Tornado Warning 1, NWS Birmingham, AL

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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.