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Tornado Warning 64, NWS Birmingham, AL

November 30, 2022Macon County, Tallapoosa County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 30, 2022, 3:43 AM CST for Macon County, Tallapoosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 12 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
Nov 30, 2022, 3:43 AM CST (09:43 UTC)
Expired
Nov 30, 2022, 3:55 AM CST
In force
12 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Macon County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 2 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:42 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 nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 118 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, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2022-11-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 20 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2022-11-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 402 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
20 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
954 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
402 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
531 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

674 
WFUS54 KBMX 300943
TORBMX
ALC087-123-301015-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0064.221130T0943Z-221130T1015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
343 AM CST Wed Nov 30 2022

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Macon County in southeastern Alabama...
  South central Tallapoosa County in east central Alabama...

* Until 415 AM CST.
    
* At 343 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Tallassee, moving east at 50 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...
  Tuskegee, Tallassee, Notasulga, Liberty City, Reeves Airport and
  Tallapoosa City.

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 3248 8585 3248 8586 3247 8587 3248 8587
      3247 8588 3249 8587 3250 8589 3257 8589
      3263 8570 3258 8569 3258 8566 3257 8566
      3252 8554
TIME...MOT...LOC 0943Z 257DEG 42KT 3250 8594 

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

$$

87/Grantham
1 follow-up statement
560 
WWUS54 KBMX 300955
SVSBMX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
355 AM CST Wed Nov 30 2022

ALC087-123-301005-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-221130T1015Z/
Macon AL-Tallapoosa AL-
355 AM CST Wed Nov 30 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MACON AND SOUTH CENTRAL
TALLAPOOSA 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 600 AM CST for east central
Alabama.

LAT...LON 3248 8585 3248 8586 3247 8587 3248 8587
      3247 8588 3249 8587 3250 8589 3257 8589
      3263 8570 3258 8569 3258 8566 3257 8566
      3252 8554
TIME...MOT...LOC 0954Z 257DEG 42KT 3253 8579 

$$

87/Grantham

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 29, 6:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette, Walker51 min
Nov 29, 6:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLamar63 min
Nov 29, 6:27 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXLamar29 min
Nov 29, 6:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXWalker38 min
Nov 29, 6:58 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXBlount, Fayette, Jefferson, Walker5 hr
Nov 29, 7:55 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCalhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, St. Clair80 min
Nov 29, 7:57 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXBlount, Etowah, St. Clair4 hr
Nov 29, 8:16 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXSumter45 min
Nov 29, 9:22 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXGreene, Sumter68 min
Nov 29, 9:33 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXJefferson2 hr
Nov 29, 9:35 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXCalhoun, St. Clair, Talladega2 hr
Nov 29, 9:45 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXGreene, Hale35 min
Nov 29, 11:02 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXLamar43 min
Nov 29, 11:09 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXBibb, Jefferson, Shelby4 hr
Nov 30, 12:00 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker60 min
Nov 30, 12:13 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXFayette, Lamar, Marion3 hr
Nov 30, 12:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBlount, Jefferson59 min
Nov 30, 12:29 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXWalker9 min
Nov 30, 12:42 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningBMXJefferson, Shelby3 hr
Nov 30, 12:51 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXMarengo54 min
Nov 30, 12:56 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXBlount15 min
Nov 30, 1:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXSt. Clair, Shelby50 min
Nov 30, 1:16 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBibb, Shelby, Talladega74 min
Nov 30, 1:28 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXCalhoun, Talladega47 min
Nov 30, 1:34 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCalhoun, Talladega31 min
Nov 30, 1:56 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXClay, Cleburne, Randolph49 min
Nov 30, 1:57 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXBibb, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Pickens, Sumter and 1 more3 hr
Nov 30, 1:57 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXDallas48 min
Nov 30, 2:14 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryBMXCalhoun, Cleburne, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega3 hr
Nov 30, 2:28 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXAutauga, Lowndes47 min
Nov 30, 3:01 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXElmore, Montgomery59 min
Nov 30, 3:59 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningBMXJefferson61 min
Nov 30, 5:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPike50 min
Nov 30, 5:43 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementBMXBarbour47 min
Nov 30, 5:52 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXBarbour41 min
Nov 30, 6:14 AM CSTTornado WarningBMXBarbour18 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.