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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2016, 11:35 PM CST for Fayette County, Lamar County, Marion County, Alabama. It was in force for 55 min. 9 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, 11:35 PM CST (05:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2016, 12:30 AM CST
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Fayette County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Marion County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:39 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, 11:40 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 Wsw Lamar County Airp, AL | AN EF1 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS OF 105MPH TOUCHED DOWN WSW OF THE LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT. PATH LENGTH OF 9.69 MI. . THE DURATION OF THE TORNADO EVENT WAS 13 MINUTES. |
| Nov 29, 11:45 PM CST | TORNADO | Lamar County Airport, AL | STRUCTURES DAMAGED AND NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON ALABAMA HIGHWAY 17 JUST SOUTH OF SULLIGENT, NEAR THE LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT. |
| Nov 29, 11:47 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 Wsw Lamar County Airp, AL | TRAINED SPOTTER OBSERVED TORNADO GO ACROSS THE ROADWAY IN FRONT OF HIM ON BUCK JACKSON ROAD AND MORRIS ROAD. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON THE ROADWAY. |
| Nov 30, 12:01 AM CST | TORNADO | 1 Sse Guin, AL | AN EF1 TOR WITH PEAK WINDS OF 90 MPH TOUCHED DOWN SE OF GUIN. PATH LENGTH OF 16.85 MI. PATH WIDTH OF 900YDS. . THE DURATION OF THE TORNADO EVENT WAS 39 MINUTES. |
| Nov 30, 12:02 AM CST | TORNADO | 3 Ssw Guin, AL | POWER LINES AND MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON CO. RD 88 IN GUIN. |
| Nov 30, 12:04 AM CST | TORNADO | 1 E Guin, AL | ROOF BLOWN OFF MOTEL IN GUIN. TIME BASED ON RADAR. |
| Nov 30, 12:20 AM CST | TORNADO | 2 Nnw Tucker, AL | MARION COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY CONFIRMS TORNADO CROSSED I-22 AT MILE MARKER 29. |
| Nov 30, 12:20 AM CST | TORNADO | 2 Se Piney Grove, AL | ROOFS TAKEN FROM HOUSES ON CAGLE ROAD NORTHEAST OF BRILLIANT. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME AS WELL. TIME BASED ON RADAR, VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Nov 30, 12:25 AM CST | TORNADO | 2 Ene Gu-Win, AL | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON ALABAMA HWY 253. |
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, 8:50 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
723
WFUS54 KBMX 300535
TORBMX
ALC057-075-093-300630-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0035.161130T0535Z-161130T0630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1135 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1230 AM CST
* AT 1135 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BEDFORD...OR NEAR VERNON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 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...VERNON...SULLIGENT...GUIN...BRILLIANT...GLEN ALLEN...
BEAVERTON...GU-WIN...LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT...CREWS...BEDFORD...LAKE
BUTTAHATCHEE...BLUFF...TWIN...GATTMAN...LAMAR COUNTY PUBLIC LAKE...
PINEY GROVE...TEXAS...TUCKER AND WAYSIDE.
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 3390 8823 3419 8763 3389 8764 3373 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 0535Z 241DEG 46KT 3381 8820
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM6 follow-up statements
861
WWUS54 KBMX 300543
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1143 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
ALC057-075-093-300630-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-161130T0630Z/
FAYETTE AL-LAMAR AL-MARION AL-
1143 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE...NORTHEASTERN LAMAR AND SOUTHEASTERN MARION
COUNTIES...
AT 1143 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LAMAR COUNTY
AIRPORT...OR NEAR SULLIGENT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINFIELD...VERNON...SULLIGENT...GUIN...BRILLIANT...GLEN ALLEN...
BEAVERTON...GU-WIN...LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT...CREWS...LAKE
BUTTAHATCHEE...TWIN...PINEY GROVE...TEXAS...TUCKER...WAYSIDE AND
BAZEMORE.
LAT...LON 3419 8763 3389 8764 3376 8815 3392 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 0543Z 241DEG 46KT 3386 8809
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM482
WWUS54 KBMX 300545
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1145 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
ALC057-075-093-300630-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-161130T0630Z/
FAYETTE AL-LAMAR AL-MARION AL-
1145 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE...NORTHEASTERN LAMAR AND SOUTHEASTERN MARION
COUNTIES...
AT 1145 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER CREWS...OR NEAR SULLIGENT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINFIELD...SULLIGENT...GUIN...BRILLIANT...GLEN ALLEN...BEAVERTON...
GU-WIN...CREWS...LAKE BUTTAHATCHEE...LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT...TWIN...
PINEY GROVE...TEXAS...TUCKER...WAYSIDE AND BAZEMORE.
LAT...LON 3419 8763 3389 8764 3379 8811 3392 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 0545Z 241DEG 46KT 3388 8805
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM682
WWUS54 KBMX 300555
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1155 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
ALC057-075-093-300630-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-161130T0630Z/
FAYETTE AL-LAMAR AL-MARION AL-
1155 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE...NORTHEASTERN LAMAR AND SOUTHEASTERN MARION
COUNTIES...
AT 1155 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BEAVERTON...OR
8 MILES EAST OF SULLIGENT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINFIELD...GUIN...BRILLIANT...GLEN ALLEN...BEAVERTON...GU-WIN...LAKE
BUTTAHATCHEE...TWIN...TUCKER...WAYSIDE...PINEY GROVE AND TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3384 8800 3396 8805 3417 8763 3394 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0555Z 244DEG 36KT 3390 8798
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM608
WWUS54 KBMX 300601
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1201 AM CST WED NOV 30 2016
ALC057-075-300611-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-161130T0630Z/
FAYETTE AL-LAMAR AL-
1201 AM CST WED NOV 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND NORTHEASTERN
LAMAR COUNTIES 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 500 AM CST FOR WEST CENTRAL
AND NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3394 8764 3391 8776 3392 8795 3399 8795
3416 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0601Z 246DEG 34KT 3393 8791
$$
ALC093-300630-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-161130T0630Z/
MARION AL-
1201 AM CST WED NOV 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY...
AT 1201 AM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER GUIN...OR NEAR
WINFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINFIELD...GUIN...BRILLIANT...GLEN ALLEN...GU-WIN...LAKE
BUTTAHATCHEE...TWIN...TUCKER...PINEY GROVE AND TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3394 8764 3391 8776 3392 8795 3399 8795
3416 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0601Z 246DEG 34KT 3393 8791
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM583
WWUS54 KBMX 300608
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1208 AM CST WED NOV 30 2016
ALC093-300630-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-161130T0630Z/
MARION AL-
1208 AM CST WED NOV 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY...
AT 1208 AM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BRILLIANT...OR NEAR WINFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
60 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO
HOMES...BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINFIELD...GUIN...BRILLIANT...GU-WIN...LAKE BUTTAHATCHEE...TWIN...
TUCKER AND PINEY GROVE.
LAT...LON 3398 8764 3394 8786 3401 8791 3416 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0608Z 238DEG 54KT 3400 8781
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM630
WWUS54 KBMX 300619
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1219 AM CST WED NOV 30 2016
ALC093-300630-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-161130T0630Z/
MARION AL-
1219 AM CST WED NOV 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY...
AT 1219 AM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE
BUTTAHATCHEE...OR 9 MILES WEST OF LYNN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRILLIANT...LAKE BUTTAHATCHEE AND PINEY GROVE.
LAT...LON 3396 8773 3406 8781 3416 8764 3398 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0619Z 237DEG 36KT 3407 8771
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAMThe 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 | BMX | Pickens | 17 min |
| Nov 29, 7:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | 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 | 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 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 | 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.