Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1986

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS Birmingham, AL

July 17, 1986Cullman County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 1986, 6:45 PM CDT for Cullman County, Alabama. It was in force for 30 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
Jul 17, 1986, 6:45 PM CDT (23:45 UTC)
Expired
Jul 17, 1986, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Whole counties

County Cullman County, AL

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 17, 6:45 PM CDTThunderstorm Wind 0Cullman, AL

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. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 17, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCalhoun, Cleburne60 min
Jul 17, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXSt. Clair50 min
Jul 17, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXWalker38 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 1986Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1986

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.