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Tornado Warning 153, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2011, 7:57 AM CST for Hale County, Marengo County, Perry County, Alabama. It was in force for 48 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
- Nov 16, 2011, 7:57 AM CST (13:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2011, 8:45 AM CST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Hale County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Perry County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2:20 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 110 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
- 990 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 497 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
207
WFUS54 KBMX 161357
TORBMX
ALC065-091-105-161445-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0153.111116T1357Z-111116T1445Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
757 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHEASTERN MARENGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
WEST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 845 AM CST
* AT 757 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR CHICKASAW STATE PARK...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF
DEMOPOLIS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
UNIONTOWN...GREENSBORO...ARCOLA...FAUNSDALE...NEWBERN...VALDEN...
GALLION...CEDARVILLE AND LANEVILLE.
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 3259 8775 3259 8774 3260 8774 3279 8754
3254 8728 3231 8783 3241 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 1357Z 236DEG 32KT 3243 8777
$$
JT3 follow-up statements
545 WWUS54 KBMX 161409 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 809 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011 ALC065-091-105-161445- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0153.000000T0000Z-111116T1445Z/ HALE AL-MARENGO AL-PERRY AL- 809 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL PERRY... NORTHEASTERN MARENGO AND SOUTHERN HALE COUNTIES UNTIL 845 AM CST... AT 809 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF FAUNSDALE...OR 9 MILES EAST OF DEMOPOLIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... UNIONTOWN...GREENSBORO...FAUNSDALE...NEWBERN...VALDEN...CEDARVILLE AND LANEVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3236 8773 3249 8782 3279 8754 3254 8728 TIME...MOT...LOC 1409Z 236DEG 32KT 3249 8766 $$ JT
501 WWUS54 KBMX 161421 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 821 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011 ALC065-091-105-161445- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0153.000000T0000Z-111116T1445Z/ HALE AL-MARENGO AL-PERRY AL- 821 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL PERRY... NORTHEASTERN MARENGO AND SOUTH CENTRAL HALE COUNTIES UNTIL 845 AM CST... AT 821 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FAUNSDALE...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF UNIONTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... VALDEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3241 8762 3250 8770 3273 8748 3254 8728 TIME...MOT...LOC 1421Z 250DEG 34KT 3253 8751 $$ 19
935 WWUS54 KBMX 161444 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 844 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011 ALC065-091-105-161453- /O.EXP.KBMX.TO.W.0153.000000T0000Z-111116T1445Z/ HALE AL-MARENGO AL-PERRY AL- 844 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL PERRY...NORTHEASTERN MARENGO AND SOUTH CENTRAL HALE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 AM CST... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3241 8762 3250 8770 3273 8748 3254 8728 TIME...MOT...LOC 1443Z 250DEG 34KT 3258 8727 $$ 19
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2:42 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 48 min |
| Nov 16, 2:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette | 46 min |
| Nov 16, 3:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 43 min |
| Nov 16, 5:44 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Sumter | 46 min |
| Nov 16, 6:34 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo, Sumter | 56 min |
| Nov 16, 8:35 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Perry | 40 min |
| Nov 16, 9:08 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton, Dallas, Perry | 37 min |
| Nov 16, 9:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby | 29 min |
| Nov 16, 9:46 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton, Coosa | 44 min |
| Nov 16, 9:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, St. Clair, Talladega | 34 min |
| Nov 16, 10:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery | 40 min |
| Nov 16, 10:25 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 35 min |
| Nov 16, 10:36 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 24 min |
| Nov 16, 10:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne | 34 min |
| Nov 16, 10:58 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 32 min |
| Nov 16, 10:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Elmore, Montgomery | 31 min |
| Nov 16, 11:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Elmore, Macon, Montgomery, Tallapoosa | 39 min |
| Nov 16, 11:40 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock, Macon, Montgomery | 23 min |
| Nov 16, 11:48 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers, Lee, Macon | 42 min |
| Nov 16, 12:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers, Lee | 27 min |
| Nov 16, 12:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bullock, Macon, Russell | 25 min |
| Nov 16, 1:34 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour | 41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.