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Tornado Warning 44, NWS Birmingham, AL

November 17, 2014Russell County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2014, 6:18 AM CST for Russell County, Alabama. It was in force for 27 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: Nov 17, 2014, 6:18 AM CST (12:18 UTC)
Expired: Nov 17, 2014, 6:45 AM CST
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Russell County, AL

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:19 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
Nov 17, 6:24 AM CST	TORNADO 1	9 Se Seale, AL	A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH OF FIRETOWER ROAD...THEN CROSSED THE ROAD AND DISSIPATED QUICKLY JUST TO THE NORTH. TOTAL PATH LENGTH WAS APPROX.ONE QUARTER MILE...MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH WAS 100 YARDS AND MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS WERE 90 MPH. SEVERAL SMALLER TR
Nov 17, 6:25 AM CST	TSTM WND DMG	11 Se Seale, AL	TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR FIRETOWER RD AND STATE HIGHWAY 165 IN COTTONTON. 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
Nov 17, 1:32 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 137 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: 72 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -72 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 465 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 410 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 444 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

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The text

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

851 
WFUS54 KBMX 171218
TORBMX
ALC113-171245-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0044.141117T1218Z-141117T1245Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 645 AM CST

* AT 616 AM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
  WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF SEALE...OR 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT
  BENNING SOUTH...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FORT MITCHELL ACTIVITY CENTER AND UCHEE CREEK.

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 3221 8493 3221 8497 3220 8496 3216 8503
      3213 8505 3211 8506 3207 8514 3221 8522
      3234 8500 3233 8500 3231 8494 3227 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 1219Z 239DEG 49KT 3219 8509

$$

3 follow-up statements

684 
WWUS54 KBMX 171222
SVSBMX

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

ALC113-171245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-141117T1245Z/
RUSSELL AL-
622 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL RUSSELL
COUNTY UNTIL 645 AM CST...

AT 621 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SEALE...OR 14
MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT BENNING SOUTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FORT MITCHELL ACTIVITY CENTER AND UCHEE CREEK.

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

LAT...LON 3221 8493 3221 8497 3220 8496 3217 8502
      3216 8504 3216 8507 3217 8513 3222 8515
      3234 8500 3233 8500 3231 8494 3227 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 1222Z 239DEG 49KT 3221 8505

$$

805 
WWUS54 KBMX 171230
SVSBMX

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

ALC113-171245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-141117T1245Z/
RUSSELL AL-
630 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL RUSSELL
COUNTY UNTIL 645 AM CST...

AT 628 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SEALE...OR 11
MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT BENNING SOUTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FORT MITCHELL ACTIVITY CENTER AND UCHEE CREEK.

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

LAT...LON 3227 8489 3221 8493 3221 8497 3221 8500
      3220 8502 3220 8504 3221 8507 3224 8509
      3234 8500 3233 8500 3231 8494
TIME...MOT...LOC 1230Z 237DEG 31KT 3223 8501

$$

125 
WWUS54 KBMX 171236
SVSBMX

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

ALC113-171245-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-141117T1245Z/
RUSSELL AL-
636 AM CST MON NOV 17 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL RUSSELL
COUNTY UNTIL 645 AM CST...

AT 632 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF FORT BENNING SOUTH...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME EASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY.

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

LAT...LON 3221 8493 3221 8497 3220 8496 3217 8502
      3216 8504 3216 8507 3217 8513 3222 8515
      3234 8500 3233 8500 3231 8494 3227 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 1236Z 238DEG 33KT 3226 8495

$$

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, 5:48 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bullock, Russell	22 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.