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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 6:52 AM CDT for DeKalb County, Jackson County, Marshall County, Alabama. It was in force for 38 min. 3 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, 6:52 AM CDT (11:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 7:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties DeKalb County, AL, Jackson County, AL, Marshall County, AL
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:54 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, 6:54 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Pisgah, AL | REPORTS OF STUCTURAL DAMAGE...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...AND POWERLINES DOWN ALONG A PATH FROM PISGAH TO FLAT ROCK NEAR CR 120. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. |
| Apr 27, 7:00 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Langston, AL | LARGE TREES DOWN ON VEHICLES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Apr 27, 7:05 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Section, AL | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BETWEEN SECTION AND MACEDONIA ALONG HIGHWAY 35. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 163 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.
460
WFUS54 KHUN 271152
TORHUN
ALC049-071-095-271230-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0046.110427T1152Z-110427T1230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
652 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 730 AM CDT
* AT 645 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED MULTIPLE
TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS NEAR GUNTERSVILLE...ARAB...AND COLUMBUS CITY.
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE TORNADOES. THESE
TORNADOES WERE LOCATED NEAR HOPEWELL...COLUMBUS CITY...AND GRANT
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
LANGSTON.
LIM ROCK.
SCOTTSBORO.
HOLLYWOOD.
MARTINTOWN.
FACKLER.
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 REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING AND
AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO
THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3431 8606 3452 8638 3451 8633 3453 8632
3454 8631 3456 8631 3457 8632 3459 8629
3460 8632 3490 8610 3485 8557
TIME...MOT...LOC 1150Z 220DEG 48KT 3449 8619
$$
SL2 follow-up statements
706
WWUS54 KHUN 271209
SVSHUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
709 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC049-271217-
/O.CAN.KHUN.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110427T1230Z/
DEKALB AL-
709 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL DEKALB COUNTY IS CANCELED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED INTO JACKSON COUNTY.
THUS...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN EXPIRED FOR DEKALB COUNTY.
A SEPARATE TORNADO WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN DEKALB COUNTY
UNTIL 745 AM CDT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3481 8563 3478 8564 3473 8570 3463 8578
3449 8598 3448 8606 3454 8624 3458 8628
3460 8627 3488 8607 3485 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1207Z 205DEG 43KT 3463 8598
$$
ALC071-095-271230-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110427T1230Z/
MARSHALL AL-JACKSON AL-
709 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
JACKSON AND NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES...
AT 703 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE MULTIPLE TORNADIC CIRCULATIONS. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF
PRODUCING DAMAGE OVER MARSHALL COUNTY. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
SECTION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HOLLYWOOD...PISGAH...SKYLINE...MARTINTOWN...ROSALIE...FACKLER...FLAT
ROCK...FABIUS AND HIGDON.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
&&
LAT...LON 3481 8563 3478 8564 3473 8570 3463 8578
3449 8598 3448 8606 3454 8624 3458 8628
3460 8627 3488 8607 3485 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1207Z 205DEG 43KT 3463 8598
$$
SL919
WWUS54 KHUN 271217
SVSHUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
717 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC095-271224-
/O.CAN.KHUN.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110427T1230Z/
MARSHALL AL-
717 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IS
CANCELED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING IN MARSHALL COUNTY HAS MOVED OFF
TO THE NORTHEAST OVER JACKSON COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL
TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3481 8563 3478 8564 3473 8570 3463 8578
3453 8593 3453 8597 3462 8609 3463 8612
3488 8597 3487 8596 3485 8561
TIME...MOT...LOC 1214Z 230DEG 41KT 3466 8588
$$
ALC071-271230-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110427T1230Z/
JACKSON AL-
717 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY...
AT 713 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE MULTIPLE CIRCULATIONS WITH THIS STORM. THESE TORNADOES HAVE
A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS AND SPOTTERS IN SECTION AND LANGSTON HAVE REPORTED
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PISGAH...OR ABOUT 8
MILES EAST OF SCOTTSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MARTINTOWN...FACKLER...ROSALIE...FABIUS...HIGDON AND FLAT ROCK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO IS ON
THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING AND AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
&&
LAT...LON 3481 8563 3478 8564 3473 8570 3463 8578
3453 8593 3453 8597 3462 8609 3463 8612
3488 8597 3487 8596 3485 8561
TIME...MOT...LOC 1214Z 230DEG 41KT 3466 8588
$$
SLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 3:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 3:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 3:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 4:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 4:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 4:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 4:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 4:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lauderdale | 9 min |
| Apr 27, 4:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 4:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 4:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lauderdale, Limestone | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 5:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 5:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 5:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 5:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Morgan | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 5:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 5:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 6:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 6:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Marshall, Morgan | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 6:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Marshall | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 6:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 6:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 6:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 6:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 7:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 7:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 21 min |
| Apr 27, 7:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 20 min |
| Apr 27, 7:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson | 10 min |
| Apr 27, 8:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 8:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 8:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 9:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Limestone | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 9:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 9:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 9:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 9:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 46 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 10:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 38 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 3 days |
| Apr 27, 10:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 9 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 3 days |
| Apr 27, 10:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 10:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 10:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 10:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 10:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 11:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 11:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 11:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 11:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 11:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Limestone, Madison | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 12:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 12:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 12:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson | 20 min |
| Apr 27, 12:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 12:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 65 min |
| Apr 27, 1:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 1:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Morgan | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 2:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 17 min |
| Apr 27, 2:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 2:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Morgan | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 2:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 3:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 3:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 3:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Marshall, Morgan | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 4:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Madison, Morgan | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 4:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 4:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 34 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.