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Tornado Warning 56, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2011, 3:10 PM CDT for Greene County, Hale County, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 50 min. 7 reports 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 15, 2011, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 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 15, 3:16 PM CDT | TORNADO 3 | 3 Se Ralph, AL | AN EF-3 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR RALPH IN NORTHEAST GREENE COUNTY AND MOVED NORTHEAST TO NEAR 1.5 MILES EAST OF UNIVERSITY MALL IN TUSCALOOSA. HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AND A POWER TRANSMISSION TOWER WAS CRUSHED. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES WER |
| Apr 15, 3:36 PM CDT | TORNADO | Tuscaloosa, AL | TUSCALOOSA FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TORNADO ON THE GROUND ON HWY 69 SOUTH NEAR SHELTON STATE WITH DEBRIS ON ROADWAY. |
| Apr 15, 3:38 PM CDT | TORNADO | Tuscaloosa, AL | OLD DAYCARE CENTER ON HWY 69 SOUTH RECIEVED MAJOR STRUCTUAL DAMAGE. HILLCREST CENTER RECIEVED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SIGNS. |
| Apr 15, 3:39 PM CDT | TORNADO | Tuscaloosa, AL | DAMAGE AT THE TOKYO RESTAURANT ON 69 SOUTH. SEVERAL TRAILER HOMES AT A DEALERSHIP TURNED OVER AND SPEEDY OIL CHANGE NORTH OF DEALERSHIP WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED. ON 82 SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND MOTEL 6 WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED. |
| Apr 15, 3:42 PM CDT | TORNADO | Tuscaloosa, AL | STUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES IN THE BEACH HILL AREA. |
| Apr 15, 4:03 PM CDT | TORNADO | Tuscaloosa, AL | STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SKYLAND PARK AREA. TREES DOWN. HOUSES IMPACTED ON 10TH AVENUE EAST. |
| Apr 15, 4:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | Tuscaloosa, AL | STUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES IN THE BEACH HILL AREA. |
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 15, 11:21 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1553 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 282 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 365 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
131
WFUS54 KBMX 152010
TORBMX
ALC063-065-125-152100-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0056.110415T2010Z-110415T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
310 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTH CENTRAL HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 400 PM CDT
* AT 306 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR UNION...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF EUTAW...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTHPORT...TUSCALOOSA...HOLT...KNOXVILLE...MOUNDVILLE...MCFARLAND
MALL...BRYANT DENNY STADIUM...UNIVERSITY MALL...LAKE WILDWOOD AND
COALING.
THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 52 THROUGH 79...
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 3300 8791 3334 8749 3313 8729 3308 8732
3290 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 232DEG 36KT 3298 8781
$$
032 follow-up statements
131
WWUS54 KBMX 152033
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
333 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
ALC063-065-152042-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-110415T2100Z/
HALE AL-GREENE AL-
333 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GREENE AND NORTH CENTRAL HALE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA...BUT ANOTHER TORNADO WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR A STORM IN
NORTHERN GREEN HEADED TOWARD MOUNDVILLE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3301 8761 3313 8770 3334 8749 3313 8729
3308 8732
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 232DEG 36KT 3311 8760
$$
ALC125-152100-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-110415T2100Z/
TUSCALOOSA AL-
333 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA
COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT...
AT 329 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF MOUNDVILLE...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF
NORTHPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TUSCALOOSA...HOLT...MCFARLAND MALL...BRYANT DENNY STADIUM...
UNIVERSITY MALL...LAKE WILDWOOD...COALING...DEERLICK CREEK
CAMPGROUNDS...LITTLE SANDY AND ENGLEWOOD.
THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 68 THROUGH 79...
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 3301 8761 3313 8770 3334 8749 3313 8729
3308 8732
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 232DEG 36KT 3311 8760
$$
03/08057
WWUS54 KBMX 152036
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
336 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
ALC125-152100-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0056.000000T0000Z-110415T2100Z/
TUSCALOOSA AL-
336 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
UNTIL 400 PM CDT...
AT 333 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MCFARLAND MALL...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF NORTHPORT...NEAR HIGHWAY 69
NEAR SHELTON STATE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TUSCALOOSA...HOLT...MCFARLAND MALL...BRYANT DENNY STADIUM...
UNIVERSITY MALL...LAKE WILDWOOD...COALING...DEERLICK CREEK
CAMPGROUNDS...TAYLORVILLE AND STILLMAN COLLEGE.
THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 68 THROUGH 79...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3334 8749 3313 8729 3308 8732 3304 8756
3315 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 232DEG 36KT 3313 8756
$$
03/08The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 3:29 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 15, 8:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marion | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 8:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lamar | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 9:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Lamar | 116 min |
| Apr 15, 9:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Fayette, Marion | 37 min |
| Apr 15, 10:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Lamar | 6 hr |
| Apr 15, 10:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 38 min |
| Apr 15, 10:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | St. Clair | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 10:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair | 46 min |
| Apr 15, 11:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Fayette, Walker, Winston | 2 hr |
| Apr 15, 11:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo | 38 min |
| Apr 15, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Pickens | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 12:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 12:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 12:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas, Marengo, Perry | 46 min |
| Apr 15, 1:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Blount | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 65 min |
| Apr 15, 1:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Perry | 28 min |
| Apr 15, 2:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter | 4 days |
| Apr 15, 2:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 20 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 20 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:17 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo | 4 days |
| Apr 15, 2:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Tuscaloosa | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 2:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo, Sumter | 29 min |
| Apr 15, 2:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 2:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Tuscaloosa | 64 min |
| Apr 15, 2:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Sumter | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 2:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 3:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Tuscaloosa | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 3:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Sumter | 58 min |
| Apr 15, 3:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 56 min |
| Apr 15, 3:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Perry, Tuscaloosa | 66 min |
| Apr 15, 3:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa | 37 min |
| Apr 15, 3:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Lamar | 24 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Sumter | 57 min |
| Apr 15, 4:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 4:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby | 62 min |
| Apr 15, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 4:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo, Sumter | 64 min |
| Apr 15, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Tuscaloosa | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion | 26 min |
| Apr 15, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 52 min |
| Apr 15, 5:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Perry | 35 min |
| Apr 15, 5:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar | 30 min |
| Apr 15, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 5:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Hale, Marengo, Perry, Sumter | 60 min |
| Apr 15, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 22 min |
| Apr 15, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Lee, Macon | 45 min |
| Apr 15, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion | 45 min |
| Apr 15, 5:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 46 min |
| Apr 15, 6:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Talladega | 52 min |
| Apr 15, 6:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas, Perry | 64 min |
| Apr 15, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee | 21 min |
| Apr 15, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas, Lowndes | 60 min |
| Apr 15, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 43 min |
| Apr 15, 6:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo | 56 min |
| Apr 15, 6:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Talladega | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 6:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Talladega | 31 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.