Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Birmingham, AL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
1200 AM CST TUE DEC 15 1987

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL MAY
BRING THE POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE WEATHER TO ALABAMA LATER TONIGHT. AT
THIS TIME...NO PART OF ALABAMA WAS UNDER A WATCH OR WARNING.  MOST OF
MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN TENNESSEE REMAIN UNDER A TORNADO WATCH FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

AT MIDNIGHT...ONLY SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE LOCATED THROUGH CENTRAL
ALABAMA.

AT THIS TIME...SEVERE WEATHER WAS LOCATED IN EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED IN A LINE FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SHOULD
MOVE INTO WESTERN ALABAMA WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

PERSONS IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA SHOULD MONITOR YOUR LOCAL
TV...RADIO OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WATCHES OR WARNINGS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL
1235 AM CST TUE DEC 15 1987

...SERIOUS SEVERE WEATHER MOVING RAPIDLY TOWARD CENTRAL ALABAMA...
               ...TORNADO WATCH NOW IN EFFECT...
AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NOW CENTERED NEAR MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
HAS BROUGHT SEVERE WEATHER TO MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE. DAMAGE
REPORTS ARE BEGINNING TO COME IN FROM MANY COUNTIES THERE.

MARBLE SIZED HALE WAS REPORTED WEST OF OCEOLA IN MISSISSIPPI AND
MAJOR DAMAGE WAS REPORTED IN A SUBDIVIDION OF NORTH MEMPHIS
WHERE A TORNADO STRUCK AT 955 PM...THIS SAME STORM WAS
RESPONSIBLE FOR MAJOR DAMAGE AND ONE FATALITY IN WEST MEMPHIS...
ARKANSAS...ACCORDING TO MEMPHIS CIVIL DEFENSE.

THE SYSTEM WITH SEVERE WEATHER IS NOW ONLY ABOUT 128 MILES WEST OF
MONTGOMERY ALABAMA AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY BE EXPECTED TO ENTER THE
STATE WITHIN THE HOUR AND IN MONTGOMERY WITHIN 4 HOURS. IT IS
MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 35 MPH. WINDS IN HUNTSVILLE HAVE GUSTED AS HIGH
AS 44 MPH AND WINDS IN MONTGOMERY ARE BEGINNING TO REACH THE 20S.

ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THIS SEVERE WEATHER? DO YOU REMEMBER THE
SAFETY RULES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OR TORNADOES IF A WATCH SHOULD
BE POSTED?  NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO REVIEW SO THEY WILL BE
FRESH IN YOUR MIND.

MOST IMPORTANTLY REMEMBER THAT ALL LIGHTNING IS DANGEROUS...AVOID THE
USE OF APPLIANCES AND THE TELEPHONE DURING ELECTICAL STORMS. AVOID
WINDOWS AND METAL PIPES AND DOORS. IF YOU HEAR A TORNADO APPROACHING
GO IMMEDIATELY TO THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME... PREFERABLY A
BASEMENT. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. NEVER REMAIN IN A MOBILE HOME.

OTHER SAFETY TIPS WILL BE HEARD ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO. STAY TUNED
FOR CONTINUOUS UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION.

SNELL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL
1235 AM CST TUE DEC 15 1987

...TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF ALABAMA...

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 566 CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART
OF ALABAMA UNTIL 6 AM CST TODAY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS ALABAMA
EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT AT 1235 AM...THE MOST POWERFUL
THUNDERSTORMS WERE STILL IN EAST MISSISSIPPI.

IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO ISSUE ACTUAL WARNINGS FOR PART OF
WEST CENTTAL ALABAMA SOON...ESPECIALLY PICKENS...LAMAR...MARION...
AND FAYETTE COUNTIES.

PERSONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL
1235 AM CST TUE DEC 15 1987

...SERIOUS SEVERE WEATHER MOVING RAPIDLY TOWARD CENTRAL ALABAMA...
               ...TORNADO WATCH NOW IN EFFECT...
AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NOW CENTERED NEAR MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
HAS BROUGHT SEVERE WEATHER TO MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE. DAMAGE
REPORTS ARE BEGINNING TO COME IN FROM MANY COUNTIES THERE.

MARBLE SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED WEST OF OCEOLA IN MISSISSIPPI AND
MAJOR DAMAGE WAS REPORTED IN A SUBDIVIDION OF NORTH MEMPHIS
WHERE A TORNADO STRUCK AT 955 PM...THIS SAME STORM WAS
RESPONSIBLE FOR MAJOR DAMAGE AND ONE FATALITY IN WEST MEMPHIS...
ARKANSAS...ACCORDING TO MEMPHIS CIVIL DEFENSE.

THE SYSTEM WITH SEVERE WEATHER IS NOW ONLY ABOUT 128 MILES WEST OF
MONTGOMERY ALABAMA AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY BE EXPECTED TO ENTER THE
STATE WITHIN THE HOUR AND IN MONTGOMERY WITHIN 4 HOURS. IT IS
MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 35 MPH. WINDS IN HUNTSVILLE HAVE GUSTED AS HIGH
AS 44 MPH AND WINDS IN MONTGOMERY ARE BEGINNING TO REACH THE 20S.

ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THIS SEVERE WEATHER? DO YOU REMEMBER THE
SAFETY RULES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OR TORNADOES IF A WARNING SHOULD
BE POSTED?  NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO REVIEW SO THEY WILL BE
FRESH IN YOUR MIND.

MOST IMPORTANTLY REMEMBER THAT ALL LIGHTNING IS DANGEROUS...AVOID THE
USE OF APPLIANCES AND THE TELEPHONE DURING ELECTICAL STORMS. AVOID
WINDOWS AND METAL PIPES AND DOORS. IF YOU HEAR A TORNADO APPROACHING
GO IMMEDIATELY TO THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME... PREFERABLY A
BASEMENT. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. NEVER REMAIN IN A MOBILE HOME.

OTHER SAFETY TIPS WILL BE HEARD ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO. STAY TUNED
FOR CONTINUOUS UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION.

SNELL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL
145 AM CST TUE DEC 15 1987

.....TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF ALABAMA.....

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF ALABAMA UNTIL 600 AM CST THIS
TUESDAY MORNING.  AT 140 AM CST...MONTGOMERY RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF ALABAMA.  THE HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS WERE
OVER WEST ALABAMA MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE.

HIGH WINDS...DANGEROUbS LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND POSSIBLE
LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE
INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL
250 AM CST TUE DEC 15 1987

.....TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF ALABAMA UNTIL 6 AM CST.....

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF ALABAMA UNTIL 600 AM CST THIS
TUESDAY MORNING.  AT 245 AM CST...MONTGOMERY RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM BIRMINGHAM SOUTHWEST THROUGH WESTERN DALLAS
AND WILCOX COUNTIES TO MOBILE.  THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY
TO THE NORTHEAST AT OVER 50 MPH WHILE THE LINE ITSELF WAS MOVING EAST
AT ABOUT 30 MPH.

PERSONS SHOULD STAY WEATHER ALERT THIS MORNING AS THIS SYSTEM HAS
ALREADY PRODUCED SEVERE WEATHER.