Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Birmingham, AL

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
812 AM CDT FRI APR 15 1994

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF NORTHERN, CENTRAL,
AND WESTERN ALABAMA VALID UNTIL 300 PM CDT.

WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALABAMA HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED SOME SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS MORNING WHILE A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN HAS
BEEN MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WHERE AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN.

TODAY IS SHAPING UP TO BE ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT FOR
MUCH OF ALABAMA.  ALREADY THIS MORNING THE WIND FLOW IN THE LOWER
SECTIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE HAVE BEGUN TO SWING AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST
ALLOWING A WIND PROFILE MORE CONDUCIVE TO TORNADO FORMATION.  AS A
STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER TO THE STATE DURING THE
DAY, THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL INCREASE.

PEOPLE ALL ACROSS ALABAMA ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY
RULES.  NOW IS THE TIME TO DO A LITTLE ADVANCE PREPARATION SO THAT YOU
WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE THE BEST POSSIBLE ACTION SHOULD YOU BECOME
THREATENED BY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OR TORNADOES.

TORNADO SAFETY RULES WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.  LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT, AND MEDIA OUTLETS SHOULD CONSIDER ADDITIONAL STAFFING FOR
WEATHER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  ADDITIONAL STAFF IS ALREADY ON DUTY
AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM IN PREPARATION FOR THE
DAY.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
830 AM CDT FRI APR 15 1994

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF NORTHERN, CENTRAL,
AND WESTERN ALABAMA VALID UNTIL 300 PM CDT.

AT 830 AM CDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED BY RADAR OVER
SOUTHERN LAMAR...NORTHERN FAYETTE...AND WALKER COUNTIES.  THE STRONGEST
STORM WAS LOCATED OVER FAYETTE COUNTY.  ALL THE STORMS WERE MOVING
NORTHEAST ABOUT 45 MILES AN HOUR.  ALREADY SMALL HAIL HAS FALLEN IN
LAMAR COUNTY.

ALZ040>044-054-151740-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL
1035 AM CDT FRI APR 15 1994

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 91 IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTH AND WEST
ALABAMA...INCLUDING DALLAS COUNTY...UNTIL 3PM CDT...

WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
NORTH AND WEST ALABAMA AT 1025 AM CDT.  THE LINE STRETCHED FROM NEAR
GADSDEN...SOUTHWEST TO NEAR MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI.  ELSEWHERE...NUMEROUS
PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN...ALONG WITH A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...WERE OCCURRING OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA.
THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.

NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS INDICATED BY RADAR OVER EAST CENTRAL OR SOUTH
ALABAMA AT THIS TIME.  THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND
TORNADOES WILL REMAIN HIGH IN...AND CLOSE TO...THE WATCH AREA FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS HOWEVER.  PEOPLE IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA ARE
URGED TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

ALZ063-064-FLZ001>015-151800

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1040 AM CDT FRI APR 15 1994

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
   COASTAL ALABAMA...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR COASTAL ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  PATCHY FOG WAS STILL PRESENT NEAR THE COAST AT
MID MORNING...PRIMARILY IN THE PENSACOLA AREA.  HOWEVER...VISIBILITIES
HAD MOSTLY INCREASED TO ONE MILE OR BETTER...AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO
IMPROVE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

ALZ040>044-054-151915-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL
1210 PM CDT FRI APR 15 1994

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 91 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DALLAS COUNTY UNTIL 3
PM CDT...

WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA AT 12 PM CDT.  THE LINE STRETCHED FROM JUST
WEST OF ANNISTON...SOUTHWEST TO NEAR DEMOPOLIS.  THE LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR...WHILE
INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.

ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN...WERE OCCURRING OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.

NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS INDICATED BY RADAR OVER EAST CENTRAL OR
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES WILL REMAIN HIGH IN...AND CLOSE TO...THE
WATCH AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  PEOPLE IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH
ALABAMA SH$OULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS VERY CLOSELY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA...OR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

ALZ040>044-054-152005-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL
101 PM CDT FRI APR 15 1994

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 91 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DALLAS COUNTY UNTIL 3
PM CDT...

WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
CENTRAL ALABAMA AT 1 PM CDT.  THE LINE STRETCHED FROM JUST EAST OF
ANNISTON...SOUTHWEST TO NEAR CLANTON...AND ON TO DEMOPOLIS.
ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN...WERE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.  THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES
AN HOUR.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS TO
AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SMALL
HAIL...WILL BE AFFECTING NORTHERN COOSA AND TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES FOR THE
NEXT HOUR OR SO.

CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES IN...AND CLOSE TO...THE WATCH AREA FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  PEOPLE IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA SHOULD MONITOR
WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  STAY TUNED TO
YOUR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS
OR POS\SIBLE WARNINGS.