Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 7, 1995, 6:39 PM CST for Calhoun County, Etowah County, Alabama. It was in force for 66 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 1995, 6:39 PM CST (00:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 1995, 7:45 PM CST
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Calhoun County, AL, Etowah County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1334 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KBHM 080038 RRA SVRBHM ALC015-055-080145- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 639 PM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA ...CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTH ALABAMA ...ETOWAH COUNTY AT 638 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVING OUT OF ST CLAIR COUNTY INTO CALHOUN AND ETOWAH COUNTIES...NEAR GALLANT AND OHATCHEE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE AFFECTING THE CITIES OF GADSDEN...JACKSONVILLE AND ANNISTON/OXFORD DURING THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE 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, Mar 7, 3:30 PM CST, 3 hours 9 minutes before
ALC001-013-047-085-131-072330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 330 PM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF ALABAMA UNTIL 5 PM... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWES A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH DALLAS AND WILCOX COUNTIES AT 3320 PM. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO AUTAUGA...LOWNDES AND BUTLER COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTING AND WINDS 40 TO 45 MPH AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL.
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 3:32 PM CST, 3 hours 7 minutes before
ALC001-013-047-085-131-072330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 330 PM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF ALABAMA UNTIL 5 PM... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWES A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH DALLAS AND WILCOX COUNTIES AT 3320 PM. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO AUTAUGA...LOWNDES AND BUTLER COXUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTING AND WINDS 40 TO 45 MPH AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL.
Local storm report, Mar 7, 5:00 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
500 PM CST TUE MAR 07 1995
STORM REPORT FOR TUESDAY MARCH 7 1995.
140 PM CST...SMALL HAIL NR CUBA IN SUMTER COUNTY
215 PM CST...DIME-SIZE HAIL AT CUBA REPORTED BY SUMTER
COUNTY EMA
220 PM CST...2 HOUSES DAMAGED IN CHOCTAW COUNTY
244 PM CST...TREES DOWN ON HWY 28 AT HWY 43 N OF LINDEN,
ALSO TOP BLOWN OFF SHED ...REPORT FROM LINDEN
SHERIFF`S DEPT
244 PM CST...TOUCHDOWN REPORTED NEAR FRENCH CREEK...REPORT
RELAYED FROM DEMOPOLIS PD. NO DAMAGE
REPORTS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
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250 PM CST...MARBLE SIZE HAIL IN CITY OF TUSCALOOSA,
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
314 PM CST...UNCONFIRMED DAMAGE IN WINDHAM SPRINGS,
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING HAD BEEN UPGRADED TO TORNADO AT
311 PM CST
317 PM CST....TREES/POWER LINES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 38 WEST
OF US 43 MOBILE HOME SEVERELY DAMAGED, NO
INJURIES TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
331 PM CST...PENNYSIZE HAIL AT MILE MARKER 70 ON US 82 SOUTH
OF DUNCANVILLE, TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
334 PM CST...NUMEROUS TREES/POWER LINES DOWN BLOCKING
TRAFFIC, ROOF OFF BUSINESS HALFWAY BETWEEN
LINDEN AND DEMOPOLIS, TORNADO SIGHTED,
MARENGO COUNTY
336 PM CST...DAMAGE TO SCHOOL NORTH OF NORTHPORT IN
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, REPORTED RELAYED THROUGH
CALHOUN EMA/HAM
345 PM CST...ALDRIDGE TORNADO WITH DAMAGE TO TREES, WALKER
COUNTY. TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT
345 PM CST...DIME SIZE HAIL NEAR JASPER VICINITY, WIND
AROUND 40 MPH
350 PM CST...ROOF DAMAGE TO HOUSE AT PONDVILLE, BIBB COUNTY,
EMA RELAYED
348 PM CST...TORNADO ON GROUND IN ALRIDGE AREA WALKER
COUNTY. TORNADO WARNING WAS IN EFFECT.
359 PM CST...DIMESIZE HAIL AT JASPER IN WALKER COUNTY
430 PM CST...TREES DOWN, TIN OFF ROOFS, COAL SPRINGS,
SOUTHWEST CULMAN COUNTY
440 PM CST...DIME SIZE HAIL JUST WEST OF CULLMAN
437 PM CST...DIME SIZE HAIL NORTHEAST OF CULLMAN, GOLDRIGE
AREA CULLMAN COUNTY
448 PM CST...PEASIZE HAIL HWY 261, HELENA, SHELBY COUNTY
REPORTED BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR
458 PM CST...PEASIZE HAIL DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM, JEFFERSON
COUNTY REPORTED BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR
503 PM CST...PENNY-SIZE HAIL AT HIGHLAND GOLF
COURSE...REPORTED BY HAM RADIO JEFFERSON
COUNTY...E OF DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM
504 PM CST...WINDS AROUND 58 MPH REPORTED AT HELENA, SHELBY
COUNTY HAM RADIO
540 PM CST...DELAYED REPORTS...FROM CULLMAN COUNTY EMA
PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY, TREES DOWN, ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE
ON COUNTY ROAD 1428
IN HAMLEY CHAPEL CHURCH VICINITY ON COUNTY ROAD 459, HOUSE
DAMAGED, BARN BLOWN AWAY ON END OF EVA ROAD
ALSO IN PROVIDENCE AREA, OUTBUILDING AND TREE DAMAGE SOUTH
OF COAL SPRINGS
ON COUNTY ROAD 1427, CHICKEN HOUSE AND BARN BLOWN AWAY,
2 ROOFS TO HOUSES DAMAGED
IN BAILEYTON ON HIGHWAY 69 NEAR JOPPA TREES DOWN, AND
STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO HOUSESLocal storm report, Mar 7, 6:07 PM CST, 32 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
500 PM CST TUE MAR 07 1995
STORM REPORT FOR TUESDAY MARCH 7 1995.
140 PM CST...SMALL HAIL NR CUBA IN SUMTER COUNTY
215 PM CST...DIME-SIZE HAIL AT CUBA REPORTED BY SUMTER
COUNTY EMA
220 PM CST...2 HOUSES DAMAGED IN CHOCTAW COUNTY
244 PM CST...TREES DOWN ON HWY 28 AT HWY 43 N OF LINDEN,
ALSO TOP BLOWN OFF SHED ...REPORT FROM LINDEN
SHERIFF`S DEPT
244 PM CST...TOUCHDOWN REPORTED NEAR FRENCH CREEK...REPORT
RELAYED FROM DEMOPOLIS PD. NO DAMAGE
REPORTS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
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250 PM CST...MARBLE SIZE HAIL IN CITY OF TUSCALOOSA,
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
314 PM CST...UNCONFIRMED DAMAGE IN WINDHAM SPRINGS,
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING HAD BEEN UPGRADED TO TORNADO AT
311 PM CST
317 PM CST....TREES/POWER LINES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 38 WEST
OF US 43 MOBILE HOME SEVERELY DAMAGED, NO
INJURIES TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
331 PM CST...PENNYSIZE HAIL AT MILE MARKER 70 ON US 82 SOUTH
OF DUNCANVILLE, TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
334 PM CST...NUMEROUS TREES/POWER LINES DOWN BLOCKING
TRAFFIC, ROOF OFF BUSINESS HALFWAY BETWEEN
LINDEN AND DEMOPOLIS, TORNADO SIGHTED,
MARENGO COUNTY
336 PM CST...DAMAGE TO SCHOOL NORTH OF NORTHPORT IN
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, REPORTED RELAYED THROUGH
CALHOUN EMA/HAM
345 PM CST...ALDRIDGE TORNADO WITH DAMAGE TO TREES, WALKER
COUNTY. TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT
345 PM CST...DIME SIZE HAIL NEAR JASPER VICINITY, WIND
AROUND 40 MPH
350 PM CST...ROOF DAMAGE TO HOUSE AT PONDVILLE, BIBB COUNTY,
EMA RELAYED
348 PM CST...TORNADO ON GROUND IN ALRIDGE AREA WALKER
COUNTY. TORNADO WARNING WAS IN EFFECT.
359 PM CST...DIMESIZE HAIL AT JASPER IN WALKER COUNTY
430 PM CST...TREES DOWN, TIN OFF ROOFS, COAL SPRINGS,
SOUTHWEST CULMAN COUNTY
440 PM CST...DIME SIZE HAIL JUST WEST OF CULLMAN
437 PM CST...DIME SIZE HAIL NORTHEAST OF CULLMAN, GOLDRIGE
AREA CULLMAN COUNTY
448 PM CST...PEASIZE HAIL HWY 261, HELENA, SHELBY COUNTY
REPORTED BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR
458 PM CST...PEASIZE HAIL DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM, JEFFERSON
COUNTY REPORTED BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR
503 PM CST...PENNY-SIZE HAIL AT HIGHLAND GOLF
COURSE...REPORTED BY HAM RADIO JEFFERSON
COUNTY...E OF DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM
504 PM CST...WINDS AROUND 58 MPH REPORTED AT HELENA, SHELBY
COUNTY HAM RADIO
540 PM CST...DELAYED REPORTS...FROM CULLMAN COUNTY EMA
PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY, TREES DOWN, ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE
ON COUNTY ROAD 1428
IN HAMLEY CHAPEL CHURCH VICINITY ON COUNTY ROAD 459, HOUSE
DAMAGED, BARN BLOWN AWAY ON END OF EVA ROAD
ALSO IN PROVIDENCE AREA, OUTBUILDING AND TREE DAMAGE SOUTH
OF COAL SPRINGS
ON COUNTY ROAD 1427, CHICKEN HOUSE AND BARN BLOWN AWAY,
2 ROOFS TO HOUSES DAMAGED
H IN BAILEYTON ON HIGHWAY 69 NEAR JOPPA TREES DOWN, AND
STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO HOUSESLocal storm report, Mar 7, 6:15 PM CST, 24 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 615 PM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 DALLAS COUNTY AL...JUST WEST OF SELMA AND DOWNTOWN SELMA...TREES DOWN ONE HOUSE DAMAGED...NUMEROUS POWER LINES DOWNED. ONE REPORT OF POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME 425-440 PM CST. REPORT FROM POLICE AND AM RADIO. SVR TSTM WARNING IN EFFECT UPGRADED TO TOTNADO WARNING. AUTAUGA COUNTY AL...ON INTERSTATE 65 NEAR MILE MARKER 199 TREES DOWN. ALSO ALONG HWY 82 NEAR MILE MARKER 124 TREES DOWN. TIME AROUND 551PM CST. SVR TSTM WARNING IN EFFECT.
Local storm report, Mar 7, 6:26 PM CST, 13 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 615 PM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 DALLAS COUNTY AL...JUST WEST OF SELMA AND DOWNTOWN SELMA...TREES DOWN ONE HOUSE DAMAGED...NUMEROUS POWER LINES DOWNED. ONE REPORT OF POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME 425-440 PM CST. REPORT FROM POLICE AND AM RADIO. SVR TSTM WARNING IN EFFECT UPGRADED TO TOTNADO WARNING. AUTAUGA COUNTY AL...ON INTERSTATE 65 NEAR MILE MARKER 199 TREES DOWN. ALSO ALONG HWY 82 NEAR MILE MARKER 124 TREES DOWN. TIME AROUND 551PM CST. SVR TSTM WARNING IN EFFECT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 6:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 58 min |
| Mar 7, 6:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 60 min |
| Mar 7, 6:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jackson | 52 min |
| Mar 7, 7:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay | 64 min |
| Mar 7, 7:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 49 min |
| Mar 7, 8:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay | 21 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.