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Tornado Warning 64, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2000, 6:14 PM CDT for Montgomery County, Alabama. It was in force for 61 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2000, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2000, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Montgomery County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 6:41 PM CDT | Hail 2 | Montgomery, AL | One to two inch diameter hail was reported in and around the city of Montgomery. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 5:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KBMX 022316 TORBHM ALC101-030015- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 614 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... * UNTIL 715 PM CDT. * AT 614 PM CDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO OVER LOWNDES COUNTY NEAR HAYNEVILLE AND LOWDNESBORO. MOVEMENT IS TO THE EAST AT 40 MPH. TH}IS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS MONTGOMERY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING TORNADO. EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES...GO TO A STURDY BUILDING. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 12:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 12:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 4:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 6:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa, Talladega | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas | 62 min |
| Apr 2, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 65 min |
| Apr 2, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga | 64 min |
| Apr 2, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore | 61 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.