Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1991
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 1991, 4:12 PM CDT for Marengo County, Alabama. It was in force for 48 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 1991, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 1991, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Marengo County, AL
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 10:50 AM CDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before
ALZ010-011-012-014-017-018-271545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 1046 AM CDT SAT APR 27 1991 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EASTERN ALABAMA IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.... AT 940 AM RADAT SHOWED RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSHOWERS LINGERING OVER NORTHEAST AND EASTERN ALABAMA...BUT THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OF THE PAST FEW HOURS HAD EITHER ENDED OR MOVED OUT OF THE STATE. THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS OVER...AT LEAST FOR THE PRESENT TIME...AND THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS ACTIVITY UNLESS MORE STORMS DEVELOP. DEVAUGHN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: AUTAUGA...BUTLER...COFFEE...COVINGTON...CREfNSHAW... DALE...DALLAS...LOWNDES...MONTGOMERY...PIKE AND WILCOX. SNELL
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 10:52 AM CDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before
ALZ010-011-012-014-017-018-271545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 1046 AM CDT SAT APR 27 1991 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EASTERN ALABAMA IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.... AT 940 AM RADAT SHOWED RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSHOWERS LINGERING OVER NORTHEAST AND EASTERN ALABAMA...BUT THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OF THE PAST FEW HOURS HAD EITHER ENDED OR MOVED OUT OF THE STATE. THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS OkVER...AT LEAST FOR THE PRESENT TIME...AND THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS ACTIVITY UNLESS MORE STORMS DEVELOP. DEVAUGHN
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 12:40 PM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
ALZ004-009-11-271850- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1238 PM CDT SAT APR 27 1991 ...LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... AT 1235 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR MUSCLE SHOALS TO NEAR MILLPORT IN LAMAR COUNTY AND BACK INTO EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THE STRONGEST STORMS AT THIS TIME WERE IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND SHOULD MOVE INTO PICKENS AND LAMAR COUNIES WITHIN THE NEXT HALF HOUR. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN CENTRAL ALABAMA YOU ARE URGED TO STAY ON TOP OF THIS WEATHER SITUATION BY TUNING IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 1:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
ALZ004-009-11-271950- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 130 PM CDT SAT APR 27 1991 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... AT 125 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH FAYETTE...LAMAR...AND WALKER COUNTIES. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PART OF A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH EXTENDED FROM NEAR MUSCLE SHOALS TO JASPER IN WALKER COUNTY TO NEAR REFORM IN PICKENS COUNTY AND BACK INTO EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THE STRONGEST STORM AT THIS TIME WAS IN WESTERN WALKER COUNTY NEAR JASPER. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WAS TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINl.. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL. IF YOU ARE IN CENTRAL ALABAMA YOU ARE URGED TO STAY ON TOP OF THIS WEATHER SITUATION BY TUNING IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO OF THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 2:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
ALZ004>009-11-272050- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 225 PM CDT SAT APR 27 1991 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... AT 220 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH WALKER...PICKENS...WINSTON AND NORTHERN TUSCLOOSA COUNTIES. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PART OF A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH EXTENDED FROM NEAR HUNTSVILLE TO CULLMAN TO ALICEVILLE IN PICKENS COUNTY AND BACK INTO EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THE STRONGEST STORM AT THIS TIME WAS NEAR ALICEVILLE IN PICKENS COUNTY. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WAS TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL. IF YOU ARE IN CENTRAL ALABAMA YOU ARE URGED TO STAY ON TOP OF THIS WEATHER SITUATION BY TUNING IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 3:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cullman | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 3:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marshall | 57 min |
| Apr 27, 3:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah, St. Clair | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Etowah | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 61 min |
| Apr 27, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 4:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 5:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton | 45 min |
Nearby
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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.