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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2014, 6:51 PM CDT for Fayette County, Lamar County, Pickens County, Alabama. It was in force for 24 min. 4 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, 6:51 PM CDT (23:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2014, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fayette County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Pickens County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 11.9 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.
337
WFUS54 KBMX 282351
TORBMX
ALC057-075-107-290015-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0007.140428T2351Z-140429T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
651 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
* AT 651 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW HOPE...OR NEAR COLUMBUS...AND MOVING EAST AT
35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MILLPORT...ETHELSVILLE...KENNEDY...BELK...FOREST...MELBORNE...
SHAW...STAR...HIGHTOGY AND CODY.
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 OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG ALWX
LAT...LON 3342 8829 3346 8829 3350 8829 3351 8828
3366 8827 3379 8804 3358 8783 3338 8830
3342 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 249DEG 31KT 3350 8830
$$
751 follow-up statement
711
WWUS54 KBMX 290005
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
705 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
ALC057-075-107-290015-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140429T0015Z/
FAYETTE AL-LAMAR AL-PICKENS AL-
705 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL PICKENS...
SOUTHERN LAMAR AND SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
AT 703 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF MILLPORT...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MILLPORT...KENNEDY...BELK...SHAW AND CODY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR
THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN BIRMINGHAM.
&&
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3355 8828 3361 8827 3372 8797 3358 8783
3342 8822
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 249DEG 31KT 3355 8815
$$The 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, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar, Pickens | 60 min |
| Apr 28, 6:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion | 50 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.