Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 1993, 7:03 PM CDT for Limestone County, Morgan County, Alabama. It was in force for 57 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 28, 1993, 7:03 PM CDT (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 1993, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Limestone County, AL, Morgan County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 169 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 3431 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1339 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KHSV 290004 SVRHSV ALC083-103-290100- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 703 PM CDT WED JUL 28 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM CDT S... IN NORTH ALABAMA ...LIMESTONE COUNTY...MORGAN COUNTY AT 703 THIS EVENING WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AT HUNTSVILLE INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHERN LIMESTONE AND NORTHERN MORGAN COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
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, Jul 28, 3:00 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
ALZ010-011-012-014-017-018-282200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 300 PM CDT WED JUL 28 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY SHOWED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AT 255 PM CDT. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED IN THE EAST CENTRAL PORTION OF THE STATE...JUST WEST OF AUBURN...AND JUST SOUTH OF TUSKEGEE. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...BETWEEN DOTHAN AND FLORALA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MILES AN HOUR. THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY TORRENTIAL RAIN ...STONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. REMEMBER THAT ALL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 3:01 PM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
ALZ010-011-012-014-017-018-282200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 300 PM CDT WED JUL 28 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY SHOWED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AT 255 PM CDT. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED IN THE EAST CENTRAL PORTION OF THE STATE...JUST WEST OF AUBURN...AND JUST SOUTH OF TUSKEGEE. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...BETWEEN DOTHAN AND FLORALA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MILES AN HOUR. THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMSd WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY TORRENTIAL RAIN ...STONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. REMEMBER THAT ALL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 4:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
ALZ010-011-012-014-017-018-282245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 425 PM CDT WED JUL 28 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA... WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY SHOWED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA AT 415 PM CDT. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED IN THE EAST ALABAMA...BETWEEN AUBURN AND DOTHAN. AND OVER SOUTH ALABAMA FROM NEAR FT DEPOSIT TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOWED LITTLE MOVEMENT. THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY TORRENTIAL RAIN ...STONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. REMEMBER THAT ALL THUNDERSTORHMS PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 4:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
ALZ010-011-012-014-017-018-282245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 425 PM CDT WED JUL 28 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA... WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY SHOWED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA AT 415 PM CDT. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED IN THE EAST ALABAMA...BETWEEN AUBURN AND DOTHAN. AND OVER SOUTH ALABAMA FROM NEAR FT DEPOSIT TO THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA STATE LINE. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOWED LITTLE MOVEMENT. THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY TORRENTIAL RAIN ...STONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. REMEMBER THAT ALL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 5:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
ALZ010-011-012-014-017-018-290015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 545 PM CDT WED JUL 28 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA... WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY SHOWED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA AT 545 PM CDT. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED IN A 30 MILE WIDE BAND FROM NEAR MONROEVILLE TO FT DEPOSIT TO JUST NORTH OF EUFAULA ON THE ALABAMA/GEORGIA STATE LINE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY TORRENTIAL RAIN ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. REMEMBER THAT ALL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING.
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 5:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
ALZ010-011-012-014-017-018-290015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 545 PM CDT WED JUL 28 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA... WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY SHOWED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA AT 545 PM CDT. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED IN A 30 MILE WIDE BAND FROM NEAR MONROEVILLE TO FT DEPOSIT TO JUST NORTH OF EUFAULA ON THE ALABAMA/GEORGIA STATE LINE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY TORRENTIAL RAIN ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. REMEMBER THAT ALL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cullman | 54 min |
| Jul 28, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 49 min |
| Jul 29, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 53 min |
| Jul 29, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb | 50 min |
| Jul 29, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 40 min |
| Jul 29, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 43 min |
| Jul 29, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene | 48 min |
| Jul 29, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Hale | 35 min |
| Jul 29, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale | 35 min |
| Jul 29, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 48 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 1993Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1993
Sources
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.