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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Birmingham, AL

January 23, 2012Clay County, Coosa County, Tallapoosa County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 23, 2012, 6:01 AM CST for Clay County, Coosa County, Tallapoosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 44 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, 6:01 AM CST (12:01 UTC)
Expired: Jan 23, 2012, 6:45 AM CST
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Clay County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL

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

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 146 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 463 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 492 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 722 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

595 
WFUS54 KBMX 231201
TORBMX
ALC027-037-123-231245-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0013.120123T1201Z-120123T1245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
601 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  EASTERN COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  NORTHWESTERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 645 AM CST

* AT 600 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
  WAS LOCATED NEAR ROCKFORD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ROCKFORD...KELLYTON...GOODWATER...ALEXANDER CITY...BENTLEYVILLE...
  NIXBURG...HANOVER...COTTAGE GROVE...CREWSVILLE AND HIGHWAY 9 AND
  HIGHWAY 22.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3318 8586 3285 8570 3281 8627 3298 8632
TIME...MOT...LOC 1202Z 246DEG 32KT 3290 8625

$$

JD/02

4 follow-up statements

216 
WWUS54 KBMX 231212
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
612 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012

ALC027-037-123-231245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120123T1245Z/
CLAY AL-COOSA AL-TALLAPOOSA AL-
612 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN TALLAPOOSA...
EASTERN COOSA AND SOUTH CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 645 AM CST...

AT 609 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROCKFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  KELLYTON...GOODWATER...ALEXANDER CITY...CREWSVILLE...HIGHWAY 9 AND
  HIGHWAY 22...HATCHET...BRADFORD...WIND CREEK STATE PARK...JACKSONS'
  GAP AND JACKSONS GAP.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3283 8616 3289 8622 3300 8621 3318 8586
      3285 8570
TIME...MOT...LOC 1212Z 246DEG 32KT 3292 8615

$$

JD/02

626 
WWUS54 KBMX 231220
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
620 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012

ALC027-037-123-231245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120123T1245Z/
CLAY AL-COOSA AL-TALLAPOOSA AL-
620 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN TALLAPOOSA...
EAST CENTRAL COOSA AND SOUTH CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 645 AM
CST...

AT 618 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CREWSVILLE...OR NEAR KELLYTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  KELLYTON...ALEXANDER CITY...BRADFORD...WIND CREEK STATE PARK...
  JACKSONS' GAP...JACKSONS GAP...HILLABEE CREEK...HACKNEYVILLE AND
  EAGLE CREEK.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3285 8604 3293 8613 3304 8609 3318 8586
      3285 8570
TIME...MOT...LOC 1220Z 246DEG 32KT 3295 8607

$$

JD/02

519 
WWUS54 KBMX 231233
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
633 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012

ALC037-231243-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120123T1245Z/
COOSA AL-
633 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL COOSA 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 3293 8601 3305 8601 3316 8585 3290 8572
      3290 8573
TIME...MOT...LOC 1233Z 246DEG 32KT 3300 8594

$$

ALC027-123-231245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120123T1245Z/
CLAY AL-TALLAPOOSA AL-
633 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN TALLAPOOSA
AND SOUTH CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 645 AM CST...

AT 632 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ALEXANDER CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HILLABEE CREEK...HACKNEYVILLE AND EAGLE CREEK.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3293 8601 3305 8601 3316 8585 3290 8572
      3290 8573
TIME...MOT...LOC 1233Z 246DEG 32KT 3300 8594

$$

JD/02

910 
WWUS54 KBMX 231245
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
645 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012

ALC027-123-231255-
/O.EXP.KBMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120123T1245Z/
CLAY AL-TALLAPOOSA AL-
645 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN TALLAPOOSA AND SOUTH CENTRAL
CLAY COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3293 8601 3305 8601 3316 8585 3290 8572
      3290 8573
TIME...MOT...LOC 1233Z 246DEG 32KT 3300 8594

$$

JD/02

The 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 Emergency	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 Emergency	BMX	Chilton, Coosa	34 min
Jan 23, 5:24 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Clay, Shelby, Talladega	26 min
Jan 23, 5:37 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Chilton, Coosa, Talladega	38 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.