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Tornado Warning 97, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 5:07 AM CDT for Fayette County, Walker County, Alabama. It was in force for 38 min. 5 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 27, 2011, 5:07 AM CDT (10:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 5:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fayette County, AL, Walker County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:08 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 27, 5:07 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Berry, AL | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURE DAMAGE INCLUDING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. |
| Apr 27, 5:07 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Berry, AL | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURE DAMAGE INCLUDING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 30 TO 40 STRUCTURES DAMAGE. MAINLY ROOF DAMAGE. AT LEASE 2 MOBILE HOMES DESTROYED. NO INJURIES. |
| Apr 27, 5:07 AM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 3 Sse Bankston, AL | AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG STATE ROAD 18...4 MI SOUTHWEST OF BERRY...DAMAGING SEVERAL BARNS AND SNAPPING OR UPROOTING SEVERAL TREES. THE TORNADO TRAVELLED NORTHEAST...CAUSING WALL AND ROOF DAMAGE TO SEVERAL BUSINESSES AND HOMES IN BERRY...RESULTING IN |
| Apr 27, 5:19 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Townley, AL | TREES DOWN AND DEBRIS IN THE ROAD. |
| Apr 27, 5:26 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Jasper, AL | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND STRUCUTRE DAMAGE IN JASPER. |
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 27, 2:26 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 1044 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1119 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 5.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
147
WFUS54 KBMX 271007
TORBMX
ALC057-127-271045-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0097.110427T1007Z-110427T1045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
507 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 545 AM CDT
* AT 503 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR BANKSTON...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAYETTE...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARBON HILL...JASPER...BOLEY SPRINGS...OAKMAN...CURRY...LAKE
SHORE...WEST CORONA...CORONA...TOWNLEY AND CEDRUM AREA.
THIS INCLUDES...
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 46 THROUGH 65...
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 3391 8708 3390 8709 3389 8706 3388 8704
3361 8754 3362 8763 3359 8763 3358 8765
3369 8776 3400 8744 3400 8716
TIME...MOT...LOC 1007Z 230DEG 45KT 3366 8762
$$
58/022 follow-up statements
588
WWUS54 KBMX 271020
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
520 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC057-271030-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0097.000000T0000Z-110427T1045Z/
FAYETTE AL-
520 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3391 8708 3390 8709 3389 8706 3388 8704
3369 8740 3370 8747 3371 8750 3376 8752
3387 8752 3400 8744 3400 8716
TIME...MOT...LOC 1020Z 233DEG 56KT 3379 8741
$$
ALC127-271045-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0097.000000T0000Z-110427T1045Z/
WALKER AL-
520 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WALKER COUNTY UNTIL 545 AM
CDT...
AT 517 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF OAKMAN...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF CARBON HILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JASPER...CURRY...LAKE SHORE...HOLLY GROVE...LUPTON...GAMBLE...
WALKER COUNTY AIRPORT AND MANCHESTER.
THIS INCLUDES...
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 52 THROUGH 65...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3391 8708 3390 8709 3389 8706 3388 8704
3369 8740 3370 8747 3371 8750 3376 8752
3387 8752 3400 8744 3400 8716
TIME...MOT...LOC 1020Z 233DEG 56KT 3379 8741
$$
58/02611
WWUS54 KBMX 271031
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
531 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC127-271045-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0097.000000T0000Z-110427T1045Z/
WALKER AL-
531 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN WALKER COUNTY
UNTIL 545 AM CDT...
AT 526 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JASPER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CURRY AND LAKE SHORE.
THIS INCLUDES...
US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 57 THROUGH 65...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3391 8708 3390 8709 3389 8706 3388 8704
3376 8727 3380 8738 3386 8742 3389 8744
3400 8737 3400 8716
TIME...MOT...LOC 1031Z 233DEG 56KT 3389 8724
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 3:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar, Pickens | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 3:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 3:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Lamar, Pickens, Sumter | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 4:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 4:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 4:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 4:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marion | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 4:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Marengo, Sumter | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 4:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 4:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 4:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 5:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Blount, Fayette, Hale, Jefferson, Shelby and 2 more | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 5:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 5:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 5:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Perry, Shelby | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 5:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Chilton, Etowah, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby and 1 more | 53 min |
| Apr 27, 6:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Dallas | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 6:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa and 3 more | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 6:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Randolph and 1 more | 56 min |
| Apr 27, 8:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 8:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 10:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 10:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lamar, Marion, Winston | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 10:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Marion | 54 min |
| Apr 27, 12:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Marion, Winston | 112 min |
| Apr 27, 2:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 2:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Marion, Winston | 118 min |
| Apr 27, 2:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 19 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 3:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 3:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 54 min |
| Apr 27, 3:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 67 min |
| Apr 27, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marion | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 3:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 4:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 20 min |
| Apr 27, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion | 61 min |
| Apr 27, 4:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 58 min |
| Apr 27, 4:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Sumter | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, Walker | 65 min |
| Apr 27, 5:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar | 68 min |
| Apr 27, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa | 59 min |
| Apr 27, 5:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Greene, Hale, Perry, Tuscaloosa | 67 min |
| Apr 27, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount | 21 min |
| Apr 27, 6:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Marengo, Sumter | 16 min |
| Apr 27, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Marion, Walker, Winston | 61 min |
| Apr 27, 6:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Jefferson | 118 min |
| Apr 27, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair | 57 min |
| Apr 27, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Greene, Hale, Perry | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 6:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Marion, Winston | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, Winston | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 6:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Shelby, Talladega | 66 min |
| Apr 27, 6:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair | 56 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.