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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Birmingham, AL

January 19, 2019Greene County, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 19, 2019, 10:13 AM CST for Greene County, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 13 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 19, 2019, 10:13 AM CST (16:13 UTC)
Expired: Jan 19, 2019, 10:26 AM CST
In force: 13 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Greene County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:17 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 19, 9:43 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 85 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: 15 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -76 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 531 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 313 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 340 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

551 
WFUS54 KBMX 191613
TORBMX
ALC063-125-191700-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0004.190119T1613Z-190119T1700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1013 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2019

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama...
  Northeastern Greene County in west central Alabama...

* Until 1100 AM CST.
    
* At 1012 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Union, or 10 miles north of Eutaw, 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...
  Tuscaloosa, Northport, Holt, Coaling, McFarland Mall, Shelton State
  Community College, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, Bryant Denny Stadium,
  Tuscaloosa Regional Airport, Lake Wildwood, University Mall,
  Deerlick Creek Campgrounds, Knoxville, Englewood, Ralph,
  Cottondale, Little Sandy, Maxwell, Peterson and Fosters Boat
  Landing.

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 3309 8784 3334 8750 3318 8733 3300 8770
      3301 8771 3300 8771 3294 8784
TIME...MOT...LOC 1612Z 232DEG 43KT 3300 8787 

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

$$

89^GSatterwhite

2 follow-up statements

949 
WWUS54 KBMX 191619
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1019 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2019

ALC063-191629-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190119T1700Z/
Greene AL-
1019 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3334 8750 3318 8733 3302 8775 3302 8783
      3310 8783
TIME...MOT...LOC 1619Z 230DEG 44KT 3307 8779 

$$

ALC125-191700-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190119T1700Z/
Tuscaloosa AL-
1019 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY...
    
At 1019 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Knoxville, or 16 miles southwest of Tuscaloosa,
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...
Tuscaloosa, Northport, Holt, Coaling, McFarland Mall, Shelton State
Community College, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, Bryant Denny Stadium,
Tuscaloosa Regional Airport, Lake Wildwood, University Mall, Deerlick
Creek Campgrounds, Englewood, Ralph, Cottondale, Little Sandy,
Peterson, Fosters Boat Landing, Lake Harris and Stillman College.

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 3334 8750 3318 8733 3302 8775 3302 8783
      3310 8783
TIME...MOT...LOC 1619Z 230DEG 44KT 3307 8779 

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

$$

89^GSatterwhite

934 
WWUS54 KBMX 191626
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1026 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2019

ALC125-191636-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190119T1700Z/
Tuscaloosa AL-
1026 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3334 8750 3318 8733 3302 8775 3302 8783
      3310 8783
TIME...MOT...LOC 1624Z 232DEG 43KT 3313 8771 

$$

89^GSatterwhite

The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 19, 3:25 AM CST	Wind Advisory	BMX	Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun and 33 more	33 hr
Jan 19, 9:27 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Sumter	33 min
Jan 19, 9:43 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Greene, Sumter	35 min
Jan 19, 10:36 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Greene	17 min
Jan 19, 10:51 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Jefferson, Tuscaloosa	17 min
Jan 19, 1:46 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Autauga, Dallas, Lowndes	44 min
Jan 19, 2:27 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Autauga, Coosa, Elmore, Tallapoosa	48 min
Jan 19, 2:44 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Elmore, Montgomery	46 min
Jan 19, 4:27 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bullock, Macon, Russell	29 min
Jan 19, 4:39 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lee, Russell	36 min
Jan 19, 4:54 PM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Lee, Russell	11 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.