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Tornado Warning 110, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 27, 2011Greene County, Hale County, Sumter County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 4:50 PM CDT for Greene County, Hale County, Sumter County, Alabama. It was in force for 55 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, 4:50 PM CDT (21:50 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2011, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

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

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 27, 5:30 PM CDT	TORNADO 3	3 Wsw Tishabee, AL	* 7 FATAL, 50 INJ * TORNADO RATED EF-3 WITH MAX WINDS OF 145 MPH...PATH LENGTH OF 71.3 MILES. MAX PATH WIDTH 1 MILE. MOVING FROM 3 WSW OF TISHABEE IN GREENE COUNTY NE INTO HALE COUNTY ACROSS SAWYERVILLE AND INTO BIBB COUNTY ACROSS EOLINE AND ENDING NEAR MA

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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 131 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

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The text

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

698 
WFUS54 KBMX 272150
TORBMX
ALC063-065-119-272245-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0110.110427T2150Z-110427T2245Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  SOUTHWESTERN HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 447 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A
  CONFIRMED TORNADO 10 MILES WEST OF CUBA. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS
  TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CUBA AROUND 455 PM CDT.
  YORK AROUND 505 PM CDT.
  BLUFFPORT...THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA AND LIVINGSTON AROUND
  515 PM CDT.
  DUG HILL AROUND 520 PM CDT.
  TISHABEE AROUND 525 PM CDT.
  THORNHILL AROUND 530 PM CDT.
  FORKLAND AND WALDEN QUARTERS AROUND 535 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE I 20 WELCOME CENTER
AT CUBA...LILITA...BELMONT...BIRDINE AND SELDON LOCK AND DAM.

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 3260 8840 3296 8779 3256 8754 3251 8773
      3252 8773 3253 8781 3255 8782 3255 8785
      3252 8785 3252 8790 3247 8796 3244 8803
      3243 8803 3232 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 243DEG 48KT 3242 8849

$$

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4 follow-up statements

587 
WWUS54 KBMX 272204
SVSBMX

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

ALC063-065-119-272245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0110.000000T0000Z-110427T2245Z/
SUMTER AL-HALE AL-GREENE AL-
504 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GREENE...
SOUTHWESTERN HALE AND SUMTER COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 501 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR YORK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BLUFFPORT...THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA...LIVINGSTON AND COATOPA
  AROUND 515 PM CDT.
  DUG HILL AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EPES AROUND 520 PM CDT.
  TISHABEE AROUND 525 PM CDT.
  THORNHILL...8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOLIGEE AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  ALLISON AROUND 530 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE LILITA...BELMONT...
BIRDINE AND SELDON LOCK AND DAM.

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

LAT...LON 3260 8840 3296 8779 3256 8754 3251 8773
      3252 8773 3253 8781 3255 8782 3255 8785
      3252 8785 3252 8790 3247 8796 3244 8803
      3243 8803 3232 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 243DEG 48KT 3250 8829

$$

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644 
WWUS54 KBMX 272210 RRA
SVSBMX

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

ALC063-065-119-272245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0110.000000T0000Z-110427T2245Z/
SUMTER AL-HALE AL-GREENE AL-
510 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GREENE...
SOUTHWESTERN HALE AND SUMTER COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 505 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR YORK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BLUFFPORT...THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA...LIVINGSTON AND COATOPA
  AROUND 515 PM CDT.
  DUG HILL AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EPES AROUND 520 PM CDT.
  TISHABEE AROUND 525 PM CDT.
  THORNHILL AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOLIGEE AROUND 530 PM CDT.
  FORKLAND AROUND 535 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE BELMONT...
BIRDINE AND SELDON LOCK AND DAM.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 40...

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

LAT...LON 3260 8840 3296 8779 3256 8754 3251 8773
      3252 8773 3253 8781 3255 8782 3255 8785
      3252 8785 3252 8790 3247 8796 3244 8803
      3243 8803 3232 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 243DEG 48KT 3253 8820

$$

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713 
WWUS54 KBMX 272220
SVSBMX

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

ALC063-065-119-272245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0110.000000T0000Z-110427T2245Z/
SUMTER AL-HALE AL-GREENE AL-
520 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GREENE...
SOUTHWESTERN HALE AND SUMTER COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 519 PM CDT...FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED NEAR BLUFFPORT...OR 7 MILES EAST OF LIVINGSTON...MOVING 
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  TISHABEE AROUND 525 PM CDT.
  THORNHILL AROUND 530 PM CDT.
  FORKLAND AND WALDEN QUARTERS AROUND 535 PM CDT.
  DUFFYS BEND AROUND 540 PM CDT.
  SAWYERVILLE...GREENSBORO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...WEDGEWORTH AND 7 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF EVANSVILLE AROUND 545 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE BELMONT...BIRDINE AND
SELDON LOCK AND DAM.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 40...

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

LAT...LON 3260 8840 3296 8779 3256 8754 3251 8773
      3252 8773 3253 8781 3255 8782 3255 8785
      3252 8785 3252 8790 3247 8796 3244 8803
      3243 8803 3232 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 243DEG 48KT 3259 8806

$$

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023 
WWUS54 KBMX 272228
SVSBMX

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

ALC063-065-119-272245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0110.000000T0000Z-110427T2245Z/
SUMTER AL-HALE AL-GREENE AL-
528 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GREENE...
SOUTHWESTERN HALE AND EAST CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM
CDT...

AT 524 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BLUFFPORT...OR 8 MILES EAST OF LIVINGSTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FORKLAND AND THORNHILL AROUND 535 PM CDT.
  WALDEN QUARTERS AROUND 540 PM CDT.
  SAWYERVILLE...DUFFYS BEND...GREENSBORO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND
  WEDGEWORTH AROUND 545 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE BIRDINE AND SELDON
LOCK AND DAM.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 23 THROUGH 40...

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

LAT...LON 3296 8779 3256 8754 3251 8773 3252 8773
      3253 8781 3255 8782 3255 8785 3252 8785
      3252 8790 3247 8796 3244 8804 3270 8824
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 243DEG 48KT 3262 8799

$$

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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, 4:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion	61 min
Apr 27, 4:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	BMX	Greene, Pickens, Tuscaloosa	58 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.