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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 24, 2015, 4:31 AM CST for Barbour County, Bullock County, Alabama. It was in force for 59 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
- Dec 24, 2015, 4:31 AM CST (10:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2015, 5:30 AM CST
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Barbour County, AL, Bullock County, AL
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 4:31 AM CST | TORNADO 0 | 3 E Boot Hill, AL | A WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST EAST OF HURRICANE CREEK ALONG COUNTY ROAD 44...SNAPPING AND UPROOTING SEVERAL TREES AND DAMAGING TWO SHEDS. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST...UPRROTING A FEW TREES ALONG HIGHWAY 239. THE TORNADO DISSIPATED NEAR MCCALL ROAD. |
| Dec 24, 4:34 AM CST | TORNADO 0 | 3 E Boot Hill, AL | A WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST EAST OF HURRICANE CREEK ALONG COUNTY ROAD 44...SNAPPING AND UPROOTING SEVERAL TREES AND DAMAGING TWO SHEDS. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST...UPRROTING A FEW TREES ALONG HIGHWAY 239. THE TORNADO DISSIPATED NEAR MCCALL ROAD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 4:09 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 592 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 784 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
753
WFUS54 KBMX 241031
TORBMX
ALC005-011-241130-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0013.151224T1031Z-151224T1130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
431 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BULLOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
NORTHERN BARBOUR COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 530 AM CST
* AT 430 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BOOT HILL...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF CLIO...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CLAYTON AROUND 445 AM CST.
BARBOUR COUNTY PUBLIC LAKE DAM AROUND 455 AM CST.
COMER AROUND 505 AM CST.
SPRING HILL AROUND 515 AM CST.
HAWKINSVILLE AROUND 520 AM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MOUNT
ANDREW AND BATESVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3186 8567 3188 8566 3188 8568 3215 8541
3215 8526 3213 8525 3213 8524 3212 8524
3212 8523 3210 8522 3208 8520 3206 8519
3206 8514 3182 8565
TIME...MOT...LOC 1030Z 232DEG 25KT 3188 8562
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM5 follow-up statements
486
WWUS54 KBMX 241031
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
431 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015
ALC005-011-241130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151224T1130Z/
BULLOCK AL-BARBOUR AL-
431 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BULLOCK AND NORTHERN BARBOUR COUNTIES...
AT 431 AM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BOOT HILL...OR
12 MILES NORTH OF CLIO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CLAYTON AROUND 445 AM CST.
BARBOUR COUNTY PUBLIC LAKE DAM AROUND 455 AM CST.
COMER AROUND 505 AM CST.
SPRING HILL AROUND 515 AM CST.
HAWKINSVILLE AROUND 520 AM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MOUNT
ANDREW AND BATESVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3186 8567 3188 8566 3188 8568 3215 8541
3215 8526 3213 8525 3213 8524 3212 8524
3212 8523 3210 8522 3208 8520 3206 8519
3206 8514 3182 8565
TIME...MOT...LOC 1031Z 232DEG 25KT 3188 8561
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM757
WWUS54 KBMX 241038
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
438 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015
ALC005-011-241130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151224T1130Z/
BULLOCK AL-BARBOUR AL-
438 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL BULLOCK AND NORTHERN BARBOUR COUNTIES...
AT 438 AM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BOOT HILL...OR
11 MILES SOUTH OF MIDWAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CLAYTON AROUND 445 AM CST.
BARBOUR COUNTY PUBLIC LAKE DAM AROUND 450 AM CST.
COMER AROUND 500 AM CST.
SPRING HILL AROUND 510 AM CST.
HAWKINSVILLE AROUND 515 AM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MOUNT
ANDREW AND BATESVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3186 8557 3193 8562 3215 8539 3215 8526
3213 8525 3213 8524 3212 8524 3212 8523
3210 8522 3208 8520 3206 8519 3206 8514
3187 8555
TIME...MOT...LOC 1038Z 237DEG 28KT 3192 8555
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM960
WWUS54 KBMX 241051
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
451 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015
ALC005-011-241130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151224T1130Z/
BULLOCK AL-BARBOUR AL-
451 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL BULLOCK AND NORTH CENTRAL BARBOUR COUNTIES...
AT 451 AM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BARBOUR COUNTY
PUBLIC LAKE DAM...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF MIDWAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
COMER AROUND 505 AM CST.
SPRING HILL AROUND 515 AM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MOUNT
ANDREW AND BATESVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3192 8550 3198 8556 3215 8539 3215 8526
3213 8525 3213 8524 3212 8524 3212 8523
3210 8522 3208 8520 3206 8519
TIME...MOT...LOC 1051Z 230DEG 23KT 3197 8548
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM114
WWUS54 KBMX 241107
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
507 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015
ALC011-241117-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151224T1130Z/
BULLOCK AL-
507 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BULLOCK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3198 8539 3202 8543 3215 8532 3215 8526
3213 8525 3213 8524 3212 8524 3212 8523
3210 8522 3208 8520 3206 8519
TIME...MOT...LOC 1107Z 239DEG 22KT 3202 8539
$$
ALC005-241130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151224T1130Z/
BARBOUR AL-
507 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL BARBOUR COUNTY...
AT 507 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER COMER...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIDWAY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SPRING HILL AROUND 520 AM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3198 8539 3202 8543 3215 8532 3215 8526
3213 8525 3213 8524 3212 8524 3212 8523
3210 8522 3208 8520 3206 8519
TIME...MOT...LOC 1107Z 239DEG 22KT 3202 8539
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM576
WWUS54 KBMX 241121
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
521 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015
ALC005-241130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151224T1130Z/
BARBOUR AL-
521 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL BARBOUR COUNTY...
AT 520 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER SPRING HILL...OR 11 MILES EAST OF MIDWAY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTH CENTRAL BARBOUR COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
BATESVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3199 8535 3205 8539 3215 8532 3215 8526
3213 8525 3213 8524 3212 8524 3212 8523
3210 8522 3208 8520 3206 8519
TIME...MOT...LOC 1120Z 234DEG 21KT 3205 8532
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 9:33 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 4 days |
| Dec 23, 11:15 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Pike, Russell | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 12:41 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Barbour, Pike | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 24 min |
| Dec 24, 4:50 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Pike, Russell | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:54 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Talladega | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 7:12 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Randolph | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 7:40 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Pike, Russell | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 7:55 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:03 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Chambers | 6 hr |
| Dec 24, 8:40 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 35 min |
| Dec 24, 8:53 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Elmore, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Tallapoosa | 4 hr |
| Dec 24, 10:11 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | BMX | Randolph | 64 min |
| Dec 24, 10:17 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Bullock, Chambers, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Pike and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 10:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Lee | 14 min |
| Dec 24, 10:42 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Pike, Russell | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 12:59 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes and 5 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 24, 2:49 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Elmore, Montgomery | 11 days |
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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.