Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Birmingham, AL

Issued

Mar 8, 1998, 3:34 PM CST (21:34 UTC)

Expired

Mar 8, 1998, 4:05 PM CST

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS Birmingham, AL

Area

Whole counties

County Jackson County, AL

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ALC071-082205-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
334 PM CST SUN MAR 8 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 405 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN NORTHERN ALABAMA

   ...JACKSON COUNTY...

AT 333 PM CST...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING TOWARDS JACKSON COUNTY.  THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
TO 50 MPH AND WILL AFFECT MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY.  THE MOST
SIGINIFICANT OF THE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN PART OF
JACKSON COUNTY.


IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE... SEEK REFUGE FROM THE STORM IN A
STRONG BUILDING. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD TAKE SHELTER.
DAMAGING WIND... LARGE HAIL... VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING ARE ALL LIKELY. DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES OR OTHER
ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS. THESE ATTRACT LIGHTNING. DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998

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