Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 261, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 18, 1998, 5:24 PM CDT for Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 46 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
- Apr 18, 1998, 5:24 PM CDT (22:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 18, 1998, 6:10 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Tuscaloosa County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 5:40 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Northport, AL | Dime size hail was reported near the Tuscaloosa airport. |
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.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1180 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
447 WUUS1 KBHM 182223 RRA SVRBHM ALC125-182310- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 524 PM CDT SAT APR 18 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... TUSCALOOSA COUNTY... IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA * UNTIL 610 PM CDT * AT 522 PM CDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS SHOWN BY WEATHER RADAR JUST NORTHWEST OF FOSTERS. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN TUSCALOOSA AND NORTHPORT BETWEEN 530 AND 550 PM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL... DEADLY LIGHTNING... AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DONT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
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, Apr 18, 11:31 AM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
1131 AM CDT SAT APR 18 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0928 AM EMELLE AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 SUMTER DIME SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED IN EMELLE.
0930 AM SUMTERVILLE AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 SUMTER GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED IN SUMTERVILLE.
0950 AM BOLIGEE AL 1 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 GREENE HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS
WAS REPORTED NEAR BOLIGEE.
1038 AM NORTHPORT AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 TUSCALOOSA DIME SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED IN NORTHPORT.
1117 AM AL 1 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 JEFFERSON HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS
WAS REPORTED IN THE
MACADORY AREA.
1122 AM LIPSCOMB AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 JEFFERSON DIME SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED IN LIPSCOME BY A
SPOTTER.
1123 AM BESSEMER AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 JEFFERSON GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED IN BESSEMER.
1124 AM MIDFIELD AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 JEFFERSON DIME SIZE HAIL WAS
KNOCKING LEAVES OFF TREES
IN MIDFIELD.
1128 AM PRATT CITY AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 JEFFERSON DIME SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED IN PRATT CITY.Local storm report, Apr 18, 11:31 AM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
1131 AM CDT SAT APR 18 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0928 AM EMELLE AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 SUMTER DIME SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED IN EMELLE.
0930 AM SUMTERVILLE AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 SUMTER GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED IN SUMTERVILLE.
0950 AM BOLIGEE AL 1 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 GREENE HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS
WAS REPORTED NEAR BOLIGEE.
1038 AM NORTHPORT AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 TUSCALOOSA DIME SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED IN NORTHPORT.
1117 AM AL 1 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 JEFFERSON HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS
WAS REPORTED IN THE
MACADORY AREA.
1122 AM LIPSCOMB AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 JEFFERSON DIME SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED IN LIPSCOME BY A
SPOTTER.
1123 AM BESSEMER AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 JEFFERSON GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED IN BESSEMER.
1124 AM MIDFIELD AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 JEFFERSON DIME SIZE HAIL WAS
KNOCKING LEAVES OFF TREES
IN MIDFIELD.
1128 AM PRATT CITY AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 JEFFERSON DIME SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED IN PRATT CITY.Local storm report, Apr 18, 12:54 PM CDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
1254 PM CDT SAT APR 18 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1131 AM BIRMINGHAM AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 JEFFERSON REPORTED BY HAM RADIO,
DIME SIZE HAIL IN THE
BIRMINGHAM JEFFERSON CIVIC
CENTER AREA.
1140 AM BIRMINGHAM AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 JEFFERSON REPORTED BY HAM RADIO, IN
THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
AREA OF DOWNTOWN
BIRMINGHAM, DIME SIZE
HAIL.
1140 AM ROEBUCK PLAZA AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 JEFFERSON REPORTED BY HAM RADIO,
DIME SIZE HAIL PARTIALLY
COVERING THE GROUND IN
ROEBUCK AREA
1142 AM BIRMINGHAM ARPT AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 JEFFERSON DIME SIZE HAIL, REPORTED
NEAR THE BIRMINGHAM
AIRPORT, REPORTED BY HAM
RADIO OPERATORS.Local storm report, Apr 18, 12:54 PM CDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
1254 PM CDT SAT APR 18 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1131 AM BIRMINGHAM AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 JEFFERSON REPORTED BY HAM RADIO,
DIME SIZE HAIL IN THE
BIRMINGHAM JEFFERSON CIVIC
CENTER AREA.
1140 AM BIRMINGHAM AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 JEFFERSON REPORTED BY HAM RADIO, IN
THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
AREA OF DOWNTOWN
BIRMINGHAM, DIME SIZE
HAIL.
1140 AM ROEBUCK PLAZA AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 JEFFERSON REPORTED BY HAM RADIO,
DIME SIZE HAIL PARTIALLY
COVERING THE GROUND IN
ROEBUCK AREA
1142 AM BIRMINGHAM ARPT AL .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/98 JEFFERSON DIME SIZE HAIL, REPORTED
NEAR THE BIRMINGHAM
AIRPORT, REPORTED BY HAM
RADIO OPERATORS.The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pike | 34 min |
| Apr 17, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 47 min |
| Apr 17, 11:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lowndes, Montgomery | 50 min |
| Apr 18, 1:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Sumter | 62 min |
| Apr 18, 9:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene, Sumter | 45 min |
| Apr 18, 9:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Greene | 33 min |
| Apr 18, 10:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 32 min |
| Apr 18, 10:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 62 min |
| Apr 18, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 45 min |
| Apr 18, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 45 min |
| Apr 18, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 32 min |
| Apr 18, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas | 18 min |
| Apr 18, 5:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 48 min |
| Apr 18, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 46 min |
| Apr 18, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton | 47 min |
| Apr 18, 6:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jackson | 4 hr |
| Apr 18, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 49 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, 6:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Blount, Marshall | 4 hr |
| 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 |
Nearby
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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.