Alert archive / Alabama / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this flash flood warning at Feb 11, 1994, 12:48 AM CST for Winston County, Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 11, 1994, 12:48 AM CST (06:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 11, 1994, 3:45 AM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Winston County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Centreville/Bibb, AL (KCKL), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 554 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 371 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 472 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KBHM 110651 FFWBHM ALC133-110945- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1248 AM CST FRI FEB 11 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 345 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH ALABAMA ...WINSTON COUNTY AT 1240 AM THE WINSTON COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED THAT SEVERAL BRIDGES WERE COVERED WITH WATER ACROSS THE COUNTY. THE SHERIFF ALSO REPORTED THAT SPLUNGE CREEK WAS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND COVERING NEARBY ROADS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE rUP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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, Feb 10, 7:32 PM CST, 5 hours 16 minutes before
ALZ066-068-067-069-110230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 733 PM CST THU FEB 10 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH #11 IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH ALABAMA UNTIL MIDNIGHT... ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO GENEVA...HOUSTON COUNTY... AT 724 PM CST NEXRAD WEATHER RADAR IN TALLAHASSEE SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN JUST SOUTH OF GENEVA COUNTY AND IN EASTERN GENEVA COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS. PERSONS IN GENEVA AND HOUSTON COUNTIES AND ESPECIALLY NEAR DOTHAN SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO TAKE6 COVER IN THE EVENT OF A WARNING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO LIKELY CROSS INTO DALE AND HENRY COUNTIES AFTER 8PM. SNELL
Special weather statement, Feb 10, 7:33 PM CST, 5 hours 15 minutes before
ALZ066-068-067-069-110230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 733 PM CST THU FEB 10 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH #11 IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH ALABAMA UNTIL MIDNIGHT... ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO GENEVA...HOUSTON COUNTY... AT 724 PM CST NEXRAD WEATHER RADAR IN TALLAHASSEE SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN JUST SOUTH OF GENEVA COUNTY AND IN EASTERN GENEVA COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS. PERSONS IN GENEVA AND HOUSTON COUNTIES AND ESPECIALLY NEAR DOTHAN SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO TAKE COVER IN THE EVENT OF A WARNING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO LIKELY CROSS INTO DALE AND HENRY COUNTIES AFTER 8PM. SNELL
Special weather statement, Feb 10, 11:26 PM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
ALZ011>039-110615-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1126 PM CST THU FEB 10 1994
...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA...
AT 1123 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATED SCATTERED RAIN
AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS
WERE IN EASTERN FAYETTE...WESTERN WALKER...MARENGO AND HALE
COUNTIES. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...
AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.Special weather statement, Feb 10, 11:27 PM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
ALZ011>039-110615-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1126 PM CST THU FEB 10 1994
...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA...
AT 1123 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATED SCATTERED RAIN
AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS
WERE IN EASTERN FAYETTE...WESTERN WALKER...MARENGO AND HALE
COUNTIES. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...
AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.Special weather statement, Feb 11, 12:41 AM CST, 7 minutes before
ALZ041-050-046-057-038-065-036-060-058-066-040-043-068-067-069- 047-042-045-044-049-037-054-110815- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 1241 AM CST FRI FEB 11 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 13 FOR SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA UNTIL 5 AM... AT 1235 AM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN MACON COUNTY SHOWED A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WHICH STRETCHED FROM EAST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA NORTHWARD INTO EASTERN DALLAS COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ACCOMPANIED BY TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING QUICKLY TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT AROUND 45 MILES AN HOUR...WHILE THE BAND WAS MOVING SLOWLY EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFFECTING CITIES SUCH AS MONTGOMERY... GREENVILLE AND ANDALUSIA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. RESIDENTS OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA SHOULD REMAIN ON THE LOOKOUT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER...AND STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATMENTS.
Special weather statement, Feb 11, 12:41 AM CST, 7 minutes before
ALZ041-050-046-057-038-065-036-060-058-066-040-043-068-067-069- 047-042-045-044-049-037-054-110815- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 1241 AM CST FRI FEB 11 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 13 FOR SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA UNTIL 5 AM... AT 1235 AM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN MACON COUNTY SHOWED A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WHICH STRETCHED FROM EAST OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA NORTHWARD INTO EASTERN DALLAS COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ACCOMPANIED BY TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING QUICKLY TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT AROUND 45 MILES AN HOUR...WHILE THE BAND WAS MOVING SLOWLY EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFFECTING CITIES SUCH AS MONTGOMERY... GREENVILLE AND ANDALUSIA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. RESIDENTS OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA SHOULD REMAIN ON THE LOOKOUT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER...AND STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATMENTS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 11:38 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jackson | 4 hr |
| Feb 10, 11:58 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Marion | 4 hr |
| Feb 11, 12:12 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 4 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Alabama, 1994Every flash flood warning in 1994
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.