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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 23, 2016, 6:25 PM CST for Sumter County, Alabama. It was in force for 50 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
- Feb 23, 2016, 6:25 PM CST (00:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2016, 7:15 PM CST
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Sumter County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 6:47 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Kinterbish, AL | TREES DOWN ON SUMTER COUNTY ROAD 9. ONE LARGE TREE ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 9 NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 10. CORRECTED - TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Feb 23, 6:58 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Kinterbish, AL | TREES DOWN ON SUMTER COUNTY ROAD 9. ONE LARGE TREE ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 9 NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 10. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 5:53 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 626 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
913
WFUS54 KBMX 240025
TORBMX
ALC119-240130-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0010.160224T0025Z-160224T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
625 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 730 PM CST
* AT 624 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINTERBISH...OR 12 MILES
SOUTH OF CUBA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LIVINGSTON...YORK...CUBA...GAINESVILLE...EPES...EMELLE...
BLUFFPORT...PANOLA...COATOPA...KINTERBISH...THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST
ALABAMA...DUG HILL...BOYD...GEIGER...WARSAW...PAYNEVILLE...WARD...
BELMONT...MCDOWELL AND BELLAMY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 23.
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 3299 8834 3299 8817 3292 8821 3283 8818
3279 8806 3277 8811 3269 8812 3269 8804
3263 8808 3259 8806 3263 8793 3261 8784
3260 8790 3252 8784 3252 8791 3242 8804
3238 8804 3231 8793 3231 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 215DEG 48KT 3226 8836
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM5 follow-up statements
583
WWUS54 KBMX 240037
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
637 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
ALC119-240130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160224T0130Z/
SUMTER AL-
637 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR SUMTER
COUNTY...
AT 637 PM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TAMOLA TO NEAR BUTLER...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LIVINGSTON...YORK...CUBA...GAINESVILLE...EPES...EMELLE...BLUFFPORT...
PANOLA...COATOPA...KINTERBISH...THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA...DUG
HILL...BOYD...GEIGER...WARSAW...PAYNEVILLE...WARD...BELMONT...
MCDOWELL AND BELLAMY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 23.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3299 8834 3299 8817 3292 8821 3283 8818
3279 8806 3277 8811 3269 8812 3269 8804
3263 8808 3259 8806 3263 8793 3261 8784
3260 8790 3252 8784 3252 8791 3242 8804
3238 8804 3231 8793 3231 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 226DEG 33KT 3259 8844 3214 8823
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM308
WWUS54 KBMX 240055
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
655 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
ALC119-240130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160224T0130Z/
SUMTER AL-
655 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
SUMTER COUNTY...
AT 655 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR COATOPA...OR 7 MILES EAST OF YORK...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LIVINGSTON...YORK...EPES...COATOPA...BLUFFPORT...THE UNIVERSITY OF
WEST ALABAMA...DUG HILL...LILITA...BELMONT...DEMOPOLIS LOCK AND
DAM...OLD MALLARD AIRPORT...MCDOWELL...BELLAMY AND WHITFIELD.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 20 NEAR MILE MARKER 23.
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 3280 8808 3280 8807 3269 8812 3269 8804
3263 8808 3259 8806 3263 8793 3262 8787
3261 8784 3260 8790 3252 8784 3252 8792
3243 8804 3238 8804 3236 8802 3231 8811
3231 8819 3232 8819 3246 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 214DEG 39KT 3248 8817
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM407
WWUS54 KBMX 240102
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
702 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
ALC119-240130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160224T0130Z/
SUMTER AL-
702 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER COUNTY...
AT 702 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BLUFFPORT...OR NEAR LIVINGSTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. TREE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED IN THE
WARD COMMUNITY.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LIVINGSTON...YORK...EPES...COATOPA...BLUFFPORT...THE UNIVERSITY OF
WEST ALABAMA...DUG HILL...LILITA...BELLAMY...BELMONT...WHITFIELD AND
OLD MALLARD AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3236 8809 3248 8829 3276 8809 3269 8812
3269 8804 3263 8808 3259 8806 3263 8793
3262 8787 3262 8786 3261 8787 3260 8790
3258 8789 3246 8800 3243 8804 3242 8804
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 215DEG 48KT 3255 8810
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM313
WWUS54 KBMX 240112
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
712 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
ALC119-240130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160224T0130Z/
SUMTER AL-
712 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER COUNTY...
AT 712 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BLUFFPORT...OR NEAR LIVINGSTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LIVINGSTON...EPES...COATOPA...BLUFFPORT...THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST
ALABAMA...DUG HILL...LILITA AND BELMONT.
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 3243 8805 3253 8823 3274 8810 3269 8812
3269 8804 3263 8808 3259 8806 3263 8793
3262 8787 3262 8786 3261 8787 3260 8790
3258 8789 3257 8790
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 215DEG 38KT 3255 8810
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM488
WWUS54 KBMX 240115
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
715 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
ALC119-240125-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160224T0130Z/
SUMTER AL-
715 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST FOR WEST CENTRAL
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3243 8805 3253 8823 3274 8810 3269 8812
3269 8804 3263 8808 3259 8806 3263 8793
3262 8787 3262 8786 3261 8787 3260 8790
3258 8789 3257 8790
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 215DEG 48KT 3259 8807
$$
87/GRANTHAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 6:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo | 55 min |
| Feb 23, 7:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas, Perry | 66 min |
| Feb 23, 8:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Dallas, Lowndes | 34 min |
| Feb 23, 8:47 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Sumter | 69 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Blount | 64 min |
| Feb 24, 3:17 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah, St. Clair | 39 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:44 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Autauga, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery | 66 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:03 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby | 23 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:12 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Chilton, Coosa, Elmore, Shelby, Talladega | 34 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:24 AM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker | 47 hr |
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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.