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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 170, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 20, 2011, 5:06 AM CDT for 8 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 39 min. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2011, 5:06 AM CDT (10:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2011, 5:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Blount County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 5:30 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Jasper, AL | TREE DOWN ACROSS LYMAN CHAPEL ROAD. |
| Apr 20, 5:30 AM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | Jasper, AL | |
| Apr 20, 5:33 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cleveland, AL | TREES DOWN ACROSS HWY 231 BETWEEN CLEVELAND AND ONEONTA. |
| Apr 20, 5:35 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nw Fayette, AL | TREE AND POWERLINE DOWN ON RASBERRY LANE. |
| Apr 20, 5:35 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Belk, AL | TREE DOWN ON HWY 96 IN BELK. |
| Apr 20, 5:35 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Belk, AL | TREE DOWN ON HWY 96 IN BELK. ANOTHER TREE DOWN AT COUNTY ROAD 4 AND COUNTY ROAD 159...SW OF BELK. |
| Apr 20, 5:48 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Se Belk, AL | TREE DOWN AT COUNTY ROAD 4 AND COUNTY ROAD 159. A CAR RAN INTO THE TREE. |
| Apr 20, 5:50 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 S Oneonta, AL | COUNTY COMMISSIONER REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...SOME LARGE TREES UPROOTED AND TOPS OUT OF TREES IN THE HOLLY SPRINGS AND HIGHLAND LAKES AREAS. |
| Apr 20, 5:55 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Oneonta, AL | TREE DOWN ACROSS AIRPORT ROAD. |
| Apr 20, 5:55 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Se Oneonta, AL | LARGE TREE DOWN ON RESIDENCE ON CR 29. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 24 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 3:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 1717 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1046 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 282 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 4.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
676
WUUS54 KBMX 201006
SVRBMX
ALC009-057-073-075-107-125-127-133-201045-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0170.110420T1006Z-110420T1045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
506 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BLOUNT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 545 AM CDT
* AT 501 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM ADDISON TO 6 MILES EAST OF CARBON HILL TO VERNON...AND MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JASPER...CARROLLTON...FAYETTE...REFORM...GORDO...CORDOVA...SUMITON
AND DORA.
THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 252 THROUGH 282...
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 33...
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 52 THROUGH 91...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 97 THROUGH 140...
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 130 THROUGH 143...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3371 8825 3390 8745 3429 8713 3394 8710
3389 8708 3387 8697 3400 8674 3409 8670
3413 8660 3425 8652 3425 8645 3408 8632
3393 8637 3388 8635 3379 8658 3372 8653
3356 8655 3353 8652 3325 8704 3317 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1006Z 292DEG 47KT 3417 8708 3385 8734
3371 8797
$$
272 follow-up statements
743
WWUS54 KBMX 201022
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
522 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011
ALC009-057-073-075-107-125-127-133-201045-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0170.000000T0000Z-110420T1045Z/
PICKENS AL-TUSCALOOSA AL-JEFFERSON AL-FAYETTE AL-WALKER AL-LAMAR AL-
BLOUNT AL-WINSTON AL-
522 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
WINSTON...BLOUNT...SOUTHERN LAMAR...WALKER...FAYETTE...JEFFERSON...
NORTHERN TUSCALOOSA AND PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL 545 AM CDT...
AT 519 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAS PRODUCED DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CULLMAN TO LYNNS PARK TO FAYETTE...MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SUMITON...DORA...BLOUNTSVILLE...CLEVELAND...NORTHPORT...
GARDENDALE...FULTONDALE...ONEONTA...PINSON-CLAY-CHALKVILLE AND
BIRMINGHAM.
THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 250 THROUGH 282...
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 33...
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 52 THROUGH 91...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 97 THROUGH 140...
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 130 THROUGH 143...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS DOWNING
TREES ACROSS MANY AREAS OF NORTHWEST CENTRAL ALABAMA. SEEK SHELTER
NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3371 8825 3390 8745 3429 8713 3394 8710
3389 8708 3387 8697 3400 8674 3409 8670
3413 8660 3425 8652 3425 8645 3408 8632
3393 8637 3388 8635 3379 8658 3372 8653
3356 8655 3353 8652 3325 8704 3317 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1022Z 292DEG 47KT 3409 8685 3377 8711
3363 8774
$$
27348
WWUS54 KBMX 201035
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
535 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011
ALC133-201045-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0170.000000T0000Z-110420T1045Z/
WINSTON AL-
535 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WINSTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3371 8825 3390 8745 3400 8716 3389 8708
3387 8698 3388 8693 3398 8676 3392 8637
3388 8636 3379 8658 3372 8653 3357 8655
3353 8652 3346 8664 3347 8668 3340 8676
3325 8704 3317 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1035Z 292DEG 47KT 3402 8666 3370 8692
3357 8755
$$
ALC009-057-073-075-107-125-127-201045-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0170.000000T0000Z-110420T1045Z/
PICKENS AL-TUSCALOOSA AL-JEFFERSON AL-FAYETTE AL-WALKER AL-LAMAR AL-
BLOUNT AL-
535 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
BLOUNT...SOUTHERN LAMAR...WALKER...FAYETTE...JEFFERSON...NORTHERN
TUSCALOOSA AND PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL 545 AM CDT...
AT 533 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAS PRODUCED DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM GARDEN CITY TO CARDIFF TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF BERRY...MOVING EAST
AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHPORT...GARDENDALE...FULTONDALE...PINSON-CLAY-CHALKVILLE...
BIRMINGHAM...IRONDALE...TRUSSVILLE...FAIRFIELD...HUEYTOWN AND
MOUNTAIN BROOK.
THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 250 THROUGH 282...
INTERSTATE 459 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 33...
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 52 THROUGH 91...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 97 THROUGH 140...
INTERSTATE 59 EXIT NUMBERS 130 THROUGH 143...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3371 8825 3390 8745 3400 8716 3389 8708
3387 8698 3388 8693 3398 8676 3392 8637
3388 8636 3379 8658 3372 8653 3357 8655
3353 8652 3346 8664 3347 8668 3340 8676
3325 8704 3317 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1035Z 292DEG 47KT 3402 8666 3370 8692
3357 8755
$$
27What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 20, 4:45 AM CDT, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 4:45 AM CDT, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 445 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011 .DISCUSSION... A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA THIS MORNING. AS EXPECTED THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THE LIGHTNING IS PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL AS WELL. REALLY NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED FROM YESTERDAY THINKING. THE COLD FRONT IS OR HAS ALREADY STALLED TO OUR NORTH. THIS COMPLEX OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTH OF THE FRONT IN AN EASTWARD MOTION. THIS WILL BE WAVE NUMBER 1 OF SEVERAL WAVES OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS AS THE AIRMASS REMAINS UNSTABLE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON/POSSIBLY FRIDAY IN THE FAR NORTHEAST. LOOKS LIKE THIS AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DISSIPATE BY LATE MORNING...BUT LEAVE BEHIND A BOUNDARY THAT WILL HELP PROVIDE THE SPARK FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. DEPENDING ON HOW FAR SOUTH THE COLD POOL FROM THE STORMS THIS MORNING MAKE WILL REALLY DETERMINE WHAT AREAS HAVE THE BEST SHOT AT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE BEST DYNAMICS WILL BE NORTH CLOSER TO THE FRONT...BUT HOW WORKED OVER WILL THE AIRMASS BE AND WILL IT HAVE TIME TO RE-ESTABLISH THAT THREAT BY THE AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME THE BEST HEATING WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTH. WITH ALL THAT SAID WILL PLACE THE BEST THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS NORTH THROUGH THE MORNING AND SOUTH FOR THE AFTERNOON. THE NEXT WAVE MAY MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND THE SAME TIME THURSDAY MORNING AS THIS MORNING. THE SAME THREATS WILL BE AROUND AS WELL AND ALMOST SAME SCENARIO. WILL NEED TO WATCH THESE CELLS A LITTLE CLOSER FOR ANY POSSIBLE FLOODING AS THE CELLS MAY BE MOVING SLOWER THAN THE STORMS THIS MORNING. WITH PWS OF 1.6 TO 1.7 FORECAST...LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL DEFINITELY BE A THREAT. QUESTIONS HERE WILL IT BE ENOUGH OF A THREAT TO MENTION A FLASH FLOODING THREAT. BIGGEST CONCERN WITH THIS SCENARIO IS THAT THE FFG GUIDANCE IS QUITE HIGH AND WOULD NEED TO BE A LITTLE LOWER TO BE A GREAT CONCERN. SO DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH RAIN WE GET THIS MORNING WILL BE A BIG PLAYER INTO WHETHER A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE NEEDED. WILL HOLD OFF FOR NOW. LOOKS LIKE THE SYSTEM FINALLY WORKS OUT BY FRIDAY NOONTIME...GIVING WAY TO SUNNY WEEKEND. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL WORK INTO THE AREA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. RIGHT NOW THERE IS A BIG TIMING DIFFERENCE IN THE MODELS...24 TO EVEN 36 HOURS...SO TRYING TO PINPOINT IN THE FORECAST THE EXACT FROPA IS DIFFICULT TO SAY THE LEAST. THE ONE CONSISTENT FACTOR IS THAT THIS APPEARS TO A POTENTIALLY STRONG COLD FRONT. WILL GO AHEAD AND ADD IN SEVERE INTO THE HWO FOR LATE TUESDAY...HOWEVER THE SEVERE POTENTIAL WILL GENERALLY BE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT SO THE TIMING WILL LIKELY CHANGE AS WE GET A BETTER HANDLE ON THE TIMEFRAME. FEEL AS THOUGH THE THREAT IS SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH TO GO AHEAD AND START THE DISCUSSIONS AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS. AS FOR TEMPERATURES...DID NOT REALLY HAVE ANY TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY WITH HIGHS AS WE REMAIN IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD. FOR LOWS...REALLY FEEL AS THOUGH MOS GUIDE IS TOO LOW FOR EACH MORNING AND WENT 2 TO 3 DEGREES ABOVE GUIDANCE. AS WE GET A BETTER HANDLE ON THE SYSTEM AT THE END OF THE PERIOD...WE WILL LIKELY SEE WARMER LOWS JUST AHEAD OF IT...BUT STAYED CLOSE TO MOS. && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF DISCUSSION. THE MOISTENING PROCESS CONTINUES...AND WE ALSO LOOK TO OUR WEST WHERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ROLLING RIGHT ALONG. THE LOW CLOUDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO SPREAD FROM SOUTH AND WEST TO NORTH AND EAST. LOOKS LIKE THE RAIN STARTS TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN TAFS AROUND SUNRISE...PERHAPS EARLIER IF THE LINE ACCELERATES. MY GUT FEELING IS THAT THIS INITIAL BATCH OF RAIN/STORMS WILL GO UNTIL AROUND NOON OR SO TOMORROW...AND THEN THERE WILL BE A BREAK THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. 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. /61/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 79 58 76 59 83 / 90 70 60 30 20 ANNISTON 82 64 78 62 83 / 70 70 60 30 20 BIRMINGHAM 81 65 80 64 84 / 70 70 60 20 10 TUSCALOOSA 82 64 82 62 85 / 70 70 60 20 10 CALERA 83 65 81 62 85 / 60 70 60 20 10 AUBURN 84 65 81 63 83 / 30 50 60 20 10 MONTGOMERY 86 67 84 63 85 / 30 50 30 20 10 TROY 86 66 85 61 86 / 20 30 30 20 10 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 16/61
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 20, 3:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 350 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011 ALZ011>015-017>050-211200- MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON- COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE- MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- 350 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. AREAS MOST LIKELY TO SEE THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. THE MAIN THREATS OVERNIGHT...WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE LOCALIZED HOT SPOTS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. THE TORNADO THREAT SHOULD REMAIN LOW WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGHER MOISTURE WILL ALSO SURGE NORTHWARD WITH THIS SYSTEM AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BECOME MORE OF A THREAT AS THE EVENT UNFOLDS. AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLS OVER THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER A LARGE AREA...FLASH FLOODING ALONG WITH RIVER FLOODING WILL BECOME THE MAIN HAZARD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE NEEDED THIS MORNING DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE STORMS. 08/MNK
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 19, 11:19 PM CDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1119 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
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.
&&
KLAWSLocal storm report, Apr 19, 11:24 PM CDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1124 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
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.
&&
KLAWSLocal storm report, Apr 19, 11:28 PM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1128 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
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.
&&
KLAWSLocal storm report, Apr 19, 11:30 PM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1130 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
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.
&&
KLAWSLocal storm report, Apr 19, 11:31 PM CDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1131 PM CDT TUE APR 19 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
SEVERAL HOMES AND CHURCHES DAMAGED.
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
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
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.
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.
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 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.
0403 PM HAIL YORK 32.50N 88.30W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
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 HAIL 2 NW HALF ACRE 32.21N 87.94W
04/15/2011 E2.50 INCH MARENGO AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0517 PM HAIL MYRTLEWOOD 32.25N 87.95W
04/15/2011 E2.75 INCH MARENGO AL EMERGENCY MNGR
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
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 HAIL CHELSEA 33.33N 86.64W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL NWS EMPLOYEE
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
0812 PM HAIL SELMA 32.42N 87.02W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH DALLAS AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DOWNTOWN SELMA
0813 PM TORNADO 5 WSW SELMA 32.38N 87.09W
04/15/2011 F1 DALLAS AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN WEST OF SELMA AND JUST SOUTH
OF HIGHWAY 22 TRAVELING NORTHEAST TO WILDWOOD DR. THE
BRIEF DAMAGE INCLUDED SOFT AND HARDWOOD TREES SNAPPED AND
DAMAGE TO ONE HOME NEAR WILDWOOD DR DUE TO THE TREES. THE
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH WAS 0.8 MILES WITH A MAX WIDTH OF 100
YARDS. THE MAX WIND SPEED WAS 90 MPH.
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.
&&
KLAWSLocal storm report, Apr 20, 4:52 AM CDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
452 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 N HAMILTON 34.15N 87.98W
04/20/2011 MARION AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE DOWN ON US 43 JUST NORTH OF HAMILTON.
&&
16The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 3:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 54 min |
| Apr 20, 4:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston | 49 min |
| Apr 20, 5:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Lamar | 3 hr |
| Apr 20, 5:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Pickens, St. Clair and 2 more | 49 min |
| Apr 20, 5:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Etowah | 41 min |
| Apr 20, 5:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marion | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 6:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne, St. Clair, Talladega | 48 min |
| Apr 20, 6:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cherokee | 52 min |
| Apr 20, 6:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 46 min |
| Apr 20, 6:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Clay, Cleburne, Randolph | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 7:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers, Clay, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 7:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette, Tuscaloosa | 44 min |
| Apr 20, 7:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 48 min |
| Apr 20, 8:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 63 min |
| Apr 20, 9:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Perry, Tuscaloosa | 59 min |
| Apr 20, 9:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa | 53 min |
| Apr 20, 10:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby, Talladega | 56 min |
| Apr 20, 10:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Coosa, Talladega, Tallapoosa | 22 min |
| Apr 20, 11:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Clay, Coosa, Tallapoosa | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 12:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | BMX | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay and 19 more | 27 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lamar | 41 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.