Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 71, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at May 2, 2021, 4:22 PM CDT for Greene County, Alabama. It was in force for 38 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
- May 2, 2021, 4:22 PM CDT (21:22 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2021, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Greene County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 2107 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
857
WFUS54 KBMX 022122
TORBMX
ALC063-022200-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0071.210502T2122Z-210502T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
422 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Greene County in west central Alabama...
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 422 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Gainesville, or 13 miles west of Eutaw, 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...
Boligee, Union, Gainesville, Mantua, West Greene, Jena, Snoddy,
Pleasant Ridge, New Mount Hebron, Lewiston and Clinton.
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 3285 8816 3286 8816 3305 8807 3304 8804
3306 8804 3308 8797 3312 8793 3313 8788
3313 8784 3302 8783 3273 8808 3273 8810
3277 8811 3278 8810 3277 8808 3280 8807
3280 8810 3283 8814 3282 8815 3283 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 205DEG 32KT 3280 8811
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
32/Davis3 follow-up statements
111
WWUS54 KBMX 022133
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
433 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
ALC063-022200-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0071.000000T0000Z-210502T2200Z/
Greene AL-
433 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY...
At 433 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near West Greene, or 10 miles west of Eutaw, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Union, Mantua, West Greene, Jena, Snoddy, New Mount Hebron, Lewiston
and Clinton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3291 8813 3303 8807 3304 8804 3306 8804
3308 8797 3312 8793 3313 8788 3313 8784
3302 8783 3281 8802 3280 8806 3281 8809
3283 8813 3285 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 206DEG 29KT 3287 8807
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
32/Davis537
WWUS54 KBMX 022145
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
445 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
ALC063-022200-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0071.000000T0000Z-210502T2200Z/
Greene AL-
445 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY...
At 445 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near West Greene, or 8 miles northwest of Eutaw, moving
northeast at 30 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...
Union, Mantua, Jena, Snoddy, Clinton and Lewiston.
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 3294 8809 3304 8804 3306 8804 3308 8797
3312 8793 3313 8788 3313 8784 3302 8783
3289 8795 3289 8802 3291 8807
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 215DEG 26KT 3293 8799
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
32/Davis703
WWUS54 KBMX 022151
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
451 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
ALC063-022200-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0071.000000T0000Z-210502T2200Z/
Greene AL-
451 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY...
At 451 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Union, or 9 miles
northwest of Eutaw, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Union, Mantua, Jena, Snoddy and Lewiston.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3297 8804 3306 8804 3308 8797 3312 8793
3313 8788 3313 8784 3302 8783 3293 8793
3292 8799 3294 8802
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 218DEG 27KT 3296 8797
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
32/DavisThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Sumter | 45 min |
| May 2, 3:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens | 18 min |
| May 2, 4:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Sumter | 28 min |
| May 2, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Tuscaloosa | 52 min |
| May 2, 6:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 27 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.