Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 145, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Sep 5, 2011, 11:11 AM CDT for Chambers County, Alabama. It was in force for 34 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, 11:11 AM CDT (16:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2011, 11:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Chambers 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
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 279 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 471 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 3.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
596
WFUS54 KBMX 051611
TORBMX
ALC017-051645-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0145.110905T1611Z-110905T1645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1111 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1145 AM CDT
* AT 1109 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR CUSSETA...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LANETT...AND
MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STROUD...KELLAM HILL...DENSON...LAKEVIEW...FREDONIA...AMITY PARK...
VEASEY CREEK PARK...POST OAK FORKS...SOUTHERN HARBOR AND ROCKY
POINT.
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 3278 8529 3280 8535 3311 8533 3311 8525
3309 8522 3291 8518 3290 8518
TIME...MOT...LOC 1611Z 200DEG 32KT 3283 8531
$$
142 follow-up statements
607
WWUS54 KBMX 051622
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1122 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
ALC017-051645-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0145.000000T0000Z-110905T1645Z/
CHAMBERS AL-
1122 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN CHAMBERS
COUNTY UNTIL 1145 AM CDT...
AT 1118 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KELLAM HILL...OR NEAR LANETT...MOVING NORTH AT
35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STROUD...FREDONIA...AMITY PARK...VEASEY CREEK PARK...POST OAK
FORKS...SOUTHERN HARBOR...ROCKY POINT AND STROUD CREEK.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3285 8525 3287 8534 3311 8533 3311 8525
3309 8522 3308 8522 3292 8519 3290 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 1623Z 200DEG 32KT 3292 8527
$$
14920
WWUS54 KBMX 051635
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1135 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
ALC017-051646-
/O.EXP.KBMX.TO.W.0145.000000T0000Z-110905T1645Z/
CHAMBERS AL-
1135 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHAMBERS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 1145 AM CDT...
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 3285 8525 3287 8534 3311 8533 3311 8525
3309 8522 3308 8522 3292 8519 3290 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 1636Z 200DEG 32KT 3303 8522
$$
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, 10:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock, Pike | 13 min |
| 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, 11:36 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.