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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Birmingham, AL

January 9, 2022Pike County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 9, 2022, 4:40 PM CST for Pike County, Alabama. It was in force for 14 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: Jan 9, 2022, 4:40 PM CST (22:40 UTC)
Expired: Jan 9, 2022, 4:54 PM CST
In force: 14 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Pike County, AL

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 9, 10:42 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 157 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 751 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 476 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 553 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

665 
WFUS54 KBMX 092240
TORBMX
ALC109-092330-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0002.220109T2240Z-220109T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
440 PM CST Sun Jan 9 2022

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Pike County in southeastern Alabama...

* Until 530 PM CST.
    
* At 440 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Ansley, or 8 miles northwest of Troy, moving east
  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...
  Linwood, Sandfield and Orion. 

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 8611 3193 8611 3197 8601 3197 8600
      3198 8600 3202 8589 3199 8589 3198 8588
      3197 8588 3197 8579 3187 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 254DEG 25KT 3191 8605 

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

$$

40/Sizemore

2 follow-up statements

340 
WWUS54 KBMX 092246
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
446 PM CST Sun Jan 9 2022

ALC109-092330-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220109T2330Z/
Pike AL-
446 PM CST Sun Jan 9 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY...
    
At 446 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Troy Municipal Airport, or 8 miles north of Troy,
moving east 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...
Linwood, Sandfield and Orion. 

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 3189 8605 3194 8605 3201 8589 3199 8589
      3198 8588 3197 8588 3197 8579 3189 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 254DEG 25KT 3192 8600 

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

$$

40/Sizemore

223 
WWUS54 KBMX 092254
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
454 PM CST Sun Jan 9 2022

ALC109-092304-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220109T2330Z/
Pike AL-
454 PM CST Sun Jan 9 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY 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 600 PM CST for southeastern
Alabama.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Birmingham.

LAT...LON 3189 8605 3194 8605 3201 8589 3199 8589
      3198 8588 3197 8588 3197 8579 3189 8579
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 254DEG 25KT 3194 8594 

$$

40/Sizemore

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 9, 11:42 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Sumter	48 min
Jan 9, 11:58 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Greene	32 min
Jan 9, 12:38 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bibb, Shelby	52 min
Jan 9, 1:29 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Marengo	61 min
Jan 9, 2:17 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Cleburne	28 min
Jan 9, 2:42 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Elmore	33 min
Jan 9, 3:02 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Dallas	58 min
Jan 9, 3:04 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Dallas	35 min
Jan 9, 3:14 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Macon	46 min
Jan 9, 3:36 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lowndes	54 min
Jan 9, 3:36 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Lee	24 min
Jan 9, 4:19 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pike	41 min
Jan 9, 4:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Montgomery	50 min
Jan 9, 4:53 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	BMX	Lee, Macon, Montgomery	3 hr
Jan 9, 5:29 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Bullock	46 min
Jan 9, 5:52 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Barbour	23 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.