Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Severe Weather Updates 11/15/06

Perhaps as many as seven tornadoes struck south and east Alabama today. Among the communities hit were Lafayette in Chambers County, Pintlala in Montgomery, Eclectic, and Brundridge in Pike County. More details to come.


This is the squall line approaching Decatur at 11:20 a.m. No severe weather, but very heavy rains and gusty winds accompanied this line.


Montgomery Radar - WSFA
Tornado damage has been reported near Montgomery in the Pintlala community.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 953 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MONTGOMERY...PINTLALA...PIKE ROAD * UNTIL 1045 AM CST *

AT 953 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PINTLALA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. *

THE TORNADO IS WILL BE NEAR... PINTLALA BY 1000 AM CST 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRAGUE BY 1005 AM CST SNOWDOUN BY 1010 AM CST 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MONTGOMERY BY 1020 AM CST PIKE ROAD BY 1030 AM CST


9:36 a.m. 33/40 Doppler

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 934 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR...

SOUTHEASTERN LOWNDES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA * UNTIL 1000 AM CST * AT 934 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR FORT DEPOSIT...OR ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PINTLALA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. *

THE TORNADO IS WILL BE NEAR... INTERSTATE 65 IN LOWNDES COUNTY FORT DEPOSIT AT 940 AM CST



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 857 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 855 AM CST WED NOV 15 2006
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ALABAMA EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM 855 AM UNTIL 400 PM CST. TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA TO 25 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 853...WW 854...WW 855...WW 856...

DISCUSSION...DEEP LOW OVER AR WITH INTENSE UPPER TROUGH ROTATING EWD ACROSS CENTRAL GULF STATES TODAY. N/S SQUALL LINE MOVING EWD ACROSS MS WITH A VERY FAVORABLE SHEAR PROFILE FOR SUPERCELLS/TORNADOS IN PLACE EWD ACROSS NRN AL. INSTABILITY IS LIMITED HOWEVER GIVEN THE STRONG SHEAR...SUPERCELLS ARE LIKELY TO BE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE SQUALL LINE AS IT MOVES EWD ACROSS WATCH WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24040.

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