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Tornado Warning 67, NWS Huntsville, AL

April 27, 20114 counties in Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 3:03 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 42 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 27, 2011, 3:03 PM CDT (20:03 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2011, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Huntsville, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Emergency
Tornado emergency

Counties Cullman County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:05 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 27, 3:07 PM CDTTORNADOBaileyton, ALTORNADO ON THE GROUND
Apr 27, 3:16 PM CDTTORNADOHulaco, ALTORNADO ON GROUND
Apr 27, 3:23 PM CDTTORNADOJoppa, ALTORNADO ON THE GROUND
Apr 27, 3:24 PM CDTTORNADO3 Nnw Arab, ALTORNADO ON THE GROUND
Apr 27, 3:25 PM CDTTORNADOHulaco, ALSTRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON HWY 67
Apr 27, 3:35 PM CDTTORNADOArab, ALNUMEROUS STRUCTURES DAMAGED ALONG HWY69 ARAB TO MARSHALL MEDICAL NORTH. POSSIBLE INJURIES
Apr 27, 3:40 PM CDTTORNADONew Hope, ALDEBRIS FALLING OUT OF SKY. LOCATION WAS MAPLE ROAD AND BUTLER MILL ROAD.
Apr 27, 3:43 PM CDTTORNADOUnion Grove, ALPOWER LINES DOWN AND DEBRIS BLOCKING ROADS.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 27, 1:42 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 127 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2011-04-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2011-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -359 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
587 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-359 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-197 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

005 
WFUS54 KHUN 272003
TORHUN
ALC043-089-095-103-272045-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0067.110427T2003Z-110427T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
303 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  WEST CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 301 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
  A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR FAIRVIEW...OR ABOUT
  NEAR CULLMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
  BAILEYTON.
  RYAN CROSSROADS.
  EDDY.
  UNION GROVE.
  GUNTERSVILLE.
  HEBRON.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

&&

LAT...LON 3432 8690 3460 8643 3438 8623 3425 8650
      3426 8651 3424 8652 3413 8674
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 235DEG 46KT 3424 8675

$$

CCC
3 follow-up statements
144 
WWUS54 KHUN 272018
SVSHUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
318 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

ALC043-272028-
/O.CAN.KHUN.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110427T2045Z/
CULLMAN AL-
318 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CULLMAN COUNTY IS CANCELED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3429 8646 3429 8648 3431 8648 3431 8660
      3431 8667 3443 8670 3460 8643 3438 8623
      3427 8645
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 235DEG 46KT 3435 8656

$$

ALC089-095-103-272045-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110427T2045Z/
MORGAN AL-MARSHALL AL-MADISON AL-
318 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO EMERGENCY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MADISON...WEST CENTRAL MARSHALL AND SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN
COUNTIES...

AT 315 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HULACO...OR ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF ARAB...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EDDY...
MORGAN CITY...UNION GROVE...GUNTERSVILLE...HEBRON AND NEW HOPE.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

&&

LAT...LON 3429 8646 3429 8648 3431 8648 3431 8660
      3431 8667 3443 8670 3460 8643 3438 8623
      3427 8645
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 235DEG 46KT 3435 8656

$$

CCC
015 
WWUS54 KHUN 272032
SVSHUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
332 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

ALC103-272042-
/O.CAN.KHUN.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110427T2045Z/
MORGAN AL-
332 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IS CANCELED...

THE TORNADO WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED MORGAN COUNTY. 
THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3427 8645 3429 8646 3430 8648 3431 8648
      3431 8656 3453 8655 3460 8643 3438 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 235DEG 46KT 3444 8637

$$

ALC089-095-272045-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110427T2045Z/
MARSHALL AL-MADISON AL-
332 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MADISON AND CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTIES...

...THIS IS A TORNAGO EMERGENCY...

AT 328 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR UNION GROVE...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
ARAB...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HEBRON
AND NEW HOPE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY! DO NOT RUN
OUTSIDE TO FIND THE TORNADO...THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY
LIFE THREATENING SITUATION!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

&&

LAT...LON 3427 8645 3429 8646 3430 8648 3431 8648
      3431 8656 3453 8655 3460 8643 3438 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 235DEG 46KT 3444 8637

$$

BCC
458 
WWUS54 KHUN 272033 CCA
SVSHUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
332 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

ALC103-272042-
/O.COR.KHUN.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110427T2045Z/
MORGAN AL-
332 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IS CANCELED...

THE TORNADO WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED MORGAN COUNTY. 
THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3427 8645 3429 8646 3430 8648 3431 8648
      3431 8656 3453 8655 3460 8643 3438 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 235DEG 46KT 3444 8637

$$

ALC089-095-272045-
/O.COR.KHUN.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110427T2045Z/
MARSHALL AL-MADISON AL-
332 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MADISON AND CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTIES...

...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY...

AT 328 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR UNION GROVE...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
ARAB...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HEBRON...OWENS CROSSROADS AND NEW HOPE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY! DO NOT RUN
OUTSIDE TO FIND THE TORNADO...THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY
LIFE THREATENING SITUATION!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

&&

LAT...LON 3427 8645 3429 8646 3430 8648 3431 8648
      3431 8656 3453 8655 3460 8643 3438 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 235DEG 46KT 3444 8637

$$

BCC

The office that day

Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 3:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNColbert, Franklin32 min
Apr 27, 3:49 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNColbert, Franklin26 min
Apr 27, 3:53 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNColbert, Lauderdale37 min
Apr 27, 4:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNColbert, Franklin, Lawrence28 min
Apr 27, 4:09 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNColbert, Lauderdale36 min
Apr 27, 4:19 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNColbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence26 min
Apr 27, 4:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNFranklin, Lawrence27 min
Apr 27, 4:36 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNLauderdale9 min
Apr 27, 4:40 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNColbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone35 min
Apr 27, 4:47 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNColbert, Franklin, Lawrence28 min
Apr 27, 4:59 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNLauderdale, Limestone31 min
Apr 27, 5:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan43 min
Apr 27, 5:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLawrence, Madison, Marshall, Morgan46 min
Apr 27, 5:24 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNLawrence, Limestone, Morgan36 min
Apr 27, 5:27 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNCullman48 min
Apr 27, 5:31 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNLawrence, Morgan29 min
Apr 27, 5:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson, Madison35 min
Apr 27, 5:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson, Madison47 min
Apr 27, 6:02 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNLimestone, Madison, Morgan28 min
Apr 27, 6:09 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNCullman, Marshall, Morgan36 min
Apr 27, 6:19 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNMarshall41 min
Apr 27, 6:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson, Madison40 min
Apr 27, 6:37 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNJackson, Madison, Marshall23 min
Apr 27, 6:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb46 min
Apr 27, 6:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb, Jackson45 min
Apr 27, 6:52 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNDeKalb, Jackson, Marshall38 min
Apr 27, 7:08 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNDeKalb37 min
Apr 27, 7:24 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNDeKalb, Jackson21 min
Apr 27, 7:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb, Jackson20 min
Apr 27, 7:41 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNJackson10 min
Apr 27, 8:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNFranklin, Lawrence38 min
Apr 27, 8:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNColbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence34 min
Apr 27, 8:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLawrence, Limestone, Morgan42 min
Apr 27, 9:05 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNLawrence, Limestone, Morgan25 min
Apr 27, 9:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLimestone31 min
Apr 27, 9:20 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNLimestone, Madison, Morgan25 min
Apr 27, 9:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLimestone, Madison27 min
Apr 27, 9:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNColbert, Franklin, Lauderdale50 min
Apr 27, 9:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHUNMadison46 hr
Apr 27, 10:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNColbert, Franklin45 min
Apr 27, 10:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHUNMadison38 hr
Apr 27, 10:05 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHUNJackson, Madison, Marshall3 days
Apr 27, 10:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHUNColbert, Franklin, Lauderdale9 hr
Apr 27, 10:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningHUNLawrence3 days
Apr 27, 10:12 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNColbert, Franklin33 min
Apr 27, 10:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNColbert, Lauderdale38 min
Apr 27, 10:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNColbert, Franklin, Lawrence47 min
Apr 27, 10:53 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNFranklin, Lawrence, Morgan37 min
Apr 27, 10:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNColbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan47 min
Apr 27, 11:18 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNLimestone, Madison27 min
Apr 27, 11:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan49 min
Apr 27, 11:27 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNLimestone, Madison33 min
Apr 27, 11:30 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNLimestone, Madison, Morgan30 min
Apr 27, 11:41 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNJackson, Limestone, Madison34 min
Apr 27, 12:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson, Madison, Marshall45 min
Apr 27, 12:04 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNJackson, Madison26 min
Apr 27, 12:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHUNColbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone8 hr
Apr 27, 12:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan43 min
Apr 27, 12:25 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNJackson20 min
Apr 27, 12:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHUNLimestone, Madison, Morgan8 hr
Apr 27, 12:31 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNMadison, Marshall, Morgan29 min
Apr 27, 12:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall65 min
Apr 27, 1:11 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNDeKalb, Jackson34 min
Apr 27, 1:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHUNDeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall3 hr
Apr 27, 1:41 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNLawrence, Morgan34 min
Apr 27, 2:09 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNLawrence, Limestone, Morgan17 min
Apr 27, 2:24 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNCullman36 min
Apr 27, 2:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNColbert, Lauderdale44 min
Apr 27, 2:43 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyHUNCullman, Morgan32 min
Apr 27, 2:51 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNColbert, Franklin, Lauderdale24 min
Apr 27, 3:08 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNColbert, Lauderdale37 min
Apr 27, 3:17 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyHUNColbert, Franklin, Lawrence43 min
Apr 27, 3:25 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyHUNJackson, Madison, Marshall50 min
Apr 27, 3:51 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNJackson24 min
Apr 27, 3:51 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNLawrence, Limestone, Morgan24 min
Apr 27, 3:56 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNColbert, Franklin, Lawrence34 min
Apr 27, 3:59 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNCullman, Marshall, Morgan31 min
Apr 27, 4:07 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNMadison, Morgan38 min
Apr 27, 4:09 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNFranklin36 min
Apr 27, 4:11 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyHUNLawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan34 min

Nearby

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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.