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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Birmingham, AL

November 29, 2016Marion County, Winston County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2016, 7:28 PM CST for Marion County, Winston County, Alabama. It was in force for 62 min. 8 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: Nov 29, 2016, 7:28 PM CST (01:28 UTC)
Expired: Nov 29, 2016, 8:30 PM CST
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Marion County, AL, Winston County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:29 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
Nov 29, 7:29 PM CST	TORNADO	1 Wsw Twin, AL	AN EF0 TOR WITH PEAK WINDS OF 75MPH TOUCHED DOWN NE OF GU-WIN. PATH LENGTH OF 10.6 MI. PATH WIDTH OF 150 YDS. THE DURATION OF THE TORNADO EVENT WAS 14 MINUTES.
Nov 29, 7:38 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	1 N Piney Grove, AL	BARN DAMAGE(UNKNOWN HOW MUCH) AND TREE ACROSS ROAD NEAR STATE HWY 129 AND SAWMILL ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME BASED ON RADAR.
Nov 29, 8:04 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Brilliant, AL	SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN BRILLIANT. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
Nov 29, 8:04 PM CST	TORNADO	2 S Pebble, AL	AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN E OF HALEYVILLE WITH PEAK WINDS OF 100-105MPH. PATH WIDTH OF 100 YDS, PATH LENGTH OF 0.4 MILES. THE DURATION OF THE TORNADO EVENT WAS 2 MINUTES.
Nov 29, 8:06 PM CST	TORNADO	2 S Ashridge, AL	AN EF2 TOR WITH PEAK WINDS OF 125MPH TOUCHED DOWN S OF ASHRIDGE. PATH LENGTH OF 3.2 MI. PATH WIDTH OF 300YDS. THE DURATION OF THE TORNADO EVENT WAS 6 MINUTES.
Nov 29, 8:08 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	1 E Ashridge, AL	ROOF BLOWN OFF OF HOME ON COUNTY RD 2 OFF OF AL 195. POSSIBLE TORNADO. REPORTED BY ASH RIDGE FD. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Nov 29, 8:08 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Ashridge, AL	STRUCTURE DAMAGE REPORTED IN THE ASHRIDGE COMMUNITY. GARAGE COMPLETELY DESTROYED, COLLAPSING ON VEHICLES. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME BASED ON RADAR.
Nov 29, 8:25 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ne Guin, AL	DAMAGE ON HWY 44 ABOUT 2 MI OUT OF GUIN, SHED GONE, HOUSE DAMAGE & VEHICLE DAMAGE FROM DOWN TREES. POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME BASED ON RADAR.

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
Nov 29, 5:37 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 131 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.

823 
WFUS54 KBMX 300128
TORBMX
ALC093-133-300230-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0028.161130T0128Z-161130T0230Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
  MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 830 PM CST
    
* AT 727 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GU-WIN...OR NEAR WINFIELD...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...
  HAMILTON...WINFIELD...HALEYVILLE...LYNN...ARLEY...GUIN...DOUBLE
  SPRINGS...BRILLIANT...GU-WIN...CAMP MCDOWELL...ASHBANK...
  NEEDMORE...POPLAR SPRINGS...FALLS CITY...ASHRIDGE...CORINTH REC
  AREA...HOUSTON RECREATIONAL AREA...BRINN...WINSTON FREE STATE BARN
  AND LAKE BUTTAHATCHEE.

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 3430 8737 3404 8720 3400 8746 3400 8764
      3397 8764 3392 8792 3399 8795 3402 8795
      3402 8797 3419 8806 3431 8769
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 242DEG 40KT 3401 8787 

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

$$

17/KLAWS

5 follow-up statements

276 
WWUS54 KBMX 300135
SVSBMX

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

ALC093-133-300230-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-161130T0230Z/
WINSTON AL-MARION AL-
735 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CST FOR WINSTON
AND EASTERN MARION COUNTIES...
    
AT 734 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BRILLIANT...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF WINFIELD...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...
WINFIELD...HALEYVILLE...LYNN...ARLEY...DOUBLE SPRINGS...BRILLIANT...
FALLS CITY...ASHRIDGE...CORINTH REC AREA...ASHBANK...HOUSTON
RECREATIONAL AREA...NEEDMORE...BRINN...WINSTON FREE STATE BARN...
POPLAR SPRINGS...LAKE BUTTAHATCHEE...SMITH LAKE...BEAR CREEK...TWIN
AND NATURAL BRIDGE.

LAT...LON 3430 8737 3404 8720 3401 8747 3400 8764
      3395 8784 3408 8789 3431 8769
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 242DEG 40KT 3405 8778 

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

$$

17/KLAWS

815 
WWUS54 KBMX 300141
SVSBMX

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

ALC093-133-300230-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-161130T0230Z/
WINSTON AL-MARION AL-
741 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN WINSTON AND EASTERN MARION COUNTIES...
        
AT 740 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE
BUTTAHATCHEE...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF WINFIELD...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...
HALEYVILLE...LYNN...DOUBLE SPRINGS...BRILLIANT...ASHRIDGE...CORINTH
REC AREA...HOUSTON RECREATIONAL AREA...NEEDMORE...BRINN...WINSTON
FREE STATE BARN...LAKE BUTTAHATCHEE...SMITH LAKE...BEAR CREEK...
NATURAL BRIDGE...HULLETT BRANCH...SIPSEY RIVER REC AREA...PINEY
GROVE...CANE CREEK...ROCKHOUSE CREEK AND PEARCES MILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3410 8724 3408 8745 3405 8763 3398 8783
      3408 8789 3431 8769 3430 8737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 218DEG 33KT 3410 8777 

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

$$

17/KLAWS

918 
WWUS54 KBMX 300150
SVSBMX

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

ALC093-133-300230-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-161130T0230Z/
WINSTON AL-MARION AL-
750 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN WINSTON AND NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTIES...
        
AT 750 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LAKE
BUTTAHATCHEE...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HALEYVILLE...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...
HALEYVILLE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...ASHRIDGE...HOUSTON RECREATIONAL AREA...
NEEDMORE...BRINN...WINSTON FREE STATE BARN...LAKE BUTTAHATCHEE...BEAR
CREEK...NATURAL BRIDGE...SIPSEY RIVER REC AREA...PINEY GROVE...MILL
CREEK...UPPER BEAR CREEK RESERVOIR...CANE CREEK...DELMAR...WEISS...
PEBBLE...POSEY FIELD AIRPORT AND WINSTON COUNTY AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3416 8728 3411 8745 3405 8763 3402 8773
      3416 8782 3431 8769 3430 8737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 228DEG 35KT 3415 8768 

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

$$

17/KLAWS

232 
WWUS54 KBMX 300154
SVSBMX

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

ALC093-300203-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-161130T0230Z/
MARION AL-
754 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION 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 NORTHWESTERN
ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3430 8737 3416 8728 3411 8745 3405 8763
      3420 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 246DEG 40KT 3411 8756 

$$

ALC133-300230-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-161130T0230Z/
WINSTON AL-
754 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN WINSTON COUNTY...
    
AT 753 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LYNN...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...
DOUBLE SPRINGS...HOUSTON RECREATIONAL AREA...WINSTON FREE STATE
BARN...ASHRIDGE...NATURAL BRIDGE...CANE CREEK...DELMAR...WEISS...
SIPSEY RIVER REC AREA...MILL CREEK AND WINSTON COUNTY AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3430 8737 3416 8728 3411 8745 3405 8763
      3420 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 246DEG 40KT 3411 8756 

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

$$

17/KLAWS

370 
WWUS54 KBMX 300212
SVSBMX

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

ALC133-300230-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-161130T0230Z/
WINSTON AL-
812 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN WINSTON COUNTY...
        
AT 811 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MORELAND...OR 11
MILES NORTHWEST OF ARLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
DOUBLE SPRINGS...HOUSTON RECREATIONAL AREA...WINSTON FREE STATE
BARN...ASHRIDGE...CANE CREEK...SIPSEY RIVER REC AREA...MILL CREEK AND
WINSTON COUNTY AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3430 8737 3416 8728 3413 8738 3413 8745
      3420 8754
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 242DEG 40KT 3421 8734 

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

$$

17/KLAWS

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, 7:22 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	BMX	Fayette, Lamar	53 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.