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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 26, 2012, 12:39 PM CST for Autauga County, Chilton County, Alabama. It was in force for 36 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 26, 2012, 12:39 PM CST (18:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2012, 1:15 PM CST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Autauga County, AL, Chilton County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 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 26, 9:55 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 274 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 478 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
320
WFUS54 KBMX 261839
TORBMX
ALC001-021-261915-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0017.120126T1839Z-120126T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1239 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN AUTAUGA COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN CHILTON COUNTY IN ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 115 PM CST
* AT 1237 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR MULBERRY...OR 12 MILES EAST OF VALLEY GRANDE...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLANTON...VIDA JUNCTION...BILLINGSLEY...MARBURY...VERBENA...HIGGINS
FERRY PARK...DAWSON MILL...NEW PROSPECT...ENTERPRISE AND COOPER.
THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 193 THROUGH 212...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3245 8675 3252 8684 3295 8658 3289 8648
3287 8648 3286 8645 3282 8646 3276 8639
3275 8640 3275 8641 3271 8641 3263 8643
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 216DEG 33KT 3253 8676
$$
273 follow-up statements
067
WWUS54 KBMX 261851
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1251 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012
ALC001-021-261915-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120126T1915Z/
CHILTON AL-AUTAUGA AL-
1251 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN AUTAUGA AND
SOUTHEASTERN CHILTON COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM CST...
AT 1248 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM HAS STRENGTHENED. IT WAS LOCATED NEAR VIDA JUNCTION...OR 17
MILES EAST OF VALLEY GRANDE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLANTON...BILLINGSLEY...MARBURY...VERBENA...HIGGINS FERRY PARK...
NEW PROSPECT...ENTERPRISE...COOPER AND MITCHELL DAM.
THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 193 THROUGH 208...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. AGAIN...PLEASE TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3260 8678 3295 8658 3289 8648 3287 8648
3286 8645 3282 8646 3276 8639 3275 8641
3271 8641 3263 8643 3252 8670
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 216DEG 31KT 3260 8670
$$
27832
WWUS54 KBMX 261858
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1258 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012
ALC001-021-261915-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120126T1915Z/
CHILTON AL-AUTAUGA AL-
1258 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN AUTAUGA AND
SOUTHEASTERN CHILTON COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM CST...
AT 1252 PM CST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR
COUNTY 82 AND COUNTY ROAD 37...JUST SOUTHWEST OF BILLINGSLEY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLANTON...MARBURY...VERBENA...HIGGINS FERRY PARK...NEW PROSPECT...
ENTERPRISE...COOPER AND MITCHELL DAM.
THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 193 THROUGH 208...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3261 8675 3295 8658 3289 8648 3287 8648
3286 8645 3282 8646 3276 8639 3275 8641
3271 8641 3263 8643 3256 8667
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 216DEG 31KT 3265 8666
$$
27220
WWUS54 KBMX 261905
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
105 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012
ALC001-021-261915-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120126T1915Z/
CHILTON AL-AUTAUGA AL-
105 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL AUTAUGA AND
EAST CENTRAL CHILTON COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM CST...
AT 101 PM CST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BILLINGSLEY...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF
CLANTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VERBENA...HIGGINS FERRY PARK...ENTERPRISE...COOPER AND MITCHELL
DAM.
THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 65 EXIT NUMBERS 200 THROUGH 208...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3263 8661 3268 8670 3295 8658 3289 8648
3287 8648 3286 8645 3282 8646 3279 8643
3270 8651
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 216DEG 31KT 3270 8661
$$
27The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 9:59 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 10:23 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 11:11 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 11:29 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Dallas, Perry | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 12:33 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Sumter | 8 hr |
| Jan 26, 1:31 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo | 4 days |
| Jan 26, 1:32 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 2:00 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Clay, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 3 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.