May 18th, 1995 tornado warning issued for Jackson County, AL

Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 613 PM CDT THU MAY 18 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH ALABAMA ...JACKSON COUNTY AT 610 PM CDT RADAR AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HUNTSVILLE INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN MADISON COUNTY IN THE VICINITY OF NEW MARKET. THIS STORM IS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT AROUND 40 MILES PER HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.