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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2014, 6:00 PM CDT for Lamar County, Pickens County, Alabama. It was in force for 60 min. 7 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, 6:00 PM CDT (23:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lamar County, AL, Pickens County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 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, 6:23 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 3 N Forest, AL | A TORNADO MOVED INTO SOUTHWEST LAMAR COUNTY FROM LOWNDES COUNTY MS ALONG HWY 96, DOWNING DOZENS OF TREES. IT TRACKED NORTHEAST THROUGH THE LACEY BROOKE COMMUNITY CAUSING MINOR ROOF AND EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL WELL BUILT HOMES. THE TORNADO TRACKED PARALLEL T |
| Apr 28, 6:33 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Star, AL | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 9 FROM THE STAR COMMUNITY TO THE STATE LINE. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Apr 28, 6:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Ne New Hope, MS | TORNADO ON THE GROUND AT NEW HOPE AND HIGHWAY 182 |
| Apr 28, 6:54 PM CDT | TORNADO 2 | Nw Forest, AL | *** 5 INJ *** TORNADO MOVED INTO PICKENS CO FROM LOWNDES CO, MS NEAR CR 30 WHERE SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES AND SITE BUILT HOMES WERE DAMAGED. ONE HOME SHIFTED OFF ITS FOUNDATION TRAPPING 10 PEOPLE IN BASEMENT. ALONG CR 30, SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES AND ONE SMALL BUILDIN |
| Apr 28, 6:55 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Ne New Hope, MS | TORNADO ON THE GROUND AT NEW HOPE AND HIGHWAY 182 |
| Apr 28, 6:58 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Ethelsville, AL | HOME COLLAPSED, CAMPER TRAILER BLOWN AWAY, PERSONS TRAPPED ALONG CASTON RD, NEAR COUNTY ROAD 53. FIRE RESCUE ON THE SCENE. |
| Apr 28, 6:58 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Ethelsville, AL | HOME COLLAPSED, CAMPER TRAILER BLOWN AWAY, PERSONS TRAPPED ALONG CASTON ROAD, NEAR COUNTY ROAD 53. FIRE RESCUE ON THE SCENE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 12:39 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 1223 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 477 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 428 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 7.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
718
WFUS54 KBMX 282300
TORBMX
ALC075-107-290000-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0005.140428T2300Z-140429T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
600 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 600 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBUS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MILLPORT...VERNON...ETHELSVILLE...BEDFORD...LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT...
FOREST...MELBORNE...SHAW...STAR AND LAMAR COUNTY PUBLIC LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
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 3342 8830 3342 8829 3346 8830 3346 8829
3351 8829 3394 8823 3395 8822 3377 8795
3364 8795 3363 8795 3334 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 228DEG 30KT 3342 8849
$$
751 follow-up statement
148
WWUS54 KBMX 282325
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
625 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
ALC075-107-290000-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140429T0000Z/
LAMAR AL-PICKENS AL-
625 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN PICKENS AND
SOUTHERN LAMAR COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 625 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CALEDONIA...
OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VERNON...LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT...MELBORNE...STAR...HIGHTOGY AND
CODY.
TORNADO REPORTS AND DAMAGE REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BUT HAVE NOT
BEEN CONFIRMED. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3344 8826 3346 8829 3351 8829 3372 8826
3387 8811 3377 8795 3369 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 223DEG 31KT 3358 8825
$$
75The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 9:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby | 4 days |
| Apr 27, 9:45 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Dallas, Perry | 4 days |
| Apr 27, 9:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Dallas, Perry | 6 days |
| Apr 27, 9:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter | 60 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 3 days |
| Apr 27, 10:05 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 4 days |
| Apr 27, 10:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 4 days |
| Apr 27, 10:24 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo | 3 days |
| Apr 27, 10:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Sumter | 68 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Dallas, Perry | 4 days |
| Apr 28, 8:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 4 days |
| Apr 28, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 48 min |
| Apr 28, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 48 min |
| Apr 28, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 24 min |
| Apr 28, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 5:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 18 min |
| Apr 28, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marion | 48 min |
| Apr 28, 6:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 6:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Pickens | 24 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.