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2016 [KBMX] BIRMINGHAM Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 17
Listing of Counties/Parishes/Zones Included in Product
RADAR Composite at Issuance Time
Storm Based Warning History
860
WFUS54 KBMX 010002
TORBMX
ALC057-010045-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0017.160401T0002Z-160401T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
702 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 702 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BLUFF...OR NEAR FAYETTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
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...BLUFF...HUBBERTVILLE AND BAZEMORE.
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 8780 3391 8764 3387 8764 3387 8755
3386 8754 3372 8789 3380 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 233DEG 21KT 3377 8788
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM393
WWUS54 KBMX 010009
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
709 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
ALC057-010045-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160401T0045Z/
FAYETTE AL-
709 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY...
AT 709 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BLUFF...OR 7 MILES
NORTH OF FAYETTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINFIELD...GLEN ALLEN...BLUFF...HUBBERTVILLE AND BAZEMORE.
LAT...LON 3373 8785 3380 8793 3385 8789 3392 8780
3391 8764 3387 8764 3387 8755 3386 8754
3380 8768
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 228DEG 20KT 3380 8785
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM632
WWUS54 KBMX 010011
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
711 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
ALC057-010045-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160401T0045Z/
FAYETTE AL-
711 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY...
AT 710 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR BLUFF...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF FAYETTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
25 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINFIELD...GLEN ALLEN...BLUFF...HUBBERTVILLE AND BAZEMORE.
LAT...LON 3375 8785 3381 8792 3387 8786 3392 8780
3391 8764 3387 8764 3387 8755 3386 8754
3383 8761
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 232DEG 20KT 3381 8785
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM145
WWUS54 KBMX 010017
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
717 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
ALC057-010045-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160401T0045Z/
FAYETTE AL-
717 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY...
AT 717 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GLEN ALLEN...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF WINFIELD...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINFIELD...GLEN ALLEN...HUBBERTVILLE AND BAZEMORE.
LAT...LON 3381 8785 3385 8788 3387 8786 3392 8780
3391 8764 3387 8764 3387 8755 3386 8754
3383 8761 3377 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 241DEG 26KT 3383 8777
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAM587
WWUS54 KBMX 010036
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
736 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
ALC057-010045-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160401T0045Z/
FAYETTE AL-
736 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY...
AT 736 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER ELDRIDGE...OR 7
MILES WEST OF CARBON HILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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 AND BAZEMORE.
LAT...LON 3381 8768 3392 8779 3391 8764 3387 8764
3387 8755 3386 8754 3383 8761
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 233DEG 21KT 3390 8766
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAMPermalink to 201604010002-KBMX-WFUS54-TORBMX
860
WFUS54 KBMX 010002
TORBMX
ALC057-010045-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0017.160401T0002Z-160401T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
702 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 702 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BLUFF...OR NEAR FAYETTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINFIELD...GLEN ALLEN...BLUFF...HUBBERTVILLE AND BAZEMORE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3392 8780 3391 8764 3387 8764 3387 8755
3386 8754 3372 8789 3380 8795
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 233DEG 21KT 3377 8788
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAMPermalink to 201604010009-KBMX-WWUS54-SVSBMX
393
WWUS54 KBMX 010009
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
709 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
ALC057-010045-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160401T0045Z/
FAYETTE AL-
709 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY...
AT 709 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BLUFF...OR 7 MILES
NORTH OF FAYETTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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...BLUFF...HUBBERTVILLE AND BAZEMORE.
LAT...LON 3373 8785 3380 8793 3385 8789 3392 8780
3391 8764 3387 8764 3387 8755 3386 8754
3380 8768
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 228DEG 20KT 3380 8785
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAMPermalink to 201604010011-KBMX-WWUS54-SVSBMX
632
WWUS54 KBMX 010011
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
711 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
ALC057-010045-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160401T0045Z/
FAYETTE AL-
711 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY...
AT 710 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR BLUFF...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF FAYETTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
25 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINFIELD...GLEN ALLEN...BLUFF...HUBBERTVILLE AND BAZEMORE.
LAT...LON 3375 8785 3381 8792 3387 8786 3392 8780
3391 8764 3387 8764 3387 8755 3386 8754
3383 8761
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 232DEG 20KT 3381 8785
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAMPermalink to 201604010017-KBMX-WWUS54-SVSBMX
145
WWUS54 KBMX 010017
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
717 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
ALC057-010045-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160401T0045Z/
FAYETTE AL-
717 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY...
AT 717 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GLEN ALLEN...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF WINFIELD...MOVING
NORTHEAST 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...
WINFIELD...GLEN ALLEN...HUBBERTVILLE AND BAZEMORE.
LAT...LON 3381 8785 3385 8788 3387 8786 3392 8780
3391 8764 3387 8764 3387 8755 3386 8754
3383 8761 3377 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 241DEG 26KT 3383 8777
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
87/GRANTHAMPermalink to 201604010036-KBMX-WWUS54-SVSBMX
587
WWUS54 KBMX 010036
SVSBMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
736 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
ALC057-010045-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160401T0045Z/
FAYETTE AL-
736 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY...
AT 736 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER ELDRIDGE...OR 7
MILES WEST OF CARBON HILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINFIELD...GLEN ALLEN AND BAZEMORE.
LAT...LON 3381 8768 3392 8779 3391 8764 3387 8764
3387 8755 3386 8754 3383 8761
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 233DEG 21KT 3390 8766
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
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