Tornado Warning 27, NWS Birmingham, AL

Issued

Mar 6, 1996, 4:11 PM CST (22:11 UTC)

Expired

Mar 6, 1996, 4:45 PM CST

In force

34 min

Issued by

NWS Birmingham, AL

Area

Whole counties

Counties Calhoun County, AL, Talladega County, AL

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TTAA00 KBHM 062214
TORBHM
ALC121-015-062245-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
411 PM CST WED MAR 6 1996
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  445 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
 
   ...NORTHERN TALLADEGA COUNTY
 
IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA
 
   ...CALHOUN COUNTY
 
AT 410 PM RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND LIKELY
TORNADO IN EASTERN ST. CLAIR COUNTY. THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO CALHOUN
AND NORTHERN TALLADEGA COUNTIES BY 420 PM. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST
SOUTHEAST AROUND 35 MPH...AND WILL AFFECT THE LINCOLN AREA BY 420 PM AND
THE ANNINSTON...OXFORD AND MUNFORD AREAS AROUND 430 PM.
 
THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL WITH THIS STORM...AS WELL
AS SOME REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS.
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION.  ACT QUICKLY.  IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHEpLTER BELOW GROUND IF
AVAILABLE.  OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR POSSIBLE.  AVOID WINDOWS.  ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES
FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.
 
 
 
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