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Tornado Warning 80, NWS Birmingham, AL

June 19, 2021Barbour County, Bullock County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2021, 2:52 PM CDT for Barbour County, Bullock 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
Jun 19, 2021, 2:52 PM CDT (19:52 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 3:05 PM CDT
In force
13 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Barbour County, AL, Bullock County, AL

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 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

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 184 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 117 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -13 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
117 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1061 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

545 
WFUS54 KBMX 191952
TORBMX
ALC005-011-192045-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0080.210619T1952Z-210619T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
252 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Bullock County in southeastern Alabama...
  North central Barbour County in southeastern Alabama...

* Until 345 PM CDT.
    
* At 252 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Clayton, or 10 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...
  Clayton, Louisville, Spring Hill, Comer, Barbour County Public Lake
  Dam, Clayton Municipal Airport and Mount Andrew.

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 3179 8555 3215 8550 3215 8526 3177 8547
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 191DEG 30KT 3183 8549 

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

$$

87/GRANTHAM
2 follow-up statements
601 
WWUS54 KBMX 191959
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
259 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

ALC005-011-192045-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210619T2045Z/
Bullock AL-Barbour AL-
259 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BULLOCK AND NORTH CENTRAL BARBOUR COUNTIES...
    
At 259 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Clayton, or 12 miles northeast of Clio, moving north
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...
Clayton, Comer, Barbour County Public Lake Dam, Spring Hill and
Clayton Municipal Airport.

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 3182 8546 3184 8554 3215 8550 3215 8528
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 192DEG 24KT 3187 8550 

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

$$

87/GRANTHAM
781 
WWUS54 KBMX 192005
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
305 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

ALC005-011-192015-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210619T2045Z/
Bullock AL-Barbour AL-
305 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BULLOCK AND NORTH CENTRAL
BARBOUR 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 southeastern
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3182 8546 3184 8554 3215 8550 3215 8528
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 191DEG 30KT 3192 8549 

$$

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, 2:27 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXBarbour33 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.