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Tornado Warning 76, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2011, 6:15 PM CDT for Dallas County, Lowndes County, Alabama. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2011, 6:15 PM CDT (23:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2011, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dallas County, AL, Lowndes County, AL
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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 100 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.
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WFUS54 KBMX 152315
TORBMX
ALC047-085-160015-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0076.110415T2315Z-110416T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
615 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
LOWNDES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
* AT 613 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR SNOW HILL...OR 15 MILES EAST OF CAMDEN...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOSSES...HAYNEVILLE...GORDONVILLE...BEECHWOOD...BENTON...WHITE
HALL...LOWNDESBORO...MINTER...FARMERSVILLE AND FOSTORIA.
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 3205 8687 3205 8706 3233 8681 3234 8678
3236 8678 3241 8673 3236 8672 3236 8668
3241 8665 3241 8662 3237 8661 3236 8659
3238 8657 3234 8653 3234 8649 3228 8648
3224 8640 3197 8686
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 230DEG 35KT 3200 8701
$$
17/KLAWS4 follow-up statements
941
WWUS54 KBMX 152329
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
629 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
ALC047-085-160015-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-110416T0015Z/
LOWNDES AL-DALLAS AL-
629 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN DALLAS AND
LOWNDES COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
AT 627 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF SNOW HILL...OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF MOSSES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOSSES...HAYNEVILLE...BENTON...GORDONVILLE...BEECHWOOD...WHITE
HALL...LOWNDESBORO...FOSTORIA...COLLIRENE AND MANACK.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3197 8686 3205 8687 3206 8705 3232 8682
3234 8678 3236 8678 3241 8673 3236 8672
3236 8668 3241 8665 3241 8662 3237 8661
3236 8659 3238 8657 3234 8653 3234 8649
3228 8648 3224 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 245DEG 32KT 3205 8689
$$
17/KLAWS462
WWUS54 KBMX 152343
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
643 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
ALC047-085-160015-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-110416T0015Z/
LOWNDES AL-DALLAS AL-
643 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN DALLAS AND
LOWNDES COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
AT 640 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SNOW HILL...OR 18 MILES EAST OF CAMDEN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOSSES...HAYNEVILLE...GORDONVILLE...BEECHWOOD...BENTON...WHITE
HALL...LOWNDESBORO...MINTER...FARMERSVILLE AND FOSTORIA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3197 8686 3205 8687 3206 8705 3232 8682
3234 8678 3236 8678 3241 8673 3236 8672
3236 8668 3241 8665 3241 8662 3237 8661
3236 8659 3238 8657 3234 8653 3234 8649
3228 8648 3224 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 223DEG 34KT 3203 8695
$$
17/KLAWS735
WWUS54 KBMX 152352
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
652 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
ALC047-160002-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-110416T0015Z/
DALLAS AL-
652 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3197 8686 3205 8686 3205 8691 3222 8691
3223 8681 3227 8686 3234 8678 3241 8673
3236 8672 3236 8668 3241 8665 3241 8662
3237 8661 3236 8659 3238 8657 3234 8653
3234 8649 3228 8648 3224 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 234DEG 41KT 3209 8684
$$
ALC085-160015-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-110416T0015Z/
LOWNDES AL-
652 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LOWNDES COUNTY UNTIL 715
PM CDT...
AT 650 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MACEDONIA...OR 13 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MOSSES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOSSES...HAYNEVILLE...GORDONVILLE...BENTON...BEECHWOOD...WHITE
HALL...LOWNDESBORO...COLLIRENE AND MANACK.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3197 8686 3205 8686 3205 8691 3222 8691
3223 8681 3227 8686 3234 8678 3241 8673
3236 8672 3236 8668 3241 8665 3241 8662
3237 8661 3236 8659 3238 8657 3234 8653
3234 8649 3228 8648 3224 8640
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 234DEG 41KT 3209 8684
$$596
WWUS54 KBMX 152358
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
658 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
ALC085-160015-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-110416T0015Z/
LOWNDES AL-
658 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LOWNDES COUNTY UNTIL 715
PM CDT...
AT 654 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF MACEDONIA...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF MOSSES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOSSES...HAYNEVILLE...GORDONVILLE...BEECHWOOD...WHITE HALL...
LOWNDESBORO AND MANACK.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3197 8686 3205 8686 3206 8691 3218 8686
3231 8677 3236 8672 3236 8668 3241 8665
3241 8662 3236 8659 3238 8657 3234 8653
3234 8649 3228 8648 3224 8640 3223 8641
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 238DEG 43KT 3212 8675
$$
17/KLAWSThe 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, 6:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas, Perry | 64 min |
| Apr 15, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee | 21 min |
| Apr 15, 6:17 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.