Tornado Warning 14, NWS Birmingham, AL

Issued

Feb 9, 1990, 10:53 PM CST (04:53 UTC)

Expired

Feb 9, 1990, 11:30 PM CST

In force

37 min

Issued by

NWS Birmingham, AL

Area

Whole counties

Counties Jackson County, AL, Madison County, AL

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1053 PM CST FRI FEB 9 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 
IN NORTH ALABAMA
          ...JACKSON...MADISON
 
RADAR AT 1050 PM INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH POSSIBLE TORNADOES IN
EASTERN MADISON COUNTY NEAR NEW MARKET AND EAST OF MAYSVILLE. THE
POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 TO 50 MPH.
 
DURING THE PAST FEW MINUTES TREES DAMAGE AND TRAILER DAMAGE IN THE
MOORESMILLE AREA OF MADISON COUNTY.
 
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT.  GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY.  AVOID WINDOFWS.

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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.