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Tornado Warning 108, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 27, 2011Fayette County, Lamar County, Marion County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 4:44 PM CDT for Fayette County, Lamar County, Marion County, Alabama. It was in force for 61 min. 1 report 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, 4:44 PM CDT (21:44 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2011, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Fayette County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Marion County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 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, 5:10 PM CDT	TORNADO 3	5 Nnw Guin, AL	* 10 INJ * THE TORNADO APPEARED TO TOUCHDOWN SOUTH OF HAMILTON NEAR HIGHWAY 278, COUNTY ROAD 2 AND PHILADELPHIA ROAD WHERE TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD AND STRENGTHENED NEAR THE PEA RIDGE AND WHITEHOUSE COMMUNITIES. SEVERAL HOME

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 PDS	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 150 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

114 
WFUS54 KBMX 272144
TORBMX
ALC057-075-093-272245-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0108.110427T2144Z-110427T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
444 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 443 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
  WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEDFORD...OR 11 MILES WEST OF
  SULLIGENT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SULLIGENT...HAMILTON...WINFIELD...LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT...DETROIT...
  CREWS...BEAVERTON...WESTON...GUIN AND GU-WIN.

THIS INCLUDES...
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 7 THROUGH 34...

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 3409 8821 3432 8788 3432 8764 3391 8764
      3382 8824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 245DEG 48KT 3387 8830

$$

61

4 follow-up statements

629 
WWUS54 KBMX 272157
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
457 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

ALC057-075-093-272245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0108.000000T0000Z-110427T2245Z/
FAYETTE AL-LAMAR AL-MARION AL-
457 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MARION...NORTHERN LAMAR
AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 452 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF SULLIGENT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HAMILTON...WINFIELD...DETROIT...CREWS...BEAVERTON...WESTON...
  GUIN...GU-WIN...BRILLIANT AND BRINN.

THIS INCLUDES...
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 11 THROUGH 34...

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 3386 8824 3401 8822 3406 8821 3432 8779
      3432 8764 3391 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 245DEG 48KT 3394 8815

$$

61

424 
WWUS54 KBMX 272205
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
505 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

ALC057-272215-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0108.000000T0000Z-110427T2245Z/
FAYETTE AL-
505 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS STAYED NORTH OF FAYETTE 
COUNTY.  

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3391 8764 3393 8811 3398 8817 3404 8816
      3432 8779 3432 8765
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 245DEG 48KT 3400 8803

$$

ALC075-093-272245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0108.000000T0000Z-110427T2245Z/
LAMAR AL-MARION AL-
505 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MARION AND NORTHEASTERN
LAMAR COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 501 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CREWS...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF SULLIGENT...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HAMILTON...WINFIELD...GUIN...GU-WIN...BRILLIANT...BRINN...
  HACKLEBURG...LAKE BUTTAHATCHEE...RANKIN FITE AIRPORT AND PIKEVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES...
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 11 THROUGH 34...

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 3391 8764 3393 8811 3398 8817 3404 8816
      3432 8779 3432 8765
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 245DEG 48KT 3400 8803

$$

61

663 
WWUS54 KBMX 272216
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
516 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

ALC075-272226-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0108.000000T0000Z-110427T2245Z/
LAMAR AL-
516 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAMAR COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3405 8764 3402 8795 3403 8798 3406 8799
      3432 8779 3432 8765
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 238DEG 47KT 3409 8788

$$

ALC093-272245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0108.000000T0000Z-110427T2245Z/
MARION AL-
516 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MARION COUNTY
UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 515 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAMILTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
55 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BRINN AND LAKE BUTTAHATCHEE AROUND 525 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE PINEY GROVE
AND BEAR CREEK.

THIS INCLUDES...
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 16 THROUGH 22...

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 3405 8764 3402 8795 3403 8798 3406 8799
      3432 8779 3432 8765
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 238DEG 47KT 3409 8788

$$

61

748 
WWUS54 KBMX 272227
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
527 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

ALC093-272245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0108.000000T0000Z-110427T2245Z/
MARION AL-
527 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY
UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 524 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BRINN...OR 11 MILES EAST OF HAMILTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN
MARION COUNTY.

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 3413 8764 3409 8781 3413 8786 3432 8779
      3432 8765
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 239DEG 54KT 3414 8774

$$

61

The 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, 3:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	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 Emergency	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 Emergency	BMX	Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker	60 min
Apr 27, 4:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pickens, Tuscaloosa	20 min
Apr 27, 4:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	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 Emergency	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 Emergency	BMX	Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa	59 min
Apr 27, 5:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	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 Emergency	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Shelby, Talladega	66 min
Apr 27, 6:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	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.