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Tornado Warning 78, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2021, 9:23 AM CDT for Dallas County, Lowndes County, Alabama. It was in force for 18 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
- Jun 19, 2021, 9:23 AM CDT (14:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2021, 9:41 AM CDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Dallas County, AL, Lowndes County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 738 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
776
WFUS54 KBMX 191423
TORBMX
ALC047-085-191515-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0078.210619T1423Z-210619T1515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
923 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Western Lowndes County in south central Alabama...
Southeastern Dallas County in south central Alabama...
* Until 1015 AM CDT.
* At 923 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southwest of Gordonville, or 11 miles southwest
of Mosses, moving north at 45 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...
White Hall, Benton, Gardner Island, Tyler, Collirene, Farmersville
and Fostoria.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3205 8686 3205 8691 3242 8692 3246 8687
3246 8686 3244 8687 3243 8683 3241 8685
3236 8681 3231 8682 3231 8680 3234 8677
3239 8678 3240 8672 3236 8671 3203 8678
TIME...MOT...LOC 1423Z 183DEG 40KT 3209 8684
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
562 follow-up statements
662
WWUS54 KBMX 191437
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
937 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
ALC047-085-191515-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0078.000000T0000Z-210619T1515Z/
Lowndes AL-Dallas AL-
937 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LOWNDES AND SOUTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTIES...
At 937 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Gordonville, or 8 miles west of Mosses, moving north
at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
White Hall, Benton and Collirene.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3213 8684 3214 8691 3234 8688 3241 8685
3236 8681 3231 8682 3231 8680 3234 8677
3239 8678 3240 8672 3236 8671 3212 8678
TIME...MOT...LOC 1437Z 184DEG 32KT 3218 8683
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
56697
WWUS54 KBMX 191441
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
941 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
ALC047-085-191451-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0078.000000T0000Z-210619T1515Z/
Lowndes AL-Dallas AL-
941 AM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LOWNDES AND SOUTHEASTERN
DALLAS COUNTIES 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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for south central
Alabama.
LAT...LON 3213 8684 3214 8691 3234 8688 3241 8685
3236 8681 3231 8682 3231 8680 3234 8677
3239 8678 3240 8672 3236 8671 3212 8678
TIME...MOT...LOC 1440Z 183DEG 40KT 3223 8683
$$
56The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 8:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Dallas, Lowndes | 58 min |
| Jun 19, 9:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga, Perry | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 2:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 2:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock | 13 min |
| Jun 19, 6:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Greene, Jefferson, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Greene, Tuscaloosa | 6 hr |
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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.