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Tornado Warning 73, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2011, 6:08 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 52 min. 2 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, 6:08 PM CDT (23:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Calhoun County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Talladega County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:08 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, 6:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | Alpine, AL | TREE DOWN ACROSS RENFROE ROAD. |
| Apr 15, 6:32 PM CDT | TORNADO | Talladega, AL | TALLADEGA RESCUE SQUAD REPORTED A TORNADO ON HWY 77 FROM TALLADEGA FIRE STATION. |
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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 73 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.
786
WFUS54 KBMX 152308
TORBMX
ALC015-027-029-121-160000-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0073.110415T2308Z-110416T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
608 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL CALHOUN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHWESTERN CLEBURNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
CENTRAL TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 604 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING A
CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR ALPINE...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
CHILDERSBURG. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TALLADEGA...WEST END-COBB TOWN...COBB TOWN...OXFORD...ANNISTON...
FORT MCCLELLAN...WINTERBORO...WALDO...TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY AND
TALLADEGA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
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 3341 8565 3324 8627 3341 8638 3342 8634
3344 8633 3373 8578
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 243DEG 39KT 3335 8623
$$
03/083 follow-up statements
915 WWUS54 KBMX 152325 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 625 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ALC015-027-029-121-160000- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110416T0000Z/ CLAY AL-TALLADEGA AL-CLEBURNE AL-CALHOUN AL- 625 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CALHOUN... SOUTHWESTERN CLEBURNE...EAST CENTRAL TALLADEGA AND NORTHERN CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT... AT 622 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WALDO...OR NEAR TALLADEGA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WEST END-COBB TOWN...COBB TOWN...OXFORD...ANNISTON...FORT MCCLELLAN...GRANT TOWN...BYNUM...ANNISTON METRO AIRPORT...MOUNT CHEAHA AND HOBSON CITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3329 8609 3348 8619 3373 8578 3341 8565 TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 247DEG 36KT 3341 8604 $$ 03/08
420 WWUS54 KBMX 152337 RRA SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 637 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ALC015-027-029-121-160000- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110416T0000Z/ CLAY AL-TALLADEGA AL-CLEBURNE AL-CALHOUN AL- 637 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CALHOUN... SOUTHWESTERN CLEBURNE...EAST CENTRAL TALLADEGA AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT... AT 636 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF WALDO...OR 9 MILES EAST OF TALLADEGA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WEST END-COBB TOWN...COBB TOWN...OXFORD...ANNISTON...FORT MCCLELLAN...GRANT TOWN...BYNUM...MOUNT CHEAHA...ANNISTON METRO AIRPORT AND HOBSON CITY. 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 8599 3352 8609 3373 8578 3341 8565 TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 247DEG 30KT 3344 8594 $$ 03/08
261 WWUS54 KBMX 152347 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 647 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ALC015-027-029-121-160000- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0073.000000T0000Z-110416T0000Z/ CLAY AL-TALLADEGA AL-CLEBURNE AL-CALHOUN AL- 647 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CALHOUN... SOUTHWESTERN CLEBURNE...NORTHEASTERN TALLADEGA AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT... AT 645 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNT CHEAHA...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF OXFORD...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OXFORD...ANNISTON...ANNISTON METRO AIRPORT...MOUNT CHEAHA...HOBSON CITY...OXFORD LAKE...OAK HILL AND DEARMANVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3339 8593 3351 8599 3373 8578 3341 8565 TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 253DEG 33KT 3347 8584 $$ 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, 5:13 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, 6:11 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.