Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 208, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 8, 1998, 11:22 PM CDT for Chilton County, Shelby County, Alabama. It was in force for 48 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, 11:22 PM CDT (04:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 1998, 12:10 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Chilton County, AL, Shelby 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, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 16 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, 10:29 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
ALZ006-007-016-022-090350- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1029 PM CDT WED APR 8 1998 THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ALABAMA ...MADISON... MORGAN... CULLMAN... PICKENS THE SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED TO THE EAST OF THESE COUNTIES AND ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED.
Local storm report, Apr 8, 10:47 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
1047 PM CDT WED APR 08 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0550 PM AL 1 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 TALLAPOOSA QUARTER SIZED HAIL
REPORTED NEAR HIGHWAY 280
AND 63.
0600 PM AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 TALLAPOOSA DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
BY NEAR JACKSONS GAP AND
EAGLE CREEK.
0620 PM SAMANTHA AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 TUSCALOOSA DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
NEAR SAMANTHA.
0630 PM BUFFALO AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 CHAMBERS DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
IN BUFFALO NORTH OF
LAFAYETTE.
0645 PM AL 1 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 COLBERT QUARTER SIZED HAIL
REPORTED JUST EAST OF
MUSCLE SHOALS.
0650 PM AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 ELMORE GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL
REPORTED IN WESTERN PART
OF THE COUNTY.
0650 PM FLORENCE AL 1 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 LAUDERDALE QUARTER SIZED HAIL
REPORTED NEAR
FLORENCE...IN LAUDERDALE
AND COLBERT COUNTIES.
0704 PM LEXINGTON AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 LAUDERDALE GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL JUST
SOUTH OF LEXINGTON.
0714 PM AL 1 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 CULLMAN QUARTER SIZED HAIL
REPORTED IN CULLMAN.
0718 PM AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 TUSCALOOSA DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
NEAR LAKE TUSCALOOSA.
1000 PM AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 MADISON DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED
SOUTHEAST OF HUNTSVILLE.Local storm report, Apr 8, 10:47 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
1047 PM CDT WED APR 08 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0550 PM AL 1 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 TALLAPOOSA QUARTER SIZED HAIL
REPORTED NEAR HIGHWAY 280
AND 63.
0600 PM AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 TALLAPOOSA DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
BY NEAR JACKSONS GAP AND
EAGLE CREEK.
0620 PM SAMANTHA AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 TUSCALOOSA DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
NEAR SAMANTHA.
0630 PM BUFFALO AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 CHAMBERS DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
IN BUFFALO NORTH OF
LAFAYETTE.
0645 PM AL 1 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 COLBERT QUARTER SIZED HAIL
REPORTED JUST EAST OF
MUSCLE SHOALS.
0650 PM AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 ELMORE GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL
REPORTED IN WESTERN PART
OF THE COUNTY.
0650 PM FLORENCE AL 1 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 LAUDERDALE QUARTER SIZED HAIL
REPORTED NEAR
FLORENCE...IN LAUDERDALE
AND COLBERT COUNTIES.
0704 PM LEXINGTON AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 LAUDERDALE GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL JUST
SOUTH OF LEXINGTON.
0714 PM AL 1 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 CULLMAN QUARTER SIZED HAIL
REPORTED IN CULLMAN.
0718 PM AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 TUSCALOOSA DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
NEAR LAKE TUSCALOOSA.
1000 PM AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/08/98 MADISON DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED
SOUTHEAST OF HUNTSVILLE.Local storm report, Apr 8, 10:59 PM CDT, 23 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, 11:12 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
ALZ023-030-031-090430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1112 PM CDT WED APR 8 1998 THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ALABAMA ...TUSCALOOSA... SUMTER... GREENE THE SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED EAST OF THESE COUNTIES.
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 11:12 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
ALZ023-030-031-090430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1112 PM CDT WED APR 8 1998 THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ALABAMA ...TUSCALOOSA... SUMTER... GREENE THE SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED EAST OF THESE COUNTIES.
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, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Talladega | 46 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, 11:55 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.