Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Birmingham, AL

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1200 PM CST (100 PM EST) MON MAR 18 1996

THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL AS TORNADOES
CONTINUES ACROSS ALABAMA...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND
SECTIONS OF WESTERN GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN KANSAS CITY HAS PLACED MUCH OF THE
AREA UNDER A HIGH RISK THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH SOME TORNADOES.  THIS
HIGH RISK REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CONCERN AND ALL RESIDENTS
ARE URGED TO MONITOR LOCAL WEATHER FORECASTS THROUGHOUT THE REST OF
THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND BE SURE TO HAVE A SEVERE WEATHER
ACTION PLAN READY.

...THE EXACT LOCATION FOR THE MOST ACTIVE SEVERE WEATHER HAS CHANGED
SLIGHTLY...IT NOW APPEARS FROM CENTRAL ALABAMA SOUTH TO THE GULF
COAST AS THE BEST SEVERE WEATHER AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. TENNESSEE VALLEY RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO WEATHER
FORECASTS DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS GIVEN THE PROXIMITY TO SEVERE
WEATHER.

THE FIRST TORNADO WATCH AREA HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT EXTENDS ROUGHLY
ACROSS ALL CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON.

A LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER NORTH LOUISIANA ALONG AN EXISTING FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE RAPIDLY
EASTWARD INTO ALABAMA DURING THE EVENING.  WARM MOIST UNSTABLE AIR
ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONDITIONS WILL BECOME VERY UNSTABLE ALONG THE PATH OF
THE LOW PRESSURE AREA.

IN TERMS OF TIMING...IT REMAINS THAT THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS WILL PRESENT THE GREATEST DANGER FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER
ACROSS THE AREA. AGAIN IT APPEARS THAT SOUTH CENTRAL AND ALL SOUTH
ALABAMA LOOK TO BE AS THE FAVORED AREA FOR SEVERE WEATHER.

EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND CITY OFFICIALS ACROSS THE AREA ARE URGED TO
MAKE PLANS NOW FOR ADDITIONAL STAFFING AND OTHER RESOURCES.  ALL
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER THROUGH
TONIGHT AND TO ADJUST THEIR TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY.  BE SURE TO
HAVE A SEVERE WEATHER ACTION PLAN READY SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED
FOR YOUR AREA.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
 330 PM CDT SUN APR 19 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

 452 PM     FAYETTE                  AL    HALF-INCH TO GOLF BALL
 03/18/96   FAYETTE COUNTY                 SIZE HAIL COVERED THE GRND
                                           IN FAYETTE...FROM NWS
                                           EMPLOYEE.

 436 PM     MILLPORT AREA            AL    HAIL TO QUARTER SIZE, SOME
 03/18/96   LAMAR COUNTY                   TREES DOWN, DAMAGE TO
                                           ROOFS.  HAIL BROKE SOME
                                           WINDOWS.