Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 334, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 1995, 1:39 PM CDT for Marengo County, Alabama. It was in force for 36 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 9, 1995, 1:39 PM CDT (18:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 1995, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Marengo County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 278 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -127 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1071 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 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 091840 RRA SVRBHM ALC091-091915- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 139 PM CDT SUN JUL 9 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA ...SOUTHERN MARENGO COUNTY AT 138 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST SOUTHWEST OF MYRTLEWOOD...ACROSS SWEET WATER TO THE DIXION MILLS AND VINELAND AREAS. THE STORMS WERE DRIFTING SOUTH AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MARENGO COUNTY DURING NEXT 30 MINUTES. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS TORNADO ISSUED FOR MARENGO COUNTY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR :ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
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, Jul 9, 10:23 AM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
ALZ040-091725- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 1023 AM CDT SUN JUL 9 1995 AT 1015CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT MONTGOMERY INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS HEAVY RAIN AND COULD HAVE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. THE STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEST AT 25 MPH AND SHOULD BE MOVING INTO NORTH DALLAS COUNTY ABOUT 1045 CDT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN. YOU SHOULD WATCH FOR PONDING ON AREA ROADWAYS AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE HYDROPLANING. WWUS35KSEA /h
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 10:24 AM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
ALZ040-091725- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 1023 AM CDT SUN JUL 9 1995 AT 1015CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT MONTGOMERY INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL PERRY COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS HEAVY RAIN AND COULD HAVE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. THE STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEST AT 25 MPH AND SHOULD BE MOVING INTO NORTH DALLAS COUNTY ABOUT 1045 CDT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNIjNG...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN. YOU SHOULD WATCH FOR PONDING ON AREA ROADWAYS AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE HYDROPLANING.
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 11:36 AM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
ALZ054-091840- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 1136 AM CDT SUN JUL 9 1995 AT 1128 CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT MONTGOMERY INDICATED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO NORTHWEST WILCOX COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS VERY HEAVY RAIN AND COULD HAVE HAIL AND STRONG GUTY WINDS. THE STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND SHOULD REACH MILLERS FARRY ABOUT 1150 CDT. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
Local storm report, Jul 9, 11:49 AM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1149 AM CDT SUN JUL 9 1995
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1144-46 AM LIVINGSTON AL HAIL
7/9/95 SUMTER PEA TO NICKEL SIZE.Local storm report, Jul 9, 11:52 AM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1149 AM CDT SUN JUL 9 1995
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1144-46 AM LIVINGSTON AL HAIL
7/9/95 SUMTER PEA TO NICKEL SIZE.Special weather statement, Jul 9, 1:09 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
ALZ036>038-040>050-057-058-060-065>069-092010- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 109 PM CDT SUN JUL 9 1995 ....SEVERE THUNDER WATCH NUMBER 747 IN EFFECE UNTIL 600PM.... AT 1253CDT...THE WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY ALABAMA INDICATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA.VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED OVER TALLAPOSIA... LEE...MONTGOMERY..CRENSHAW COUNTIES. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL BE EFFECTING CHAMBERS...MACON AND BULLOCK COUNTIES WITHEN 15 TO 30 MIN. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 8:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette | 45 min |
| Jul 9, 9:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 60 min |
| Jul 9, 9:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette | 33 min |
| Jul 9, 11:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 47 min |
| Jul 9, 11:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 49 min |
| Jul 9, 12:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 46 min |
| Jul 9, 12:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 53 min |
| Jul 9, 12:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marengo | 54 min |
| Jul 9, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 44 min |
| Jul 9, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 43 min |
| Jul 9, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Pickens | 60 min |
| Jul 9, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Pickens | 59 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.