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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Birmingham, AL

March 9, 2022Pike County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 9, 2022, 3:56 AM CST for Pike 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: Mar 9, 2022, 3:56 AM CST (09:56 UTC)
Expired: Mar 9, 2022, 4:29 AM CST
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Pike County, AL

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:59 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
Mar 9, 1:21 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 182 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: 477 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 319 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 432 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

022 
WFUS54 KBMX 090956
TORBMX
ALC109-091045-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0021.220309T0956Z-220309T1045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
356 AM CST Wed Mar 9 2022

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

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

* Until 445 AM CST.
    
* At 356 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Antioch, or 7 miles south of Troy, moving east at
  40 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...
  Troy, Brundidge, Banks, Antioch, Brundidge Municipal Airport,
  Monticello, Mossy Grove and Josie.

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 3174 8607 3188 8576 3188 8566 3186 8568
      3184 8567 3180 8567 3179 8566 3177 8567
      3176 8567 3174 8570 3170 8571 3164 8603
TIME...MOT...LOC 0956Z 247DEG 36KT 3170 8598 

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

$$

25/Owen

3 follow-up statements

939 
WWUS54 KBMX 091004
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
404 AM CST Wed Mar 9 2022

ALC109-091045-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220309T1045Z/
Pike AL-
404 AM CST Wed Mar 9 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY...
    
At 404 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Antioch, or near Brundidge, moving northeast at 40
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...
Troy, Brundidge, Banks, Antioch, Brundidge Municipal Airport,
Monticello and Josie.

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 3178 8596 3188 8576 3188 8566 3186 8568
      3184 8567 3180 8567 3179 8566 3177 8567
      3176 8567 3174 8570 3170 8571 3167 8595
TIME...MOT...LOC 1004Z 247DEG 36KT 3173 8589 

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

$$

25/Owen

655 
WWUS54 KBMX 091019
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
419 AM CST Wed Mar 9 2022

ALC109-091045-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220309T1045Z/
Pike AL-
419 AM CST Wed Mar 9 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY...
    
At 418 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Banks, or near Brundidge, moving northeast at 40
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...
Brundidge, Banks, Monticello, Josie and Brundidge 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 3180 8585 3188 8576 3188 8566 3186 8568
      3184 8567 3180 8567 3179 8566 3177 8567
      3176 8567 3172 8573 3172 8581
TIME...MOT...LOC 1018Z 247DEG 36KT 3179 8573 

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

$$

25/Owen

026 
WWUS54 KBMX 091029
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
429 AM CST Wed Mar 9 2022

ALC109-091039-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220309T1045Z/
Pike AL-
429 AM CST Wed Mar 9 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CST for southeastern
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3180 8585 3188 8576 3188 8566 3186 8568
      3184 8567 3180 8567 3179 8566 3177 8567
      3176 8567 3172 8573 3172 8581
TIME...MOT...LOC 1028Z 247DEG 36KT 3184 8560 

$$

25/Owen

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 9, 3:31 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	BMX	Pike	44 min
Mar 9, 4:47 AM CST	Tornado Warning	BMX	Barbour	58 min
Mar 9, 8:06 AM CST	River Flood Warning	BMX	Greene, Pickens, Sumter	26 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.