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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 23, 2012, 5:37 AM CST for Chilton County, Coosa County, Talladega County, Alabama. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2012, 5:37 AM CST (11:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2012, 6:15 AM CST
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chilton County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Talladega County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2:44 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 52 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
- 223 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 453 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 267 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 298 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
003
WFUS54 KBMX 231137
TORBMX
ALC021-037-121-231215-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0012.120123T1137Z-120123T1215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
537 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL CHILTON COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
NORTHERN COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTH CENTRAL TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 615 AM CST
* AT 532 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR GAP OF THE MOUNTAIN...OR NEAR CLANTON...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEOGUFKA...STEWARTVILLE...HIGGINS FERRY PARK...LAY LAKE DAM...
DOLLAR...MARBLE VALLEY...MORIAH...UNITY...STRICKLAND CROSSROADS AND
BENTLEYVILLE.
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 3298 8604 3282 8657 3296 8664 3319 8622
3313 8617 3311 8618 3310 8614
TIME...MOT...LOC 1137Z 242DEG 33KT 3291 8656
$$
JD/022 follow-up statements
683
WWUS54 KBMX 231151
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
551 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
ALC021-231201-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120123T1215Z/
CHILTON AL-
551 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CHILTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3286 8644 3288 8648 3298 8644 3319 8622
3313 8617 3311 8618 3310 8614 3298 8604
TIME...MOT...LOC 1151Z 242DEG 32KT 3291 8640
$$
ALC037-121-231215-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120123T1215Z/
COOSA AL-TALLADEGA AL-
551 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TALLADEGA
AND NORTHERN COOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 615 AM CST...
AT 546 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DOLLAR...OR 11 MILES EAST OF CLANTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEOGUFKA...STEWARTVILLE...MORIAH...UNITY...BENTLEYVILLE...
HANOVER...HATCHET...BRADFORD AND OVERBROOK.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3286 8644 3288 8648 3298 8644 3319 8622
3313 8617 3311 8618 3310 8614 3298 8604
TIME...MOT...LOC 1151Z 242DEG 32KT 3291 8640
$$
JD/02064
WWUS54 KBMX 231159
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
559 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
ALC121-231209-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120123T1215Z/
TALLADEGA AL-
559 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TALLADEGA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3289 8635 3290 8638 3298 8636 3310 8618
3310 8615 3310 8614 3298 8604
TIME...MOT...LOC 1159Z 246DEG 32KT 3293 8631
$$
ALC037-231215-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120123T1215Z/
COOSA AL-
559 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN COOSA COUNTY
UNTIL 615 AM CST...
AT 555 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MORIAH...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF WEOGUFKA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BENTLEYVILLE...HANOVER...HATCHET AND BRADFORD.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3289 8635 3290 8638 3298 8636 3310 8618
3310 8615 3310 8614 3298 8604
TIME...MOT...LOC 1159Z 246DEG 32KT 3293 8631
$$
JD/02The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 12:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 23 min |
| Jan 23, 1:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 41 min |
| Jan 23, 1:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 49 min |
| Jan 23, 2:09 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 36 min |
| Jan 23, 2:23 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 52 min |
| Jan 23, 2:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 44 min |
| Jan 23, 3:02 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 43 min |
| Jan 23, 3:04 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 41 min |
| Jan 23, 3:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair | 58 min |
| Jan 23, 3:33 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Greene, Hale, Perry | 42 min |
| Jan 23, 3:50 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 115 min |
| Jan 23, 4:15 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, Jefferson, St. Clair | 60 min |
| Jan 23, 4:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Hale, Perry | 48 min |
| Jan 23, 5:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton, Coosa | 34 min |
| Jan 23, 5:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, Shelby, Talladega | 26 min |
| Jan 23, 6:01 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, Coosa, Tallapoosa | 44 min |
| Jan 23, 6:22 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Chilton, Coosa | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 6:34 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Dallas, Perry | 116 min |
| Jan 23, 6:36 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Elmore | 39 min |
| Jan 23, 7:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa | 48 min |
| Jan 23, 7:15 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 17 min |
| Jan 23, 7:24 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Talladega | 111 min |
| Jan 23, 7:32 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Chambers, Clay, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 7:42 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers, Tallapoosa | 33 min |
| Jan 23, 8:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Tallapoosa | 36 min |
| Jan 23, 8:14 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Dallas, Lowndes | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 8:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 25 min |
| Jan 23, 8:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa | 41 min |
| Jan 23, 8:38 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Chambers, Randolph | 4 hr |
| Jan 23, 8:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 31 min |
| Jan 23, 8:45 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Chambers, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 9:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Elmore, Macon, Montgomery | 36 min |
| Jan 23, 9:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 48 min |
| Jan 23, 9:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee, Macon, Russell | 41 min |
| Jan 23, 10:20 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Clay, Tallapoosa | 4 hr |
| Jan 23, 10:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee, Russell | 28 min |
| Jan 23, 12:12 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Chambers, Elmore, Macon, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 2 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.