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Tornado Warning 69, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 3:17 PM CDT for Colbert County, Franklin County, Lawrence County, Alabama. It was in force for 43 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, 3:17 PM CDT (20:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
Counties Colbert County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Lawrence County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 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, 3:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | Phil Campbell, AL | TORNADO ON GROUND ON HIGHWAY 243 IN PHIL CAMPBELL. |
| Apr 27, 3:44 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Mt Hope, AL | MEASURED BY SPOTTER. |
| Apr 27, 3:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Mt Hope, AL | |
| Apr 27, 3:46 PM CDT | TORNADO | Mt Hope, AL | TORNADO ON GROUND WITH DEBRIS AND ROARING SOUND. |
| Apr 27, 3:48 PM CDT | TORNADO | Mt Hope, AL | TORNADO ON GROUND. |
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, 1:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
515
WFUS54 KHUN 272017
TORHUN
ALC033-059-079-272100-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0069.110427T2017Z-110427T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
317 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL COLBERT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
WEST CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 400 PM CDT
* AT 317 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 11 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HODGES...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAMILTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
HODGES.
DUKETON.
ISBELL.
PLEASANT RIDGE.
THARPTOWN.
LA GRANGE.
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 3473 8766 3444 8733 3430 8763 3431 8764
3432 8811 3432 8816 3433 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 227DEG 48KT 3423 8802
$$
KDW3 follow-up statements
510
WWUS54 KHUN 272025
SVSHUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
325 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC033-059-079-272100-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110427T2100Z/
FRANKLIN AL-COLBERT AL-LAWRENCE AL-
325 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL LAWRENCE...SOUTH CENTRAL COLBERT AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
AT 325 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF HODGES...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH
OF HAMILTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DUKETON...DEMPSEY...BELGREEN...PHIL CAMPBELL...SPRUCE PINE...
ROCKWOOD...ISBELL...RUSSELLVILLE...CROOKED OAK...PLEASANT RIDGE...
THARPTOWN...NEWBURG...LITTLEVILLE...MT HOPE...COLBERT HEIGHTS...LA
GRANGE...SPRING VALLEY AND LANDERSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
&&
LAT...LON 3473 8766 3444 8733 3430 8763 3431 8764
3432 8811 3432 8816 3433 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 227DEG 47KT 3428 8789
$$
KDW975
WWUS54 KHUN 272029
SVSHUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
329 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC033-059-079-272100-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110427T2100Z/
FRANKLIN AL-COLBERT AL-LAWRENCE AL-
329 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL LAWRENCE...SOUTH CENTRAL COLBERT AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...
...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY...
AT 324 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO ON
THE GROUND NEAR HACKLEBURG. THIS TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BELGREEN...PHIL CAMPBELL...SPRUCE PINE... ROCKWOOD...
ISBELL...RUSSELLVILLE...CROOKED OAK...PLEASANT RIDGE...
THARPTOWN...NEWBURG...LITTLEVILLE...COLBERT HEIGHTS...MT HOPE...LA
GRANGE...SPRING VALLEY AND LANDERSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...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 3473 8766 3444 8733 3430 8763 3431 8764
3432 8811 3432 8816 3433 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 230DEG 48KT 3433 8779
$$
BCC861
WWUS54 KHUN 272042
SVSHUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
342 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC033-059-079-272100-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-110427T2100Z/
FRANKLIN AL-COLBERT AL-LAWRENCE AL-
342 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL LAWRENCE...SOUTHEASTERN COLBERT AND EASTERN FRANKLIN
COUNTIES...
...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY...
AT 338 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PHIL CAMPBELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THIS TORNADO HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGE IN HACKLEBURG!
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PLEASANT RIDGE...THARPTOWN...NEWBURG...MT HOPE...LA GRANGE...SPRING
VALLEY AND LANDERSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
&&
LAT...LON 3436 8782 3469 8761 3444 8733 3430 8763
3431 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 230DEG 48KT 3442 8763
$$
BCCThe 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, 6:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall | 38 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, 3:25 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 |
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.