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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 10:11 PM CST for Coosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 31 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, 10:11 PM CST (04:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 10:42 PM CST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Coosa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:37 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 68 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.
241
WFUS54 KBMX 030411
TORBMX
ALC037-030500-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0028.120303T0411Z-120303T0500Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1011 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1100 PM CST
* AT 1009 PM CST...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A POSSIBLE TORNADO
WITH A DEBRIS SIGNATURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM. IT IS 14 MILES
EAST OF CLANTON. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 55
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCKFORD...EQUALITY...WELONA...SPEED...PENTONVILLE...COTTAGE
GROVE...NIXBURG...HIGHWAY 9 AND HIGHWAY 22...HISSOP AND RAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3276 8601 3275 8632 3277 8633 3275 8635
3275 8638 3280 8644 3281 8644 3297 8601
3282 8601 3280 8600
TIME...MOT...LOC 0411Z 252DEG 48KT 3277 8638
$$
173 follow-up statements
682
WWUS54 KBMX 030422
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1022 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
ALC037-030500-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120303T0500Z/
COOSA AL-
1022 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN COOSA COUNTY
UNTIL 1100 PM CST...
AT 1019 PM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE FROM
A POSSIBLE TORNADO. TAKE SHELTER NOW IF YOU ARE IN THIS WARNING.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PENTONVILLE...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ROCKFORD...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCKFORD...COTTAGE GROVE...NIXBURG...HIGHWAY 9 AND HIGHWAY 22...
HISSOP...RAY AND FISHPOND.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3276 8628 3279 8632 3285 8632 3297 8601
3295 8601 3283 8601 3282 8601 3280 8600
TIME...MOT...LOC 0421Z 253DEG 47KT 3281 8624
$$
17077
WWUS54 KBMX 030431
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1031 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
ALC037-030500-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120303T0500Z/
COOSA AL-
1031 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL COOSA COUNTY
UNTIL 1100 PM CST...
AT 1029 PM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A POSSIBLE TORNADO
WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM. THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR COTTAGE GROVE...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF EQUALITY...MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RAY AND FISHPOND.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3282 8601 3280 8613 3284 8617 3290 8616
3296 8604 3297 8601 3295 8601 3283 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 0431Z 250DEG 47KT 3285 8609
$$
17110
WWUS54 KBMX 030442
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1042 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
ALC037-030452-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120303T0500Z/
COOSA AL-
1042 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL COOSA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3282 8601 3280 8613 3284 8617 3290 8616
3296 8604 3297 8601 3295 8601 3283 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 250DEG 47KT 3289 8592
$$
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, 10:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega | 24 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.