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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Birmingham, AL

November 17, 2014Bullock County, Russell County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2014, 5:48 AM CST for Bullock County, Russell County, Alabama. It was in force for 22 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: Nov 17, 2014, 5:48 AM CST (11:48 UTC)
Expired: Nov 17, 2014, 6:10 AM CST
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Bullock County, AL, Russell County, AL

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 17, 1:32 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 135 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 710 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 357 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 475 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

322 
WFUS54 KBMX 171148
TORBMX
ALC011-113-171230-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0043.141117T1148Z-141117T1230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
548 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN BULLOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
  RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 630 AM CST

* AT 545 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
  WAS LOCATED NEAR GUERRYTON...OR NEAR HURTSBORO...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HURTSBORO...PHENIX CITY...SEALE...RUSSELL COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX...
  LADONIA...RUTHERFORD...HATCHECHUBBE...PARKMANVILLE...FORT MITCHELL
  ACTIVITY CENTER AND PHENIX DRAG STRIP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.

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

&&

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

LAT...LON 3215 8531 3214 8542 3209 8543 3208 8546
      3223 8557 3224 8543 3231 8543 3247 8513
      3247 8506 3251 8506 3251 8500 3245 8499
      3244 8496 3237 8497 3233 8500 3231 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 1148Z 238DEG 51KT 3221 8542

$$

3 follow-up statements

837 
WWUS54 KBMX 171155
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
555 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

ALC011-171205-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-141117T1230Z/
BULLOCK AL-
555 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BULLOCK 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 3215 8531 3215 8543 3217 8543 3224 8543
      3231 8543 3247 8513 3247 8506 3251 8506
      3251 8500 3245 8499 3244 8496 3237 8497
      3233 8500 3231 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 1155Z 246DEG 38KT 3223 8537

$$

ALC113-171230-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-141117T1230Z/
RUSSELL AL-
555 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RUSSELL COUNTY UNTIL 630
AM CST...

AT 553 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HURTSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PHENIX CITY...SEALE...RUSSELL COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX...LADONIA...
  RUTHERFORD...HATCHECHUBBE...PARKMANVILLE...PHENIX DRAG STRIP...FORT
  MITCHELL ACTIVITY CENTER AND UCHEE CREEK.

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...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3215 8531 3215 8543 3217 8543 3224 8543
      3231 8543 3247 8513 3247 8506 3251 8506
      3251 8500 3245 8499 3244 8496 3237 8497
      3233 8500 3231 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 1155Z 246DEG 38KT 3223 8537

$$

423 
WWUS54 KBMX 171203
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
603 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

ALC113-171230-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-141117T1230Z/
RUSSELL AL-
603 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RUSSELL COUNTY UNTIL 630
AM CST...

AT 602 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF HURTSBORO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PHENIX CITY...SEALE...RUSSELL COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX...LADONIA...
  PARKMANVILLE...PHENIX DRAG STRIP...FORT MITCHELL ACTIVITY CENTER...
  UCHEE CREEK...FORT MITCHELL AND LADONIA SPORTS COMPLEX.

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...CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3218 8525 3220 8530 3221 8532 3224 8533
      3228 8532 3247 8513 3247 8506 3251 8506
      3251 8500 3245 8499 3244 8496 3237 8497
      3233 8500 3231 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 1203Z 246DEG 38KT 3223 8526

$$

401 
WWUS54 KBMX 171210
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
610 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

ALC113-171219-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-141117T1230Z/
RUSSELL AL-
610 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR RUSSELL COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED ACROSS THE WARNED 
AREA.

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

LAT...LON 3218 8525 3220 8530 3221 8532 3224 8533
      3228 8532 3247 8513 3247 8506 3251 8506
      3251 8500 3245 8499 3244 8496 3237 8497
      3233 8500 3231 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 1209Z 246DEG 38KT 3226 8520

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 16, 9:48 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Jefferson, Shelby	3 hr
Nov 17, 12:58 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Bibb, Shelby	3 hr
Nov 17, 3:59 AM CST	Fire Weather Watch	BMX	Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Dallas, Elmore, Lee and 7 more	37 hr
Nov 17, 3:59 AM CST	Fire Weather Watch	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers and 21 more	60 hr
Nov 17, 4:40 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pike	35 min
Nov 17, 5:09 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bullock	24 min
Nov 17, 6:18 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Russell	27 min
Nov 17, 9:26 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	BMX	Lamar	12 hr

Nearby

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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.