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River Flood Warning 27, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 27, 20114 counties in Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this river flood warning at Apr 27, 2011, 2:51 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Apr 30, 2011, 2:11 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 27, 2011, 2:51 PM CDT (19:51 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 30, 2011, 2:11 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 28, 2011, 9:35 AM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Sumter County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 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 Gainesville Lock and Dam (GNSA1). The gauge peaked at 95.02 ft at Apr 29, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT.

actionminormoderate9010011004/2704/2804/29
Action stage
101 ft
Minor stage
101 ft
Moderate stage
110 ft
Major stage
118 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02447026, 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.

537 
WGUS44 KBMX 271951
FLWBMX


BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 
251 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA... 

  TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT GAINESVILLE LOCK AND DAM AFFECTING GREENE...
  HALE...MARENGO AND SUMTER COUNTIES.
  TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT DEMOPOLIS LOCK AND DAM AFFECTING GREENE...
  HALE...MARENGO AND SUMTER COUNTIES.

.HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER THE TOMBIGBEE DRAINAGE BASIN...
AND A FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT
GAINESVILLE LOCK AND DAM AND FOR DEMOPOLIS 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.

&&

ALC063-065-091-119-280751-
/O.NEW.KBMX.FL.W.0027.110430T0600Z-110502T1648Z/
/GNSA1.1.ER.110430T0600Z.110501T0600Z.110502T0448Z.NO/
251 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT GAINESVILLE LOCK AND DAM.
* FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TO MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS 
  CANCELLED.
* AT  2:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 85.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 101 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 102.2 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 101 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL AND 
  WOODED LANDS IN THE AREA OCCURS.

$$

ALC063-065-091-119-280750-
/O.NEW.KBMX.FL.W.0028.110501T1800Z-110502T1800Z/
/DLDA1.1.ER.110501T1800Z.110502T0000Z.110502T0600Z.NO/
251 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT DEMOPOLIS LOCK AND DAM.
* FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
  CANCELLED.
* AT 12:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 56.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 68 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 68.1 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 68 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLANDS IN THE AREA OCCURS AND
  CATTLE SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.

$$
2 follow-up statements
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.

$$

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 27, 12:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 12:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1255 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK LIKELY TODAY...

.UPDATE...FOR 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

JUST TO ADD SOME LOCAL SPECIFICITY TO THE SPC MESOSCALE
DISCUSSION...WE HERE IN CENTRAL ALABAMA ARE IN A WAIT AND SEE MODE.
THE SEVERE CONVECTIVE LINE THAT MOVED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING HAS
BOUGHT US A FEW HOURS...BUT I AM AFRAID IT WILL ONLY DELAY THE
INEVITABLE. CURRENT MESOSCALE SURFACE ANALYSIS CLEARLY SHOWS A
THERMAL BOUNDARY ACROSS NORTHERN MS INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA...IN THE
WAKE OF THE LINE SEGMENT MOVING THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. SOUTH
OF THIS BOUNDARY...CONDITIONS ARE RECOVERING QUICKLY FROM THE EARLY
MORNING ROUND.

SATELLITE IMAGERY OVER MISSISSIPPI IS INTERESTING.  LOOKS LIKE A
GRAVITY WAVE TYPE FEATURE CAUSING A SHARP TRANSITION FROM CLOUDY TO
CLEAR BACK TO CLOUDY...IN A SSW TO NNE ORIENTED BAND. THERE WERE
SOME LIGHT ECHOES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLOUDY PORTIONS OF THIS WAVE
FEATURE...BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THIS WILL BE THE MAIN FIRING ZONE.
THAT FIRING ZONE IS LIKELY TO BE BACK FARTHER TO THE WEST...CLOSER
TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...WHERE THE SATELLITE PRESENTATION LOOKS A
LOT MORE "CONVECTIVY."

RUC MESOSCALE PARAMETERS FROM SPC'S WEB SITE ALSO INDICATE THAT
CONDITIONS WILL INITIALLY BE MORE VOLATILE TO OUR WEST.  MLCAPES
HAVE ONLY RECENTLY STARTED RISING ABOVE 1000 J/KG...MAINLY IN OUR
SOUTHWEST COUNTIES.

SO PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER...WE WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THE ONGOING
LINE TO OUR NORTH...BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO STAY LARGELY TO THE NORTH
OF THE BMX CWA.  OTHERWISE...WE WILL WATCH DEVELOPMENTS TO OUR WEST
AND SOUTHWEST.  I THINK THAT ANY TIME AFTER 1 OR 2 PM THERE MAY BE
SOME DEVELOPMENT IN WESTERN ALABAMA.  BUT...I THINK THE PRIME TIME
SHOW WILL BE DELAYED A COUPLE HOURS FROM ORIGINAL THINKING...AND MAY
NOT GET INTO WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL AFTER 2 PM.

SPECIAL NOTE -- WE WILL BE SENDING UP A SPECIAL BALLOON FLIGHT AT
1800Z.

/61/

&&

.AVIATION...18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

VERY DIFFICULT FORECAST FOR AVIATION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS
CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON THE EXACT TIMING OF THUNDERSTORMS TO INITIALLY
DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. GENERALLY SPEAKING...WE ARE
EXPECTING AT LEAST VCTS FOR ALL SITES FROM 21Z TO 23Z AREAWIDE.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP...FIRST AS SCATTERED TORNADIC
SUPERCELLS...THEN CONSOLIDATING INTO A SQUALL LINE LATER THIS
EVENING. AMENDMENTS WILL BE MADE AFTER STORMS INITIALLY DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON. AT THE MOMENT...HAVE INCLUDED THE PASSAGE OF THE SQUALL
LINE IN THE TAF FOR ALL LOCATIONS WITH +TSRA AND 1SM. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE VERY GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT
THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35KTS POSSIBLE. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING HOURS
ON THURSDAY.

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.

56

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES: 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.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES: FAYETTE...LAMAR...MARION...WALKER...WINSTON.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 1:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
127 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

ALZ011>015-017>050-281828-
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-
127 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...TORNADO OUTBREAK LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS LIKELY TODAY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA. STRONG...LONG LIVED TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...AND
VERY LARGE HAIL ARE ALL POSSIBLE.  TORNADIC SUPERCELLS ARE EXPECTED
TO BEGIN DEVELOPING ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA STATE LINE BETWEEN
2 AND 3 PM...AND THIS THREAT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...POTENTIALLY REACHING THE INTERSTATE
65 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM. CURRENT THINKING IS A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND TRAVERSE THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE BIRMINGHAM COUNTY WARNING AREA...EXITING INTO
GEORGIA BY 6 AM...AFFECTIVELY ENDING THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR
CENTRAL ALABAMA.

THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS SCENARIO FOR ANYONE IN
CENTRAL ALABAMA.  NOW IS THE TIME TO REVIEW YOUR SEVERE WEATHER
ACTION PLAN AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION WHEN WATCHES AND
WARNINGS ARE EVENTUALLY ISSUED.

LOCALIZED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.
A FEW INCHES OF RAINFALL MAY OCCUR IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
ADDITIONALLY...MORE THAN ONE STORM MAY AFFECT THE SAME AREA. THIS
MAY PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

EVEN OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM AREAS...STRONG GRADIENT WINDS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS
UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL BE NEEDED
THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE TORNADO THREAT.

27

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 27, 12:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1206 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0655 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NW PIEDMONT           33.99N 85.67W
04/27/2011                   CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HOME DAMAGED ON CR 6 IN THE GNATVILLE COMMUNITY.

&&

JT
Local storm report, Apr 27, 12:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1207 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0655 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NW PIEDMONT           33.99N 85.67W
04/27/2011                   CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 INJ *** HOME DAMAGED ON CR 6 IN THE GNATVILLE
            COMMUNITY.

&&

JT
Local storm report, Apr 27, 12:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1232 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0405 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NW MILLPORT             33.56N 88.08W
04/27/2011                   LAMAR              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON HWY 96 WEST OF MILLPORT.

0420 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE SHOTSVILLE         34.24N 88.09W
04/27/2011                   MARION             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED ACROSS COUNTY.

0430 AM     TSTM WND DMG     EMELLE                  32.73N 88.32W
04/27/2011                   SUMTER             AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREES DOWN ON HWY 17.

0438 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CARROLLTON              33.26N 88.10W
04/27/2011                   PICKENS            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN CARROLLTON ON HWY 86 AND HWY 82.

0438 AM     TSTM WND DMG     REFORM                  33.38N 88.02W
04/27/2011                   PICKENS            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON SEVERAL HOUSES IN REFORM.

0442 AM     TSTM WND DMG     N LIVINGSTON            32.60N 88.19W
04/27/2011                   SUMTER             AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREES DOWN AT THE UNIVERSITY IN LIVINGSTON.

0443 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ESE BENEVOLA          33.10N 87.94W
04/27/2011                   GREENE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

0444 AM     TSTM WND DMG     YORK                    32.50N 88.30W
04/27/2011                   SUMTER             AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREES DOWN BLOCKING HWY 17 NEAR YORK.

0449 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BUHL                    33.26N 87.75W
04/27/2011                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN

0454 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SAMANTHA                33.42N 87.60W
04/27/2011                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            STRUCTURE DAMAGE AND NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

0502 AM     TSTM WND GST     TUSCALOOSA              33.24N 87.54W
04/27/2011  M71.00 MPH       TUSCALOOSA         AL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

0504 AM     TSTM WND GST     TUSCALOOSA              33.24N 87.54W
04/27/2011  M78.00 MPH       TUSCALOOSA         AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED ON UA CAMPUS.

0505 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNDVILLE              33.00N 87.63W
04/27/2011                   HALE               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN AND AROUND MOUNDVILLE AND
            AKRON

0506 AM     TSTM WND DMG     TUSCALOOSA              33.24N 87.54W
04/27/2011                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWN ON THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA CAMPUS.

0506 AM     TSTM WND DMG     DUNCANVILLE             33.08N 87.46W
04/27/2011                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES AND POWERLINES DONW ON HOMES. HOMES DAMAGED OR
            DESTROYED.

0507 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BERRY                   33.66N 87.61W
04/27/2011                   FAYETTE            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURE DAMAGE INCLUDING THE
            ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 30 TO 40 STRUCTURES DAMAGE. MAINLY
            ROOF DAMAGE. AT LEASE 2 MOBILE HOMES DESTROYED. NO
            INJURIES.

0510 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NNE EUTAW             32.91N 87.86W
04/27/2011                   GREENE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MINOR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOTELS AND STORES AT EXIT 45
            ALONG I-20.

0517 AM     TSTM WND DMG     DUNCANVILLE             33.08N 87.46W
04/27/2011                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AND SOME ON HOMES.

0519 AM     TSTM WND DMG     TOWNLEY                 33.83N 87.43W
04/27/2011                   WALKER             AL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            TREES DOWN AND DEBRIS IN THE ROAD.

0521 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GREENSBORO              32.70N 87.59W
04/27/2011                   HALE               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN

0525 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSW GORDO             33.31N 87.91W
04/27/2011                   PICKENS            AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON SR 86 AT MILE MARKER 15 AND
            US 82 AT MILE MARKER 30.

0525 AM     TSTM WND DMG     COALING                 33.16N 87.34W
04/27/2011                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES AND STRUCTURES DAMAGED IN THE COALING
            AREA. AT LEAST 30 HOME DAMAGED, 15 OF THOSE HEAVILY
            DAMAGED AND POTENTIALLY UNINHABITABLE. SEVERAL INJURIES
            BUT NO DETAILS AT THIS TIME.

0526 AM     TSTM WND DMG     JASPER                  33.85N 87.27W
04/27/2011                   WALKER             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND STRUCUTRE DAMAGE IN JASPER.

0526 AM     TSTM WND DMG     VANCE                   33.17N 87.23W
04/27/2011                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES AND LARGE POWER POLES SNAPPED OFF AROUND
            VANCE. INTERSTATE 20/59 WAS TEMPORARILY BLOCKED.

0528 AM     TORNADO          CORDOVA                 33.76N 87.19W
04/27/2011                   WALKER             AL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            *** 2 INJ *** ROAD SIGNS BLOWN DOWN AND A TRUCK BLOWN
            INTO THE DITCH ALONG INTERSTATE 22 AND EXIT 70. NUMEROUS
            TREES AND STRUCTURES DAMAGED. AT LEAST ONE MOBILE
            DESTROYED.

0531 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N WOODSTOCK JUNCTION  33.26N 87.17W
04/27/2011                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRACTOR TRAILERS OVERTURNED AND TREES UPROOTED NEAR MILE
            MARKER 93 ON INTERSTATE 20/59.

0531 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WOODSTOCK JUNCTION      33.22N 87.17W
04/27/2011                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND ROADS CLOSED IN NORTHERN BIBB.
            SEVERAL STRUCUTRES ALSO DAMAGED.

0535 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BUCKSVILLE              33.28N 87.09W
04/27/2011                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   PUBLIC

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON TINLGE SPRINGS CIRCLE NEAR
            EXIT 100 ON INTERSTATE 20/59.

0535 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SIPSEY                  33.82N 87.09W
04/27/2011                   WALKER             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED NEAR SIPSEY.

0538 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S MCADORY             33.34N 87.01W
04/27/2011                   JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE MCCALLA AREA.

0540 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ENSLEY                  33.51N 86.89W
04/27/2011                   JEFFERSON          AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TWO LARGE BROADCAST RADIO TOWERS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE
            FAIRGROUNDS.

0540 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HUEYTOWN                33.44N 87.00W
04/27/2011                   JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON HOUSES AND BLOCKING ROADWAYS.

0540 AM     TSTM WND DMG     7 S BESSEMER            33.27N 86.96W
04/27/2011                   JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR SHADES CREST ROAD AND
            BLUFF RIDGE ROAD.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MONTEVALLO              33.11N 86.85W
04/27/2011                   SHELBY             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ACROSS THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
            MONTEVALLO.

0546 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HELENA                  33.29N 86.85W
04/27/2011                   SHELBY             AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 261 IN HELENA.

0549 AM     TSTM WND DMG     VESTAVIA HILLS          33.43N 86.79W
04/27/2011                   JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN VESTAVIA. SEVERAL HOMES AND
            VEHICLES ARE DAMAGED.

0550 AM     TSTM WND DMG     PELHAM                  33.30N 86.79W
04/27/2011                   SHELBY             AL   PUBLIC

            A LARGE TREE ON A HOME IN PELHAM ON TRAIL RIDGE DRIVE.

0551 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ENE BRIERFIELD IRONWORK 33.04N 86.91W
04/27/2011                   BIBB               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY
            INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BRIERFIELD ALONG ANTIOCH RD,
            BULLDOG BEND RD, AND MARVEL RD.

0553 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SE HOMEWOOD           33.42N 86.74W
04/27/2011                   SHELBY             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN THE ALTADENA LAKE AREA.. ALTADENA
            LAKE DR AT REDWING DR., CAMP HORNER RD AT CALDWELL MILL
            RD., AND CAHABA RIVER BRIDGE AT CALDWELL MILL RD.

0554 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BIRMINGHAM              33.53N 86.80W
04/27/2011                   JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

            MARQUEE SIGN AT THE BJCC BLOWN DOWN.

0554 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 E VESTAVIA HILLS      33.43N 86.70W
04/27/2011                   SHELBY             AL   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED OFF AND HOME ROOF DAMAGE IN THE
            BROOKHIGHLAND SUBDIVISION OFF HIGHWAY 280. AT LEAST 100
            HOMES WITH TREES ON THEM IN THE CAHABA HEIGHTS AND
            VESTAVIA AREA.

0555 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 S HOMEWOOD            33.41N 86.81W
04/27/2011                   JEFFERSON          AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREE DOWN ON HOUSE OF A NWS EMPLOYEE.

0556 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE CAHABA HEIGHTS     33.47N 86.72W
04/27/2011                   JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED IN CAHABA HEIGHTS

0558 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CENTER POINT            33.64N 86.68W
04/27/2011                   JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ACROSS CITY.

0558 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HAYDEN                  33.92N 86.75W
04/27/2011                   BLOUNT             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURE DAMAGE IN THE HAYDEN
            AREA ON OVERLOOK POINT.

0558 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNE LOCUST FORK WARRI 33.86N 86.78W
04/27/2011                   BLOUNT             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOUSE IN THE MOUNTAIN WOODS LAKE
            COMMUNITY.

0600 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CALERA                  33.10N 86.75W
04/27/2011                   SHELBY             AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREES DOWN ON CR 16.

0600 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE VESTAVIA HILLS     33.46N 86.75W
04/27/2011                   JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON SHADY WATERS LANE.

0600 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BIRMINGHAM              33.53N 86.80W
04/27/2011                   JEFFERSON          AL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            ROOF TORN OFF A LARGE HANGAR AT THE BIRMINGHAM
            SHUTTLESWORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

0600 AM     TSTM WND GST     BIRMINGHAM              33.53N 86.80W
04/27/2011  E56.00 MPH       JEFFERSON          AL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

0600 AM     TSTM WND DMG     IRONDALE                33.54N 86.71W
04/27/2011                   JEFFERSON          AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREE DOWN ON A HOME NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE
            20 AND INTERSTATE 459.

0600 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BIRMINGHAM              33.53N 86.80W
04/27/2011                   JEFFERSON          AL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            2ND AVENUE NORTH IS IMPASSABLE DUE TO DOWNED TREES IN THE
            ROADWAY.

0602 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LEEDS                   33.55N 86.56W
04/27/2011                   JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. TREES DOWN ON HOUSE.

0603 AM     TSTM WND DMG     NECTAR                  33.98N 86.64W
04/27/2011                   BLOUNT             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND HOMES DAMAGED.

0605 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E MOODY               33.60N 86.45W
04/27/2011                   ST. CLAIR          AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            *** 1 FATAL *** TREES DOWN ON MOBILE HOME. ONE FEMALE
            FATALITY.

0608 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MOODY                   33.60N 86.49W
04/27/2011                   ST. CLAIR          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN NEAR MOODY AND DAMAGE TO NURSING HOME. OVER
            100 MOBILE HOMES DAMAGE OR DESTROYED.

0612 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SUSAN MOORE             34.09N 86.44W
04/27/2011                   BLOUNT             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND HOMES DAMAGED.

0613 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BLOUNTSVILLE            34.10N 86.58W
04/27/2011                   BLOUNT             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND SOME STRUCTURE DAMAGE NEAR
            BLOUNTSVILLE.

0616 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ODENVILLE               33.69N 86.40W
04/27/2011                   ST. CLAIR          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS HOMES ON BLAIR FARM
            ROAD AND HICKORY LANE.

0620 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BROOKSVILLE             34.18N 86.47W
04/27/2011                   BLOUNT             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND POSSIBLE STRUCUTRE DAMAGE IN THE
            AREA.

0620 AM     TSTM WND DMG     PELL CITY               33.56N 86.27W
04/27/2011                   ST. CLAIR          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. STRUCTURE DAMAGE IN THE
            DOWNTOWN AREA. COMMS TOWER AT THE EOC BLOWN DOWN.

0622 AM     TSTM WND DMG     FAYETTEVILLE            33.15N 86.41W
04/27/2011                   TALLADEGA          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON CEDAR CREEK ROAD.

0626 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LINCOLN                 33.60N 86.14W
04/27/2011                   TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STRUCTUAL DAMAGE ON EMBRY BEND ROAD IN LINCOLN.

0626 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WALNUT GROVE            34.06N 86.29W
04/27/2011                   ETOWAH             AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWN ON HOUSE.

0630 AM     TSTM WND DMG     RAGLAND                 33.75N 86.14W
04/27/2011                   ST. CLAIR          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AND ROOD DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS HOMES.

0630 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ODENVILLE               33.69N 86.40W
04/27/2011                   ST. CLAIR          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            ROOFS OFF, TREES DOWN, 18 WHEELER ROLLED.

0631 AM     TSTM WND DMG     TALLADEGA               33.43N 86.10W
04/27/2011                   TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS CITY.

0633 AM     TSTM WND DMG     TALLADEGA               33.43N 86.10W
04/27/2011                   TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN BLOCKING THE ROADWAY ON JACKSON TRACE NEAR
            BROADWAY.

0633 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSE TALLADEGA         33.42N 86.09W
04/27/2011                   TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON LANCASTER AVE.

0640 AM     TSTM WND DMG     OHATCHEE                33.78N 86.02W
04/27/2011                   CALHOUN            AL   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 77.

0644 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GADSDEN                 34.01N 86.01W
04/27/2011                   ETOWAH             AL   PUBLIC

            A FEW TREES DOWN IN ETOWAH COUNTY.

0644 AM     TSTM WND DMG     7 NNW SAKS              33.81N 85.90W
04/27/2011                   CALHOUN            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PHONE LIN BLOCKING ALL FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC ON HWY 431
            BETWEEN HWY 144 AND WELLINGTON RD.

0646 AM     TSTM WND DMG     OXFORD                  33.60N 85.83W
04/27/2011                   CALHOUN            AL   PUBLIC

            A FEW TREES DOWN IN OXFORD.

0646 AM     TSTM WND GST     ANNISTON                33.66N 85.81W
04/27/2011  E55.00 MPH       CALHOUN            AL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

0647 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W JACKSONVILLE        33.81N 85.83W
04/27/2011                   CALHOUN            AL   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN ON HWY 204 AND THROWN INTO YARD
            SEVERAL HOUSES DOWN THE ROAD

0650 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HOKES BLUFF             34.00N 85.86W
04/27/2011                   ETOWAH             AL   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND THE AREA.

0655 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NW PIEDMONT           33.99N 85.67W
04/27/2011                   CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 INJ *** HOME DAMAGED ON CR 6 IN THE GNATVILLE
            COMMUNITY.

0658 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 ESE SLACKLAND         34.09N 85.76W
04/27/2011                   CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE ON HOUSE ON COUNTY ROAD 5.

0702 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNW CENTRE            34.19N 85.69W
04/27/2011                   CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN TEH TATES CHAPEL COMMUNITY.

0705 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE HOKES BLUFF        34.03N 85.83W
04/27/2011                   ETOWAH             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            SOME STRUCTURE DAMAGE REPORTED IN BALLPLAY. ONE PERSON
            TRAPPED.

0705 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CENTRE                  34.15N 85.67W
04/27/2011                   CHEROKEE           AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            A LARGE TREE FELL ON A HOME ALONG HIGHWAY 411 NORTH. ONE
            PERSON WAS TRAPPED. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND THE AREA.

0705 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ELLISVILLE              34.06N 85.61W
04/27/2011                   CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN BLOCKING HWY 9.

0706 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 ESE CENTRE            34.11N 85.59W
04/27/2011                   CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO NEW BETHEL CHURCH ON HWY
            411N.

0828 AM     HAIL             HACKLEBURG              34.27N 87.83W
04/27/2011  E1.75 INCH       MARION             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JT
Local storm report, Apr 27, 1:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
125 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0645 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GLENCOE                 33.96N 85.93W
04/27/2011                   ETOWAH             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 2 INJ *** TREE FELL ON MOBILE HOME CAUSING 2 MINOR
            INJURIES. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE. TREES ON HOMES
            AND BUSINESS. ESTIMATED WINDS OF 60 MPH.

&&

JT
Local storm report, Apr 27, 1:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
133 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHLAND                 33.28N 85.84W
04/27/2011                   CLAY               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN AND AROUND ASHLAND.
            TREE ON HOUSE IN THE SHIREYS MILL COMMUNITY IN ASHLAND.

&&

JT
Local storm report, Apr 27, 2:06 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
206 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE VESTAVIA HILLS     33.46N 86.75W
04/27/2011                   JEFFERSON          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 FATAL *** TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS CITY.
            TREE FELL ON HOUSE AND CAUSED ONE FATALITY.

&&

JT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 3:37 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXLamar, Pickens38 min
Apr 27, 3:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLamar, Marion45 min
Apr 27, 3:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXGreene, Lamar, Pickens, Sumter46 min
Apr 27, 4:13 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXPickens32 min
Apr 27, 4:14 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXGreene, Pickens, Sumter31 min
Apr 27, 4:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLamar, Marion41 min
Apr 27, 4:26 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXMarion34 min
Apr 27, 4:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXGreene, Marengo, Sumter47 min
Apr 27, 4:33 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXFayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa27 min
Apr 27, 4:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Pickens, Tuscaloosa50 min
Apr 27, 4:44 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXPickens, Tuscaloosa31 min
Apr 27, 5:07 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXFayette, Walker38 min
Apr 27, 5:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb, Blount, Fayette, Hale, Jefferson, Shelby and 2 more49 min
Apr 27, 5:14 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXJefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker31 min
Apr 27, 5:29 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXBibb, Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa31 min
Apr 27, 5:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBibb, Chilton, Dallas, Perry, Shelby46 min
Apr 27, 5:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBlount, Chilton, Etowah, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby and 1 more53 min
Apr 27, 6:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXAutauga, Chilton, Dallas43 min
Apr 27, 6:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBlount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa and 3 more39 min
Apr 27, 6:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCalhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Randolph and 1 more56 min
Apr 27, 8:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLamar, Marion25 min
Apr 27, 8:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarion25 min
Apr 27, 10:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLamar, Marion41 min
Apr 27, 10:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLamar, Marion, Winston48 min
Apr 27, 10:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXMarion54 min
Apr 27, 12:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXMarion, Winston112 min
Apr 27, 2:09 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXWalker, Winston31 min
Apr 27, 2:17 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXMarion, Winston118 min
Apr 27, 2:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningBMXGreene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter6 hr
Apr 27, 2:59 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXLamar, Marion46 min
Apr 27, 3:15 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyBMXPickens, Tuscaloosa60 min
Apr 27, 3:21 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXLamar, Marion54 min
Apr 27, 3:38 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyBMXGreene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa67 min
Apr 27, 3:56 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXMarion34 min
Apr 27, 3:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXMarion, Winston3 hr
Apr 27, 4:00 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyBMXFayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker60 min
Apr 27, 4:31 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXPickens, Tuscaloosa20 min
Apr 27, 4:44 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXFayette, Lamar, Marion61 min
Apr 27, 4:47 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyBMXGreene, Pickens, Tuscaloosa58 min
Apr 27, 4:50 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXGreene, Hale, Sumter55 min
Apr 27, 4:55 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyBMXBlount, Jefferson, Walker65 min
Apr 27, 5:22 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXFayette, Lamar68 min
Apr 27, 5:28 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXMarion, Winston30 min
Apr 27, 5:31 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyBMXJefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa59 min
Apr 27, 5:38 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyBMXBibb, Greene, Hale, Perry, Tuscaloosa67 min
Apr 27, 5:39 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXBlount21 min
Apr 27, 6:06 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXGreene, Marengo, Sumter16 min
Apr 27, 6:14 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXFayette, Marion, Walker, Winston61 min
Apr 27, 6:17 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXJefferson118 min
Apr 27, 6:18 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXBlount, Jefferson, St. Clair57 min
Apr 27, 6:20 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXBibb, Chilton, Greene, Hale, Perry55 min
Apr 27, 6:33 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningBMXMarion, Winston3 hr
Apr 27, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston40 min
Apr 27, 6:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXBlount, Jefferson, St. Clair3 hr
Apr 27, 6:39 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyBMXBibb, Chilton, Shelby, Talladega66 min
Apr 27, 6:49 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyBMXBlount, Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair56 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.