Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 100, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 2:09 PM CDT for Walker County, Winston County, Alabama. It was in force for 31 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2011, 2:09 PM CDT (19:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 2:40 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:10 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 27, 2:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sse Townley, AL | SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED ALONG PLEASANT HILL ROAD SOUTH AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 124. |
| Apr 27, 2:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nnw Oakman, AL | SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG COAL VALLEY ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
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 27, 1:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 587 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -359 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
158
WFUS54 KBMX 271909
TORBMX
ALC127-133-272000-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0100.110427T1909Z-110427T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
209 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EASTERN WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 300 PM CDT
* AT 206 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF OAKMAN...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CARBON HILL...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JASPER...ARLEY...MCDOWELL CAMP GROUNDS...CURRY...LAKE SHORE...FALLS
CITY...HELICON...ADDISON...NESMITH AND INMANFIELD.
THIS INCLUDES...
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 52 THROUGH 61...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3431 8712 3430 8711 3394 8710 3393 8709
3389 8709 3376 8746 3382 8750 3431 8718
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 221DEG 45KT 3381 8742
$$
613 follow-up statements
564
WWUS54 KBMX 271918
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
218 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC127-133-272000-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0100.000000T0000Z-110427T2000Z/
WALKER AL-WINSTON AL-
218 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN WINSTON AND
NORTH CENTRAL WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...
AT 215 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF JASPER ON FUTURE INTERSTATE
22...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ARLEY...CURRY...LAKE SHORE...FALLS CITY...HELICON...ADDISON...
NESMITH...MANCHESTER...WILSON BEND AND HOUSTON.
THIS INCLUDES...
US 78 EXIT NUMBER 57...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3393 8710 3383 8733 3390 8739 3424 8720
3423 8711 3402 8710 3394 8710
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 221DEG 44KT 3390 8731
$$
61920
WWUS54 KBMX 271926
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
226 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC127-133-272000-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0100.000000T0000Z-110427T2000Z/
WALKER AL-WINSTON AL-
226 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN WINSTON AND
NORTH CENTRAL WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...
AT 224 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS APPROACHING CURRY...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF JASPER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ARLEY...CURRY...LAKE SHORE...FALLS CITY...HELICON...NESMITH AND
WILSON BEND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3393 8710 3390 8730 3399 8732 3423 8711
3402 8710
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 229DEG 42KT 3395 8723
$$
61565
WWUS54 KBMX 271940
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
240 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC127-133-271950-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0100.000000T0000Z-110427T2000Z/
WALKER AL-WINSTON AL-
240 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WINSTON AND NORTH CENTRAL
WALKER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3393 8710 3390 8730 3399 8732 3423 8711
3402 8710
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 229DEG 42KT 3404 8707
$$
61What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Apr 27, 12:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 12:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 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, 42 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 3 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.
&&
JTLocal storm report, Apr 27, 12:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 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.
&&
JTLocal storm report, Apr 27, 12:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 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
&&
JTLocal storm report, Apr 27, 1:25 PM CDT, 44 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.
&&
JTLocal storm report, Apr 27, 1:33 PM CDT, 36 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.
&&
JTLocal storm report, Apr 27, 2:06 PM CDT, 3 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.
&&
JTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 3:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar, Pickens | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 3:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 3:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Lamar, Pickens, Sumter | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 4:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 4:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 4:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 4:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marion | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 4:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Marengo, Sumter | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 4:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 4:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 4:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 5:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 5:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Blount, Fayette, Hale, Jefferson, Shelby and 2 more | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 5:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 5:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 5:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Perry, Shelby | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 5:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Chilton, Etowah, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby and 1 more | 53 min |
| Apr 27, 6:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Dallas | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 6:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa and 3 more | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 6:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Randolph and 1 more | 56 min |
| Apr 27, 8:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 8:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 10:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 10:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lamar, Marion, Winston | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 10:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Marion | 54 min |
| Apr 27, 12:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Marion, Winston | 112 min |
| Apr 27, 2:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Marion, Winston | 118 min |
| Apr 27, 2:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 19 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 3:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 3:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 54 min |
| Apr 27, 3:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 67 min |
| Apr 27, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marion | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 3:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 4:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 20 min |
| Apr 27, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion | 61 min |
| Apr 27, 4:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 58 min |
| Apr 27, 4:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Sumter | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, Walker | 65 min |
| Apr 27, 5:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar | 68 min |
| Apr 27, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa | 59 min |
| Apr 27, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Greene, Hale, Perry, Tuscaloosa | 67 min |
| Apr 27, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount | 21 min |
| Apr 27, 6:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Marengo, Sumter | 16 min |
| Apr 27, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Marion, Walker, Winston | 61 min |
| Apr 27, 6:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Jefferson | 118 min |
| Apr 27, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair | 57 min |
| Apr 27, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Greene, Hale, Perry | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 6:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 6:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Shelby, Talladega | 66 min |
| Apr 27, 6:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair | 56 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.