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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 397, NWS Birmingham, AL

July 27, 1995Marshall County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 1995, 8:07 PM CDT for Marshall County, Alabama. It was in force for 68 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 27, 1995, 8:07 PM CDT (01:07 UTC)
Expired: Jul 27, 1995, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 68 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Whole counties

County Marshall County, AL

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 139 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1557 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1275 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 90 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KHSV 280107 RRA
SVRHSV
ALC095-280215-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
807 PM CDT THU JUL 27 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  915 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTH ALABAMA
 
   ...EASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY
 
AT 803 PM CDT RADAR AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HUNTSVILLE
INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTH ALABAMA JUST
NORTH OF BOAZ.
 
THE STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
 
 
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.

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

Local storm report, Jul 27, 2:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...REPORTS FROM WED JULY 26
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
225 PM CDT THU JUL 27 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

445 PM     STUARTVILLE               AL   WIND DAMAGE
7/27/95    COOSA                          TREES DOWN HIGHWAY 231                                          TRESS DOWN HIGHWAY 231

500 PM     SYLACAUGA                 AL   WIND DAMAGE
7/27/95    TALLADEGA                      1 TREE DOWN AND POWER
                                          LINE DOWN FROM TREE
                                          SYLACAUGA CITY LIMITS

530 PM     SELMA                     AL   WIND DAMAGE
7/27/95    DALLAS                         TREE DOWN INTERSECTION
                                          HIGHWAY 80 & 140 SE OF
                                          SELMA

630 PM     OXFORD                    AL   WIND DAMAGE
7/27/95    CALHOUN                        1 TREE AND 1 POWER LINE
                                          DOWN IN OXFORD

645 PM     PIEDMONT                  AL   WIND DAMAGE
7/27/95    CALHOUN                        1 TREE DOWN PIEDMONT CITY
                                          PARK

Local storm report, Jul 27, 2:33 PM CDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...REPORTS FROM WED JULY 26
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
225 PM CDT THU JUL 27 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

445 PM     STUARTVILLE               AL   WIND DAMAGE
7/27/95    COOSA                          TREES DOWN HIGHWAY 231                                          TRESS DOWN HIGHWAY 231

500 PM     SYLACAUGA                 AL   WIND DAMAGE
7/27/95    TALLADEGA                      1 TREE DOWN AND POWER
                                          LINE DOWN FROM TREE
                                          SYLACAUGA CITY LIMITS

530 PM     SELMA                     AL   WIND DAMAGE
7/27/95    DALLAS                         TREE DOWN INTERSECTION
                                          HIGHWAY 80 & 140 SE OF
                                          SELMA

630 PM     OXFORD                    AL   WIND DAMAGE
7/27/95    CALHOUN                        1 TREE AND 1 POWER LINE
                                          DOWN IN OXFORD

645 PM     PIEDMONT                  AL   WIND DAMAGE
7/27/95    CALHOUN                        1 TREE DOWN PIEDMONT CITY
                                          PARK

Local storm report, Jul 27, 2:34 PM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...REPORTS FROM WED JULY 26
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
225 PM CDT THU JUL 27 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

445 PM     STUARTVILLE               AL   WIND DAMAGE
7/27/95    COOSA                          TREES DOWN HIGHWAY 231

500 PM     SYLACAUGA                 AL   WIND DAMAGE
7/27/95    TALLADEGA                      1 TREE DOWN AND POWER
                                          LINE DOWN FROM TREE
                                          SYLACAUGA CITY LIMITS

530 PM     SELMA                     AL   WIND DAMAGE
7/27/95    DALLAS                         TREE DOWN INTERSECTION
                                          HIGHWAY 80 & 140 SE OF
                                          SELMA

630 PM     OXFORD                    AL   WIND DAMAGE
7/27/95    CALHOUN                        1 TREE AND 1 POWER LINE
                                          DOWN IN OXFORD

645 PM     PIEDMONT                  AL   WIND DAMAGE
7/27/95    CALHOUN                        1 TREE DOWN PIEDMONT CITY
                                          PARK

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 4:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before

ALZ030>033-035>060-65>69-281200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
415 PM CDT THU JUL 27 1995

...EXCESSIVE HEAT TO CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH ALABAMA...

THE CRITICAL HEAT ALERT THAT THE ALABAMA HEALTH DEPARTMENT ISSUED
YESTERDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ALABAMA...EXCEPT THE COASTAL COUNTIES
OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN...REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT.  VERY HOT
TEMPERATURES HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS ALABAMA DURING THE PAST WEEK...AND
HUMIDITIES HAVE REMAINED HIGH.  EVEN THOUGH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN SOME AREAS
WERE BELOW 75 DEGREES LAST NIGHT...THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID AND UPPER 90S MAY STILL CAUSE EXCESSIVE HEAT
BUILDUP.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING SOME SPOTS RELIEF FROM
THE HEAT...CONDITIONS OUTSIDE OF RAIN AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HOT
AND HUMID.  EVERYONE ACROSS SOUTH ALABAMA SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HEAT
WHEN MAKING PLANS...AND TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
HEAT STRESS:

1. SLOW DOWN.  STRENUOUS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE REDUCED...ELIMINATED...
   OR RESCHEDULED TO THE COOLEST TIME OF THE DAY.  PEOPLE AT RISK
   SHOULD STAY IN THE COOLEST AVAILABLE PLACE...NOT NECESSARILY
   INDOORS.

2. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT...LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING.

3. REDUCE THE INTAKE OF FOODS...LIKE PROTEINS...THAT INCREASE
   METABOLIC HEAT PRODUCTION AND INCREASE WATER LOSS.

4. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER OR OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS...EVEN IF YOU
   DO NOT FEEL THIRSTY.  HOWEVER...PEOPLE WHO HAVE EPILEPSY...HEART
   DISEASE...KIDNEY DISEASE...LIVER DISEASE...OR WHO ARE ON A FLUID
   RESTRICTIVE DIET...OR WHO HAVE A FLUID RETENTION PROBLEM...SHOULD
   CHECK WITH A DOCTOR BEFORE INCREASING FLUID CONSUMPTION.

5. DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

6. DO NOT TAKE SALT TABLETS UNLESS SPECIFIED BY A PHYSICIAN.

7. SPEND MORE TIME IN AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE.  IF YOU DO NOT
   HAVE AN AIR CONDITIONER...TRY A MOVIE OR A SHOPPING MALL.

8. DO NOT GET TOO MUCH SUN.

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 4:18 PM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

ALZ030>033-035>060-65>69-281200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
415 PM CDT THU JUL 27 1995

...EXCESSIVE HEAT TO CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH ALABAMA...

THE CRITICAL HEAT ALERT THAT THE ALABAMA HEALTH DEPARTMENT ISSUED
YESTERDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ALABAMA...EXCEPT THE COASTAL COUNTIES
OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN...REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT.  VERY HOT
TEMPERATURES HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS ALABAMA DURING THE PAST WEEK...AND
HUMIDITIES HAVE REMAINED HIGH.  EVEN THOUGH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN SOME AREAS
WERE BELOW 75 DEGREES LAST NIGHT...THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID AND UPPER 90S MAY STILL CAUSE EXCESSIVE HEAT
BUILDUP.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING SOME SPOTS RELIEF FROM
THE HEAT...CONDITIONS OUTSIDE OF RAIN AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HOT
AND HUMID.  EVERYONE ACROSS SOUTH ALABAMA SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HEAT
WHEN MAKING PLANS...AND TAKE THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
HEAT STRESS:

1. SLOW DOWN.  STRENUOUS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE REDUCED...ELIMINATED...
   OR RESCHEDULED TO THE COOLEST TIME OF THE DAY.  PEOPLE AT RISK
   SHOULD STAY IN THE COOLEST AVAILABLE PLACE...NOT NECESSARILY
   INDOORS.

2. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT...LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING.

3. REDUCE THE INTAKE OF FOODS...LIKE PROTEINS...THAT INCREASE
   METABOLIC HEAT PRODUCTION AND INCREASE WATER LOSS.

4. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER OR OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS...EVEN IF YOU
   DO NOT FEEL THIRSTY.  HOWEVER...PEOPLE WHO HAVE EPILEPSY...HEART
   DISEASE...KIDNEY DISEASE...LIVER DISEASE...OR WHO ARE ON A FLUID
   RESTRICTIVE DIET...OR WHO HAVE A FLUID RETENTION PROBLEM...SHOULD
   CHECK WITH A DOCTOR BEFORE INCREASING FLUID CONSUMPTION.

5. DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

6. DO NOT TAKE SALT TABLETS UNLESS SPECIFIED BY A PHYSICIAN.

7. SPEND MORE TIME IN AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE.  IF YOU DO NOT
   HAVE AN AIR CONDITIONER...TRY A MOVIE OR A SHOPPING MALL.

8. DO NOT GET TOO MUCH SUN.

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 6:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

ALZ040-054-280015-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL
612 PM CDT THU JUL 27 1995

AT 605 PM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM
ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF DALLAS NEAR SAFFORD AND NORTHWESTERN
WILCOX COUNTY NEAR GASTONBURG.

STRONG GUSTY WIND...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.

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 27, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	DeKalb	60 min
Jul 28, 1:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lawrence, Limestone	65 min
Jul 28, 1:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Madison, Morgan	65 min
Jul 28, 2:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marion, Winston	40 min
Jul 28, 2:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Lamar	50 min
Jul 28, 3:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Tuscaloosa	53 min
Jul 28, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Fayette	33 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 1995 Every 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.