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Tornado Warning 41, NWS Birmingham, AL

December 25, 2012Barbour County, Bullock County, Pike County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 25, 2012, 6:44 PM CST for Barbour County, Bullock County, Pike County, Alabama. It was in force for 46 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: Dec 25, 2012, 6:44 PM CST (00:44 UTC)
Expired: Dec 25, 2012, 7:30 PM CST
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Barbour County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Pike 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
Dec 25, 12:58 PM CST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 178 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 22 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -78 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 563 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 696 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 921 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.5

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

140 
WFUS54 KBMX 260044
TORBMX
ALC005-011-109-260130-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0041.121226T0044Z-121226T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
644 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL BARBOUR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
  SOUTHEASTERN BULLOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
  SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 730 PM CST

* AT 640 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
  WAS LOCATED NEAR BRUNDIDGE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BOOT HILL...PICKETT...BARBOUR COUNTY PUBLIC LAKE DAM...BRUNDIDGE
  MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...JOSIE...TANYARD AND MOUNT ANDREW.

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 OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG ALWX

LAT...LON 3210 8561 3198 8538 3163 8576 3167 8584
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 213DEG 38KT 3169 8576

$$

GRANTHAM

3 follow-up statements

678 
WWUS54 KBMX 260100
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
700 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

ALC005-011-109-260130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-121226T0130Z/
BULLOCK AL-BARBOUR AL-PIKE AL-
700 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL PIKE...WEST
CENTRAL BARBOUR AND SOUTHEASTERN BULLOCK COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CST...

AT 659 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOOT HILL...
OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLIO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BOOT HILL...PICKETT...BARBOUR COUNTY PUBLIC LAKE DAM...JOSIE...
  TANYARD AND MOUNT ANDREW.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3175 8568 3178 8577 3210 8561 3198 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 212DEG 30KT 3181 8568

$$

GRANTHAM

904 
WWUS54 KBMX 260110
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
710 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

ALC109-260120-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-121226T0130Z/
PIKE AL-
710 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PIKE 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 3183 8567 3186 8567 3188 8566 3188 8568
      3208 8559 3208 8557 3200 8543 3182 8563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 212DEG 30KT 3188 8563

$$

ALC005-011-260130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-121226T0130Z/
BULLOCK AL-BARBOUR AL-
710 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL BARBOUR AND
SOUTHEASTERN BULLOCK COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CST...

AT 708 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BOOT HILL...OR 11 MILES NORTH
OF CLIO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PICKETT AND MOUNT ANDREW.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3183 8567 3186 8567 3188 8566 3188 8568
      3208 8559 3208 8557 3200 8543 3182 8563
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 212DEG 30KT 3188 8563

$$

GRANTHAM

099 
WWUS54 KBMX 260119
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
719 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

ALC005-011-260130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-121226T0130Z/
BULLOCK AL-BARBOUR AL-
719 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL BARBOUR AND
EAST CENTRAL BULLOCK COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CST...

AT 718 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PICKETT...OR 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MIDWAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MOUNT ANDREW.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3192 8556 3193 8564 3208 8559 3208 8557
      3202 8546
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 210DEG 33KT 3197 8558

$$

GRANTHAM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 25, 6:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Dallas, Marengo, Perry	37 min
Dec 25, 6:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chilton, Hale, Perry	45 min
Dec 25, 6:33 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby	57 min
Dec 25, 6:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pike	35 min
Dec 25, 6:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Perry, Shelby	30 min
Dec 25, 7:00 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby	3 hr
Dec 25, 7:08 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Perry, Shelby	52 min
Dec 25, 7:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Dallas, Lowndes	59 min
Dec 25, 7:34 PM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Sumter	7 hr
Dec 25, 7:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Talladega	41 min
Dec 25, 7:58 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay, Talladega	47 min
Dec 25, 8:07 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lowndes	46 min
Dec 25, 8:40 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Autauga, Elmore, Montgomery	65 min
Dec 25, 9:51 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Montgomery	39 min
Dec 25, 10:18 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pike	42 min
Dec 25, 10:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock	38 min
Dec 25, 10:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Macon	45 min
Dec 25, 10:48 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock, Pike	42 min
Dec 25, 11:24 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour, Lee, Russell	66 min
Dec 26, 12:14 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour	31 min
Dec 26, 8:57 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo	24 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.