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Tornado Warning 79, NWS Birmingham, AL

June 19, 2021Barbour County, Alabama

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.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 19, 9:33 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1367 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 147 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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/GRANTHAM
2 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/GRANTHAM
168 
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/GRANTHAM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 8:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXDallas, Lowndes58 min
Jun 19, 9:23 AM CDTTornado WarningBMXDallas, Lowndes18 min
Jun 19, 9:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBMXAutauga, Perry46 min
Jun 19, 2:52 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXBarbour, Bullock13 min
Jun 19, 6:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXGreene, Jefferson, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa3 hr
Jun 19, 6:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBMXGreene, Tuscaloosa6 hr

Nearby

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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.