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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 9:13 PM CST for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 47 min. 2 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 9:13 PM CST (03:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 10:00 PM CST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Autauga County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Perry County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 9:29 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Paul M Grist State Park, AL | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AT THE STATE PARK. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Mar 2, 9:31 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Plantersville, AL | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON AL HWY 22 JUST SOUTH OF PLANTERSVILLE. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:37 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 754 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1391 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 315 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 7.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
274 WFUS54 KBMX 030313 TORBMX ALC001-021-047-105-030400- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0025.120303T0313Z-120303T0400Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 913 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN AUTAUGA COUNTY IN ALABAMA... SOUTHWESTERN CHILTON COUNTY IN ALABAMA... NORTH CENTRAL DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... EAST CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY IN ALABAMA... * UNTIL 1000 PM CST * AT 912 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF POTTER STATION...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARION...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... VALLEY GRANDE...PAUL M GRIST STATE PARK...PARNELL...PLECHER...VIDA JUNCTION...BILLINGSLEY...POOLES CROSSROADS...SUMMERFIELD...BARRETT CREEK AND VALLEY CREEK JUNCTION. 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 3279 8673 3257 8665 3249 8710 3263 8716 TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 250DEG 45KT 3255 8717 $$ 87
3 follow-up statements
583 WWUS54 KBMX 030326 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 926 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ALC001-021-047-105-030400- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120303T0400Z/ CHILTON AL-DALLAS AL-PERRY AL-AUTAUGA AL- 926 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN AUTAUGA... EAST CENTRAL PERRY...NORTH CENTRAL DALLAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CHILTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CST... AT 921 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO ALONG WITH A POSSIBLE DEBRIS SIGNATURE. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF PAUL M GRIST STATE PARK...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF VALLEY GRANDE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PAUL M GRIST STATE PARK...PARNELL...PLECHER...VIDA JUNCTION... BILLINGSLEY...POOLES CROSSROADS...BARRETT CREEK...VALLEY CREEK JUNCTION...PLANTERSVILLE AND DAWSON MILL. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3279 8673 3257 8665 3249 8710 3263 8716 TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 250DEG 45KT 3260 8702 $$ GRANTHAM
449 WWUS54 KBMX 030333 SVSBMX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 933 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ALC105-030343- /O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120303T0400Z/ PERRY AL- 933 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PERRY 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 3279 8673 3262 8667 3258 8696 3267 8699 TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 250DEG 45KT 3263 8693 $$ ALC001-021-047-030400- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120303T0400Z/ CHILTON AL-DALLAS AL-AUTAUGA AL- 933 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN AUTAUGA... EXTREME NORTHEASTERN DALLAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CHILTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CST... AT 931 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO ALONG WITH A POSSIBLE DEBRIS SIGNATURE. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PAUL M GRIST STATE PARK...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF VALLEY GRANDE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PARNELL...PLECHER...BILLINGSLEY AND POOLES CROSSROADS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758. LAT...LON 3279 8673 3262 8667 3258 8696 3267 8699 TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 250DEG 45KT 3263 8693 $$ 87
017
WWUS54 KBMX 030341
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
941 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
ALC047-030350-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120303T0400Z/
DALLAS AL-
941 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN DALLAS 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 3259 8690 3267 8692 3277 8672 3263 8667
3262 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 250DEG 44KT 3266 8683
$$
ALC001-021-030400-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120303T0400Z/
CHILTON AL-AUTAUGA AL-
941 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN AUTAUGA AND
SOUTH CENTRAL CHILTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CST...
AT 935 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS VERY DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
PARNELL...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF VALLEY GRANDE...MOVING EAST AT 50
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PLECHER...BILLINGSLEY AND POOLES CROSSROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3259 8690 3267 8692 3277 8672 3263 8667
3262 8668
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 250DEG 44KT 3266 8683
$$
17The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 6:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Winston | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 6:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Coosa, Elmore | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 6:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Walker | 43 min |
| Mar 2, 6:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne | 49 min |
| Mar 2, 6:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 6:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 15 min |
| Mar 2, 6:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Etowah | 42 min |
| Mar 2, 6:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby, Tuscaloosa | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 6:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 6:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 7:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 7:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee, Etowah | 49 min |
| Mar 2, 7:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair | 45 min |
| Mar 2, 7:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 7:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Pickens | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 7:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 7:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion, Walker, Winston | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 7:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 8:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 8:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 8:38 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 112 min |
| Mar 2, 8:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas, Hale, Marengo, Perry | 52 min |
| Mar 2, 8:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 49 min |
| Mar 2, 9:16 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Walker, Winston | 119 min |
| Mar 2, 9:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 9:47 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Blount | 3 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega | 45 min |
| Mar 2, 10:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 10:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa | 31 min |
| Mar 2, 10:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 38 min |
| Mar 2, 10:32 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Talladega | 118 min |
| Mar 2, 10:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 10:37 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee, Etowah | 45 min |
| Mar 2, 10:46 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Blount, Etowah, St. Clair | 3 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 11:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 45 min |
| Mar 2, 11:05 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Dallas, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 3 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:15 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Bibb, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 3 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne | 15 min |
| Mar 3, 12:25 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Perry, Talladega, Tallapoosa | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:12 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Marengo and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:27 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Clay, Coosa, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:33 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Chambers, Cleburne, Randolph, St. Clair | 3 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:15 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Russell | 45 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.