Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Birmingham, AL

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
130 AM CST THU FEB 16 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 500 AM FOR MUCH OF WEST AND NORTHWEST
ALABAMA...

AT 120 AM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NARROW BAND OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH ALABAMA.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM SHELBY COUNTY NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
TALLADEGA..CLAY..RANDOLPH AND CLEBURNE COUNTIES.  RAINFALL ESTIMATES
OF 2 INCHES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED OVER CLAY AND CLEBURNE COUNTIES
DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 40
MILES AN HOUR.

NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN DETECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA DURING
THE PAST HOUR...BUT THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DO HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR
FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
307 AM CST THU FEB 16 1995

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWEST MARION COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 500 AM FOR MUCH
OF WEST AND NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL NORTH ALABAMA...

AT 300 AM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT MOVED
ACROSS NORTHWEST MARION COUNTY IS KNOW OUT OF THE COUNTY. THIS STORM
HAS CONTINUED NORTHEAST...BUT SHOWERS AND A SECOND POTENTIALLY SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM IS FOLLOWING THAT STORM AND WILL MOVE OVER THE EXACT
SAME LOCATIONS DURING THE NEXT HOUR. NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE
IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME...BUT THIS SECOND STORM IS CAPABLE OF GUSTY
WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN FOR THE NEXT HOUR.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR
FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
500 AM CST FRI FEB 16 1995

...COLD TEMPERATURES RETURN TO ALABAMA...

AN ARCTIC AIRMASS MOVED INTO NORTH ALABAMA EARLY THIS MORNING AND
WILL REACH COASTAL ALABAMA BY MID-MORNING.  TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL
ONLY RISE INTO THE MIDDLE 30S OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND INTO THE
UPPER 40S OVER SOUTH ALABAMA.  NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY
WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM NEAR 10 DEGREES OVER THE NORTH
TO THE 20S OVER THE SOUTH.  SNOW FLURRIES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER
NORTH ALABAMA TODAY...AND OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA EARLY THIS MORNING.

WINDS WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MIDDLE
AND UPPER TEENS OVER NORTH ALABAMA.  TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE
THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 20S OVER THE SOUTH PART OF THE STATE.  THE COLD
SNAP WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN ON SATURDAY.
.
YOU SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE COLD WEATHER TONIGHT SUCH
AS PROTECTING EXPOSED PIPES.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
613 AM CST THU FEB 16 1995

...TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA
UNTIL 1000 AM...

AT 613 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM MOVING OVER NORTH PICKENS COUNTY OVER THE COAL FIRE AREA.
THE STORM WILL MOVE OVER REFORM DURING THE NEXT 15 MINUTES.

ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING ACROSS WALKER COUNTY IN THE
OAKMAN AREA.  THIS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE JASPER...PARISH...AND
CORDOVA AREAS DURING THE NEXT 15 MINUTES.

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.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
638 AM CST THU FEB 16 1995

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM TORNADO WATCH
NUMBER 68...

LAWRENCE...MARION...AND WINSTON COUNTIES.