMORROW AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 129.2 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 128 FEET...CATTLE IN THE AREA SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. FLOODING OF SOME CABINS AND CAMPS ALONG THE RIVER CAN BE EXPECTED. $$
017 WGUS84 KBMX 280132 FLSBMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 832 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM AND AT GAINESVILLE LOCK AND DAM... .HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS OVER THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER BASIN...AND A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BOTH BEVILL AND GAINESVILLE LOCK AND DAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...TOR DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THURSDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && ALC063-065-091-107-119-281332- /O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0026.110428T1133Z-110503T0112Z/ /AVLA1.1.ER.110428T1133Z.110430T0600Z.110502T1312Z.NO/ 832 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. * FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO MONDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 116.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 122.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 127.3 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 128 FEET...CATTLE IN THE AREA SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. FLOODING OF SOME CABINS AND CAMPS ALONG THE RIVER CAN BE EXPECTED. $$ ALC063-065-091-119-281332- /O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0027.110430T1911Z-110502T1800Z/ /GNSA1.1.ER.110430T1911Z.110501T0600Z.110502T0600Z.NO/ 832 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT GAINESVILLE LOCK AND DAM. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 86.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 101.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 101.6 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 101 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL AND WOODED LANDS IN THE AREA OCCURS. $$
630 WGUS84 KBMX 281435 FLSBMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 935 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT GAINESVILLE LOCK AND DAM... ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM... .HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER BASIN HAS OCCURRED WEDNESDAY...AND A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE TOMBIGBEE AT THE BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FRIDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && ALC063-065-091-107-119-290235- /O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110502T1800Z/ /AVLA1.1.ER.110428T1800Z.110430T0000Z.110502T0600Z.NO/ 935 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. * UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 120.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 122.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 125.3 FEET FRIDAY EVENING . THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ ALC063-065-091-119-281505- /O.CAN.KBMX.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110502T1800Z/ /GNSA1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 935 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT GAINESVILLE LOCK AND DAM. * AT 8:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 90.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 101.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 99 FEET SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 101.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL AND WOODED LANDS IN THE AREA OCCURS. $$
277 WGUS84 KBMX 290116 FLSBMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 816 PM CDT THU APR 28 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM... .WATER LEVELS CONTINUE RISING ON THE UPPER TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM...AND A FLOOD REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY FRIDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && ALC063-065-091-107-119-291316- /O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110502T1600Z/ /AVLA1.1.ER.110428T2143Z.110430T0600Z.110502T0400Z.NO/ 816 PM CDT THU APR 28 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 122.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 122 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 124.3 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY NIGHT. $$
543 WGUS84 KBMX 291405 FLSBMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 905 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM... .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER BASIN HAS GIVEN RISE TO THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AND DRAINAGE BASIN AT THE BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED SATURDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && ALC063-065-091-107-119-300205- /O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110502T1342Z/ /AVLA1.1.ER.110428T2143Z.110429T1000Z.110502T0142Z.NO/ 905 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. * UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 123.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 122.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 122.0 FEET...CATTLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS OF SOUTHERN PICKENS COUNTY SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. CATTLE ARE CUTOFF IN LOWLANDS OF SOUTHERN PICKENS COUNTY AT STAGES ABOVE 122 FEET. $$
179 WGUS84 KBMX 300107 FLSBMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 807 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM... .WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RISE ON THE UPPER TOMBIGBEE RIVER AND THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY SATURDAY MORNING...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && ALC063-065-091-107-119-301307- /O.EXT.KBMX.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110502T0824Z/ /AVLA1.1.ER.110428T2143Z.110429T1000Z.110501T2024Z.NO/ 807 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. * UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 121.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 122 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 122.6 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 122 FEET...CATTLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS OF SOUTHERN PICKENS COUNTY SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. CATTLE ARE CUTOFF IN LOWLANDS OF SOUTHERN PICKENS COUNTY AT STAGES ABOVE 122 FEET. $$
807 WGUS84 KBMX 301127 FLSBMX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 627 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM... .RECENT PAST HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE TOMBIGBEE DRAINAGE BASIN HAD GIVEN RISE TO LEVELS ALONG THE RIVER...THE LEVEL AT THE BEVILL LOCK AND DAM HAS DROPPED BELOW FLOOD STAGE THOUGH A BRIEF INCREASE CAN BE EXPECTED, BUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE... THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT. && ALC063-065-091-107-119-301157- /O.CAN.KBMX.FL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110502T0824Z/ /AVLA1.1.ER.110428T2143Z.110429T1000Z.110429T2121Z.NO/ 627 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BEVILL LOCK AND DAM. * AT 3:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 120.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 122.0 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 4:21 PM FRIDAY. * FORECAST...A BRIEF RISE TO 121.7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 122.0 FEET...CATTLE IN LOW-LYING AREAS OF SOUTHERN PICKENS COUNTY SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. CATTLE ARE CUTOFF IN LOWLANDS OF SOUTHERN PICKENS COUNTY AT STAGES ABOVE 122 FEET. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 25, 6:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 6:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 641 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 .UPDATE... FOR AVIATION. && .DISCUSSION... BUSY MONDAY HERE AT THE WEATHER OFFICE...SO I WILL HAVE TO BE RATHER BRIEF. WE HAVE SEEN THE OFFICIAL START OF THINGS TO COME AS THE RIDGE BEGINS TO FLATTEN AND BUILD OUT OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FIRING MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTH AND EAST AS DAYTIME HEATING REACHES ITS POTENTIAL. THESE STORMS WITH VERY LITTLE SHEAR TO WORK WITH SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY ON A TYPICAL SUMMER SCHEDULE OR A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET. THE MORE INTERESTING NOTE ABOUT TODAY'S RIDGE RETREAT IS THE FURTHER EMERGENCE OF MINI SQUALLS AND MCS LINES AS THEY ARE NOW MOVING SOUTH AND MUCH FURTHER EAST IN THEIR LIFE CYCLE. THE FIRST MISSED US AS IT TRACKED FROM NORTH MS INTO WESTERN TN...HOWEVER...IT IS LOOKING MORE LIKELY THAT THE SECOND ONE CURRENTLY ACROSS AR AND EAST TX SHOULD BE ON OUR DOORSTEP BY MORNING. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR PLENTY OF ACTION AND INTERACTION ON TUESDAY. DETAILS ARE STILL A BIT FUZZY...BUT WE APPEAR AS IF WE ARE IN FOR A HIGH INSTABILITY LOW SHEAR DAY FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...SO IT SHOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF MESOSCALE EFFECTS WILL COMPLETELY DOMINATE THE STORM MODE TOMORROW. DUE TO THIS ENVIRONMENT...I DID MAKE THE DECISION TO REDUCE THE TOR CONFIDENCE TO A ONE IN THE HWO...HOWEVER...I STILL THINK THE WIND AND HAIL THREAT REMAIN RATHER HIGH. THE LIFT IS ALSO SUBSTANDARD...SO WE WILL BE AT THE MERCY OF LEFTOVER...OR OLDER OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES...WHICH COULD IN FACT PRODUCE THEIR OWN LOCAL SHEARING EFFECTS. TUESDAY NIGHT BECOMES EVEN MORE INTERESTING...AS WE GO TO LOWER INSTABILITY OR EVEN CAPPED ENVIRONMENT WHILE THE SHEAR BEGINS TO INCREASE. SO ANY LINGERING STORMS COULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE IN THE WEAKER INSTABILITY...BUT A FEW COULD LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT ALONG THE HIGHER SHEAR AXIS. REGARDLESS...THE CHALLENGE IS ON IN THE MESOSCALE AS IT WILL BE MESSY. LOOKING AHEAD TO WEDNESDAY...SOME OF THE SYNOPTIC PARAMETERS ARE LOOKING DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS. HOWEVER...I AM STILL ON THE HESITANT SIDE AS I WOULD WANT TO WAIT TO SEE HOW EXACTLY THE MESOSCALE PLAYS OUT LATE TUESDAY. IF THINGS GO ACCORDING TO THE NUMERICAL OUTPUT...THE CAP SHOULD CONTINUE TO GROW AND DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...WHILE ENERGY BEGINS TO BUILD AS BREAKS OF SUN HEAT THE SURFACE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. CAPE VALUES ARE SIGNIFICANT AS THEY LOOK TO RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 1000 TO 3000 J/KG. THE CAP IS RATHER WEAK AND CONTINUES TO TREND WEAKER WITH TIME SUGGESTING THAT IT WILL EASILY BE BROKEN BETWEEN 1 AND 3 PM. THAT IS ABOUT THE SAME TIME THAT THE JET MAX BEGINS TO NUDGE IN FROM THE WEST...OR AS THE 0 TO 6 KM AND THE 0 TO 8 KM BULK SHEAR VECTORS INCREASE TO GREATER THAN 60 KTS...AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THEIR ANGLE OF ATTACK SUGGESTS SUPERCELLS AND LONG-LIVED ONES AT THAT. MY FINAL QUESTIONS SURROUND THIS LOWEST SHEAR LAYER FROM 0 TO 1 KM. SYNOPTICALLY...WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE CONSISTENCY BETWEEN MODELS AND INDIVIDUAL RUNS ON EXACTLY HOW MUCH VEERING WITH HEIGHT WILL EXIST. THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE MESSY SURFACE PRESSURE FROM THE DOUBLE HELIX LOW AND FROM VARYING DEGREES OF THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW. ADD TO THAT...EVEN MORE UNCERTAINTY OF WHETHER THIS FRONT BEGINS TO GO LINEAR. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL FORECASTS...WAS THINKING THAT WE START SUPERCELLS THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ONLY TO TRANSITION LINEAR AFTER SUNSET...BUT A RE-EXAMINATION OF THE VECTOR ANGLES SHOWS THAT IT MAY NOT HAPPEN UNTIL FURTHER EAST INTO GA AND NORTH FL. SO...WHILE IT MAY BE A LINE...IT MAY ACTUALLY BE A BROKEN OR MORE CELLULAR LINE AS THE EVENT TRANSLATES EAST OF I65. REGARDLESS...MY BEST FORECAST IS THAT THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY FOR SUPERCELLS AND TORNADOES WILL LIKELY BE ALONG AND WEST OF I65 FROM 1 UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE WEATHER EVENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT WARRANTS ATTENTION. DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...NOW IS THE TIME TO REVIEW SAFETY RULES AND PLANS AS IT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE! 17/KLAWS && .AVIATION... 00Z TAF DISCUSSION. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS OUT IN THE EAST THIS EVENING...BUT WILL REMAIN EAST OF MGM AND TOI. WE MAY SEE SOME IN ANB...BUT DID NOT INCLUDE IN THE TAF YET AS CONFIDENCE IS LOW AT THIS TIME. WILL AMEND IF NEEDED. LOW CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TONIGHT WITH IFR TO LOW MVFR CEILINGS AFTER 06Z. WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY THROUGHOUT THE TAF...SOME CALMING OVERNIGHT...BUT BECOMING GUSTY ONCE AGAIN AFTER SUNRISE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON NEAR 20 KTS AS WELL. WENT AHEAD AND INCLUDED IN VCTS FOR BHM AND TCL AFTER 11Z WITH THE EXPECTATIONS OF A LINE WORKING INTO NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA NEAR SUNRISE. NOTICE...KEET TAF WILL HAVE (AMD LTD TO VIS WIND AND WX) AMENDED TO THE END OF THE FORECAST UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE CEILOMETER DATA WILL BE GOING THROUGH NUMEROUS TESTS AND MONITORED FOR ACCURACY. && .HYDROLOGY... RIVER FLOODING POTENTIAL...EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN TENNESSEE OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. SOME OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER BASIN. CURRENT FORECASTS FROM HPC PLACE 3 TO 6 INCHES WITHIN THE NORTHERN REACHES OF THE BASIN. THIS COULD EFFECTIVELY PLACE LOCATIONS FARTHER DOWNSTREAM...SUCH AS BEVILL LOCK AND DAM (ALICEVILLE)...INTO MINOR FLOODING BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC ENSEMBLES (MMEFS) FROM THE SREF AND GEFS ARE CURRENTLY SHOWING A 30 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF MINOR RIVER FLOODING ALONG THE ALABAMA SECTIONS OF THE TOMBIGBEE NEAR ALICEVILLE. FLASH FLOODING...INITIAL CONCERNS ARE LOW AS ONE HOUR FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE IS GENERALLY 2 TO 2.5 IN THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL...NORTH OF I-20 AND WEST OF I-65. HOWEVER...A VERY SLIGHT EASTWARD SHIFT IN THE SYNOPTIC AND MESOSCALE DETAILS COULD ALLOW FOR THE HEAVIER RAINFALL TOTALS TO CREEP CLOSER OUR COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA. THESE TRENDS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED AS THE EVENT DRAWS CLOSER...BUT AT THIS TIME...WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE EXPECTED RAINFALL WITH THE ONLY EXCEPTION BEING THE NORMAL ISOLATED "HOTSPOTS" THAT ARE SEEMINGLY ALWAYS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. AS FAR AS FLASH FLOOD OR FLOOD WATCHES GO...CURRENT THINKING IS TO HOLD OFF AS CONFIDENCE IN SURPASSING FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE IS TOO LOW AT THIS TIME AS WELL AS THE LOWER PROBABILITIES IN RIVER FLOOD LEVELS. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 17/16/88
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 25, 6:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 626 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 ALZ011>015-017>050-262327- AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE- CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE- JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY- PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA- TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON- 626 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ON TUESDAY...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP WELL AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT. THESE STORMS WOULD MOST LIKELY DEVELOP BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM...AND LAST UNTIL AROUND 10 PM. WHILE JUST ABOUT ANY PART OF CENTRAL ALABAMA COULD GET SEVERE STORMS ON TUESDAY...THE AREA WITH THE GREATEST THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS IS ROUGHLY NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. THE THREAT OF TORNADOES ON TUESDAY IS RELATIVELY LOW...BUT NOT ZERO. ON WEDNESDAY...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WINDS INCREASES. SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG AND LONG TRACKED TORNADOES...ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AND TRACK ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE AREA WITH THE GREATEST TORNADO THREAT IS FROM THE CITIES OF DEMOPOLIS...CLANTON... SYLACAUGA...AND ANNISTON...NORTHWARD. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY EVENING...AS THE COLD FRONT FINALLY MOVES THROUGH. EVEN OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM AREAS...STRONG GRADIENT WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE NEEDED TUESDAY...AND WILL BE NEEDED ON WEDNESDAY...DUE TO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 25, 7:45 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
745 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0813 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 WSW SELMA 32.38N 87.09W
04/15/2011 DALLAS AL NWS STORM SURVEY
SEVERAL TREES DOWN INCLUDING ONE ON A HOUSE. DAMAGE TO
AWNING OF OLD GAS STATION.
&&
08Local storm report, Apr 25, 7:58 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
758 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM TORNADO 3 S UNIONTOWN 32.41N 87.51W
04/15/2011 PERRY AL NWS STORM SURVEY
DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH AN EF-0 TORNADO. WINDS WERE
AROUND 95 MPH. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST NORTH OF
COOPER ROAD OFF HIGHWAY 65 TRAVELING EAST-NORTHEAST TO
JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 80 OFF OF TAYLOE ROAD. THIS
TOUCHDOWN UPROOTED AND SNAPPED NUMEROUS TREES AND DID
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO 2 OUTBUILDINGS. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS
4.6 MILES LONG AND WAS 150 YARDS WIDE.
&&
08Local storm report, Apr 25, 8:07 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
807 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0804 PM TORNADO 5 SSE CAHABA RIVER AT M 32.38N 87.16W
04/15/2011 DALLAS AL NWS STORM SURVEY
DAMAGE NORTH OF BELOIT WAS CONSISTENT WITH AN EF-1
TORNADO. WINDS WERE AROUND 105 MPH...TOUCHED DOWN EAST OF
COUNTY RD 189 AND NORTH OF COUNTY RD 205 TRAVELING
EAST-NORTHEAST FOR A PATH LENGTH OF 1.6 MILES OVER
PASTURE LAND. IT UPROOTED AND SNAPPED HUNDREDS OF
HARDWOOD TREES AND DESTROYED A LARGE CATTLE FEEDER. THE
PATH WIDTH WAS 250 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT.
&&
08Local storm report, Apr 25, 8:09 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
809 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM HAIL 2 SSE BIRMINGHAM 33.50N 86.79W
04/15/2011 E0.88 INCH JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
DIME SIZED HAIL ON RED MOUNTAIN.
1102 AM HAIL BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM.
1215 PM TORNADO E NANAFALIA 32.11N 87.98W
04/15/2011 F1 MARENGO AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR NANAFALIA. THIS SMALL
DAMAGE PATH CONSISTED OF MAINLY TREE
DAMAGE...HOWEVER...THE DAMAGE PATH WAS COMPLETELY
OBSCURED BY THE NANAFALIA 2 TORNADO THAT OCCURED AROUND
639 PM. THERE WERE SEVERAL EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF THE
TREE AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE...WHERE SEVERAL HARDWOOD TREES
WERE UPROOTED. THE TORNADO DAMAGE PATH WAS 0.5 MILES LONG
AND WAS 60 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. THE MAX WIND
WAS 100 MPH.
1230 PM TSTM WND DMG HIGHTOGY 33.69N 88.09W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FEW TREES DOWN FROM FERN BANK TO HIGHTOGY.
1230 PM TSTM WND DMG HIGHTOGY 33.69N 88.09W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FEW TREES DOWN FROM FERN BANK TO HIGHTOGY.
1234 PM HAIL 2 N BLOUNTSVILLE 34.12N 86.58W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH BLOUNT AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ALONG HWY 49.
1243 PM HAIL CLAY 33.70N 86.60W
04/15/2011 E0.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
DIME SIZE HAIL ALONG HAPPEY HOLLOW ROAD.
0118 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW UNIONTOWN 32.39N 87.56W
04/15/2011 MARENGO AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWW 3 WSW OF FREETOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0132 PM FLASH FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER ABERDEEN ROAD IN THREE LOCATIONS CLOSING ROAD.
2 OTHER ROADS IN THE AREA ALSO CLOSED.
0145 PM TORNADO GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 F3 SUMTER AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-3 TORNADO CONTINUED FROM KEMPER COUNTY MS MOVING
JUST SOUTH OF GEIGER TRAVELING EAST NORTHEAST TO NEAR THE
TOMBIGBEE RIVER. ONE HOUSE WAS DESTROYED OTHERS WERE
DAMAGED. AT ITS WIDEST...THE PATH WAS A MILE WIDE EAST OF
GEIGER WHERE THOUSANDS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED.
THE PATH LENGTH WAS 8.6 MILES. MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS WERE
ESTIMATED AT 150 MPH.
0150 PM TORNADO GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 F3 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HOUSES DAMAGED ON PAYNE STREET.
0150 PM TORNADO GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 F3 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL HOMES AND CHURCHES DAMAGED.
0150 PM TORNADO GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 F3 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE FALLING ON HOME CAUSED ROOF AND CEILING TO
COLLAPSE...PINNING HOME OWNER.
0156 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S GEIGER 32.84N 88.31W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
CUBA VFD REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND BLOCKING OLD
BODKA ROAD NEAR GEIGER. WINDS ESTIMATED 90 MPH.
0156 PM TSTM WND DMG GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PROBABLE TORNADO. MULTIPLE HOMES DAMAGED, SEVERAL
DEMOLISHED. PAYNE STREET, OLD BAXTER ROAD, KIRKLAND
AVENUE, AND MARTIN LUTHER KING CIRCLE ALL HAVE DAMAGE.
0203 PM TSTM WND DMG GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
CUBA VFD REPORTS MANY TREES DOWN IN THE GEIGER AREA...
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0220 PM FLASH FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HEAVY FLOODING ON ABERDEEN ROAD IN VERNON.
0230 PM FLASH FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ON SPRINGFIELD ROAD...TOWER ROAD...AND STEELY
ROAD IN VERNON.
0245 PM FLASH FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HWY 17 SOUTH OF VERNON AT STEEDLEY ROAD FLOODED ALONG
WITH NUMEROUS OTHER STREETS AND ROADS FLOODING ACROSS THE
COUNTY.
0302 PM FLASH FLOOD WINFIELD 33.93N 87.80W
04/15/2011 MARION AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
WINFIELD PD REPORTS HWY 118 FLOODED UP TO A FOOT DEEP IN
SPOTS.
0303 PM TORNADO 6 WSW GAINESVILLE 32.78N 88.25W
04/15/2011 F2 SUMTER AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SOUTH OF STATE ROUTE
116...SIX MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF GAINESVILLE...AND MOVED
EAST TO NEAR STATE ROUTE 39...ONE MILE SOUTH OF
GAINSVILLE. DOZENS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AND
SEVERAL HOUSES SUSTAINED DAMAGE. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT
115 MPH. PATH LENGTH WAS 4.5 MILES WITH A PATH WIDTH OF
200 YDS.
0305 PM FLASH FLOOD JASPER 33.85N 87.27W
04/15/2011 WALKER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
25TH STREET IN DOWNTOWN JASPER FLOOED UP TO A FOUR DEEP.
HWY 78 JUST NORTH OF BRIDGE PARTIALLY FLOODED.
0316 PM TORNADO 3 SE RALPH 33.01N 87.73W
04/15/2011 F3 GREENE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-3 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR RALPH IN NORTHEAST
GREENE COUNTY AND MOVED NORTHEAST TO NEAR 1.5 MILES EAST
OF UNIVERSITY MALL IN TUSCALOOSA. HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE
SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AND A POWER TRANSMISSION TOWER WAS
CRUSHED. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES WERE DAMAGED. WINDS
WERE ESTIMATED AT 140 MPH. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 19 MI AND
PATH WIDTH AT ITS WIDEST WAS 500 YDS.
0331 PM TORNADO 2 NNW GREENSBORO 32.73N 87.61W
04/15/2011 F2 HALE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR STATE HIGHWAY 14 AND
LIFTED NEAR STATE HIGHWAY 69. THERE WERE NO KNOWN
INJURIES...BUT ONE PERSON WAS TRAPPED IN AN OVERTURNED
MOBILE HOME FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE TO WINDOWS AND THE ROOF OF A CHURCH AND MODERATE
ROOF DAMAGE OCCURED TO SEVERAL HOMES AND BUSINESSES.
SEVERAL HUNDRED TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. THE
DAMAGE PATH WAS 2.2 MILES AND THE MAX WIDTH WAS 700
YARDS. THE MAX WIND SPEEDS WERE 115 MPH.
0338 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL AMATEUR RADIO
OLD DAYCARE CENTER ON HWY 69 SOUTH RECIEVED MAJOR
STRUCTUAL DAMAGE. HILLCREST CENTER RECIEVED STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE TO SIGNS.
0338 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES ON LOOP
ROAD IN THE CIRCLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH VICINITY. HEAVY
SMELL OF NATURAL GAS IN THE AIR.
0339 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL PUBLIC
DAMAGE AT THE TOKYO RESTAURANT ON 69 SOUTH. SEVERAL
TRAILER HOMES AT A DEALERSHIP TURNED OVER AND SPEEDY OIL
CHANGE NORTH OF DEALERSHIP WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED. ON 82
SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND MOTEL 6 WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED.
0342 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL AMATEUR RADIO
STUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES IN THE BEACH HILL AREA.
0345 PM TORNADO 9 N GREENSBORO 32.83N 87.59W
04/15/2011 HALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PUBLIC REPORTS TORNADO ON THE GROUND CROSSING HIGHWAY 25
NORTH OF GREENSBORO. AT LEAST 50 HOMES DAMAGED AND 10
DESTROYED PER EMA.
0348 PM TORNADO 2 SW WATEROAK 32.84N 87.48W
04/15/2011 HALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO CROSSED RTE 69 AND CR 53...TREES DOWN OR
SNAPPED...POWER LINES DOW.
0358 PM TORNADO 3 E CUBA 32.44N 88.33W
04/15/2011 F2 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR US HIGHWAY 80 AROUND
MILE MARKER 3 MOVING NORTHEAST TO NEAR 7 MILES SOUTH OF
LIVINGSTON. SEVERAL HUNDRED HARD AND SOFTWOOD TREES WERE
EITHER SNAPPED...UPROOTED...OR SHEARED. TWO HOMES WERE
SEVERELY DAMAGED AND TWO OUTBUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED.
WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 115 MPH...THE MAX WIDTH WAS 200
YDS...AND THE PATH LENGTH WAS 8.9 MILES.
0359 PM TORNADO 1 E MERTZ 32.90N 87.36W
04/15/2011 F1 BIBB AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 25...3
MILES WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 16...WHERE THOUSANDS OF TREES
WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH. THERE WAS SOME
STRUCTURE DAMAGE AS THE TORNADO CROSSED HIGHWAY 5 SOUTH
OF WEST BLOCTON. THERE WAS MODERATE ROOF DAMAGE TO
SEVERAL HOMES AND TREES ON A MOBILE HOME. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED NORTHEAST LIFTING ALONG COUNTY ROAD 24...3
MILES EAST OF WEST BLOCTON. THE TRACK LENGTH WAS 21.8
MILES WITH A WIDTH OF 880 YARDS. THE MAX WIND SPEED WAS
105 MPH
0403 PM HAIL YORK 32.50N 88.30W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0403 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL AMATEUR RADIO
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SKYLAND PARK AREA. TREES DOWN.
HOUSES IMPACTED ON 10TH AVENUE EAST.
0405 PM FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ON COUNTY LAKE RD. MOLLOY FIRE HAS BEEN
DISPATCHED TO CLOSE ROAD.
0409 PM FLASH FLOOD NORTHPORT 33.27N 87.56W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
BRIDGE CLOSED ON HUNTER CREEK ROAD NEAR 28TH STREET DUE
TO WATER OVERFLOWING IT.
0423 PM TORNADO EOLINE 33.00N 87.23W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON HWY 82.
0424 PM TORNADO EOLINE 33.00N 87.23W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL TRAINED SPOTTER
LINES AND TREES SNAPPED AND SHREDDED. HWY 82 BLOCKED.
0424 PM TORNADO MAGNOLIA 32.14N 87.67W
04/15/2011 MARENGO AL AMATEUR RADIO
MULTIPLE STRUCTURAL DAMGE IN MAGNOLIA AREA AND SOUTH
RIDGE.
0438 PM TORNADO 3 S WEST BLOCTON 33.10N 87.13W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON HWY 5.
0438 PM HAIL W VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0440 PM HAIL W VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0444 PM TORNADO 1 ESE FORKLAND 32.64N 87.85W
04/15/2011 F2 GREENE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN
ABOUT 2.2 MILES EAST OF FORKLAND ALONG COUNTY ROAD 20.
THE TORNADO MAINLY TRAVELED IN FOREST LAND SNAPPING AND
UPROOTING THOUSANDS OF TREES. JUST NORTH OF GREENSBORO
THE TORNADO SEVERELY DAMAGED THREE MOBILE HOMES ALONG
COUNTY ROAD 21. THE TORNADO LIFTED NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY
25...2.4 MILES WEST OF THE BIBB COUNTY LINE. THE TRACK
WAS 24 MILES WITH A WIDTH OF 880 YARDS. THE MAX ESTIMATED
WIND SPEED WAS 130 MPH.
0450 PM HAIL HELENA 33.29N 86.85W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN ROCKY RIDGE AT JCT HWYS 17 AND 58.
0458 PM TSTM WND DMG HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/15/2011 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE MAGNOLIA TREE DOWN ALONG AL HWY 150 NEAR THE HOOVER
MET.
0458 PM TORNADO 5 SW MYRTLEWOOD 32.19N 88.01W
04/15/2011 F3 MARENGO AL NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 1 FATAL, 4 INJ *** AN EF-3 TORNADO WAS SURVEYED WHERE
SEVERAL DOZEN SINGLE FAMILY AND MOBILE HOMES WERE HEAVILY
DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. ONE MAN WAS KILLED IN HIS DOUBLE
WIDE MOBILE HOME AS IT WAS TOSSED SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET
ACROSS STATE HIGHWAY 69. TWO INJURIES OCCURED IN HILLTOP
AS A TWO STORY HOME HAD THE ENTIRE ROOF AND SEVERAL WALLS
DESTROYED. ADDITIONAL INJURIES OCCURED IN MOBILE HOMES AS
THEY ROLLED AND WERE TOSSED ALONG THE PATH. THE TORNADO
DAMAGE PATH/WIDTH/SPEED WAS 11.8 MILES/800 YARDS/150 MPH.
0459 PM TORNADO ALABASTER 33.25N 86.82W
04/15/2011 F0 SHELBY AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN ALABASTER NEAR EVANGEL
CHURCH ON THOMPSON RD LIFTING A FEW MINUTES LATER NEAR
CITY HALL ON HWY 31. SEVERAL TREES WERE KNOCKED
DOWN...SOME ON HOMES. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 1.36 MILES LONG
WITH A MAX WIDTH OF 50 YDS. MAX ESTIMATED WIND SPEED WAS
70 MPH.
0500 PM HAIL MYRTLEWOOD 32.25N 87.95W
04/15/2011 E4.25 INCH MARENGO AL BROADCAST MEDIA
0505 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENSBORO 32.70N 87.59W
04/15/2011 HALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POSSIBLE TORNADO. 20 TO 25 HOMES DAMAGED. ROADS CLOSED
DUE TO MAJOR DAMAGE NORTH OF GREENSBORO. SEVERAL HUNDRED
TREES DOWN IN THE COUNTY.
0506 PM FUNNEL CLOUD PELHAM 33.30N 86.79W
04/15/2011 SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
HAM ALERT TEAM MEMBER REPORTS A FUNNEL OVER HY 11 IN
PELHAM.
0510 PM HAIL ALABASTER 33.25N 86.82W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL NWS EMPLOYEE
QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN ALABASTER.
0511 PM HAIL HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
0517 PM FLASH FLOOD HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/15/2011 JEFFERSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROAD FLOODING AT 1777 CHASE DRIVE IN HOOVER.
0517 PM HAIL PELHAM 33.30N 86.79W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL PUBLIC
0517 PM HAIL MYRTLEWOOD 32.25N 87.95W
04/15/2011 E2.75 INCH MARENGO AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0517 PM HAIL 2 NW HALF ACRE 32.21N 87.94W
04/15/2011 E2.50 INCH MARENGO AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0520 PM HAIL PELHAM 33.30N 86.79W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL OFF CR 52 IN DEERING DOWNS SUBDIVISION.
0522 PM TORNADO 4 W LINDEN 32.31N 87.87W
04/15/2011 F2 MARENGO AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR PINHOOK.THE MAJORITY OF
DAMAGE SUSTAINED WAS TO HARD AND SOFTWOOD TREES BEING
SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. ONE BRICK HOME HAD THE ENTIRE ROOF
AND SEVERAL EXTERIOR WALLS DESTROYED. SEVERAL OTHER HOMES
SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE...AS WELL. THE TORNADO
DAMAGE PATH WAS 5.4 MILES LONG AND WAS 575 YARDS WIDE AT
ITS WIDEST POINT. THE MAX ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS WERE 130
MPH.
0525 PM HAIL 2 S ALABASTER 33.22N 86.82W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKLE TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE SCOTTSDALE
SUBDIVISION.
0527 PM TSTM WND DMG CHELSEA 33.33N 86.64W
04/15/2011 SHELBY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DAMAGE TO SIDING ON FIRE STATION BUILDING.
0530 PM TORNADO EOLINE 33.00N 87.23W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE ON HOUSE ON RAGLAND ROAD. POWER LINE DOWN ON HWY 82
AND LINE DOWN ON RAGLAND ROAD. TREES DOWN ON HOUSE ON
EOLINE ROAD. TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON TRUMAN ALDRICH.
0530 PM TORNADO EOLINE 33.00N 87.23W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF OFF OF HOUSE ON TRUMAN ALDRICH. TREE ON HOUSE
DESTROYED HALF OF ROOF ON TRUMAN ALDRICH.
0530 PM HAIL CHELSEA 33.33N 86.64W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL NWS EMPLOYEE
0534 PM HEAVY RAIN BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/15/2011 E0.00 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
I65 NORTHBOUND AT ALFORD AVE, 6 INCHES DEEP WATER CAUSING
TRAVEL PROBLEMS
0534 PM FLASH FLOOD HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/15/2011 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
US 31, BRADDICK DRIVE HAS 8 INCHES OF WATER ACROSS
ROADWAY.
0536 PM TORNADO 4 ESE LINDEN 32.29N 87.74W
04/15/2011 F2 MARENGO AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR DAYTON. THE MOST
CONCENTRATED DAMAGE OCCURED TO SEVERAL HOMES THAT HAD
SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE. THERE WERE SEVERAL HUNDRED HARD
AND SOFTWOOD TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. THE TORNADO
DAMAGE PATH WAS 10.9 MILES LONG AND WAS 600 YARDS WIDE AT
ITS WIDEST POINT. THE MAX ESTIMATED WIND SPEED WAS 125
MPH.
0540 PM TORNADO 3 NW LINDEN 32.33N 87.84W
04/15/2011 F1 MARENGO AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN FOR A SECOND TIME NEAR
PINHOOK. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR STATE HIGHWAY
28...RIGHT AT THE CHICKASAW BOGUE...OR 2 MILES NORTHWEST
OF LINDEN. THE TORNADO DID SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE...BY
EITHER UPROOTING OR SNAPPING LARGE HARDWOODS. THE ENTIRE
DAMAGE PATH REMAINED IN SWAMP LAND. THE TORNADO DAMAGE
PATH WAS 1.5 MILES LONG AND WAS 150 YARDS WIDE AT ITS
WIDEST POINT. THE MAX ESTIMATED WIND SPEED WAS 105 MPH.
0540 PM HEAVY RAIN BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/15/2011 U0.00 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
18 WHEELER HYDROPLANED...JACK KNIFED AND LEFT THE ROAD ON
SOUTHBOUND I-65 IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM AT MILE MARKER
258.
0545 PM TORNADO 2 NW WILSONVILLE 33.26N 86.50W
04/15/2011 F1 SHELBY AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOOUCHED DOWN NEAR ON LARGIN
ROAD...LIFTING JUST NORTH OF HWY 25 NEAR LAY LAKE INLET.
SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED AND THERE WAS
ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOME ALONG WITH A HORSE TRAILER. THE
PATH LENGTH/WIDTH...4.25 MILES/100 YDS AND THE MAX
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED WAS ESTIMATED AT 90 MPH.
0554 PM HAIL AUBURN 32.59N 85.48W
04/15/2011 E1.75 INCH LEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
UNIVERSITY DRIVE
0558 PM HAIL OPELIKA 32.65N 85.38W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH LEE AL PUBLIC
PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL IN OPELIKA AND SOME MINOR STREET
FLOODING.
0600 PM TORNADO 3 S UNIONTOWN 32.41N 87.51W
04/15/2011 PERRY AL NWS STORM SURVEY
DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH AN EF-0 TORNADO. WINDS WERE
AROUND 95 MPH. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST NORTH OF
COOPER ROAD OFF HIGHWAY 65 TRAVELING EAST-NORTHEAST TO
JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 80 OFF OF TAYLOE ROAD. THIS
TOUCHDOWN UPROOTED AND SNAPPED NUMEROUS TREES AND DID
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO 2 OUTBUILDINGS. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS
4.6 MILES LONG AND WAS 150 YARDS WIDE.
0620 PM TORNADO ALPINE 33.36N 86.22W
04/15/2011 TALLADEGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ACROSS RENFROE ROAD.
0625 PM TSTM WND DMG AUBURN 32.59N 85.48W
04/15/2011 LEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF REMOVED FROM MOBILE HOME. TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
0627 PM TORNADO 5 SSE MARION 32.57N 87.29W
04/15/2011 F2 PERRY AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 2.7 MILES NORTH OF HAMBURG
JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 45. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE
ROOF OF A BARN AND SEVERAL DOZEN HARD AND SOFTWOOD TREES
UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. THE TORNADO CROSSED COUNTY ROAD 45
WHERE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF HARDWOOD TREES WERE ALSO
UPRROTED AND SNAPPED. THE LENGTH OF THE DAMAGE PATH WAS 1
MILE WITH A MAX WIDTH OF 500 YARDS. THE MAX ESTIMATED
WIND SPEED WAS ESTIMATED AT 115 MPH.
0632 PM TORNADO TALLADEGA 33.43N 86.10W
04/15/2011 TALLADEGA AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TALLADEGA RESCUE SQUAD REPORTED A TORNADO ON HWY 77 FROM
TALLADEGA FIRE STATION.
0636 PM TORNADO S MARION 32.63N 87.32W
04/15/2011 PERRY AL PUBLIC
POWER LINES DOWN. CR 45 CLOSED.
0639 PM TORNADO 2 NNW SURGINER 32.08N 87.73W
04/15/2011 F2 MARENGO AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN FOR THE SECOND TIME NEAR
NANAFALIA. TWO DOZEN HOMES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED DUE
TO FALLEN TREES AND LARGE SECTIONS OF ROOFING MATERIAL
WERE REMOVED BY THE TORNADIC WINDS. THE MOST CONCENTRATED
DAMAGE OCCURED IN NANFALIA...ALONG HIGHWAY 7 NORTH OF
SWEET WATER...AND IN THE OCTAGON/CALVARY AREAS. THE
TORNADO DAMAGE PATH WAS 20.9 MILES LONG AND WAS 800 YARDS
WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. THE MAX WIND WAS 135 MPH.
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 E HAMBURG 32.53N 87.20W
04/15/2011 PERRY AL AMATEUR RADIO
SPOTTER OBSERVED 75 MPH WINDS ON A HAND HELD ANEMOMETER 1
MILE SOUTHEAST OF SUTTLE...WITH SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
0705 PM TORNADO 6 NNW VALLEY GRANDE 32.60N 87.01W
04/15/2011 F1 DALLAS AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD
272 UPROOTING SEVERAL SOFT AND HARDWOOD TREES.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO A MOBILE HOME FROM
UPROOTED TREES. THE DAMAGE PATH LENGTH WAS 0.1 MILES AND
THE MAX WIDTH WAS 75 YARDS WIDE. THE MAX ESTIMATED WINDS
WERE 90 MPH.
0726 PM TSTM WND DMG MARION 32.63N 87.32W
04/15/2011 PERRY AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE DOWN ON BALLARD ROAD.
0737 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MONTGOMERY 32.35N 86.28W
04/15/2011 MONTGOMERY AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
OVER MONTGOMERY AIRPORT.
0748 PM TORNADO 4 WNW CAHABA RIVER AT M 32.47N 87.23W
04/15/2011 F1 DALLAS AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NORTH OF MARION JUNCTION
ALONG COUNTY ROAD 58 TRAVELING NORTHEAST TO COUNTY ROAD
944. HEAVY DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE ROOF AND WALLS OF
A METAL WAREHOUSE. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 0.2 MILES AND MAX
WIDTH WAS 100 YARDS. THE WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 90 MPH.
0804 PM TORNADO 5 SSE CAHABA RIVER AT M 32.38N 87.16W
04/15/2011 DALLAS AL NWS STORM SURVEY
DAMAGE NORTH OF BELOIT WAS CONSISTENT WITH AN EF-1
TORNADO. WINDS WERE AROUND 105 MPH...TOUCHED DOWN EAST OF
COUNTY RD 189 AND NORTH OF COUNTY RD 205 TRAVELING
EAST-NORTHEAST FOR A PATH LENGTH OF 1.6 MILES OVER
PASTURE LAND. IT UPROOTED AND SNAPPED HUNDREDS OF
HARDWOOD TREES AND DESTROYED A LARGE CATTLE FEEDER. THE
PATH WIDTH WAS 250 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT.
0812 PM HAIL SELMA 32.42N 87.02W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH DALLAS AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DOWNTOWN SELMA
0813 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 WSW SELMA 32.38N 87.09W
04/15/2011 DALLAS AL NWS STORM SURVEY
SEVERAL TREES DOWN INCLUDING ONE ON A HOUSE. DAMAGE TO
AWNING OF OLD GAS STATION.
0817 PM HAIL VALLEY GRANDE 32.52N 86.98W
04/15/2011 E0.88 INCH DALLAS AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0850 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSW VIDA JUNCTION 32.51N 86.71W
04/15/2011 AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AT HWY 82 AND CR 40 IN INDEPENDENCE. POSSIBLE
TORNADO.
0915 PM TSTM WND DMG MARBURY 32.70N 86.47W
04/15/2011 AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AT CR56 AND CR43. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0928 PM TORNADO 1 NNE TITUS 32.72N 86.31W
04/15/2011 F0 ELMORE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF GRAYS FERRY
RD...0.7 MILES NORTHEAST OF TITUS. FROM THERE IT TRAVELED
NORTHEAST CROSSING GRAYS FERRY ROAD LIFTING IN A WOODED
AREA ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. FOUR BARNS WERE
DAMAGED. HARDWOOD TREES HAD LARGE LIMBS SNAPPED
OFF...ALTHOUGH NO TREES WERE TOTALLY SNAPPED OR UPROOTED.
A CARPORT WAS ALSO DESTROYED ALONG WITH THE CARS
UNDERNEATH. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS 0.36 MILES AND 50 YARDS
WIDE. THE MAX ESTIMATED WIND SPEED WAS 75 MPH.
0934 PM TORNADO WSW MULBERRY 32.46N 86.78W
04/15/2011 F1 AUTAUGA AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO WAS SURVEYED NEAR MULBERRY. THE TORNADO
TOUCHED DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 14 AND LIFTED NORTHEAST OF CR
9. SEVERAL DOZEN HARDWOOD TREES WERE UPROOTED. THE
TORNADO PATH LENGTH/WIDTH WAS 2.0 MILES AND 300 YDS WIDE.
THE MAX WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 90 MPH.
1049 PM TORNADO 4 S NEW PROSPECT 32.61N 86.54W
04/15/2011 AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AND HOME DAMAGED AT CR 57 SOUTH OF CR 49.
1050 PM TORNADO 6 N BOOTH 32.59N 86.57W
04/15/2011 AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WINDOWS BROKEN...PORCHES TORN...AND TREES DOWN IN MOBILE
HOME PARK ON CR94.
1055 PM TORNADO 6 NW PRATTVILLE 32.52N 86.52W
04/15/2011 AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 3 FATAL, 4 INJ *** CR 40 SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. HOMES
DESTROYED. EMA REPORTS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN THE ENTIRE
AREA.
1117 PM TORNADO 3 NE TEN CEDAR ESTATES 32.69N 86.21W
04/15/2011 F2 ELMORE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 6.4 MILES WEST OF CENTRAL
ALONG COUNTY ROAD 334 IN NORTHERN ELMORE COUNTY.THE
TORNADO TRAVELED NORTHEAST CROSSING STATE HIGHWAY 9 IN
SOUTHERN COOSA COUNTY CAUSING STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO AT
LEAST ONE HOME IN EQUALITY...WHERE THE ROOF AND REAR WALL
WERE DESTROYED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST INTO
TALLAPOOSA COUNTY WHERE TREES WERE SNAPPED IN WIND CREEK
STATE PARK. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 22.4 MILES WITH A WIDTH
OF 800 YARDS. THE MAX ESTIMATED WINDS WERE 130 MPH.
1142 PM TORNADO 5 SE ALEXANDER CITY 32.87N 85.88W
04/15/2011 F1 TALLAPOOSA AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN A WOODED AREA ON THE EAST
SIDE OF LAKE MARTIN...OR 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONS
GAP. MOST OF THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF UPROOTED AND SNAPPED
HARD AND SOFTWOOD TREES. AS THE TORNADO CONTINUED
NORTHEAST AND CROSSED HIGHWAY 280...3 HOMES WERE DAMAGED
DUE TO FALLING TREES AND A TRAMPOLINE WAS TOSSED 30 FEET.
THE TORNADO LIFTED NORTH OF HIGHWAY 280...3.1 MILES NORTH
OF JACKSONS GAP. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 6.4 MILES WITH A
WIDTH OF 200 YARDS. THE MAX WINDS WERE 100 MPH.
1145 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNE DAVENPORT 32.09N 86.39W
04/15/2011 MONTGOMERY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR HWY 31.
1213 AM TSTM WND DMG WADLEY 33.12N 85.57W
04/16/2011 RANDOLPH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SIGNS IN A SHOPPING CENTER BLOWN DOWN IN THE WADLEY AREA.
1227 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W ROANOKE 33.15N 85.39W
04/16/2011 RANDOLPH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE FELL ON HOME.
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08The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 52 min |
| Apr 26, 7:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 8:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Sumter | 56 min |
| Apr 26, 8:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens | 66 min |
| Apr 26, 9:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 60 min |
| Apr 26, 10:05 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 38 hr |
| Apr 26, 10:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Dallas, Marengo, Perry | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 3:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston | 32 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.