Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 27, 1995, 11:15 PM CST for Franklin County, Lawrence County, Alabama. It was in force for 60 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 27, 1995, 11:15 PM CST (05:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 1995, 12:15 AM CST
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Franklin County, AL, Lawrence County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 352 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 KHSV 280516 COR SVRHSV ALC059-079-280615- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED...CORRECTION SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1115 PM CST FRI JAN 27 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1215 AM CST S... IN NORTH ALABAMA ...FRANKLIN COUNTY...LAWRENCE COUNTY AT 1112 PM CST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT HUNTSVILLE INDICATED POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER FRANKLIN AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST ALABAMA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNIXNG. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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, Jan 27, 9:03 PM CST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
ALZ036-280505- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 903 PM CST FRI JAN 27 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA INCLUDING COOSA COUNTY UNTIL 3 AM... AT 845 PM CST...RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND RAIN SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING PICKENS COUNTY. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND WILL REACH COOSA COUNTY IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
Special weather statement, Jan 27, 9:06 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
ALZ036-280505- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 903 PM CST FRI JAN 27 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA INCLUDING COOSA COUNTY UNTIL 3 AM... AT 845 PM CST...RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND RAIN SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING PICKENS COUNTY. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND WILL REACH COOSA COUNTY IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
Special weather statement, Jan 27, 9:08 PM CST, 2 hours 7 minutes before
ALZ011>029-031>035-039-280410- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 908 PM CST FRI JAN 27 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA THIS EVENING... AT 805 PM CST...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WESTERN MARION COUNTY...NEAR HAMILTON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL BE AFFECTING CENTRAL AND EASTERN MARION COUNTY DURING THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. PERSONS IN MARION COUNTY IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM CAN EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...INTENSE LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL DURING THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVSION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jan 27, 9:47 PM CST, 1 hour 28 minutes before
ALZ011>029-031>035-039-280450- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 947 PM CST FRI JAN 27 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL 3 AM... AT 845 PM CST...RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OUT OF NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI INTO LAMAR COUNTY. ONE VERY STRONG STORM WAS MOVING ACROSS THE STATE LINE INTO WESTERN LAMAR COUNTY SOUTHWEST OF SULLIGENT...WHILE ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS JUST NORTH OF VERNON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL BE AFFECTING COMMUNITIES IN LAMAR COUNTY DURING THE NEXT 30 MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...JUST WEST OF PICKENS COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST PICKENS COUNTY WEST OF ALICEVILLE DURING THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS CAN EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...INTENSE LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL DURING THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR COMMERICAL RADIO OR TV FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jan 27, 10:04 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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
Special weather statement, Jan 27, 10:42 PM CST, 33 minutes before
ALZ011>029-031>035-039-280545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1042 PM CST FRI JAN 27 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL 3 AM CST... AT 1041 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVER WEST CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ALABAMA. ONE GROUP OF STRONG STORMS WAS OVER ETOWAH COUNTY BETWEEN GADSDEN AND WALNUT GROVE...AND IN BLOUNT COUNTY BETWEEN HAYDEN AND ONEONTA. ANOTHER CLUSTER OF STRONG STORMS WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY...FROM BROOKWOOD TO BANKHEAD LOCK AND DAM. ONE OTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHWEST PICKENS COUNTY...NEAR ALICEVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT AROUND 45 MILES AN HOUR. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OVER WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ALABAMA...AND HAIL REMAINS A POSSIBILITY WITH THESE STORMS. INTENSE LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS DURING THE SEVERAL HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR COMMERICAL RADIO OR TV 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 9:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 35 min |
| Jan 27, 10:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marshall | 59 min |
| Jan 28, 3:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marshall | 69 min |
| Jan 28, 3:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jackson, Madison | 62 min |
| Jan 28, 5:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 24 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 1995Every severe thunderstorm 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.