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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 10:34 PM CST for Tallapoosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 41 min. 4 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, 10:34 PM CST (04:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 11:15 PM CST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Tallapoosa County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 10:40 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ssw Alexander City, AL | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR WIND CREEK AND ALONG COUNTY ROAD 63. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Mar 2, 10:40 PM CST | TORNADO 2 | 5 Ssw Alexander City, AL | *** 1 FATAL, 2 INJ *** SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FATALITY AND INJURIES OCCURRED IN THESE HOMES. THOUSANDS OF TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED OFF ALONG THE PATH. PATH LENGTH WAS 31.3 MILES AND 1000 YARDS WIDE. |
| Mar 2, 10:53 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ne Jacksons Gap, AL | *** 1 FATAL, 2 INJ *** TREES DOWN ACROSS SEVERAL ROADS NORTHEAST OF JACKSONS GAP, INCLUDING HARRIS RD AT HIGHWAY 49 AND ROCK SPRINGS ROAD. ONE MOBILE HOME DESTROYED. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Mar 2, 10:58 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ese Eagle Creek, AL | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS DENVER ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE. 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, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 96 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.
458
WFUS54 KBMX 030434
TORBMX
ALC123-030515-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0029.120303T0434Z-120303T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1034 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1115 PM CST
* AT 1029 PM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED DAMAGE CAUSED BY A
POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR COTTAGE GROVE...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF EQUALITY.
DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALEXANDER CITY...WIND CREEK STATE PARK...HILLABEE CREEK...JACKSONS'
GAP...JACKSONS GAP...NEW SITE...EAGLE CREEK...HORSESHOE BEND
NATIONAL MILITARY PARK...HORSESHOE BEND AND DAVISTON.
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 3281 8601 3296 8601 3311 8564 3310 8560
3308 8559 3289 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0433Z 253DEG 46KT 3286 8607
$$
173 follow-up statements
130
WWUS54 KBMX 030449
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1049 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
ALC123-030515-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120303T0515Z/
TALLAPOOSA AL-
1049 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY
UNTIL 1115 PM CST...
AT 1044 PM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. IF YOU
ARE IN THIS WARNING YOU NEED TO BE IN AN UNDERGROUND SHELTER. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WIND CREEK STATE PARK...OR NEAR ALEXANDER
CITY...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JACKSONS' GAP...JACKSONS GAP...EAGLE CREEK...HORSESHOE BEND
NATIONAL MILITARY PARK...HORSESHOE BEND AND DAVISTON.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3284 8591 3291 8594 3310 8560 3308 8559
3290 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0448Z 253DEG 46KT 3290 8585
$$
17314
WWUS54 KBMX 030458
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1058 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
ALC123-030515-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120303T0515Z/
TALLAPOOSA AL-
1058 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL TALLAPOOSA
COUNTY UNTIL 1115 PM CST...
AT 1053 PM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. RADAR IS
ALSO INDICATING THE POTENTIAL OF A DEBRIS SIGNATURE. IF YOU ARE IN
THIS WARNING...YOU NEED TO BE IN AN UNDERGROUND SHELTER RIGHT NOW.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR JACKSONS GAP...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF
DADEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3290 8563 3288 8578 3296 8580 3305 8559
3290 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 253DEG 52KT 3294 8568
$$
17327
WWUS54 KBMX 030503
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1103 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
ALC123-030515-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120303T0515Z/
TALLAPOOSA AL-
1103 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL TALLAPOOSA
COUNTY UNTIL 1115 PM CST...
AT 1058 PM CST...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. NWS RADAR
ALSO INDICATED THE POTENTIAL OF DEBRIS WITH THIS STORM. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF RIDGE GROVE...OR 9 MILES
NORTHEAST OF DADEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME EASTERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3290 8563 3289 8569 3297 8572 3305 8559
3290 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0502Z 255DEG 50KT 3295 8562
$$
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, 10:11 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, 10:37 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.