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Tornado Warning 102, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 3:15 PM CDT for Pickens County, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 60 min. 3 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, 3:15 PM CDT (20:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
Counties Pickens County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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, 3:38 PM CDT | TORNADO 4 | 3 Ene Pickensville, AL | *** 10 FATAL *** A LONG TRACK TORNADO STARTED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF PICKENSVILLE. A CONTINUOUS PATH OF DAMAGE WASNOTED FROM HERE TO CORDOVA WITH MAXIMUM DAMAGE OBSERVED TO TREES AND MOBILE HOMES. FROM HERE THE STORM CROSSED CORRIDORX/FUTURE INTERSTATE 22 INTO T |
| Apr 27, 4:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | Lubbub, AL | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN PICKENS COUNTY MOVING TOWARD BROWNVILLE COMMUNITY. |
| Apr 27, 4:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 E Moores Bridge, AL | DAMAGE IN THE OLD MOORES BRIDGE AREA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 122 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.
519
WFUS54 KBMX 272015
TORBMX
ALC107-125-272115-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0102.110427T2015Z-110427T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
315 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
WEST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 415 PM CDT
* AT 310 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A
CONFIRMED TORNADO 16 MILES WEST OF MEMPHIS...OR 20 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF PICKENSVILLE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 50 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PICKENSVILLE AROUND 335 PM CDT.
ETHELSVILLE AND CARROLLTON AROUND 345 PM CDT.
REFORM AROUND 355 PM CDT.
ASHCRAFT CORNER AROUND 410 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE PINE GROVE...
MCSHAN...OWENS...NORTH PICKENS AIRPORT...LUBBUB AND MOORES BRIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3341 8830 3353 8817 3353 8767 3327 8751
3299 8831 3299 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 236DEG 42KT 3314 8853
$$
274 follow-up statements
988
WWUS54 KBMX 272027
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
327 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC107-125-272115-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0102.000000T0000Z-110427T2115Z/
PICKENS AL-TUSCALOOSA AL-
327 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA
AND PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT...
AT 324 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MEMPHIS...OR 9 MILES WEST OF PICKENSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PICKENSVILLE AROUND 335 PM CDT.
ETHELSVILLE AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARROLLTON AROUND 345 PM CDT.
REFORM AROUND 355 PM CDT.
ASHCRAFT CORNER AROUND 410 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADO INCLUDE PINE GROVE...
MCSHAN...OWENS...NORTH PICKENS AIRPORT...LUBBUB AND MOORES BRIDGE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3341 8830 3353 8817 3353 8767 3327 8751
3299 8831 3299 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 236DEG 42KT 3322 8839
$$
27689
WWUS54 KBMX 272039
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
339 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC107-125-272115-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0102.000000T0000Z-110427T2115Z/
PICKENS AL-TUSCALOOSA AL-
339 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA
AND PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT...
AT 338 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PICKENSVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ETHELSVILLE AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARROLLTON AROUND 345 PM CDT.
REFORM AROUND 355 PM CDT.
ASHCRAFT CORNER AROUND 410 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADO INCLUDE MCSHAN...OWENS...
NORTH PICKENS AIRPORT...LUBBUB AND MOORES BRIDGE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3341 8830 3353 8817 3353 8767 3327 8751
3299 8831 3299 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 236DEG 42KT 3330 8825
$$817
WWUS54 KBMX 272051
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
351 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC107-125-272115-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0102.000000T0000Z-110427T2115Z/
PICKENS AL-TUSCALOOSA AL-
351 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA
AND EASTERN PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT...
AT 347 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
CONFIRMED TORNADO. IF YOU ARE IN OR AROUND REFORM...YOU NEED TO
TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF ETHELSVILLE...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARROLLTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ASHCRAFT CORNER AROUND 410 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADO INCLUDE NORTH PICKENS
AIRPORT...LUBBUB AND MOORES BRIDGE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3353 8817 3353 8767 3338 8759 3310 8816
3346 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 236DEG 42KT 3338 8811
$$
27342
WWUS54 KBMX 272058
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
358 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC107-125-272115-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0102.000000T0000Z-110427T2115Z/
PICKENS AL-TUSCALOOSA AL-
358 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA
AND EASTERN PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT...
...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR REFORM AND LUBBUB...
AT 356 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR REFORM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ASHCRAFT CORNER AROUND 405 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE LUBBUB AND MOORES
BRIDGE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3353 8817 3353 8767 3338 8759 3310 8816
3343 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 236DEG 42KT 3341 8796
$$
27The 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, 2:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 31 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, 3:21 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.