Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 7, 1995, 5:08 PM CST for Autauga County, Montgomery County, Alabama. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 1995, 5:08 PM CST (23:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 1995, 7:15 PM CST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Autauga County, AL, Montgomery County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 231 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -79 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 590 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 319 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMGM 072311 RRA SVRMGM ALC001-101-080115- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 508 PM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MONTGOMERY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH ALABAMA ...AUTAUGA COUNTY...MONTGOMERY COUNTY AT 505 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SEVICE RADAR IN MONTGOMERY INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM MOUNTAIN CREEK TO SOUTH OF BENTON WITH THE STRONGEST OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES TO THE WEST OF PRATTVILLE ALABAMA MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERLE 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, 2:58 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
ALZ061-063-062-064-052-053-055-056-059-MSZ075-076-077-078-079-080- LAZ501-072200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 259 PM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 ...THE TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL 500 PM CST AND ALL THE MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES EXCEPT HANCOCK AND PEARL-RIVER. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED IN THOSE TWO COUNTIES.... AT 253 PM THE MOBILE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE WESTERN BORDER OF MONROE COUNTY ALABAMA SOUTHWEST TO ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE MOBILE AIRPORT THEN SOUTHWEST TO OCEAN SPRINGS MISSISSIPPI. THE LINE WAS CONTINUING TO MOVE TOWARD THE EAST AT 30 MPH. A MOTORIST ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10 REPORTED A HUGE WATERSPOUT IN BACK BAY NORTH OF BILOXI AND A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED NEAR LATIMER IN JACKSON COUNTY AROUND 250 PM. PERSONS IN THE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI REMAINING IN THE WATCH AND THE COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON. &
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 2:59 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
ALZ061-063-062-064-052-053-055-056-059-MSZ075-076-077-078-079-080- LAZ501-072200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 259 PM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 ...THE TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL 500 PM CST AND ALL THE MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES EXCEPT HANCOCK AND PEARL-RIVER. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED IN THOSE TWO COUNTIES.... AT 253 PM THE MOBILE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE WESTERN BORDER OF MONROE COUNTY ALABAMA SOUTHWEST TO ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE MOBILE AIRPORT THEN SOUTHWEST TO OCEAN SPRINGS MISSISSIPPI. THE LINE WAS CONTINUING TO MOVE TOWARD THE EAST AT 30 MPH. A MOTORIST ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10 REPORTED A HUGE WATERSPOUT IN BACK BAY NORTH OF BILOXI AND A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED NEAR LATIMER IN JACKSON COUNTY AROUND 250 PM. PERSONS IN THE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI REMAINING IN THE WATCH AND THE COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON. &
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 3:10 PM CST, 1 hour 58 minutes before
FLZ001-001-002-003-004-005-006-007-008-009-010-012-072215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENSACOLA FL 310 PM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA... THE TORNADO WATCH FOR ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST HOWEVER THE WATCH MAY BE RENEWD AT 5 PM CST TO EXPIRE AT A LATER TIME. ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR PENSACOLA BY ABOUT 5 PM CST AND PASS THROUGH PANAMA CITY BY 9 PM TO 10 PM CST. PERSONS LIVING THE THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BETWEEN THESE TWO CITIES BOTH ALONG THE COAST AND INLAND CAN EXPECT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PM CST. BE SURE TO STAY ALERT TO THE WEATHER CONITIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 3:20 PM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
FLZ001-001-002-003-004-005-006-007-008-009-010-012-072215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENSACOLA FL 310 PM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA... THE TORNADO WATCH FOR ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST HOWEVER THE WATCH MAY BE RENEWD AT 5 PM CST TO EXPIRE AT A LATER TIME. ALL OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR PENSACOLA BY ABOUT 5 PM CST AND PASS THROUGH PANAMA CITY BY 9 PM TO 10 PM CST. PERSONS LIVING THE THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BETWEEN THESE TWO CITIES BOTH ALONG THE COAST AND INLAND CAN EXPECT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PM CST. BE SURE TO STAY ALERT TO THE WEATHER CONITIONS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 4:20 PM CST, 48 minutes before
ALZ052-053-055-056-059-061>064-MSZ075>082-072320- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 420 PM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE...BALDWIN...MONROE...CONECUH ...AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA TONIGHT... AT 421 PM ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN MOBILE INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM 15 MILES WEST OF GREENVILLE ALABAMA...TO ATMORE...TO PASGAGOULA MISSISSIPPI. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS ALONG THE LINE WERE INDICATED TO BE OVER WILCOX COUNTY. OTHER INTENSE STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF MOBILE COUNTY AND ALSO IN THE MISSISSIPPI COASTAL WATERS EAST OF BILOXI. BY 6 PM ...THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL EXTEND FROM GREENVILLE ALABAMA SOUTH TO BREWTON AND THEN FURTHER SOUTHWEST TO GULF SHORES. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. RADAR ESTIMATES HAVE SHOWN THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR LOCALLY. TORNADOES IN THE SOUTH ARE HARD TO SEE BECAUSE OF RAIN, HAZE, LOW CLOUDS AND TREES. OFTEN YOUR ONLY WARNING MAY BE A LOUD ROARING SOUND AND FLYING DEBRIS. BUT THAT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW.
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 5:07 PM CST, 1 minute before
ALZ055-056-059-061>064-080010- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 507 PM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR MOBILE...BALDWIN ...ESCAMBIA AND CONECUH COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... AT 508 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM LOWNDES COUNTY ALABAMA SOUTHWEST ALONG INTERSTATE 65 TO MOBILE...AND THEN FURTHER SOUTH INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. BY 630 PM ...THESE STORMS WILL BE LOCATED FROM GREENVILLE...SOUTHWEST TO BREWTON AND THEN FURTHER SOUTHWEST TO THE SOUTH END OF MOBILE BAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MILES AN HOUR AND EXCESSIVE RAIN OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. MOBILE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES OF ABOUT TWO INCHES PER HOUR LOCALLY. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 1:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Washington | 64 min |
| Mar 7, 3:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Mobile | 56 min |
| Mar 7, 4:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MOB | Dallas | 60 min |
| Mar 7, 5:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Coosa | 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.