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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2014, 7:12 PM CDT for Fayette County, Lamar County, Alabama. It was in force for 63 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
- Apr 28, 2014, 7:12 PM CDT (00:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2014, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fayette County, AL, Lamar County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
939
WFUS54 KBMX 290012
TORBMX
ALC057-075-290115-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0008.140429T0012Z-140429T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
712 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 710 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR MILLPORT...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAYETTE...KENNEDY...BELK...BANKSTON...BERRY...BOLEY SPRINGS...
CODY...STONE WALL...BEVILL STATE COLLEGE FAYETTE AND RICHARD ARTHUR
FIELD.
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 3388 8762 3386 8753 3370 8753 3369 8743
3360 8743 3361 8763 3358 8763 3358 8766
3357 8767 3353 8813 3361 8815
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 251DEG 36KT 3357 8805
$$
17/KLAWS3 follow-up statements
656
WWUS54 KBMX 290037
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
737 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
ALC075-290046-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140429T0115Z/
LAMAR AL-
737 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAMAR COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3388 8763 3386 8753 3369 8753 3369 8743
3360 8743 3361 8763 3358 8763 3357 8767
3355 8795 3371 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 251DEG 36KT 3365 8778
$$
ALC057-290115-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140429T0115Z/
FAYETTE AL-
737 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAYETTE COUNTY UNTIL 815
PM CDT...
AT 736 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FAYETTE...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BANKSTON...BERRY...BOLEY SPRINGS...FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC LAKE AND
FOWLERS CROSSROADS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3388 8763 3386 8753 3369 8753 3369 8743
3360 8743 3361 8763 3358 8763 3357 8767
3355 8795 3371 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 251DEG 36KT 3365 8778
$$
75249
WWUS54 KBMX 290045
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
745 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
ALC057-290115-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140429T0115Z/
FAYETTE AL-
745 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY
UNTIL 815 PM CDT...
AT 743 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BANKSTON...OR 7 MILES EAST OF FAYETTE...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BANKSTON...BERRY...BOLEY SPRINGS AND FOWLERS CROSSROADS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3387 8759 3386 8753 3369 8753 3369 8743
3363 8743 3361 8756 3361 8763 3359 8765
3358 8774 3371 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 250DEG 32KT 3366 8770
$$
17/KLAWS572
WWUS54 KBMX 290107
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
807 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
ALC057-290117-
/O.EXP.KBMX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140429T0115Z/
FAYETTE AL-
807 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 815
PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CALL 1-800-856-0758.
LAT...LON 3387 8759 3386 8753 3369 8753 3369 8743
3363 8743 3361 8756 3361 8763 3359 8765
3358 8774 3371 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 250DEG 32KT 3372 8748
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Sumter | 53 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 | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 54 min |
| Apr 28, 10:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | 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 | 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 | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.