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Tornado Warning 141, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Sep 5, 2011, 10:14 AM CDT for Bullock County, Pike County, Alabama. It was in force for 13 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2011, 10:14 AM CDT (15:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2011, 10:27 AM CDT
- In force
- 13 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bullock County, AL, Pike County, AL
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 5:35 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 371 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 471 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
104 WFUS54 KBMX 051514 TORBMX ALC011-109-051545- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0141.110905T1514Z-110905T1545Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1014 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... BULLOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... EAST CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... * UNTIL 1045 AM CDT * AT 1009 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BANKS...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF BRUNDIDGE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MIDWAY...UNION SPRINGS...BEANS CROSSROADS...INVERNESS...PICKETT... ABERFOIL...FRANKLIN FIELD...PEROTE AND THREE NOTCH. 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 3185 8584 3223 8585 3214 8545 3181 8574 TIME...MOT...LOC 1514Z 201DEG 38KT 3191 8575 $$ 14
2 follow-up statements
319
WWUS54 KBMX 051522
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1022 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
ALC109-051532-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0141.000000T0000Z-110905T1545Z/
PIKE AL-
1022 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3191 8578 3222 8580 3214 8546 3199 8558
3199 8559 3197 8560 3190 8566
TIME...MOT...LOC 1522Z 201DEG 38KT 3199 8571
$$
ALC011-051545-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0141.000000T0000Z-110905T1545Z/
BULLOCK AL-
1022 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN BULLOCK COUNTY
UNTIL 1045 AM CDT...
AT 1019 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR INVERNESS...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF UNION
SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MIDWAY...UNION SPRINGS...INVERNESS...PICKETT...ABERFOIL...THREE
NOTCH AND SEDGEFIELD.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3191 8578 3222 8580 3214 8546 3199 8558
3199 8559 3197 8560 3190 8566
TIME...MOT...LOC 1522Z 201DEG 38KT 3199 8571
$$
14747
WWUS54 KBMX 051527
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1027 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
ALC011-051537-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0141.000000T0000Z-110905T1545Z/
BULLOCK AL-
1027 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN BULLOCK COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3191 8578 3222 8580 3214 8546 3199 8558
3199 8559 3197 8560 3190 8566
TIME...MOT...LOC 1527Z 201DEG 38KT 3204 8569
$$
14The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 4:31 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 26 hr |
| Sep 5, 5:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 5:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Elmore, Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Sep 5, 6:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Pickens | 7 hr |
| Sep 5, 6:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 24 min |
| Sep 5, 6:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Lamar | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 6:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Lamar | 7 hr |
| Sep 5, 7:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Fayette, Marion, Walker, Winston | 8 hr |
| Sep 5, 8:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Sumter | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 9:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Lamar | 60 hr |
| Sep 5, 9:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 48 hr |
| Sep 5, 9:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Pickens | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 72 hr |
| Sep 5, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 59 hr |
| Sep 5, 10:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo | 5 days |
| Sep 5, 10:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Greene | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 10:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Lamar | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 10:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee, Macon, Russell | 29 min |
| Sep 5, 10:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Perry | 27 min |
| Sep 5, 10:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee | 24 min |
| Sep 5, 11:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 34 min |
| Sep 5, 11:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 7 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Perry | 36 min |
| Sep 5, 12:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas | 25 min |
| Sep 5, 12:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock, Pike | 24 min |
| Sep 5, 12:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton, Dallas, Perry | 25 min |
| Sep 5, 12:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Pickens | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 1:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee, Russell | 30 min |
| Sep 5, 1:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 1:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Pickens | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 1:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Pickens | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 48 min |
| Sep 5, 2:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 4 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Fayette, Marion, Walker, Winston | 17 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee, Macon | 27 min |
| Sep 5, 3:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 15 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Pickens | 16 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 5 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 67 min |
| Sep 5, 5:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Etowah, St. Clair | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 6:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 78 min |
| Sep 5, 6:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 6:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Blount | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 6:41 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah and 5 more | 3 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.