Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 255, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 1996, 1:17 PM CDT for Franklin County, Alabama. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 7, 1996, 1:17 PM CDT (18:17 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 1996, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Franklin County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jackson | 68 min |
| May 7, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jackson | 65 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 1996Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1996
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.