Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Feb 15, 2016, 6:58 PM CST for Lee County, Russell County, Alabama. It was in force for 32 min. 6 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, 6:58 PM CST (00:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2016, 7:30 PM CST
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Lee County, AL, Russell County, AL
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 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, 7:00 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Ne Uchee, AL | TREE DOWN ON CAR AND HOME. POWER LINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Feb 15, 7:00 PM CST | TORNADO 0 | 5 W Parkmanville, AL | A WEAK EF0 TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED IN RUSSELL COUNTY NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF CRAWFORD. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED WITH THE HEAVIEST DAMAGE NOTED ALONG BROWN ROAD. SOME HOMES SUSTAINED SHINGLE DAMAGE AND THE ROOF WAS TAKEN OFF ONE OUTBUILDING CLOSER TO |
| Feb 15, 7:03 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Griffen Mill, AL | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON GREEN DUDLEY ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Feb 15, 7:05 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Crawford, AL | BARN DESTROYED. MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. POWER LINES DOWN, NO POWER. POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
| Feb 15, 7:06 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Crawford, AL | TREE DOWN ON BROWN ROAD NEAR CRAWFORD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR |
| Feb 15, 7:07 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Crawford, AL | POSSIBLE ROOF COLLAPSE, REPORT OF KIDS TRAPPED. BARN DAMAGED. 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
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 110 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1122 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 418 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 614 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
488
WFUS54 KBMX 160058
TORBMX
ALC081-113-160130-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0009.160216T0058Z-160216T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
658 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 730 PM CST
* AT 658 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GRIFFEN MILL...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SMITHS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
SMITHS...SMITHS STATION...LADONIA...BLEECKER...GRIFFEN MILL...
LADONIA SPORTS COMPLEX...MARVYN...CRAWFORD AND MONTEREY HEIGHTS.
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 3247 8501 3237 8533 3244 8539 3264 8510
3263 8508 3262 8509 3258 8507 3254 8502
3248 8499
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 239DEG 49KT 3244 8529
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM2 follow-up statements
588
WWUS54 KBMX 160108
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
708 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
ALC081-113-160130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0130Z/
RUSSELL AL-LEE AL-
708 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL RUSSELL AND SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES...
AT 708 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GRIFFEN MILL...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SMITHS...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SMITHS...SMITHS STATION...LADONIA...BLEECKER...GRIFFEN MILL...LADONIA
SPORTS COMPLEX...CRAWFORD AND MONTEREY HEIGHTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3243 8520 3251 8529 3264 8510 3263 8508
3262 8509 3258 8507 3254 8502 3248 8499
3246 8503
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 240DEG 42KT 3247 8522
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM446
WWUS54 KBMX 160113
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
713 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
ALC113-160122-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0130Z/
RUSSELL AL-
713 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL RUSSELL 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 3251 8506 3247 8506 3247 8517 3255 8524
3264 8510 3263 8508 3262 8509 3258 8507
3255 8503 3254 8502 3251 8501
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 239DEG 49KT 3250 8515
$$
ALC081-160130-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160216T0130Z/
LEE AL-
713 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY...
AT 712 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SMITHS STATION...OR NEAR SMITHS...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SMITHS...SMITHS STATION...BLEECKER...LADONIA AND MONTEREY HEIGHTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3251 8506 3247 8506 3247 8517 3255 8524
3264 8510 3263 8508 3262 8509 3258 8507
3255 8503 3254 8502 3251 8501
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 239DEG 49KT 3250 8515
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 6:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 54 min |
| Feb 15, 6:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Macon, Russell | 46 min |
| Feb 15, 7:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 16 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Alabama, 2016Every tornado warning in 2016Tornadoes in 2016
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.