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Tornado Warning 68, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2011, 5:13 PM CDT for Bibb County, Hale County, Perry County, Alabama. It was in force for 35 min. 4 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, 5:13 PM CDT (22:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2011, 5:48 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bibb County, AL, Hale County, AL, Perry County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 5:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | Eoline, AL | TREE ON HOUSE ON RAGLAND ROAD. POWER LINE DOWN ON HWY 82 AND INE DOWN ON RAGLAND ROAD. TREES DOWN ON HOUSE ON EOLINE ROAD. TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON TRUMAN ALDRICH. |
| Apr 15, 5:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | Eoline, AL | TREE ON HOUSE ON RAGLAND ROAD. POWER LINE DOWN ON HWY 82 AND LINE DOWN ON RAGLAND ROAD. TREES DOWN ON HOUSE ON EOLINE ROAD. TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON TRUMAN ALDRICH. |
| Apr 15, 5:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | W Eoline, AL | TREES DOWN ON HWY 25. MULTIPLE TREES DOWN SOUTH OF LITTLE HOPE RD COMPLETELY BLOCKED. TREES DOWN ON HWY 82. TREE ACROSS ROAD ON HWY 5. FRIENDSHIP ROAD BLOCKED. ABOUT 10 TREES DOWN SOUTH OF 300. TREE DOWN ON EOLINE ROAD. 5 TREES DOWN ROAD BLOCKED ON RAGLAND ROA |
| Apr 15, 5:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | W Eoline, AL | TREES DOWN ON HWY 25. MULTIPLE TREES DOWN SOUTH OF LITTLE HOPE RD COMPLETELY BLOCKED. TREES DOWN ON HWY 82. TREE ACROSS ROAD ON HWY 5. FRIENDSHIP ROAD BLOCKED. ABOUT 10 TREES DOWN SOUTH OF 300. TREE DOWN ON EOLINE ROAD. 5 TREES DOWN ROAD BLOCKED ON RAGLAND ROA |
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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 55 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.
187 WFUS54 KBMX 152213 TORBMX ALC007-065-105-152315- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0068.110415T2213Z-110415T2315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 513 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA... CENTRAL HALE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... NORTH CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA... * UNTIL 615 PM CDT * AT 508 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GREENSBORO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BRENT...CENTREVILLE...MERTZ...HARRISBURG...EOLINE...WEST CENTREVILLE...TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST...MORGAN SPRINGS...WATEROAK AND ELLARDS. 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 3311 8708 3287 8693 3269 8763 3281 8770 TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 245DEG 32KT 3278 8758 $$ 03/08
2 follow-up statements
668 WWUS54 KBMX 152231 RRA SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 531 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ALC007-065-105-152315- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-110415T2315Z/ PERRY AL-HALE AL-BIBB AL- 531 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BIBB...EXTREME EAST CENTRAL HALE AND NORTH CENTRAL PERRY COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT... AT 527 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MERTZ...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREENSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BRENT...CENTREVILLE...MERTZ...HARRISBURG...EOLINE...WEST CENTREVILLE...TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST...BIBB COUNTY AIRPORT AND TRIO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3279 8744 3288 8750 3311 8708 3287 8693 TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 239DEG 34KT 3288 8740 $$ 03/08
067 WWUS54 KBMX 152248 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 548 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ALC007-065-105-152258- /O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-110415T2315Z/ PERRY AL-HALE AL-BIBB AL- 548 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BIBB...EXTREME EAST CENTRAL HALE AND NORTH CENTRAL PERRY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3279 8744 3288 8750 3311 8708 3287 8693 TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 239DEG 34KT 3296 8723 $$ 03/08
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 | 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, 3:10 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, 4:41 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, 5:18 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.