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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 6, 2016Barbour County, Bullock County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 6, 2016, 11:56 PM CDT for Barbour County, Bullock County, Alabama. It was in force for 24 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 6, 2016, 11:56 PM CDT (04:56 UTC)
Expired: Apr 7, 2016, 12:20 AM CDT
In force: 24 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), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:56 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 162 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1454 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 266 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 418 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

937 
WFUS54 KBMX 070456
TORBMX
ALC005-011-070545-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0022.160407T0456Z-160407T0545Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1156 PM CDT WED APR 6 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL BULLOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
  NORTHEASTERN BARBOUR COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
    
* AT 1156 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER MIDWAY...MOVING EAST 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...
  MIDWAY...COMER...HAWKINSVILLE...SPRING HILL...LAKEPOINT RESORT STATE
  PARK...LUGO...BATESVILLE AND THREE NOTCH.

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 3200 8507 3197 8507 3196 8509 3194 8508
      3191 8511 3190 8511 3210 8561 3216 8557
      3215 8543 3214 8526 3206 8519 3206 8511
      3207 8511 3206 8510 3206 8506 3202 8505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 283DEG 40KT 3212 8552 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

32/DAVIS

3 follow-up statements

926 
WWUS54 KBMX 070459
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1159 PM CDT WED APR 6 2016

ALC005-011-070545-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160407T0545Z/
BULLOCK AL-BARBOUR AL-
1159 PM CDT WED APR 6 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BULLOCK AND NORTHEASTERN BARBOUR COUNTIES...
        
AT 1159 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MIDWAY...MOVING
EAST AT 45 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MIDWAY...COMER...HAWKINSVILLE...SPRING HILL...LAKEPOINT RESORT STATE
PARK...LUGO...BATESVILLE AND THREE NOTCH.

LAT...LON 3200 8507 3197 8507 3196 8509 3194 8508
      3191 8511 3190 8511 3210 8561 3216 8557
      3215 8543 3214 8526 3206 8519 3206 8511
      3207 8511 3206 8510 3206 8506 3202 8505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0459Z 283DEG 40KT 3211 8547 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

32/DAVIS

166 
WWUS54 KBMX 070511 RRA
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1211 AM CDT THU APR 7 2016

ALC011-070521-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160407T0545Z/
BULLOCK AL-
1211 AM CDT THU APR 7 2016

...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.

LAT...LON 3200 8507 3197 8507 3196 8509 3206 8542
      3210 8543 3214 8543 3215 8539 3214 8527
      3213 8525 3206 8519 3206 8511 3207 8511
      3206 8510 3206 8506 3202 8505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0511Z 283DEG 40KT 3208 8531 

$$

ALC005-070545-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160407T0545Z/
BARBOUR AL-
1211 AM CDT THU APR 7 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BARBOUR COUNTY...
        
AT 1211 AM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER SPRING HILL...OR
12 MILES EAST OF MIDWAY...MOVING EAST AT 45 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRING HILL...HAWKINSVILLE AND LAKEPOINT RESORT STATE PARK. 

LAT...LON 3200 8507 3197 8507 3196 8509 3206 8542
      3210 8543 3214 8543 3215 8539 3214 8527
      3213 8525 3206 8519 3206 8511 3207 8511
      3206 8510 3206 8506 3202 8505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0511Z 283DEG 40KT 3208 8531 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

32/DAVIS

799 
WWUS54 KBMX 070520
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1220 AM CDT THU APR 7 2016

ALC005-070530-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160407T0545Z/
BARBOUR AL-
1220 AM CDT THU APR 7 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BARBOUR 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.

LAT...LON 3200 8507 3197 8507 3196 8509 3206 8542
      3210 8543 3214 8543 3215 8539 3214 8527
      3213 8525 3206 8519 3206 8511 3207 8511
      3206 8510 3206 8506 3202 8505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0518Z 283DEG 40KT 3206 8519 

$$

32/DAVIS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 6, 7:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun	43 min
Apr 6, 7:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cherokee	23 min
Apr 6, 7:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun	39 min
Apr 6, 7:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene, Hale	52 min
Apr 6, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne	20 min
Apr 6, 8:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Jefferson	42 min
Apr 6, 8:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb	48 min
Apr 6, 8:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Shelby	63 min
Apr 6, 8:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Hale, Perry	39 min
Apr 6, 8:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bullock	52 min
Apr 6, 8:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb, Chilton	46 min
Apr 6, 9:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Talladega	39 min
Apr 6, 9:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne	48 min
Apr 6, 9:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Dallas	44 min
Apr 6, 9:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay	46 min
Apr 6, 9:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Russell	50 min
Apr 6, 9:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Autauga, Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa	40 min
Apr 6, 10:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Dallas, Lowndes	41 min
Apr 6, 10:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Randolph	38 min
Apr 6, 10:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Dallas, Lowndes	49 min
Apr 6, 10:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Russell	32 min
Apr 6, 10:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Montgomery	49 min
Apr 6, 10:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore	40 min
Apr 6, 10:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bullock, Macon, Montgomery	67 min
Apr 6, 11:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lee	26 min
Apr 6, 11:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Russell	22 min
Apr 7, 12:03 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lee, Russell	15 min
Apr 7, 12:23 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Barbour	47 min
Apr 7, 12:43 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more	8 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.