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Tornado Warning 74, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2011, 6:11 PM CDT for Dallas County, Perry 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, 6:11 PM CDT (23:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2011, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dallas County, AL, Perry County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:13 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, 6:27 PM CDT | TORNADO 2 | 5 Sse Marion, AL | AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 2.7 MILES NORTH OF HAMBURG JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 45. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF A BARN AND SEVERAL DOZEN HARD AND SOFTWOOD TREES UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. THE TORNADO CROSSED COUNTY ROAD 45 WHERE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF HA |
| Apr 15, 6:36 PM CDT | TORNADO | Hamburg, AL | CITIZEN REPORTS TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR THE HAMBURG COMMUNITY. NEAR PERRY CR 6, DALLAS CR 45, AND AL HWY 14 MOVING TOWARDS DALLAS COUNTY. |
| Apr 15, 6:36 PM CDT | TORNADO | S Marion, AL | POWER LINES DOWN. CR 45 CLOSED. |
| Apr 15, 7:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Hamburg, AL | SPOTTER OBSERVED 75 MPH WINDS ON A HAND HELD ANEMOMETER 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF SCUTTLE...WITH SEVERAL TREES DOWN. |
| Apr 15, 7:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Hamburg, AL | SPOTTER OBSERVED 75 MPH WINDS ON A HAND HELD ANEMOMETER 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF SUTTLE...WITH SEVERAL TREES DOWN. |
| Apr 15, 7:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sw Plantersville, AL | TREES DOWN AND BLOCKING SR 22. |
| Apr 15, 7:05 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 6 Nnw Valley Grande, AL | AN EF-1 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 272 UPROOTING SEVERAL SOFT AND HARDWOOD TREES. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO A MOBILE HOME FROM UPROOTED TREES. THE DAMAGE PATH LENGTH WAS 0.1 MILES AND THE MAX WIDTH WAS 100 YARDS WIDE. THE MAX ESTI |
| Apr 15, 7:05 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 6 Nnw Valley Grande, AL | AN EF-1 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 272 UPROOTING SEVERAL SOFT AND HARDWOOD TREES. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO A MOBILE HOME FROM UPROOTED TREES. THE DAMAGE PATH LENGTH WAS 0.1 MILES AND THE MAX WIDTH WAS 75 YARDS WIDE. THE MAX ESTIM |
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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 74 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.
361
WFUS54 KBMX 152311
TORBMX
ALC047-105-160015-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0074.110415T2311Z-110416T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
611 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
PERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
* AT 608 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR UNIONTOWN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARION...MARION JUNCTION...VALDEN...PAUL M GRIST STATE PARK...
HAMBURG...SUTTLE...RED FORD...SPROTT AND VALLEY CREEK JUNCTION.
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 3240 8752 3259 8752 3284 8717 3283 8708
3275 8701 3267 8702 3267 8694 3263 8691
3258 8690 3234 8747
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 234DEG 27KT 3248 8745
$$
03/083 follow-up statements
056
WWUS54 KBMX 152331
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
631 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
ALC047-105-160015-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0074.000000T0000Z-110416T0015Z/
DALLAS AL-PERRY AL-
631 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PERRY AND NORTHWESTERN
DALLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
AT 627 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
MULTIPLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THREE SEPARATE
TORNADOES. THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR VALDEN...5
SOUTH OF MARION...AND JUST EAST OF HAMBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARION...VALDEN...PAUL M GRIST STATE PARK...HAMBURG...SUTTLE...RED
FORD...SPROTT AND VALLEY CREEK JUNCTION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3254 8751 3284 8717 3283 8708 3275 8701
3267 8702 3267 8694 3263 8691 3258 8690
3240 8740
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 231DEG 36KT 3250 8738
$$
03/08339
WWUS54 KBMX 152339 RRA
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
639 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
ALC047-105-160015-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0074.000000T0000Z-110416T0015Z/
DALLAS AL-PERRY AL-
639 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PERRY AND NORTH CENTRAL
DALLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
AT 636 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NORTH OF MARION
JUNCTION...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF MARION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PAUL M GRIST STATE PARK...SUTTLE...RED FORD...SPROTT AND VALLEY
CREEK JUNCTION.
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 3257 8742 3284 8717 3283 8708 3275 8701
3267 8702 3266 8693 3263 8691 3258 8690
3243 8732
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 243DEG 39KT 3252 8726
$$
03/08216
WWUS54 KBMX 152349
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
649 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
ALC047-105-160015-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0074.000000T0000Z-110416T0015Z/
DALLAS AL-PERRY AL-
649 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PERRY AND NORTH
CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
AT 645 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF SUTTLE
MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PAUL M GRIST STATE PARK AND VALLEY CREEK JUNCTION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3260 8733 3283 8717 3284 8713 3283 8708
3275 8701 3267 8702 3266 8693 3263 8691
3258 8690 3247 8721
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 254DEG 38KT 3253 8715
$$
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, 3:10 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, 6:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Talladega | 52 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.