Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 27, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 10:08 PM CST for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 24 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 10:08 PM CST (04:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 10:32 PM CST
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Talladega County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:37 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 103 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.
790 WFUS54 KBMX 030408 TORBMX ALC027-029-111-121-030500- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0027.120303T0408Z-120303T0500Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1008 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA... SOUTHWESTERN CLEBURNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA... NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA... EAST CENTRAL TALLADEGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA... * UNTIL 1100 PM CST * AT 1004 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WALDO...OR 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TALLADEGA...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MOUNT CHEAHA...FOSTERS CROSS ROADS...MORRISON CROSS ROADS...CAMP SEQUOYAH AND CHALAFINNEE. 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 3364 8553 3341 8544 3332 8605 3342 8610 TIME...MOT...LOC 0408Z 250DEG 44KT 3340 8597 $$ 17
2 follow-up statements
846
WWUS54 KBMX 030417
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1017 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
ALC121-030427-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120303T0500Z/
TALLADEGA AL-
1017 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TALLADEGA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3341 8544 3337 8592 3339 8593 3345 8592
3346 8591 3364 8553
TIME...MOT...LOC 0417Z 253DEG 41KT 3342 8586
$$
ALC027-029-111-030500-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120303T0500Z/
CLAY AL-CLEBURNE AL-RANDOLPH AL-
1017 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH...
SOUTHWESTERN CLEBURNE AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM
CST...
AT 1014 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOUNT CHEAHA...OR 10 MILES
NORTH OF ASHLAND...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOUNT CHEAHA...FOSTERS CROSS ROADS...MORRISON CROSS ROADS...CAMP
SEQUOYAH AND CHALAFINNEE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3341 8544 3337 8592 3339 8593 3345 8592
3346 8591 3364 8553
TIME...MOT...LOC 0417Z 253DEG 41KT 3342 8586
$$
17950
WWUS54 KBMX 030432
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1032 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
ALC027-029-111-030442-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120303T0500Z/
CLAY AL-CLEBURNE AL-RANDOLPH AL-
1032 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH...SOUTHWESTERN
CLEBURNE AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3341 8544 3337 8592 3339 8593 3345 8592
3346 8591 3364 8553
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 253DEG 41KT 3346 8566
$$
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, 9:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga, Chilton, Dallas, Perry | 47 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, 10:11 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.