Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Birmingham, AL

Issued

Jan 18, 1996, 11:34 AM CST (17:34 UTC)

Expired

Jan 18, 1996, 12:30 PM CST

In force

56 min

Issued by

NWS Birmingham, AL

Area

Whole counties

Counties Lamar County, AL, Marion County, AL

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1134 AM CST THU JAN 18 1996
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1230 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTH ALABAMA
 
   ...MARION COUNTY
 
IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA
 
   ...LAMAR COUNTY
 
AT 1134 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE WEST PARTS OF MARION AND LAMAR COUNTIES.
THE STORMS EXTENDED FROM THE SHOTSVILLE AREA...TO NEAR MOLLOY. THE
STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE
HAMILTON...SHOTSVILLE...BEXAR...SULLIGENT...AND VERNON AREAS THROUGH
1230 PM. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF DOWNING TREES...POWERLINE AND
PRODUCING ROOF DAMAGE.
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.  HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
 
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.

In the hours before

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1115 AM CST (1215 AM EST) THU JAN 18 1996

...DRASTIC WEATHER CHANGES CONTINUE FOR ALABAMA...NORTHWEST
FLORIDA...AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS....

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING CLOSER TO ALABAMA LATE
THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS
ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH THE
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERN ALABAMA WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE THE
FIRST SEVERE WEATHER DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THE VERY STRONG
COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA BY EARLY EVENING.

FOLLOWING THIS COLD FRONT RAPID TEMPERATURE FALLS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT AND RESIDENTS OF ALABAMA WILL AWAKE FRIDAY
TO VERY COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS. CURRENTLY WINDS CHILL FORECAST
FOR FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON RANGE FROM ZERO DEGREES OVER THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY TO SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS CENTRAL AND READINGS IN THE
TEENS ARE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTH ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...AND WEST
CENTRAL GEORGIA. SNOW FLURRIES REMAIN POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT ACROSS
NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA BUT THE FAST MOVING SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION.

RESIDENTS OF ALABAMA...WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA
ARE ADVISED TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL BROADCAST
MEDIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER
SITUATION.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 1996Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1996

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