Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Birmingham, AL

Issued

Feb 21, 1997, 6:15 AM CST (12:15 UTC)

Expired

Feb 21, 1997, 7:15 AM CST

In force

60 min

Issued by

NWS Birmingham, AL

Area

Whole counties

County Tuscaloosa County, AL

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TTAA00 KBHM 211216 RRA
SVRBHM
ALC125-211315-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
615 AM CST FRI FEB 21 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  715 AM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA
 
   ...TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
 
AT 614 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST WEST OF MOORES BRIDGE...INTO PICKENS COUNTY TO
NEAR ALICEVILLE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH. THE
STORMS WILL AFFECT MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY.
 
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.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 1997Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997

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