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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2011, 1:12 AM CDT for Chambers County, Tallapoosa 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
- Mar 27, 2011, 1:12 AM CDT (06:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2011, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chambers County, AL, Tallapoosa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 1774 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1230 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 373 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.7
- Supercell composite
- 16.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
680
WFUS54 KBMX 270612
TORBMX
ALC017-123-270700-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0032.110327T0612Z-110327T0700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
112 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 200 AM CDT
* AT 107 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR GOODWATER...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HILLABEE CREEK...GOLDVILLE...NEW SITE...TRAMMEL CROSSROADS...RIDGE
GROVE...PENTON...WHITE PLAINS...BUFFALO...HACKNEYVILLE AND
HORSESHOE BEND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3282 8544 3303 8601 3309 8600 3309 8598
3311 8598 3310 8574 3305 8534
TIME...MOT...LOC 0612Z 286DEG 31KT 3310 8594
$$
273 follow-up statements
664
WWUS54 KBMX 270621
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
121 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011
ALC017-123-270700-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110327T0700Z/
TALLAPOOSA AL-CHAMBERS AL-
121 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CHAMBERS AND
NORTHERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT...
AT 116 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF GOLDVILLE...OR 9 MILES EAST OF
GOODWATER...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GOLDVILLE...NEW SITE...TRAMMEL CROSSROADS...RIDGE GROVE...PENTON...
WHITE PLAINS...BUFFALO...HORSESHOE BEND...HORSESHOE BEND NATIONAL
MILITARY PARK AND DAVISTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3282 8544 3302 8595 3311 8592 3310 8574
3305 8534
TIME...MOT...LOC 0621Z 286DEG 31KT 3308 8585
$$
27722
WWUS54 KBMX 270633
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
133 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011
ALC017-123-270700-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110327T0700Z/
TALLAPOOSA AL-CHAMBERS AL-
133 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CHAMBERS AND
NORTHEASTERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT...
AT 130 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW SITE...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALEXANDER
CITY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRAMMEL CROSSROADS...RIDGE GROVE...PENTON...WHITE PLAINS...
BUFFALO...HORSESHOE BEND...HORSESHOE BEND NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
AND DAVISTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3282 8544 3299 8585 3310 8585 3310 8574
3305 8534
TIME...MOT...LOC 0633Z 286DEG 31KT 3305 8573
$$
27584
WWUS54 KBMX 270643
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
143 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011
ALC017-123-270700-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110327T0700Z/
TALLAPOOSA AL-CHAMBERS AL-
143 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CHAMBERS AND
NORTHEASTERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT...
AT 139 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF NEW SITE...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF
DADEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRAMMEL CROSSROADS...RIDGE GROVE...PENTON...WHITE PLAINS AND
BUFFALO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3282 8544 3296 8578 3310 8578 3310 8574
3305 8534
TIME...MOT...LOC 0643Z 286DEG 31KT 3302 8563
$$
27The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne | 37 min |
| Mar 26, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 41 min |
| Mar 26, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 28 min |
| Mar 26, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker | 36 min |
| Mar 26, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Walker | 55 min |
| Mar 26, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 24 min |
| Mar 26, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 62 min |
| Mar 26, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee, Etowah | 60 min |
| Mar 26, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Jefferson, St. Clair, Talladega | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah | 47 min |
| Mar 26, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 59 min |
| Mar 26, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Marion, Walker, Winston | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega | 48 min |
| Mar 26, 10:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 3 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, Walker | 63 min |
| Mar 26, 10:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, St. Clair, Talladega | 15 min |
| Mar 26, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 45 min |
| Mar 26, 10:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Tuscaloosa | 56 min |
| Mar 26, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, St. Clair, Talladega | 45 min |
| Mar 26, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Talladega | 36 min |
| Mar 26, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Randolph | 41 min |
| Mar 26, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 16 min |
| Mar 27, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Randolph | 15 min |
| Mar 27, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Clay | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 12:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers, Randolph | 67 min |
| Mar 27, 1:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 17 min |
| Mar 27, 1:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers, Clay, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 1:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 22 min |
| Mar 27, 1:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers, Tallapoosa | 13 min |
| Mar 27, 2:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Winston | 51 min |
| Mar 27, 4:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cherokee | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 4:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cherokee, Etowah | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 6:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 6:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Tuscaloosa | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 7:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Tuscaloosa | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 7:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 7:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Coosa | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 7:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene, Hale | 50 min |
| Mar 27, 7:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 8:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Coosa | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 9:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 10:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Elmore | 28 min |
| Mar 27, 10:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Coosa | 33 min |
| Mar 27, 10:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton | 50 min |
| Mar 27, 11:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tallapoosa | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 11:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers | 23 min |
| Mar 27, 11:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 12:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Russell | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 1:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 6:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour | 47 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.