Things were so hectic that night back in April 1974 that the NWS Birmingham issued this warning….
Please note this is a historic warning…severe weather is not occurring tonight in Alabama…
BULLETIN
TORNADO WARNING
EANS REQUESTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
ISSUED 1035 PM CDT WED APR 3 1974
A TORNADO WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR MOST OF THE NORTHWESTERN QUARTER OF ALABAMA INCLUDING TUSCALOOSA…LAUDERDALE …LIMESTONE …MADISON…COLBERT …LAWRENCE…FRANKLIN …CULLMAN… WINSTON …MARION… WAKLER …FAYETTE … LAMAR …TUSCALOOSA AND PICKENS.
NUMEROUS LARGE AND VERY INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD OVER THESE AREAS AT SPEEDS OF 65-70 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED SEVERAL TORNADOES.
CENTREVILLE RADAR REPORTS A HOOK ECHO INDICATING A POSSIBLE TORNADO IN GUIN IN SOUTHWEST MARION COUNTY.
SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUES TO DEVELOP SO RAPIDLY THAT PERSONS SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR LOCAL WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS AND TAKE COVER WHEN ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY APPROACHES.
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A tornado warning for the “northwestern quarter of Alabama.” Something you would never see today with all of our technology…
