Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings / 1998
Tornado Warnings in Alabama, April 1998
86 tornado warnings in April 1998. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in April 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
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- April 9, 199825 tornado warnings
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Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Russell | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 3:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jackson | 36 min |
| Apr 3, 3:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 50 min |
| Apr 3, 7:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 29 min |
| Apr 8, 10:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 36 min |
| Apr 8, 10:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee | 62 min |
| Apr 8, 11:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Dale | 62 min |
| Apr 8, 11:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 11:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 11:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee | 63 min |
| Apr 8, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 35 min |
| Apr 8, 6:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 6:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Autauga | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 6:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 6:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker, Winston | 34 min |
| Apr 8, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Elmore | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 7:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Franklin | 51 min |
| Apr 8, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa, Tallapoosa | 45 min |
| Apr 8, 7:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marion | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 7:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cullman | 35 min |
| Apr 8, 7:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marshall | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 7:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Colbert | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 7:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 7:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Winston | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount | 46 min |
| Apr 8, 7:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 7:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lawrence | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 7:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 64 min |
| Apr 8, 8:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 63 min |
| Apr 8, 8:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 46 min |
| Apr 8, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Hale | 36 min |
| Apr 8, 8:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee, Etowah | 51 min |
| Apr 8, 8:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 9:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 63 min |
| Apr 8, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Talladega | 65 min |
| Apr 8, 9:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Shelby | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 9:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 48 min |
| Apr 16, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lamar | 49 min |
| Apr 16, 7:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Fayette | 45 min |
| Apr 16, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Limestone | 47 min |
| Apr 16, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Walker | 47 min |
| Apr 16, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Madison | 66 min |
| Apr 16, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jackson | 61 min |
| Apr 16, 8:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Winston | 48 min |
| Apr 16, 8:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cullman | 65 min |
| Apr 16, 9:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount | 60 min |
| Apr 16, 9:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Etowah | 63 min |
| Apr 16, 9:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jackson | 36 min |
| Apr 16, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 32 min |
| Apr 16, 10:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marshall | 35 min |
| Apr 16, 10:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 64 min |
| Apr 16, 10:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 47 min |
| Apr 16, 11:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 48 min |
| Apr 17, 5:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 60 min |
| Apr 17, 5:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 61 min |
| Apr 17, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke | 63 min |
| Apr 17, 6:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Washington | 48 min |
| Apr 17, 6:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Monroe | 64 min |
| Apr 17, 6:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Conecuh | 61 min |
| Apr 17, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Clarke | 47 min |
| Apr 17, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Escambia | 60 min |
| Apr 17, 7:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Baldwin, Monroe | 32 min |
| Apr 17, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MOB | Covington | 61 min |
| Apr 17, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Coffee | 46 min |
| Apr 18, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 32 min |
| Apr 18, 5:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 48 min |
| Apr 18, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton | 47 min |
| Apr 18, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jackson | 50 min |
| Apr 18, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas | 50 min |
| Apr 18, 6:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 19 min |
| Apr 18, 6:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Perry | 62 min |
| Apr 18, 6:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Shelby | 63 min |
| Apr 18, 6:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 47 min |
| Apr 18, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Etowah | 49 min |
| Apr 18, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marshall | 19 min |
| Apr 18, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 33 min |
| Apr 18, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 50 min |
| Apr 18, 7:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 44 min |
| Apr 18, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton | 31 min |
| Apr 18, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 46 min |
| Apr 18, 7:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Shelby | 20 min |
| Apr 18, 8:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Talladega | 62 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- DeKalb County6
- Cherokee County5
- Jackson County4
- Covington County4
- Jefferson County4
- Chambers County3
- Coffee County3
- Winston County3
- Tuscaloosa County3
- Marshall County3
- Etowah County3
- Shelby County3
- Tallapoosa County2
- Pickens County2
- Walker County2
- Cullman County2
- Blount County2
- St. Clair County2
- Calhoun County2
- Talladega County2
- Washington County2
- Clarke County2
- Baldwin County2
- Monroe County2
- Chilton County2
- Russell County1
- Dale County1
- Barbour County1
- Autauga County1
- Elmore County1
- Franklin County1
- Coosa County1
- Marion County1
- Colbert County1
- Lawrence County1
- Hale County1
- Bibb County1
- Cleburne County1
- Lamar County1
- Fayette County1
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.