Tornado Warning 24, NWS Birmingham, AL

Issued

Apr 20, 1995, 8:53 PM CDT (01:53 UTC)

Expired

Apr 20, 1995, 10:00 PM CDT

In force

67 min

Issued by

NWS Birmingham, AL

Area

Whole counties

County Winston County, AL

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TTAA00 KBHM 210153
TORBHM
ALC133-210300-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
853 PM CDT THU APR 20 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN NORTH ALABAMA
 
   ...WINSTON COUNTY
 
AT 853 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A TORNADO WAS MOVING
NORTHEASTWARD AT 25 MILES AN HOUR ACROSS NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY NEAR
HALEYS. THIS STORM WILL BE MOVING INTO WESTERN WINSTON COUNTY NEAR
HALEYVILLE AND NATURAL BRIDGE AROUND 9 PM.
 
 
 
 
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION.  ACT QUICKLY.  IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF
AVAILABLE.  OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR POSSIBLE.  AVOID WINDOWS.  ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES
FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.

In the hours before

ALZ036>038-040>043-210100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL
557 PM CDT THU APR 20 1995

....TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT TILL 1100 CDT....

AT 545 PM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN MONTGOMERY
INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM EMBEDDED WITHIN A AREA OF RAINSHOWERS 25 MILES
WEST OF MONTGOMERY MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 25 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR.

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

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

ALZALL-210200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
800 PM CDT THU APR 20 1995

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 238 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND WEST
ALABAMA UNTIL 200 AM CDT.  SINCE THIS WATCH REPLACED TORNADO WATCH
NUMBER 237...A TORNADO WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...CLEBURNE...CLAY...RANDOLPH...COOSA...TALLAPOOSA...CHAMBERS
...AUTAUGA...AND ELMORE.

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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.