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Tornado Warning 65, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 15, 2011Marengo County, Sumter County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2011, 4:41 PM CDT for Marengo County, Sumter County, Alabama. It was in force for 64 min. 8 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, 4:41 PM CDT (21:41 UTC)
Expired: Apr 15, 2011, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Marengo County, AL, Sumter County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 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, 4:58 PM CDT	TORNADO 3	5 Sw Myrtlewood, AL	* 1 FATAL, 4 INJ * AN EF-3 TORNADO WAS SURVEYED WHERE SEVERAL DOZEN SINGLE FAMILY AND MOBILE HOMES WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. ONE MAN WAS KILLED IN HIS DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME AS IT WAS TOSSED SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET ACROSS STATE HIGHWAY 69. TWO INJUR
Apr 15, 5:00 PM CDT	HAIL 4.25	Myrtlewood, AL
Apr 15, 5:17 PM CDT	HAIL 2.5	2 Nw Half Acre, AL
Apr 15, 5:17 PM CDT	HAIL 2.75	Myrtlewood, AL
Apr 15, 5:22 PM CDT	TORNADO 2	4 W Linden, AL	AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR PINHOOK.THE MAJORITY OF DAMAGE SUSTAINED WAS TO HARD AND SOFTWOOD TREES BEING SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. ONE BRICK HOME HAD THE ENTIRE ROOF AND SEVERAL EXTERIOR WALLS DESTROYED. SEVERAL OTHER HOMES SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE
Apr 15, 5:36 PM CDT	TORNADO 2	4 Ese Linden, AL	AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR DAYTON. THE MOST CONCENTRATED DAMAGE OCCURED TO SEVERAL HOMES THAT HAD SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE. THERE WERE SEVERAL HUNDRED HARD AND SOFTWOOD TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. THE TORNADO DAMAGE PATH WAS 10.9 MILES LONG AND WAS 600 YARD
Apr 15, 5:40 PM CDT	TORNADO 1	3 Nw Linden, AL	AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN FOR A SECOND TIME NEAR PINHOOK. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR STATE HIGHWAY 28...RIGHT AT THE CHICKASAW BOGUE...OR 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF LINDEN. THE TORNADO DID SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE...BY EITHER UPROOTING OR SNAPPING LARGE HARDWOO
Apr 15, 5:53 PM CDT	TORNADO	Linden, AL	TREES DOWN.

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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 130 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

186 
WFUS54 KBMX 152141
TORBMX
ALC091-119-152245-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0065.110415T2141Z-110415T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
441 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN MARENGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
  SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 436 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
  WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF MT STERLING...OR 19 MILES SOUTH OF
  CUBA...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LINDEN...MYRTLEWOOD...JEFFERSON...PIN HOOK...MILLER...CHICKASAW
  STATE PARK...THOMASTON...DAYTON...CONSUL AND FAUNSDALE.

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 3253 8776 3252 8773 3249 8772 3249 8753
      3232 8753 3231 8747 3229 8746 3227 8747
      3226 8751 3217 8751 3213 8804 3217 8801
      3228 8803 3231 8800 3231 8828
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 254DEG 31KT 3220 8820

$$

17/KLAWS

4 follow-up statements

119 
WWUS54 KBMX 152147
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
447 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

ALC091-119-152245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-110415T2245Z/
MARENGO AL-SUMTER AL-
447 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER AND
MARENGO COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 446 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO AND 
DAMAGE IN CHOCTAW COUNTY!  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR INDIAN 
SPRINGS...OR 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CUBA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LINDEN...MYRTLEWOOD...JEFFERSON...MILLER...PIN HOOK...CHICKASAW
  STATE PARK...THOMASTON...DAYTON...FAUNSDALE AND CONSUL.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3253 8776 3252 8773 3249 8772 3249 8753
      3232 8753 3231 8747 3229 8746 3227 8747
      3226 8751 3217 8751 3213 8804 3217 8801
      3228 8803 3231 8800 3231 8828
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 247DEG 28KT 3222 8816

$$

17/KLAWS

333 
WWUS54 KBMX 152159 RRA
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
459 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

ALC091-119-152245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-110415T2245Z/
MARENGO AL-SUMTER AL-
459 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER AND
NORTHERN MARENGO COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 455 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO AND VERY 
LARGE HAIL.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MT STERLING...OR 23 MILES 
SOUTHWEST OF LINDEN...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LINDEN...MYRTLEWOOD...JEFFERSON...PIN HOOK...MILLER...CHICKASAW
  STATE PARK...THOMASTON...DAYTON...CONSUL AND FAUNSDALE.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3253 8776 3252 8773 3249 8772 3249 8753
      3233 8753 3229 8746 3227 8747 3226 8751
      3217 8751 3217 8753 3213 8803 3217 8801
      3226 8801 3228 8803 3231 8800 3232 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 251DEG 43KT 3216 8809

$$

17/KLAWS

613 
WWUS54 KBMX 152206
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
506 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

ALC119-152216-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-110415T2245Z/
SUMTER AL-
506 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER 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 3213 8803 3217 8801 3226 8801 3228 8803
      3232 8798 3232 8793 3234 8796 3253 8776
      3252 8773 3249 8772 3249 8753 3232 8753
      3229 8747 3227 8747 3226 8751 3217 8751
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 251DEG 43KT 3218 8799

$$

ALC091-152245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-110415T2245Z/
MARENGO AL-
506 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MARENGO COUNTY
UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 504 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO AND 
EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NANAFALIA...OR 
16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LINDEN...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LINDEN...MYRTLEWOOD...JEFFERSON...PIN HOOK...MILLER...CHICKASAW
  STATE PARK...THOMASTON...DAYTON...CONSUL AND FAUNSDALE.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3213 8803 3217 8801 3226 8801 3228 8803
      3232 8798 3232 8793 3234 8796 3253 8776
      3252 8773 3249 8772 3249 8753 3232 8753
      3229 8747 3227 8747 3226 8751 3217 8751
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 251DEG 43KT 3218 8799

$$

17/KLAWS

636 
WWUS54 KBMX 152225
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
525 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

ALC091-152245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-110415T2245Z/
MARENGO AL-
525 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MARENGO COUNTY
UNTIL 545 PM CDT...

AT 522 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO AND 
EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL WITH DAMAGE!  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES 
EAST OF MYRTLEWOOD...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LINDEN...MOVING 
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LINDEN...PIN HOOK...CHICKASAW STATE PARK...THOMASTON...DAYTON...
  CONSUL...FAUNSDALE...CALVARY...OCTAGON AND PROVIDENCE.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3253 8776 3252 8773 3249 8772 3249 8753
      3232 8753 3229 8747 3227 8747 3226 8751
      3217 8752 3216 8787 3221 8791 3230 8792
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 243DEG 31KT 3224 8784

$$

17/KLAWS

The 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 Emergency	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 Emergency	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, 3:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Tuscaloosa	50 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, 4:42 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

Nearby

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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.