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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Birmingham, AL

November 29, 2016Walker County, Winston County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2016, 8:24 PM CST for Walker County, Winston County, Alabama. It was in force for 44 min. 5 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, 8:24 PM CST (02:24 UTC)
Expired: Nov 29, 2016, 9:08 PM CST
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:26 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
Nov 29, 8:48 PM CST	FUNNEL CLOUD	1 Ssw Mcdowell Campgrou, AL	FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED ON ALABAMA HIGHWAY 195 ON THE WALKER/WINSTON CO LINE, NEAR THE THATCH COMMUNITY. .
Nov 29, 8:51 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ese Arley, AL	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 12 NEAR ARLEY, VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
Nov 29, 8:54 PM CST	TORNADO	1 Ese Arley, AL	AN EF1 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS OF 105MPH TOUCHED DOWN ESE OF ARLEY. PATH WIDTH OF 300 YDS AND PATH LENGTH OF 4.5 MILES . THE DURATION OF THE TORNADO EVENT WAS 6 MINUTES.
Nov 29, 8:54 PM CST	TORNADO	1 Ese Arley, AL	AN EF1 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS OF 105MPH TOUCHED DOWN ESE OF ARLEY. PATH WIDTH OF 300 YDS AND PATH WIDE OF 4.5 MILES . THE DURATION OF THE TORNADO EVENT WAS 6 MINUTES.
Nov 29, 8:57 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Helicon, AL	MOBILE HOME SERIOUSLY DAMAGED ON COUNTY RD 77 IN THE HELICON COMMUNITY. MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO. REPORTED BY HELICAN FIRE. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 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, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 102 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.

749 
WFUS54 KBMX 300224
TORBMX
ALC127-133-300330-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0032.161130T0224Z-161130T0330Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
  NORTHWESTERN WALKER COUNTY IN ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 930 PM CST
    
* AT 823 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CARBON HILL...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...
  JASPER...CARBON HILL...ARLEY...ADDISON...KANSAS...NAUVOO...
  SARDIS...CAMP MCDOWELL...CURRY...HELICON...SMITH LAKE...ASHBANK...
  INMANFIELD...POPLAR SPRINGS...FALLS CITY...CORINTH REC AREA...
  NESMITH...HOUSTON...BLACK POND AND BEAR BRANCH.

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 3400 8711 3399 8715 3397 8714 3392 8709
      3376 8753 3387 8753 3387 8763 3392 8760
      3430 8719 3430 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 0223Z 233DEG 40KT 3389 8750 

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

$$

17/KLAWS

5 follow-up statements

182 
WWUS54 KBMX 300239
SVSBMX

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

ALC127-133-300330-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-161130T0330Z/
WINSTON AL-WALKER AL-
839 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR EASTERN
WINSTON AND NORTH CENTRAL WALKER COUNTIES...
    
AT 839 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER CAMP MCDOWELL...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ARLEY...
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...
JASPER...ARLEY...ADDISON...FALLS CITY...SARDIS...CAMP MCDOWELL...
CURRY...CORINTH REC AREA...HELICON...SMITH LAKE...INMANFIELD...
NESMITH...POPLAR SPRINGS...HOUSTON...RACCOON BRANCH...BLACK POND...
UPSHAW...HULLETT BRANCH...BEAR BRANCH AND CLEAR CREEK.

LAT...LON 3400 8711 3399 8715 3397 8714 3392 8709
      3388 8740 3395 8744 3402 8749 3430 8719
      3430 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 0239Z 233DEG 40KT 3400 8733 

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

$$

17/KLAWS

399 
WWUS54 KBMX 300249
SVSBMX

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

ALC127-300259-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-161130T0330Z/
WALKER AL-
849 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL WALKER 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. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3400 8711 3399 8715 3400 8717 3400 8719
      3398 8720 3399 8722 3400 8736 3409 8741
      3410 8741 3430 8719 3430 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 233DEG 40KT 3407 8722 

$$

ALC133-300330-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-161130T0330Z/
WINSTON AL-
849 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR EASTERN
WINSTON COUNTY...
    
AT 849 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER FALLS CITY...OR OVER ARLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

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...
ARLEY...ADDISON...FALLS CITY...SARDIS...CAMP MCDOWELL...CORINTH REC
AREA...HELICON...SMITH LAKE...INMANFIELD...NESMITH...HOUSTON...BLACK
POND...UPSHAW...HULLETT BRANCH...BEAR BRANCH...BATTLE BRANCH...CURTIS
CROSSROADS...MAPLE BRANCH...LITTLE DISMAL CREEK AND DEVILS BRANCH.

LAT...LON 3400 8711 3399 8715 3400 8717 3400 8719
      3398 8720 3399 8722 3400 8736 3409 8741
      3410 8741 3430 8719 3430 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 233DEG 40KT 3407 8722 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

17/KLAWS

768 
WWUS54 KBMX 300258
SVSBMX

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

ALC133-300330-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-161130T0330Z/
WINSTON AL-
858 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WINSTON COUNTY...
    
AT 858 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER HELICON...OR NEAR ARLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

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...
ARLEY...ADDISON...SARDIS...HELICON...NESMITH...SMITH LAKE...
HOUSTON...ADDISON TOWN HALL...ADDISON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...HIDDEN COVE
CAMPGROUND...PANTHER BRANCH...MILL BRANCH AND CUTOFF BRANCH.

LAT...LON 3404 8711 3402 8718 3416 8728 3423 8718
      3427 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 233DEG 40KT 3413 8712 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

17/KLAWS

041 
WWUS54 KBMX 300300
SVSBMX

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

ALC133-300330-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-161130T0330Z/
WINSTON AL-
900 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WINSTON COUNTY...
        
AT 900 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER NESMITH...OR 7
MILES NORTHEAST OF ARLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

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...
ARLEY...ADDISON...SARDIS...HELICON...NESMITH...SMITH LAKE...
HOUSTON...ADDISON TOWN HALL...ADDISON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...HIDDEN COVE
CAMPGROUND...PANTHER BRANCH...MILL BRANCH AND CUTOFF BRANCH.

LAT...LON 3404 8711 3402 8718 3416 8728 3423 8718
      3427 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 0300Z 233DEG 40KT 3415 8710 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

17/KLAWS

116 
WWUS54 KBMX 300308
SVSBMX

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

ALC133-300318-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-161130T0330Z/
WINSTON AL-
908 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WINSTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN
ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3404 8711 3402 8718 3416 8728 3423 8718
      3427 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 233DEG 40KT 3421 8701 

$$

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, 7:28 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, 8:27 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.