Tornado Warning 19, NWS Birmingham, AL

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
205 AM CST SUN NOV 22 1992

    ...TORNADO WATCH FOR LARGE PART OF ALABAMA UNTIL 9 AM...

AT 2 AM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT CENTREVILLE SHOWED A LARGE AREA OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN NOW ENTERING WEST ALABAMA.  WITHIN THE LIGHT
TO MODERATE RAIN WERE TWO SEVERE, POSSIBLY TORNADIC, THUNDERSTORMS
IN EAST MISSISSIPPI MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH.

AT 2 AM, ONE OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED 25 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF ALICEVILLE (SOUTHERN PICKENS COUNTY).  THE OTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS
LOCATED ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI.  THESE
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADIC
ACTIVITY AS THEY MOVED THROUGH MISSISSIPPI EARLIER TONIGHT.

PERSONS IN WEST ALABAMA NEED TO KEEP UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION BY LISTENING TO LOCAL RADIO, TELEVISION OR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  BE READY TO MOVE QUICKLY TO SAFE SHELTER
IF THE WEATHER TURNS THREATENING.

PERSONS IN CENTRAL AND EAST ALABAMA WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS A LITTLE LATER THIS MORNING...AROUND 4 TO 5 AM FOR THE
TUSCALOOSA-BIRMINGHAM METROPOLTHAIN AREA AND BY SUNRISE FOR THE
ANNISTON-GADSDEN AREA.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
300 AM CST SUN NOV 22 1992

    ...TORNADO WATCH FOR LARGE PART OF ALABAMA UNTIL 9 AM...

AT 3 AM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT CENTREVILLE SHOWED A STRONG THUNDER-
STORM ENTERING SOUTHERN PICKENS COUNTY JUST SOUTHWEST OF ALICEVILLE
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR.  THIS THUNDERSTORM
PRODUCED DAMAGING WINDS IN EASTERN MISSISSIPPI BUT HAS WEAKENED DURING
THE LAST 30 MINUTES.  HOWEVER, IT IS STILL A SIGNIFICANT THREAT AS
IT CAN RE-INTENSFY QUICKLY TO SEVERE LEVELS.  PERSONS IN SOUTHERN
PICKENS AND WESTERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
THUNDERSTORM UNTIL 4 O'CLOCK.

ANOTHER, MORE INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE ALABAMA/
MISSISSIPPI BORDER 10 TO 15 MILES WEST OF GAINESVILLE IN NORTHERN
SUMTER COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR.
.
PERSONS IN WESTERN ALABAMA NEED TO KEEP UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION BY LISTENING TO LOCAL RADIO, TELEVISION OR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR THE NEXT 2-3 HOURS.  BE READY TO MOVE QUICKLY TO SAFE SHELTER
IF THE WEATHER TURNS THREATENING.

PERSONS IN CENTRAL AND EAST ALABAMA WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS LINE OF
THUNDERSTrORMS A LITTLE LATER THIS MORNING...AROUND 4 TO 5 AM FOR THE
TUSCALOOSA-BIRMINGHAM METROPOLTAIN AREA AND BY SUNRISE FOR THE
ANNISTON-GADSDEN AREA.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL
313 AM CST SUN NOV 22 1992

...TORNADO WATCH 915 IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA UNTIL
9AM...

AT 245 AM CST RADAR AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MONTGOMERY INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN MOVING
ACROSS THE ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI BORDER. THIS WEATHER SHOULD NOT
ENTER DALLAS OR WILCOX COUNTIES BEFORE 500AM.

MOVEMENT OF THE PRECIPITATION WAS NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.

AT THE PRESENT TIME THE SEVERE WEATHER WAS STILL LOCATED OVER EASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

THIS TORNADO WATCH ISSUED FOR A LARGE PART OF ALABAMA WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT UNTIL 900AM. PERSONS IN CENTRAL ALABAMA SHOULD PREPARE
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER DURING THE MORNING.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL
510 AM CST SUN NOV 22 1992

...TORNADO WATCH 915 IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA UNTIL
9AM CST...

AT 455 AM CST RADAR AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MONTGOMERY INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WHICH STRETCHED
ACROSS WEST ALABAMA FROM NORTH OF TUSCALOOSA THROUGH DEMOPOLIS TO NEAR
MOBILE.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND
WILL BE AFFECTING DALLAS AND WILCOX COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES.
PEOPLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
 618 AM CST SUN NOV 22 1992

REPORTS FROM CULLMAN COUNTY INDICATE TREES DOWN IN THE EVA AREA
AND DAMAGE TO SOME STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF CULLMAN.  THESE REPORTS
CAME TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FROM THE CULLMAN COUNTY SHERIFFS
OFFICE THROUGH THE ALABAMA STATE TROOPER POST IN DECATUR.  THESE
EVENTS OCCURRED DURING THE LAST 15 TO 20 MINUTES.

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STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
 625 AM CST SUN NOV 22 1992

PICKENS COUNTY...AROUND 330 AM...AN UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF PEOPLE
INJURED WHEN THEY WERE TRAPPED IN OVERTURNED MOBILE HOMES NEAR
ETHELSVILLE.

NEAR GORDO IN PICKENS COUNTY...BETWEEN 455 AND 5 AM...DAMAGE TO CHICKEN
HOUSE AND A LARGE UTILITY BUILDING.

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