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Tornado Warning 83, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 29, 2021, 6:27 PM CST for Fayette County, Lamar County, Marion County, Alabama. It was in force for 34 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2021, 6:27 PM CST (00:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2021, 7:01 PM CST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Fayette County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Marion County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:26 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 6:27 PM CST | TORNADO | Crews, AL | NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMS A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SOUTHWEST OF THE BEAVERTON COMMUNITY AND MOVE NORTHEASTWARD, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TOWN OF WINFIELD, AL, ON 12/29/2021. |
| Dec 29, 6:28 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Beaverton, AL | TREES WERE BLOWN. THE EXTENT OF THE NUMBER OF TREES OR OTHER DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. |
| Dec 29, 6:41 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Winfield, AL | A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR COUNTY ROAD 10. |
| Dec 29, 6:41 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Winfield, AL | A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR COUNTY ROAD 10. |
| Dec 29, 6:45 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Winfield, AL | TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN WINFIELD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Dec 29, 6:51 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Glen Allen, AL | TREES DOWN NEAR THE TRAIN TRACKS ON HIGHWAY 129 NEAR GLEN ALLEN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 3:53 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 179 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1065 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 292 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted.
880
WFUS54 KBMX 300027
TORBMX
ALC057-075-093-300115-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0083.211230T0027Z-211230T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
627 PM CST Wed Dec 29 2021
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Marion County in northwestern Alabama...
Northwestern Fayette County in west central Alabama...
Northeastern Lamar County in west central Alabama...
* Until 715 PM CST.
* At 627 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Beaverton, or near Sulligent, moving east 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...
Winfield, Guin, Brilliant, Glen Allen, Beaverton, Gu-
Win, Crews, Tucker, Bazemore and Texas.
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 3399 8807 3400 8764 3388 8764 3387 8763
3388 8775 3389 8809
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 272DEG 39KT 3392 8804
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
32/Davis3 follow-up statements
423
WWUS54 KBMX 300036
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
636 PM CST Wed Dec 29 2021
ALC075-300046-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-211230T0115Z/
Lamar AL-
636 PM CST Wed Dec 29 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAMAR COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has !moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for central,
northwestern and west central Alabama.
LAT...LON 3400 8764 3388 8764 3387 8763 3388 8775
3389 8795 3399 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 272DEG 39KT 3392 8792
$$
ALC057-093-300115-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-211230T0115Z/
Marion AL-Fayette AL-
636 PM CST Wed Dec 29 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARION AND NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES...
At 636 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Guin, or near Winfield, moving east 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...
Winfield, Guin, Brilliant, Glen Allen, Gu-
Win, Tucker, Bazemore and Texas.
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 3400 8764 3388 8764 3387 8763 3388 8775
3389 8795 3399 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 272DEG 39KT 3392 8792
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
32/Davis231
WWUS54 KBMX 300047
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
647 PM CST Wed Dec 29 2021
ALC057-093-300115-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-211230T0115Z/
Marion AL-Fayette AL-
647 PM CST Wed Dec 29 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MARION AND NORTH CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTIES...
At 646 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Winfield, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Winfield, Glen Allen, Tucker, Bazemore and Texas.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3387 8763 3388 8775 3389 8783 3397 8780
3400 8764 3388 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 272DEG 39KT 3392 8778
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
32/Davis457
WWUS54 KBMX 300101
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
701 PM CST Wed Dec 29 2021
ALC057-093-300111-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-211230T0115Z/
Marion AL-Fayette AL-
701 PM CST Wed Dec 29 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARION AND NORTH CENTRAL
FAYETTE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for central,
northwestern and west central Alabama.
LAT...LON 3387 8763 3388 8775 3389 8783 3397 8780
3400 8764 3388 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 272DEG 39KT 3391 8758
$$
32/DavisThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 6:02 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marion | 43 min |
| Dec 29, 6:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 36 min |
| Dec 29, 7:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette | 34 min |
| Dec 29, 7:03 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Winston | 27 min |
| Dec 29, 7:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 32 min |
| Dec 29, 7:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 42 min |
| Dec 29, 7:34 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 41 min |
| Dec 29, 8:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker | 18 min |
| Dec 29, 8:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Hale | 44 min |
| Dec 29, 8:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount | 41 min |
| Dec 29, 8:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 29 min |
| Dec 29, 8:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah, St. Clair | 63 min |
| Dec 29, 8:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Tuscaloosa | 43 min |
| Dec 29, 8:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 22 min |
| Dec 29, 8:51 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, Jefferson, St. Clair | 114 min |
| Dec 29, 9:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Cherokee | 25 min |
| Dec 29, 9:11 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bibb | 34 min |
| Dec 29, 9:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 31 min |
| Dec 29, 9:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 26 min |
| Dec 29, 9:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb | 20 min |
| Dec 29, 9:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne | 35 min |
| Dec 29, 9:34 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Bibb, Hale, Shelby, Tuscaloosa | 116 min |
| Dec 29, 9:47 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bibb | 43 min |
| Dec 29, 10:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton, Shelby | 32 min |
| Dec 29, 10:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa, Talladega | 24 min |
| Dec 29, 10:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 31 min |
| Dec 29, 10:39 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Shelby, Talladega | 2 hr |
| Dec 29, 10:43 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Clay | 47 min |
| Dec 29, 10:50 PM CST | Flood Watch | BMX | Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee and 18 more | 16 hr |
| Dec 29, 11:08 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 37 min |
| Dec 29, 11:41 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 34 min |
| Dec 30, 12:09 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Talladega | 36 min |
| Dec 30, 12:12 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 18 min |
| Dec 30, 1:17 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 28 min |
| Dec 30, 3:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 36 min |
| Dec 30, 3:27 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Pickens | 33 min |
| Dec 30, 4:19 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 4:35 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 25 min |
| Dec 30, 4:53 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 52 min |
| Dec 30, 5:28 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Bibb | 47 min |
| Dec 30, 5:33 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Jefferson | 5 hr |
| Dec 30, 5:36 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Jefferson | 24 min |
| Dec 30, 5:53 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 67 min |
| Dec 30, 6:20 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 6:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Walker | 27 min |
| Dec 30, 6:44 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Shelby | 31 min |
| Dec 30, 7:05 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Bibb, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 7:28 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Calhoun, Etowah, St. Clair, Talladega | 5 hr |
| Dec 30, 7:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Sumter | 58 min |
| Dec 30, 7:35 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Greene | 25 min |
| Dec 30, 8:08 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 8:11 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Clay, Randolph | 94 min |
| Dec 30, 8:27 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Shelby, Talladega | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 9:01 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BMX | Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 9:27 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Coosa | 33 min |
| Dec 30, 9:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chilton | 30 min |
| Dec 30, 9:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Coosa, Tallapoosa | 25 min |
| Dec 30, 9:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton, Coosa, Shelby | 34 min |
| Dec 30, 10:12 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 33 min |
| Dec 30, 10:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Sumter | 36 min |
| Dec 30, 10:38 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Randolph | 22 min |
| Dec 30, 10:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Hale, Sumter | 41 min |
| Dec 30, 11:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Perry | 36 min |
| Dec 30, 11:27 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers | 33 min |
| Dec 30, 11:37 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Marengo | 23 min |
| Dec 30, 12:27 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 33 min |
| Dec 30, 12:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Autauga | 31 min |
| Dec 30, 1:02 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Elmore | 28 min |
| Dec 30, 1:08 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Chambers, Randolph, Tallapoosa | 19 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lowndes | 31 min |
| Dec 30, 1:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa | 39 min |
| Dec 30, 1:37 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Chambers | 23 min |
| Dec 30, 1:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 41 min |
| Dec 30, 1:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pike | 39 min |
| Dec 30, 1:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 48 min |
| Dec 30, 2:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 14 min |
| Dec 30, 2:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee | 36 min |
| Dec 30, 2:16 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Macon | 29 min |
| Dec 30, 2:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 32 min |
| Dec 30, 2:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Macon | 37 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.