Tornado Warning 5, NWS Birmingham, AL

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
545 AM CST SUN MAR 27 1994

...DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WILL EFFECT ALABAMA TODAY AND TONIGHT...

A DEVLOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER NORTHERN LOUISIANA WILL CONTINUE
TO STRENGTHEN AND MOVE INTO AND ACROSS THE STATE LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT.  IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT JUST ENTERING NORTHWEST
ALABAMA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET COUPLED WITH ABUNDANT
GULF MOISTURE AND THE INTERACTION WITH BOTH THE COLD FRONT AND
LOW PRESSURE AREA...HAS ALLOWED THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST
CENTER TO PLACE THE ENTIRE STATE OF ALABAMA UNDER A MODERATE RISK
TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

ALL ALABAMIANS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT AND LISTEN FOR LATER WEATHER UPDATES
AND ANY POSSIBLE WATCHES OR WARNINGS.  BE SURE TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL NEWS AGENCIES FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
REMEMBER THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES AND THAT
QUICK ACTION MAY BE REQUIRED...BE SURE TO HAVE A SEVERE WEATHER PLAN
SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

IN ADDITION TO THE POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER...HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO
POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF ALABAMA.  A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA.
IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT IS EASILY PRONE TO FLOODING BE SURE AND
HAVE AN ESCAPE ROUTE PLANNED SHOULD THE WATER BEGIN TO RISE RAPIDLY.

ALZ036>038-040-041-043-044-054-271755-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL
952 AM CST SUN MAR 27 1994

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 41 IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
UNTIL 4PM CST...

WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA AT 945 AM CST.  THE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR.

NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS INDICATED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AT THIS
TIME...HOWEVER CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES IN...AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.  NOW IS
THE TIME TO REVIEW TORNADO SAFETY RULES...THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WILL DO
IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...IT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE.  STAY
TUNED TO THE LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER
STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.