Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 35, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 1994, 7:13 PM CST for Cleburne County, Alabama. It was in force for 32 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 27, 1994, 7:13 PM CST (01:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 1994, 7:45 PM CST
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cleburne County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Centreville/Bibb, AL (KCKL), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 1080 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1126 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 424 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.7
- Supercell composite
- 13.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KBHM 280113 TORBHM ALC029-280145- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 713 PM CST SUN MAR 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA ...CLEBURNE COUNTY AT 713 PM CST RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO IN THE HOLLIS CROSSROADS AREA OF CLEBURNE COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. ARBACOOCHEE AND NEW HOPEWELL ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW TGROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 27, 1:59 PM CST, 5 hours 14 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 155 PM CST SUN MAR 27 1994 INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FROM CHEROKEE COUNTY INDICATES THAT A TORNADO STRUCK THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTION OF CHEROKEE COUNTY AROUND 1135 AM. THE TORNADO STRUCK THE GOSHEN CHURCH NEAR THE CHEROKEE-CALHOUN COUNTY LINE. WE UNDERSTAND THERE WERE 17 DEATHS AND 90 INJURIES WITH ONE PERSON UNACCOUNTED FOR.
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 2:42 PM CST, 4 hours 31 minutes before
ALZ037-038-040>047-050-054-272245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 242 PM CST SUN MAR 27 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 41 IS IN EFFECT FOR COOSA...TALLAPOOSA...AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES UNTIL 4 PM CST... WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY SHOWED WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA AT 235 PM CST. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WERE OCCURRING JUST EAST OF LAKE JORDAN...AND 20 MILES NORTH OF ALEXANDER CITY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS INDICATED BY RADAR OVER EAST CENTRAL OR SOUTH ALABAMA AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES REMAINS HIGH IN...AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO THE LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 3:23 PM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
ALZ037-038-040>047-050-054-272325- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 322 PM CST SUN MAR 27 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 45 IS IN EFFECT FOR DALLAS...AUTAUGA...COOSA ...TALLAPOOSA AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES OF CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL 10 PM CST... WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY SHOWED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA AT 315 PM CST. OTHER SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING OVER THE EAST CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE STATE. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS INDICATED BY RADAR ACROSS EAST CENTRAL OR SOUTH ALABAMA AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES REMAINS VERY HIGH IN...AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. STAY TUNED TO THE LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 4:50 PM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
ALZ037-038-040>047-050-054-280050- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 449 PM CST SUN MAR 27 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 45 IS IN EFFECT FOR AUTAUGA...COOSA... TALLAPOOSA...CHAMBERS...AND DALLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 10 PM CST... WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA AT 440 PM CST. THE LINE STRETCHED FROM JUST WEST OF GADSDEN...SOUTHWEST THROUGH BIRMINGHAM...AND ON TO NEAR MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR...WHILE THE LINE DRIFTED SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS OCCURRING OVER EAST CENTRAL OR SOUTH ALABAMA AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE STATE CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES REMAINS VERY HIGH IN...AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA ARE URGED TO MONITOR THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. STAY TUNED TO THE LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 6:05 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
ALZ037-038-040>047-050-054-280205- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 604 PM CST SUN MAR 27 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 45 IS IN EFFECT FOR AUTAUGA...COOSA... TALLAPOOSA...CHAMBERS...AND DALLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 10 PM CST... WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY SHOWED A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH ALABAMA AT 6 PM CST. THE LINE STRETCHED FROM 20 MILES EAST OF GADSDEN...SOUTHWEST TO NEAR BIRMINGHAM...AND ON TO NEAR CENTREVILLE. OTHER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES REMAINS VERY HIGH IN...AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. STAY TUNED TO THE LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 7:03 PM CST, 10 minutes before
ALZ036>038-040>047-050-054-280205- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 703 PM CST SUN MAR 27 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 45 IS IN EFFECT FOR AUTAUGA...COOSA... TALLAPOOSA...CHAMBERS...AND DALLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 10 PM CST... AT 655 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN MONTGOMERY SHOWED A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NORTHEAST OF ANNISTON IN EAST ALABAMA SOUTHWESTWARD TO NEAR TALLADEGA AND ON TO JUST NORTH OF SELMA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO COOSA AND AUTAUGA COUNTIES VERY SHORTLY...ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES REMAINS VERY HIGH IN...AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONTIOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...AND MOVE INDOORS TO SHELTER AS THE ST:ORMS APPROACH. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 6:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Talladega | 56 min |
| Mar 27, 6:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Cleburne | 63 min |
| Mar 27, 6:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 54 min |
| Mar 27, 6:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 33 min |
| Mar 27, 7:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Randolph | 56 min |
| Mar 27, 7:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 7:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 30 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.