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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Birmingham, AL

November 29, 2016Fayette County, Lamar County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2016, 7:22 PM CST for Fayette County, Lamar County, Alabama. It was in force for 53 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: Nov 29, 2016, 7:22 PM CST (01:22 UTC)
Expired: Nov 29, 2016, 8:15 PM CST
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Fayette County, AL, Lamar County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:23 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 29, 5:37 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 116 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: 606 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 698 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 410 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 477 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.7
Supercell composite: 7.4

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The text

As transmitted.

569 
WFUS54 KBMX 300122
TORBMX
ALC057-075-300215-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0027.161130T0122Z-161130T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
722 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
  SOUTHEASTERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 815 PM CST
    
* AT 722 PM CST...A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  MILLPORT...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. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FAYETTE...MILLPORT...KENNEDY...BELK...ASHCRAFT CORNER...CODY...
  RICHARD ARTHUR FIELD...FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC LAKE...STONE WALL AND
  BEVILL STATE COLLEGE FAYETTE.

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.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3378 8790 3363 8766 3352 8783 3353 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 228DEG 34KT 3350 8809 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

89^GSATTERWHITE

2 follow-up statements

275 
WWUS54 KBMX 300135 RRA
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
735 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

ALC057-075-300215-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-161130T0215Z/
FAYETTE AL-LAMAR AL-
735 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN LAMAR COUNTIES...
    
AT 734 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER KENNEDY...OR
NEAR MILLPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
FAYETTE...MILLPORT...KENNEDY...BELK...ASHCRAFT CORNER...CODY...
RICHARD ARTHUR FIELD...FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC LAKE...STONE WALL AND
BEVILL STATE COLLEGE FAYETTE.

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.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3378 8790 3363 8766 3352 8783 3353 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 228DEG 34KT 3358 8798 

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

$$

89^GSATTERWHITE

423 
WWUS54 KBMX 300144
SVSBMX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
744 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

ALC075-300153-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-161130T0215Z/
LAMAR AL-
744 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAMAR 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 1000 PM CST FOR WEST CENTRAL
ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3378 8790 3363 8766 3353 8786 3357 8795
      3373 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 230DEG 38KT 3364 8790 

$$

ALC057-300215-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-161130T0215Z/
FAYETTE AL-
744 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY...
    
AT 743 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BELK...OR NEAR FAYETTE...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...
FAYETTE...BELK...STONE WALL...BEVILL STATE COLLEGE FAYETTE...RICHARD
ARTHUR FIELD AND FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC LAKE.

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.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3378 8790 3363 8766 3353 8786 3357 8795
      3373 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 230DEG 38KT 3364 8790 

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

$$

89^GSATTERWHITE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 29, 6:35 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Pickens	55 min
Nov 29, 6:53 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar, Marion	67 min
Nov 29, 7:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	BMX	Pickens	17 min
Nov 29, 7:28 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Marion, Winston	62 min
Nov 29, 7:52 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Fayette	38 min
Nov 29, 8:09 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	BMX	Winston	21 min
Nov 29, 8:19 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Winston	26 min
Nov 29, 8:24 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Walker, Winston	44 min
Nov 29, 8:27 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lamar, Pickens	46 min
Nov 29, 10:13 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Winston	17 min
Nov 29, 11:35 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion	55 min
Nov 30, 12:34 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Winston	24 min
Nov 30, 1:33 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Lamar, Marion, Winston	3 hr
Nov 30, 2:33 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Walker, Winston	27 min
Nov 30, 4:25 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Winston	3 hr
Nov 30, 7:35 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Hale, Marengo, Tuscaloosa	55 min
Nov 30, 8:26 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Jefferson, Marengo, Perry and 2 more	64 min
Nov 30, 9:34 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, St. Clair	56 min
Nov 30, 9:47 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Talladega	43 min
Nov 30, 10:13 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Coosa	47 min
Nov 30, 10:33 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Clay, Cleburne, Randolph	57 min
Nov 30, 10:42 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lowndes	48 min
Nov 30, 11:17 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore	43 min
Nov 30, 11:29 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lowndes, Montgomery	46 min
Nov 30, 12:04 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lee, Macon	56 min
Nov 30, 12:30 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bullock, Russell	45 min
Nov 30, 12:40 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Chambers, Lee	31 min
Nov 30, 12:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	BMX	Chambers	32 min
Nov 30, 1:12 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour, Russell	63 min
Nov 30, 2:33 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour	57 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.