Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 16, 1995, 8:00 PM CST for Chambers County, Alabama. It was in force for 60 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 1995, 8:00 PM CST (02:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 1995, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Chambers County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 1154 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 740 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 226 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 6.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMGM 170201 RRA SVRMGM ALC017-170300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 800 PM CST THU FEB 16 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MONTGOMERY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN EAST ALABAMA ...CHAMBERS COUNTY ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT TILL 9 PM CST... AT 800 PM CST THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT MONTGOMERY INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. AND WILL BE NEAR LANETT ALABAMA WITHIN A FEW 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, Feb 16, 6:13 PM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
FLZ-012-171215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENSACOLA FL 613 PM CST THU FEB 16 1995 A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BAY COUNTY FLORIDA TONIGHT. DENSE FOG WAS REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4 MILE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INLAND SOMEWHAT TONIGHT. IF YOU ARE DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION...AND USE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS.
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 6:14 PM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
ALZ052-053-055-056-059-061>064-MSZ075>082-170115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 615 PM CST THU FEB 16 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND CLARKE...CONECUH...MONROE...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL 900 PM THIS EVENING... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GEORGE...GREENE...PEARL RIVER...PERRY AND STONE COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI FOR TONIGHT... AT 610 PM...MOBILE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWS SHOWERS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COAST FROM BAY ST. LOUIS TO SOUTH OF LUCEDALE. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR. BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 6:15 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
ALZ052-053-055-056-059-061>064-MSZ075>082-170115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 615 PM CST THU FEB 16 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND CLARKE...CONECUH...MONROE...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL 900 PM THIS EVENING... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GEORGE...GREENE...PEARL RIVER...PERRY AND STONE COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI FOR TONIGHT... AT 610 PM...MOBILE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWS SHOWERS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COAST FROM BAY ST. LOUIS TO SOUTH OF LUCEDALE. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR. BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 6:21 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
FLZ-012-171215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...DENSE FOG ADVISORY... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENSACOLA FL 613 PM CST THU FEB 16 1995 A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BAY COUNTY FLORIDA TONIGHT. DENSE FOG WAS REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4 MILE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INLAND SOMEWHAT TONIGHT. IF YOU ARE DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION...AND USE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS.
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 7:30 PM CST, 30 minutes before
ALZ052-053-055-056-059-061>064-MSZ075>082-170230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 730 PM CST THU FEB 16 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND CLARKE...CONECUH...MONROE...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL 900 PM THIS EVENING... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GEORGE...GREENE...PEARL RIVER...PERRY AND STONE COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI FOR TONIGHT... AT 725 PM...MOBILE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM 20 MILES WEST OF LUCEDALE MISSISSIPPI TO AROUND STOCKTON ALABAMA. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WERE TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE INTENSITY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE AND MOVE INTO WASHINGTON...CLARKE...MONROE AND CONECUH COUNTIES IN ALABAMA. THE TOWNS OF CHATOM...GROVEHILL AND EVERGREEN SHOULD EXPERIENCE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BY 830 PM. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR. BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 7:32 PM CST, 28 minutes before
ALZ052-053-055-056-059-061>064-MSZ075>082-170230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 730 PM CST THU FEB 16 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND CLARKE...CONECUH...MONROE...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL 900 PM THIS EVENING... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GEORGE...GREENE...PEARL RIVER...PERRY AND STONE COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI FOR TONIGHT... AT 725 PM...MOBILE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM 20 MILES WEST OF LUCEDALE MISSISSIPPI TO AROUND STOCKTON ALABAMA. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WERE TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE INTENSITY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE AND MOVE INTO WASHINGTON...CLARKE...MONROE AND CONECUH COUNTIES IN ALABAMA. THE TOWNS OF CHATOM...GROVEHILL AND EVERGREEN SHOULD EXPERIENCE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BY 830 PM. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT 0TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR. BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 7:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 37 min |
| Feb 17, 7:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Baldwin | 59 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.