Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Birmingham, AL

Issued

Mar 8, 1998, 5:45 PM CST (23:45 UTC)

Expired

Mar 8, 1998, 6:30 PM CST

In force

45 min

Issued by

NWS Birmingham, AL

Area

Whole counties

County Jackson County, AL

653 
WUUS1 KBHM 082349
SVRBHM
ALC071-090030-

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


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AL HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 635 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN NORTHERN ALABAMA

   ...JACKSON COUNTY...

AT 542 PM CST...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
MOVING ACROSS PARTS OF WEST JACKSON COUNTY.  THE STORMS WERE MOVING
NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH AND WILL AFFECT MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS THE
COUNTY.

THE BAND OF STORMS WERE MOVING EASTWARD AND WERE JUST AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE STATE.

THIS EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR THIS COUNTY.

<<CALL TO ACTION>>
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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