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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 28, 2014Sumter County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2014, 9:07 PM CDT for Sumter County, Alabama. It was in force for 53 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: Apr 28, 2014, 9:07 PM CDT (02:07 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2014, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Sumter County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 28, 9:22 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Sse York, AL	TWO HOMES HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, 1 FIRE STATION DAMAGED, 1 BUSINESS DAMAGED, SEVERAL HOMES WITH MINOR DAMAGE, NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
Apr 28, 9:30 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 Sse York, AL	A SHORT-LIVED TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN A WOODED AREA NEAR W.L. EZELL ROAD IN THE SILOAM COMMUNITY. THE TORNADO TRAVELED TO THE NORTHEAST...CROSSING AL-17 AND DISSIPATED JUST SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 80. DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH WINDS OF 100

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
Apr 28, 7:59 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 140 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: 1160 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1240 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 236 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 361 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.6
Supercell composite: 9.6

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The text

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

844 
WFUS54 KBMX 290207
TORBMX
ALC119-290300-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0017.140429T0207Z-140429T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
907 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 907 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
  WAS LOCATED 14 MILES WEST OF CUBA...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CUBA...YORK...LIVINGSTON...KINTERBISH...BOYD...EMELLE...THE
  UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA...BLUFFPORT...EPES AND COATOPA.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 23...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN BIRMINGHAM.

&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
CALL 1-800-856-0758 OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG ALWX

LAT...LON 3272 8838 3282 8812 3271 8808 3269 8812
      3269 8804 3265 8805 3263 8808 3261 8807
      3259 8805 3261 8798 3262 8797 3248 8795
      3243 8804 3238 8805 3231 8794 3230 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 258DEG 34KT 3248 8855

$$

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1 follow-up statement

915 
WWUS54 KBMX 290232
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
932 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

ALC119-290300-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140429T0300Z/
SUMTER AL-
932 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SUMTER COUNTY
UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

AT 931 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR YORK...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LIVINGSTON...THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA...BLUFFPORT...EPES...
  COATOPA...DUG HILL...UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA...BELLAMY...LILITA
  AND WHITFIELD.

THIS INCLUDES...
INTERSTATE 20 EXIT NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 17...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN BIRMINGHAM.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3265 8839 3271 8811 3271 8810 3271 8809
      3269 8812 3269 8804 3267 8806 3265 8805
      3263 8808 3259 8805 3261 8797 3248 8795
      3243 8804 3238 8805 3231 8794 3230 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 258DEG 34KT 3253 8828

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 28, 7:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar	63 min
Apr 28, 7:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Fayette, Marion, Walker	67 min
Apr 28, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Pickens	48 min
Apr 28, 7:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Marion, Winston	58 min
Apr 28, 7:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa	43 min
Apr 28, 7:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Pickens	52 min
Apr 28, 8:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Winston	42 min
Apr 28, 8:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Walker	54 min
Apr 28, 8:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pickens, Tuscaloosa	36 min
Apr 28, 8:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Walker	30 min
Apr 28, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Pickens, Sumter	49 min
Apr 28, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker	63 min
Apr 28, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa	59 min
Apr 28, 8:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pickens, Tuscaloosa	47 min
Apr 28, 9:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pickens	45 min
Apr 28, 9:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Tuscaloosa	51 min
Apr 28, 9:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Jefferson	66 min
Apr 28, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter	45 min
Apr 28, 9:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bibb, Hale, Tuscaloosa	27 min
Apr 28, 9:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Jefferson	53 min
Apr 28, 10:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Blount, Jefferson	59 min
Apr 28, 10:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	BMX	Tuscaloosa	54 min
Apr 28, 10:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	BMX	Jefferson	38 min
Apr 28, 10:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb, Hale, Marengo, Perry	61 min
Apr 28, 10:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	BMX	Jefferson, Tuscaloosa	64 min
Apr 28, 11:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Elmore, Marengo and 1 more	89 min
Apr 28, 11:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Blount, Etowah	62 min
Apr 29, 12:08 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Chilton, Coosa	67 min
Apr 29, 12:23 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Etowah	52 min
Apr 29, 12:29 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Blount	61 min
Apr 29, 12:51 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Etowah	54 min
Apr 29, 1:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Clay, Coosa, Tallapoosa	65 min
Apr 29, 1:30 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Clay	45 min
Apr 29, 1:30 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Autauga, Elmore	60 min
Apr 29, 1:36 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lowndes, Montgomery	54 min
Apr 29, 2:05 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Elmore, Macon, Montgomery	55 min
Apr 29, 3:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Pike	57 min
Apr 29, 3:23 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pike	37 min
Apr 29, 3:30 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lee, Macon	30 min
Apr 29, 3:52 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	BMX	Lee, Russell	38 min
Apr 29, 5:23 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BMX	Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Marion and 5 more	4 hr
Apr 29, 10:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Hale, Marengo	4 days
Apr 29, 5:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Winston	42 min
Apr 29, 5:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pickens	40 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.