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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Dec 28, 2024, 9:48 PM CST for Marion County, Alabama. It was in force for 31 min. 5 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 28, 2024, 9:48 PM CST (03:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2024, 10:19 PM CST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Marion County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:47 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 28, 9:50 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Guin, AL | Multiple power lines and power poles down around County Highway 58 in Guin. |
| Dec 28, 9:56 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Hamilton, AL | Report of a tree on a home in Hamilton. |
| Dec 28, 10:02 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Brilliant, AL | Tree damage on hwy 68. |
| Dec 28, 10:05 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Brilliant, AL | Tree on house in brilliant. Time estimated by radar. |
| Dec 28, 10:05 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 Se Piney Grove, AL | NWS Storm Survey confirmed a brief EF0 tornado with max winds of 75 mph near Piney Grove, AL. |
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 28, 8:09 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -99 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 600 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 358 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 475 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KBMX 290348
TORBMX
ALC093-290430-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0009.241229T0348Z-241229T0430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
948 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Marion County in northwestern Alabama...
* Until 1030 PM CST.
* At 948 PM CST, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado
were located along a line extending from near Detroit to near
Gu-Win, moving northeast at 60 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...
Hamilton, Winfield, Haleyville, Guin, Hackleburg, Brilliant, Gu-
Win, Brinn, Weston, Lake Buttahatchee, Bear Creek, Twin, Tucker,
Tessner, Pearces Mill, Rankin Fite Airport, Upper Bear Creek
Reservoir, Byrd, Bexar, and Pigeye.
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 3431 8763 3410 8764 3392 8782 3392 8795
3402 8795 3402 8799 3405 8799 3406 8821
3414 8820 3432 8809
TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 213DEG 51KT 3410 8817 3390 8793
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
87/Grantham3 follow-up statements
433
WWUS54 KBMX 290401
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1001 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024
ALC093-290430-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-241229T0430Z/
Marion AL-
1001 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR MARION
COUNTY...
At 1001 PM CST, severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes
were located along a line extending from near Weston to Brilliant,
moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Hamilton, Winfield, Haleyville, Hackleburg, Brilliant, Brinn, Weston,
Lake Buttahatchee, Bear Creek, Twin, Tucker, Tessner, Pearces Mill,
Rankin Fite Airport, Upper Bear Creek Reservoir, Pigeye, and Piney
Grove.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3392 8782 3406 8791 3415 8810 3432 8798
3431 8763 3410 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0401Z 221DEG 54KT 3424 8800 3400 8775
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
87/Grantham588
WWUS54 KBMX 290410
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1010 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024
ALC093-290430-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-241229T0430Z/
Marion AL-
1010 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY...
At 1010 PM CST, severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes
were located along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of
Hackleburg to near Lake Buttahatchee, moving northeast at 65 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...
Haleyville, Hackleburg, Lake Buttahatchee, Brinn, Bear Creek,
Tessner, Pigeye, and Upper Bear Creek Reservoir.
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 3408 8766 3427 8801 3432 8798 3431 8763
3410 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0410Z 214DEG 55KT 3434 8792 3413 8761
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
87/Grantham479
WWUS54 KBMX 290419
SVSBMX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1019 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024
ALC093-290429-
/O.CAN.KBMX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-241229T0430Z/
Marion AL-
1019 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CST for northwestern
Alabama.
&&
LAT...LON 3408 8766 3427 8801 3432 8798 3431 8763
3410 8764
TIME...MOT...LOC 0417Z 213DEG 51KT 3443 8785 3422 8754
$$
87/GranthamThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 7:41 PM CST | River Flood Warning | BMX | Sumter | 25 hr |
| Dec 28, 8:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Pickens, Sumter | 79 min |
| Dec 28, 9:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 53 min |
| Dec 28, 9:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar | 33 min |
| Dec 28, 9:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Marion | 76 min |
| Dec 28, 9:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale, Marengo | 77 min |
| Dec 28, 9:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 77 min |
| Dec 28, 10:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 75 min |
| Dec 28, 10:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas, Perry | 73 min |
| Dec 28, 10:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb | 74 min |
| Dec 28, 10:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 80 min |
| Dec 28, 11:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton, Shelby | 63 min |
| Dec 29, 12:20 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 25 min |
| Dec 29, 12:41 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 34 min |
| Dec 29, 12:52 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Calhoun | 68 min |
| Dec 29, 12:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock, Elmore, Macon, Montgomery, Tallapoosa | 66 min |
| Dec 29, 12:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 23 min |
| Dec 29, 1:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Macon | 31 min |
| Dec 29, 1:33 AM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee, Macon, Tallapoosa | 27 min |
| Dec 29, 1:34 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Pike | 71 min |
| Dec 29, 1:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Lee, Macon, Russell | 62 min |
| Dec 29, 1:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour, Bullock, Pike, Russell | 55 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.