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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2017, 4:08 PM CDT for Cleburne County, Alabama. It was in force for 52 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
- Apr 5, 2017, 4:08 PM CDT (21:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2017, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Cleburne County, AL
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 4:23 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 2 Ene Chalafinnee, AL | GOLFBALL- TO TENNIS BALL-SIZED HAIL. TIME CORRECTED (ESTIMATED). |
| Apr 5, 4:23 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 3 Ssw Heflin, AL | |
| Apr 5, 4:39 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 2 Ene Chalafinnee, AL | GOLFBALL- TO TENNIS BALL-SIZED HAIL. |
| Apr 5, 4:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sse Trickem, AL | TREE DOWNED. |
| Apr 5, 4:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Sse Trickem, AL | MINOR TREE DAMAGE, DAMAGE TO A CHICKEN HOUSE ROOF. TORNADO CAUGHT ON VIDEO. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 703 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -129 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 624 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 320 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted.
568
WFUS54 KBMX 052108
TORBMX
ALC029-052200-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0016.170405T2108Z-170405T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
408 PM CDT WED APR 5 2017
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Cleburne County in east central Alabama...
* Until 500 PM CDT
* At 408 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Mount Cheaha, or near Oxford, moving east 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...
Heflin, Ranburne, Abernathy, Mount Cheaha, Trickem, Lake Cleburne,
Hollis Crossroads, I 20 Welcome Center, Micaville, Chalafinnee and
Camp Sequoyah.
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 3350 8535 3349 8536 3350 8576 3348 8577
3348 8585 3350 8585 3354 8580 3356 8579
3356 8574 3359 8574 3373 8535 3349 8531
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 253DEG 49KT 3351 8580
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
25/Owen4 follow-up statements
894
WWUS54 KBMX 052122
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
422 PM CDT WED APR 5 2017
ALC029-052200-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170405T2200Z/
Cleburne AL-
422 PM CDT WED APR 5 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CLEBURNE COUNTY...
At 422 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Heflin, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Heflin, Ranburne, Abernathy, Trickem, Lake Cleburne, Hollis
Crossroads, I 20 Welcome Center, Micaville, Chalafinnee and Camp
Sequoyah.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3350 8535 3349 8536 3350 8570 3354 8573
3359 8573 3373 8535 3349 8531
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 253DEG 49KT 3357 8558
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
25/Owen125
WWUS54 KBMX 052130
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
430 PM CDT WED APR 5 2017
ALC029-052200-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170405T2200Z/
Cleburne AL-
430 PM CDT WED APR 5 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CLEBURNE COUNTY...
At 430 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Heflin, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf 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...
Heflin, Ranburne, Abernathy, Trickem, Lake Cleburne and I 20 Welcome
Center.
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 3350 8535 3349 8536 3350 8558 3356 8563
3362 8565 3373 8535 3349 8531
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 253DEG 49KT 3357 8557
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
25/Owen829
WWUS54 KBMX 052134
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
434 PM CDT WED APR 5 2017
ALC029-052200-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170405T2200Z/
Cleburne AL-
434 PM CDT WED APR 5 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CLEBURNE COUNTY...
At 434 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Heflin, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Heflin, Ranburne, Abernathy, Trickem, Lake Cleburne and I 20 Welcome
Center.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3350 8535 3349 8536 3350 8555 3357 8557
3364 8560 3373 8535 3349 8531
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 253DEG 49KT 3359 8550
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
25/Owen997
WWUS54 KBMX 052154
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
454 PM CDT WED APR 5 2017
ALC029-052204-
/O.EXP.KBMX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170405T2200Z/
Cleburne AL-
454 PM CDT WED APR 5 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLEBURNE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 500 PM CDT...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for east central
Alabama.
LAT...LON 3350 8535 3349 8536 3350 8555 3357 8557
3364 8560 3373 8535 3349 8531
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 253DEG 49KT 3367 8520
$$
17/KLAWSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 66 min |
| Apr 5, 2:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Pike | 56 min |
| Apr 5, 2:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 3:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale, Perry | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 3:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Tuscaloosa | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 3:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga, Lowndes, Montgomery | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Perry | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 4:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton, Shelby | 44 min |
| Apr 5, 5:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Talladega | 38 min |
| Apr 5, 5:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Tallapoosa | 51 min |
| Apr 5, 6:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Randolph | 58 min |
| Apr 5, 6:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Perry | 56 min |
| Apr 5, 6:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Shelby | 83 min |
| Apr 5, 7:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 7:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 8:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 9:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas, Lowndes | 75 min |
| Apr 5, 9:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cleburne | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 9:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Pike | 70 min |
| Apr 5, 10:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 29 min |
| Apr 5, 10:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 10:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Macon, Tallapoosa | 67 min |
| Apr 5, 10:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 11:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Tuscaloosa | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Shelby | 66 min |
| Apr 5, 12:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Talladega | 82 min |
| Apr 5, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cleburne | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 2:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cleburne | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Talladega | 42 min |
| Apr 5, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair, Talladega | 38 min |
| Apr 5, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne, Talladega | 67 min |
| Apr 5, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Etowah | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 4:37 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | BMX | Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 13 min |
| Apr 5, 5:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph, Tallapoosa | 57 min |
| Apr 5, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton, Shelby | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Randolph | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, St. Clair, Talladega | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 6:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | DeKalb | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah | 25 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.