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Tornado Warning 85, NWS Birmingham, AL

October 4, 1995Macon County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 4, 1995, 9:43 PM CDT for Macon County, Alabama. It was in force for 47 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 4, 1995, 9:43 PM CDT (02:43 UTC)
Expired: Oct 4, 1995, 10:30 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Whole counties

County Macon County, AL

The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KBHM 050244
TORBHM
ALC087-050330-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
943 PM CDT WED OCT 4 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA
 
   ...MACON COUNTY
 
AT 940 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHWARD AROUND THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE OPAL. A
POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTH INTO MACON COUNTY AND MAY AFFECT
COMMUNITIES SUCH AS SHORTER...HARDAWAY...AND LA PLACE BEFORE 10 PM CDT.
TAKE COVER!
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT.  GET UN<DER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY.  AVOID WINDOWS.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 4, 8:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Pike	42 min
Oct 4, 8:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Bullock	47 min
Oct 4, 9:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Montgomery	64 min
Oct 4, 10:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	Elmore	49 min
Oct 4, 11:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BMX	St. Clair	24 min
Oct 5, 12:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	Cherokee, Etowah	3 hr
Oct 5, 12:31 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	BMX	DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall	4 hr

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.