Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 198, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 8, 1998, 10:09 PM CDT for Talladega County, Alabama. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 1998, 10:09 PM CDT (03:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 1998, 10:55 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Talladega County, AL
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 2060 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 632 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 284 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 12.0
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
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 9:44 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
ALZ001>003-011-012-090320- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 944 PM CDT WED APR 8 1998 THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ALABAMA B ...LAUDERDALE... COLBERT... FRANKLIN... MARION... LAMAR THE SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED EAST OF THESE COUNTIES AND ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED.
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 9:44 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
ALZ001>003-011-012-090320- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 944 PM CDT WED APR 8 1998 THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ALABAMA B ...LAUDERDALE... COLBERT... FRANKLIN... MARION... LAMAR THE SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED EAST OF THESE COUNTIES AND ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED.
Local storm report, Apr 8, 9:54 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
854 PM CST WED APR 08 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0803 PM CONCORD AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 JEFFERSON DIME SIZED HAIL NEAR
CONCORD.
0807 PM CONCORD AL
04/08/98 JEFFERSON POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
NEAR CONCORD..UNCONFIRMED
DAMAGE.
0811 PM ALBERTVILLE AL .88 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 MARSHALL NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED
4 SOUTHEAST OF
ALBERTVILLE.
0812 PM ROANOKE AL 1 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 RANDOLPH QUARTER SIZED HAIL OR
LARGER REPORTED NEAR
ROANOKE.
0813 PM BEAR CREEK AL 2.75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 MARION BASEBALL SIZED HAIL
REPORTED NEAR BEAR CREEK
ALONG HIGHWAY
241...NUMEROUS CARS
HEAVILY DAMAGED.
0814 PM ALBERTVILLE AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 MARSHALL HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF
GOLFBALLS REPORTED
NORTHEAST OF
ALBERTVILLE... BY HAMS.
0814 PM CONCORD AL WIND DAMAGE
04/08/98 JEFFERSON FIRE STATION 3 IN CONCORD
REPORTING WIND DAMAGE TO
BUILDING.
0816 PM AL
04/08/98 TUSCALOOSA FUNNEL CLOUD IN WESTERN
TUSCALOOSA
COUNTY...REPORTED BY
SPOTTERS.
0816 PM AL WIND DAMAGE
04/08/98 JEFFERSON ALABAMA POWER REPORTS
NUMEROUS POWER LINES
DOWNED ACROSS WESTERN
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
0817 PM GERALDINE AL 2.75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 DEKALB BASEBALL SIZED HAIL
REPORTED NEAR
GERALDINE...REPORTED BY
HAMS.
0821 PM FULTONDALE AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 JEFFERSON DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
IN FULTONDALE ALONG
INTERSTATE 65...REPORTED
BY HAMS.
0822 PM AL 1 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 JEFFERSON DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL
REPORTED IN
FORESTDALE...REPORTED BY
HAMS.
0823 PM WATERLOO AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 LAUDERDALE DIME SIZED HAIL NEAR
WATERLOO..REPORTED BY
HAMS.
0825 PM ATHENS AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 LIMESTONE DIME SIZED HAIL NEAR
ATHENS..REPORTED BY HAMS.Local storm report, Apr 8, 9:58 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
959 PM CST WED APR 08 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0742 PM BAILEYTON AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 CULLMAN GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL
REPORTED NEAR BAILEYTON.
0744 PM AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 WINSTON GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL
REPORTED 3 MILES SOUTH OF
HALEYVILLE.
0749 PM AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 WINSTON GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL
REPORTED FROM HALEYVILLE
TO LINT..BY EMA DIRECTOR.
0749 PM JOPPA AL 1.25 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 CULLMAN HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL
REPORTED NEAR JOPPA.
0752 PM ARAB AL 2.75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 MARSHALL BASEBALL SIZED HAIL
REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN ARAB.
0753 PM HALEYVILLE AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 WINSTON GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL
REPORTED IN HALEYVILLE.
0759 PM GUNTERSVILLE AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 MARSHALL GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL
REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN
GUNTERSVILLE.Special weather statement, Apr 8, 10:09 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
ALZ004-005-013>015-090330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1009 PM CDT WED APR 8 1998 THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ALABAMA ...LAWRENCE... LIMESTONE... FAYETTE... WINSTON... WALKER THE SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED EAST OF THESE COUNTIES AND ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED.
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 10:09 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
ALZ004-005-013>015-090330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1009 PM CDT WED APR 8 1998 THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ALABAMA ...LAWRENCE... LIMESTONE... FAYETTE... WINSTON... WALKER THE SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED EAST OF THESE COUNTIES AND ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar | 50 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, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Colbert | 46 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, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker | 63 min |
| Apr 8, 7:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 64 min |
| Apr 8, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 66 min |
| Apr 8, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lauderdale | 51 min |
| Apr 8, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cleburne | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 8:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 63 min |
| Apr 8, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Randolph | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Limestone | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Morgan | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 8:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 63 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, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lawrence | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Morgan | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Talladega | 65 min |
| Apr 8, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Limestone, Madison | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 9:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Shelby | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 9:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jackson | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Hale | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jackson | 34 min |
| Apr 8, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Talladega | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 10:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 10:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Perry | 45 min |
| Apr 8, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay | 45 min |
| Apr 8, 11:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair, Shelby | 62 min |
| Apr 8, 11:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton, Shelby | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Talladega | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 11:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 12:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay | 50 min |
| Apr 9, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Randolph, Tallapoosa | 45 min |
| Apr 9, 1:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 3:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pike | 34 min |
| Apr 9, 3:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 49 min |
| Apr 9, 4:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Stewart | 48 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.