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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 15, 2016, 4:05 PM CST for Elmore County, Macon County, Montgomery County, Alabama. It was in force for 25 min. 3 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
- Feb 15, 2016, 4:05 PM CST (22:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2016, 4:30 PM CST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Elmore County, AL, Macon County, AL, Montgomery County, AL
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 4:05 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Cecil, AL | NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FLOWERS ROAD AND MATTHEWS ROAD. A FEW BARNS DAMAGED, DAMAGE TO A TIN ROOF, A FEW TREES DOWN. TORNADO. |
| Feb 15, 4:05 PM CST | TORNADO 0 | 3 S Cecil, AL | THE ENDING POINT TO THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY TORNADO, |
| Feb 15, 4:16 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Cecil, AL | NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FLOWERS ROAD AND MATTHEWS ROAD. A FEW BARNS DAMAGED, DAMAGE TO A TIN ROOF, A FEW TREES DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME ESTIMATED BY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 12:02 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1152 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 485 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 523 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
775
WFUS54 KBMX 152205
TORBMX
ALC051-087-101-152230-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0008.160215T2205Z-160215T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
405 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MACON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN ELMORE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 430 PM CST
* AT 405 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PIKE ROAD...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MILSTEAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
TALLASSEE...MILSTEAD...SHORTER...FRANKLIN...VICTORYLAND...CECIL AND
CROSS KEYS.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 22 AND 32.
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 3225 8609 3254 8591 3252 8589 3249 8589
3249 8585 3242 8575 3227 8595 3227 8598
3225 8599 3225 8600 3224 8600 3223 8601
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 220DEG 31KT 3228 8599
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM2 follow-up statements
742
WWUS54 KBMX 152216
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
416 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
ALC101-152225-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160215T2230Z/
MONTGOMERY AL-
416 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3230 8596 3232 8596 3233 8597 3234 8599
3236 8599 3238 8601 3254 8591 3252 8589
3249 8589 3249 8585 3242 8575 3228 8593
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 220DEG 31KT 3235 8592
$$
ALC051-087-152230-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160215T2230Z/
MACON AL-ELMORE AL-
416 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MACON AND SOUTHEASTERN ELMORE COUNTIES...
AT 415 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SHORTER...OR NEAR MILSTEAD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
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...
TALLASSEE...MILSTEAD...SHORTER...FRANKLIN...VICTORYLAND...TYSONVILLE
AND CROSS KEYS.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 85 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 22 AND 32.
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 3230 8596 3232 8596 3233 8597 3234 8599
3236 8599 3238 8601 3254 8591 3252 8589
3249 8589 3249 8585 3242 8575 3228 8593
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 220DEG 31KT 3235 8592
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM431
WWUS54 KBMX 152220
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
420 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
ALC051-087-152230-
/O.EXP.KBMX.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160215T2230Z/
MACON AL-ELMORE AL-
420 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MACON AND SOUTHEASTERN ELMORE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM CST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3230 8596 3232 8596 3233 8597 3234 8599
3236 8599 3238 8601 3254 8591 3252 8589
3249 8589 3249 8585 3242 8575 3228 8593
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 220DEG 31KT 3235 8592
$$
87/GRANTHAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 12:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene | 35 min |
| Feb 15, 3:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Montgomery | 56 min |
| Feb 15, 3:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Marengo, Sumter | 57 min |
| Feb 15, 4:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Dallas, Perry | 43 min |
| Feb 15, 4:50 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Walker | 3 hr |
| Feb 15, 4:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 48 min |
| Feb 15, 5:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Macon, Montgomery, Pike | 55 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.