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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 31, 2016, 7:59 PM CDT for Fayette County, Walker County, Alabama. It was in force for 46 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
- Mar 31, 2016, 7:59 PM CDT (00:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2016, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Fayette County, AL, Walker County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 8:04 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 1 Wnw Boley Springs, AL | A SHORT-LIVED TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR CR 46 AT THE TOWN OF BOLEY SPRINGS. THE WEAK TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATED NEAR COUNTY ROAD 83. THE TORNADO UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES ALONG ITS PATH. MAX. WINDS 70 MPH. PATH LENGTH 1.86 MILES. MAX. WIDTH 400 YAR |
| Mar 31, 8:04 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 1 Wnw Boley Springs, AL | TORNADO START POINT. A SHORT-LIVED TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR CR 46 AT THE TOWN OF BOLEY SPRINGS. THE WEAK TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATED NEAR COUNTY ROAD 83. THE TORNADO UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES ALONG ITS PATH. MAX. WINDS 70 MPH. PATH LENGTH 1.86 MILE |
| Mar 31, 8:05 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 1 Wnw Boley Springs, AL | TORNADO START POINT. THE SHORT-LIVED TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR CR 46 AT THE TOWN OF BOLEY SPRINGS. THE WEAK TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST AND UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES ALONG ITS PATH AS IT CROSSED COUNTY ROAD 83. THE ROADS WERE BLOCKED BY FALLEN TREES AT THIS POINT |
| Mar 31, 8:06 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 2 Nne Boley Springs, AL | TORNADO END POINT. ESTIMATED PEAK WIND 70 MPH. PATH LENGTH 1.86 MILES. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH 400 YARDS. |
| Mar 31, 8:09 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 2 Nne Boley Springs, AL | TORNADO END POINT. ESTIMATED PEAK WIND 70 MPH. PATH LENGTH 1.88 MILES. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH 400 YARDS. |
| Mar 31, 8:11 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Boley Springs, AL | ROOF DAMAGE REPORTED. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Mar 31, 8:39 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Jasper, AL | QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN JASPER. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 5:58 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 693 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 764 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 366 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 6.4
The text
As transmitted.
354
WFUS54 KBMX 010059
TORBMX
ALC057-127-010145-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0019.160401T0059Z-160401T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
759 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
CENTRAL WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
* AT 759 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BERRY...OR 14 MILES EAST OF FAYETTE...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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BOLEY SPRINGS AROUND 805 PM CDT.
OAKMAN AROUND 820 PM CDT.
JASPER AND PARRISH AROUND 830 PM CDT.
CORDOVA AROUND 840 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE WEST
CORONA...CORONA...GAMBLE...BARNEY...MANCHESTER AND GOODSPRINGS.
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 3369 8710 3360 8753 3361 8762 3366 8767
3393 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 240DEG 33KT 3363 8759
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM4 follow-up statements
125
WWUS54 KBMX 010108
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
808 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
ALC057-127-010145-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160401T0145Z/
FAYETTE AL-WALKER AL-
808 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND CENTRAL WALKER COUNTIES...
AT 808 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BOLEY SPRINGS...OR
15 MILES SOUTH OF CARBON HILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
OAKMAN AROUND 820 PM CDT.
JASPER AND PARRISH AROUND 830 PM CDT.
CORDOVA AND BELOIT AROUND 840 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE WEST
CORONA...CORONA...GAMBLE...BARNEY...MANCHESTER AND GOODSPRINGS.
LAT...LON 3360 8756 3369 8762 3388 8734 3393 8726
3371 8711 3367 8720 3360 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 240DEG 33KT 3367 8750
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM928
WWUS54 KBMX 010121
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
821 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
ALC057-010130-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160401T0145Z/
FAYETTE AL-
821 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE 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 100 AM CDT FOR WESTERN
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3375 8714 3364 8742 3369 8742 3369 8748
3374 8753 3382 8743 3393 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 235DEG 32KT 3374 8740
$$
ALC127-010145-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160401T0145Z/
WALKER AL-
821 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
WALKER COUNTY...
AT 820 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER OAKMAN...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JASPER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JASPER...CORDOVA...PARRISH...OAKMAN...WEST CORONA...CORONA...GAMBLE AND
MANCHESTER.
LAT...LON 3375 8714 3364 8742 3369 8742 3369 8748
3374 8753 3382 8743 3393 8726
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 235DEG 32KT 3374 8740
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM709
WWUS54 KBMX 010129
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
829 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
ALC127-010145-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160401T0145Z/
WALKER AL-
829 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
WALKER COUNTY...
AT 829 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PARRISH...OR NEAR JASPER...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...
JASPER...CORDOVA...PARRISH...OAKMAN...GAMBLE AND MANCHESTER.
LAT...LON 3367 8734 3381 8744 3382 8743 3393 8726
3375 8714
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 240DEG 33KT 3378 8731
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM338
WWUS54 KBMX 010140
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
840 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
ALC127-010149-
/O.EXP.KBMX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160401T0145Z/
WALKER AL-
840 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WALKER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 845
PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3367 8734 3381 8744 3382 8743 3393 8726
3375 8714
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 240DEG 33KT 3378 8731
$$
87/GRANTHAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette | 43 min |
| Mar 31, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 9 min |
| Mar 31, 7:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marion, Walker | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 41 min |
| Mar 31, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens | 49 min |
| Mar 31, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 55 min |
| Mar 31, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale | 51 min |
| Mar 31, 9:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 32 min |
| Mar 31, 9:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Dallas, Lowndes | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 10:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Autauga, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 11:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 69 hr |
| Mar 31, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Macon, Montgomery, Tallapoosa | 43 min |
| Mar 31, 11:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lee, Macon | 65 min |
| Apr 1, 12:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 46 min |
| Apr 1, 1:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Perry | 42 min |
| Apr 1, 1:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 37 min |
| Apr 1, 2:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lowndes | 27 min |
| Apr 1, 2:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Autauga, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Jefferson | 39 min |
| Apr 1, 3:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa | 46 min |
| Apr 1, 4:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Lee | 3 hr |
| Apr 1, 5:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BMX | Sumter | 45 hr |
| Apr 1, 6:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour | 38 min |
| Apr 1, 6:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour | 38 min |
| Apr 1, 10:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Montgomery | 52 min |
| Apr 1, 10:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lowndes | 51 min |
| Apr 1, 10:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Dallas, Elmore, Lee and 7 more | 113 min |
| Apr 1, 10:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga | 48 min |
| Apr 1, 11:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Macon | 27 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.