Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 106, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 1990, 5:45 PM CDT for Franklin County, Alabama. It was in force for 60 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
- Jun 21, 1990, 5:45 PM CDT (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 1990, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Franklin 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 5:48 PM CDT | Hail 1 | Franklin, 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 nearest sounding before it
Centreville/Bibb, AL (KCKL), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 182 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1904 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -79 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1025 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 21, 12:20 PM CDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1218 PM CDT THU JUN 21 1989
1030 AM...NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES IN THE TOWNS OF BLOUNTSVILLE AND
BROOKSVILLE (NORTH BLOUNTY COUNTY).
1035 AM...NUMEROUS FIRES CAUSED BY LIGHTNING REPORTED NEAR THE TOWN
OF SNEAD (NORTH BLOUNT COUNTY).
1035 AM...HOUSE DETROYED BY FIRE CAUSED BY LIGHTNING NEAR TOWN OF
SNEAD.
1058 AM...STRONG WINDS REPORTED NORTH OF BLOUNTSVILLE IN NORTHERN
x BLOUNT COUNTY BY INDIVIDUAL DRIVING INTO TOWN...NO
ESTIMATED WINDS GIVEN.Special weather statement, Jun 21, 2:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
ALZ010-012-014-017-018-212100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MONTGOMERY AL 250PM CDT THU JUN 21 1990 ...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... WEATHER RADAR AT MONTGOMERY SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW STRONG... SCATTERED FROM NORTHERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY THROUGH COOSA AND AUTAUGA COUNTIES WESTWARD INTO NORTHERN DALLAS COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING VERY LITTLE. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND VERY INTENSE LIGHTNING. DUE TO THE INTENSE HEATING OF THIS AFTERNOON...STRONG STORMS MAY FORM QUICKLY. PERSONS IN SOUTH ALABAMA SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Local storm report, Jun 21, 3:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
310 PM CDT THU JUN 21 1989
130 PM MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT LEEDS ON THE SHELBY COUNTY - ST. CLAIR
COUNTY LINE. REPORTED BY BIRMINGHAM RADIO CLUB (BRC)
145 PM STREET FLOODING ON 19TH AVE IN HOMEWOOD...JEFFERSON COUNTY.
WATER HALF-WAY UP THE DOOR OF AN ISUZU TROOPER. (BRC)
145 PM WIND GUST TO 39 MPH AT NWS FORECAST OFFICE ON WEST OXMOOR
IN BIMINGHAM.
155 PM WINDS ESTIMATED 55 TO 60 MPH NEARLY TURNED OVER 18 WHEELER
ON I-65 SOUTH NEAR 8 AVE SOUTH IN BIRMINGHAM. (BRC)
158 PM WIND GUST TO 56 MPH AT CHANNNEL 6 ON RED MOUNTAIN IN BHM.
2-215 PM LOCAL FLOODING AT BROADWAY AND GREEN SPRINGS IN HOMEWOOD.
6 INCH DIAMETER OAK TREE BLOWN DOWN IN 1200 BLOCJ OF 31ST
STREET SOUTH IN BIRMINGHAM. (BRC)
215 PM WIND GUST TO 58 MPH AT BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT.
220 PM DIME-SIZE HAIL IN INVERNESS IN NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTY. (BRC)
133 PM-
230 PM RAINFALL AT NWS 1.40 INCHES IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR. (1.60 INCHES
BY 3 PM)
202 PM 10 FOOT SQUARE PLATE GALASS WINDOW BLOWN OUT AT 7TH AVE
SOUTH AND 20TH STREET IN BIRMINGHAM.
WARNINGS IN EFFECT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING JEFFERSON
AND SHELBY COUNTIES ISSUED 128 PM IN EFFECT TIL 215 PM.
SEEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING SHELBY COUNTY ISSUED 224 PM
IN EFFECT TIL 315 PM.Local storm report, Jun 21, 3:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
STORM REPORT CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
310 PM CDT THU JUN 21 1989
130 PM MARBLE SIZE HAIL AT LEEDS ON THE SHELBY COUNTY - ST. CLAIR
COUNTY LINE. REPORTED BY BIRMINGHAM AREA RADIO CLUB (BARC)
145 PM STREET FLOODING ON 19TH AVE IN HOMEWOOD...JEFFERSON COUNTY.
WATER HALF-WAY UP THE DOOR OF AN ISUZU TROOPER. (BARC)
145 PM WIND GUST TO 39 MPH AT NWS FORECAST OFFICE ON WEST OXMOOR
IN BIMINGHAM.
155 PM WINDS ESTIMATED 55 TO 60 MPH NEARLY TURNED OVER 18 WHEELER
ON I-65 SOUTH NEAR 8 AVE SOUTH IN BIRMINGHAM. (BARC)
158 PM WIND GUST TO 56 MPH AT CHANNNEL 6 ON RED MOUNTAIN IN BHM.
2-215 PM LOCAL FLOODING AT BROADWAY AND GREEN SPRINGS IN HOMEWOOD.
6 FOOT DIAMETER OAK TREE BLOWN DOWN IN 1200 BLOCK OF 31ST
STREET SOUTH IN BIRMINGHAM. (BARC)
215 PM WIND GUST TO 58 MPH AT BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT.
220 PM DIME-SIZE HAIL AT INVERNESS IN NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTY. (BARC)
133 PM-
230 PM RAINFALL AT NWS 1.40 INCHES IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR. (1.60 INCHES
BY 3 PM)
202 PM 10 FOOT SQUARE PLATE GLASS WINDOW BLOWN OUT AT 7TH AVE
SOUTH AND 20TH STREET IN BIRMINGHAM.
WARNINGS IN EFFECT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING JEFFERSON
AND SHELBY COUNTIES ISSUED 128 PM IN EFFECT TIL 215 PM.
SEEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING SHELBY COUNTY ISSUED 224 PM
IN EFFECT TIL 315 PM.
...CORRECTED SIZE OF TREE BLOWN DOWN...6 FEET NOT INCHES IN
DIAMETER...Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 10:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount | 62 min |
| Jun 21, 11:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 58 min |
| Jun 21, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Shelby | 35 min |
| Jun 21, 1:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cullman | 68 min |
| Jun 21, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lawrence | 55 min |
| Jun 21, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Shelby | 51 min |
| Jun 21, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 67 min |
| Jun 21, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 41 min |
| Jun 21, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 35 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.