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Tornado Warning 79, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2021, 2:27 PM CDT for Barbour County, Alabama. It was in force for 33 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, 2:27 PM CDT (19:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2021, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Barbour County, AL
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 9:33 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 1367 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 747 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 315 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted.
872
WFUS54 KBMX 191927
TORBMX
ALC005-192000-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0079.210619T1927Z-210619T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
227 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Barbour County in southeastern Alabama...
* Until 300 PM CDT.
* At 227 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Blue Springs State Park, or 7 miles southeast of
Clio, 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...
Clio, Louisville, Tyler Crossroads, Blue Springs State Park and
Millers Ford.
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 3187 8556 3184 8539 3162 8548 3162 8561
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 192DEG 30KT 3161 8555
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM2 follow-up statements
150
WWUS54 KBMX 191940
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
240 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
ALC005-192000-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-210619T2000Z/
Barbour AL-
240 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL BARBOUR COUNTY...
At 239 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Tyler Crossroads, or near Clio, moving north at 35
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Clio, Louisville, Tyler Crossroads and Millers Ford.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3169 8546 3170 8559 3187 8556 3184 8539
3173 8543
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 192DEG 30KT 3172 8552
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM168
WWUS54 KBMX 191950
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
250 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
ALC005-192000-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-210619T2000Z/
Barbour AL-
250 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
BARBOUR COUNTY...
At 250 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Louisville, or 9 miles northeast of Clio, 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...
Louisville.
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 3176 8547 3177 8556 3187 8554 3185 8544
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 192DEG 30KT 3181 8550
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 8:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Dallas, Lowndes | 58 min |
| Jun 19, 9:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas, Lowndes | 18 min |
| Jun 19, 9:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga, Perry | 46 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.