Alert archive / Alabama / Flash Flood Warnings in 1995
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this flash flood warning at Feb 10, 1995, 10:37 PM CST for Randolph County, Alabama. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 10, 1995, 10:37 PM CST (04:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 11, 1995, 1:00 AM CST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Randolph County, AL
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 563 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KBHM 110439 FFWBHM ALC111-110745- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1037 PM CST FRI FEB 10 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA ...RANDOLPH COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR ESTIMATES THAT NEAR 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER RANDOLPH COUNTY THIS EVENING WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED AT 1030 PM...AND WATER WAS REPORTED OVER HIGHWAY 48 EAST OF WOODLAWN. WATER WAS ALSO REPORTED TO BE ALMOST OVER A BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY 58. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER RANDOLPH COUNTY FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OHOURS AND FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICFLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. &
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, 8:47 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
ALZ036-038-040>045-047-110450- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 845 PM CST FRI FEB 10 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES ARE IN AFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL 1 AM CST SATURDAY... AT 835 PM CST THE MONTGOMERY WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A MODERATE THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES WEST OF JEMISON MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS EMBEDDED IN AN AREA OF RAINSHOWERS EXTENDING FROM ANNISTON THROUGH CLANTON TO LINDEN IN CENTRAL MARENGO COUNTY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY.
Special weather statement, Feb 10, 8:50 PM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
ALZ011>029-110400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 850 PM CST FRI FEB 10 1995 SEVERE TUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 60 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR TUSCALOOSA AND PICKENS COUNTIES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 61 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON...BLOUNT...ST. CLAIR...ETOWAH...AND CALHOUN COUNTIES.
Special weather statement, Feb 10, 8:53 PM CST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
ALZ011>029-110400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 850 PM CST FRI FEB 10 1995 SEVERE TUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 60 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR TUSCALOOSA AND PICKENS COUNTIBES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 61 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON...BLOUNT...ST. CLAIR...ETOWAH...AND CALHOUN COUNTIES.
Local storm report, Feb 10, 9:20 PM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
825 PM CST FRI FEB 10 1995
STORM REPORT FOR FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10 1995.
415 PM CST...MAYOR OF BOLIGEE/GREENE COUNTY REPORTED TREE TOPS BLOWN
DOWN AND SOME HOME DAMAGE.
653 PM CST...STREET FLOODING WAS REPORTED BY CHILDERSBURG PD IN
DOWNTOWN CHILDERSBURG/TALLADEGA COUNTY AND ON HIGHWAY 280.
FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR TALLADEGA AND CLAY COUNTIES
AT 657 PM CST. WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST.
705 PM CST...PEA-SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY JACKSONVILLE STATE AT 705 PM
CST IN OAK GROVE AREA.
725 PM CST...HIGHWAY 9...HIGHWAY 102 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING AT
CHILDERSBURG/TALLADEGA REPORTED BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR
.
750 PM CST...CLAY COUNTY ROADS...COUNTY 31...UPCHURCH ROAD...OAK GROVE
ROAD...COUNTY ROAD 7...WATTS ROAD CLOSED FOR FLOODING. REPORTED
BY CLAY COUNTY EMA.
FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED AT 657 PM CST FOR TALLADEGA AND CLAY
COUNTIES.
745 PM CST...1 INCH HAIL REPORTED IN SIX MILE AREA OF BIBB COUNTY
REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WAS IN EFFECT FOR BIBB COUNTY FROM
720 PM CST TO 800 PM CST.
800 PM CST...COUNTY ROAD 56W CLOSED BETWEEN WILSONVILLE AND COLUMBIANA
DUE TO FLOODING. REPORTED BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR.
812 PM CST...HIGHWAY 40 BETWEEN HIGHWAY 55 AND 145 CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING. SIX TO TEN INCHES OF WATER WAS OVER THE ROAD.
814 PM CST...NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED 3.30 INCHES OF RAIN...STORM TOTAL
AT ALABASTER/SHELBY COUNTY.
815 PM CST...HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED 1.75 INCHES RAIN IN TALLADEGA
AREA AND FOUR INCHES REPORTED IN CHILDERSBURG.
836 PM CST...HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED TREES DOWN BETWEEN HIGHWAY 231
AND COALING ROAD NEAR TALLADEGA/COOSA COUNTY LINE DUE TO HIGH
WIND.
845 PM CST...HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED BRIDGES WASHED OUT OR UNDER
WATER: MCGOWAN FERRY ROAD...LEDBETTER ROAD...OLDINA ROAD NORTH
OF SYLACAUGA AND HORNS LAKE ROAD IN TALLADEGA COUNTY.
854 PM CST...HAM RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED PEA-SIZED HAIL AND TORRENTIAL
RAIN IN THORSBY/CHILTON COUNTY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED FOR CHILTON COUNTY BETWEEN
757 PM CST AND 845 PM CST.Special weather statement, Feb 10, 10:26 PM CST, 11 minutes before
ALZ036>038-040>045-047-110630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 1026 PM CST FRI FEB 10 1995 ...SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL 1 AM CST... AT 1010 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY INDICATED A LINE OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM DADEVILL TO 25 MILES NORTH OF PRATTVILLE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. EXPECT THE THUNDERSTORMS TO BE IN PRATTVILLE TO WETUMPKA AND AUBURN AREAS BY 11 PM. WEATHER RADAR INDICATES A LARGE AREA OF RAIN COVERING MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SOME AREAS OF ALABAMA. PAST EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT WHEN 5 INCHES OF RAIN FALLS LOW LYING AREAS TEND TO BE FLOODED. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...CONDITIONS ACROSS WATCH AREA WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY.
Special weather statement, Feb 10, 10:27 PM CST, 10 minutes before
ALZ036>038-040>045-047-110630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 1026 PM CST FRI FEB 10 1995 ...SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL 1 AM CST... AT 1010 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY INDICATED A LINE OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM DADEVILL TO 25 MILES NORTH OF PRATTVILLE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. EXPECT THE THUNDERSTORMS TO BE IN PRATTVILLE TO WETUMPKA AND AUBURN AREAS BY 11 PM. WEATHER RADAR INDICATES A LARGE AREA OF RAIN COVERING MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SOME AREAS OF ALABAMA. PAST EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT WHEN 5 INCHES OF RAIN FALLS LOW LYING AREAS TEND TO BE FLOODED. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...CONDITIONS ACROSS WATCH AREA WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGE$R STORMS. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 6:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Shelby | 28 min |
| Feb 10, 6:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Talladega | 32 min |
| Feb 10, 7:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene | 42 min |
| Feb 10, 7:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay | 36 min |
| Feb 10, 7:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb | 40 min |
| Feb 10, 7:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 48 min |
| Feb 10, 10:58 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Clay | 2 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Alabama, 1995Every flash flood warning in 1995
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.