Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 13, 1995, 3:24 PM CST for Perry County, Alabama. It was in force for 36 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 13, 1995, 3:24 PM CST (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 1995, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Perry County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 1080 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 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 132125 RRA SVRBHM ALC105-132200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 324 PM CST FRI JAN 13 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL ALABAMA ...PERRY COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER PERRY COUNTY JUST NORTH OF PERRYVILLE. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTH AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORM WILL MOVE OVER SPROTT DURING THE NEXT 15 MINUTES. 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. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PROD0UCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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 13, 1:11 PM CST, 2 hours 13 minutes before
ALZ011>029-031>035-039-132015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 111 PM CST FRI JAN 13 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 19 FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ALABAMA INCLUDING MARENGO AND PERRY COUNTIES UNTIL 5 PM... AT 111 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS CONTINUED TO SHOW A LINE OF THUNDESTORMS FROM JUST SOUTH OF VERNON...ACROSS EUTAW...AND CONTINUED THROUGH SOUTHERN MARENGO COUNTY IN THE DIXONS MILL. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS THE LEADING EDGE OF A LARGE AREA OF RAIN THAT SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WEST AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ELSEWHERE...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUED FROM THE BIRMINGHAM AREA TO JUST NORTH OF CULLMAN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jan 13, 2:05 PM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
ALZ011>029-031>035-039-132110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 205 PM CST FRI JAN 13 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR MARENGO AND PERRY COUNTIES UNTIL 5 PM... AT 205 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS CONTINUED TO SHOW A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST SOUTH OF HAMILTON...ACROSS GREENSBORO IN HALE COUNTY...AND EXTENDED SOUTHWARD TO THE UNIONTOWN AREA OF SOUTHWEST PERRY COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. WITH THIS PRESENT SPEED AND DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT THE STORMS WILL MOVE OVER MARION...FAYETTE...CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA...BIBB...AND THE REMAINDER OF PERRY COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 1 TO 11/2 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE ANTICIPATED WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS THE LEADING EDGE OF A LARGE AREA OF RAIN THAT SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WEST AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WERE MOVING NORTH AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jan 13, 2:21 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
ALZ036>038-040>047-049-050-054-057-058-060-065>069-132225- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 224 PM CST FRI JAN 13 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5:00 PM FOR SOUTH ALABAMA... AT 2:00 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF ISOLATED MODERATE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 5 MILES WEST OF GREENSBORO EXENDING SOUTHWARD TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF MCWILLIAMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EMBEDDED IN AN LARGE AREA OF R0AINSHOWERS FROM SOUTH LAMAR COUNTY TO PENSACOLA. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS.
Special weather statement, Jan 13, 2:24 PM CST, 1 hour before
ALZ036>038-040>047-049-050-054-057-058-060-065>069-132225- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 224 PM CST FRI JAN 13 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5:00 PM FOR SOUTH ALABAMA... AT 2:00 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF ISOLATED MODERATE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 5 MILES WEST OF GREENSBORO EXENDING SOUTHWARD TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF MCWILLIAMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EMBEDDED IN AN LARGE AREA OF RAINSHOWERS FROM SOUTH LAMAR COUNTY TO PENSACOLA. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS.
Special weather statement, Jan 13, 3:12 PM CST, 12 minutes before
ALZ011>029-031>035-039-132215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 312 PM CST FRI JAN 13 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR MARENGO AND PERRY COUNTIES UNTIL 5 PM... AT 312 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS CONTINUED TO SHOW A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE HAMILTON AREA...TO NEAR TUSCALOOSA...AND MARION IN PERRY COUNTY. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS OVER PERRY COUNTY IN THE MARION AREA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. WITH THIS PRESENT SPEED AND DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER EASTERN PARTS OF MARION...FAYETTE...AND TUSCALOOSA... BIBB...AND THE REMAINDER OF PERRY COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 1 TO 11/2 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE ANTICIPATED WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED THE REST OF CENTRAL AND EAST ALABAMA AND WERE MOVING NORTH AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jan 13, 3:15 PM CST, 9 minutes before
ALZ011>029-031>035-039-132215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 315 PM CST FRI JAN 13 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR MARENGO AND PERRY COUNTIES UNTIL 5 PM... AT 312 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS CONTINUED TO SHOW A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE HAMILTON AREA...TO NEAR TUSCALOOSA...AND MARION AREA IN PERRY COUNTY. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS OVER PERRY COUNTY IN THE MARION AREA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. WITH THIS PRESENT SPEED AND DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER EASTERN PARTS OF MARION...FAYETTE...AND TUSCALOOSA... WESTERN BIBB...AND THE REMAINDER OF PERRY COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 1 TO 11/2 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE ANTICIPATED WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER THE REST OF CENTRAL AND EAST ALABAMA AND WERE MOVING NORTH AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR FURTHER 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 13, 3:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb | 39 min |
Nearby
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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.