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Tornado Warning 70, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 3:25 PM CDT for Jackson County, Madison County, Marshall County, Alabama. It was in force for 50 min. 1 report 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, 3:25 PM CDT (20:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
Counties Jackson County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 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, 3:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | New Hope, AL | DEBRIS FALLING OUT OF SKY. LOCATION WAS MAPLE ROAD AND BUTLER MILL ROAD. |
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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 160 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.
327
WFUS54 KHUN 272025
TORHUN
ALC071-089-095-272115-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0070.110427T2025Z-110427T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
325 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 415 PM CDT
* AT 319 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO ABOUT NEAR ARAB...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
HEBRON.
COLUMBUS CITY.
GRANT.
WOODVILLE.
LIM ROCK.
LARKINSVILLE.
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 3454 8593 3448 8604 3448 8606 3446 8608
3433 8633 3453 8651 3475 8616
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 232DEG 41KT 3441 8650
$$
CCC1 follow-up statement
903 WWUS54 KHUN 272050 SVSHUN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 350 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALC089-272100- /O.CAN.KHUN.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-110427T2115Z/ MADISON AL- 350 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IS CANCELED... THE TORNADO WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED INTO JACKSON COUNTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING FOR MADISON COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE. LAT...LON 3457 8596 3445 8619 3453 8630 3475 8616 TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 227DEG 58KT 3459 8611 $$ ALC071-095-272115- /O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-110427T2115Z/ MARSHALL AL-JACKSON AL- 350 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON AND NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES... ...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY... AT 347 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS CONTINUED TO TRACK AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LANGSTON...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SCOTTSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LARKINSVILLE AND SECTION. 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 3457 8596 3445 8619 3453 8630 3475 8616 TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 227DEG 58KT 3459 8611 $$ BCC
The 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, 3:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence | 43 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.