Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 367, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 1998, 11:03 PM CDT for Calhoun County, Alabama. It was in force for 62 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
- May 7, 1998, 11:03 PM CDT (04:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 1998, 12:05 AM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Calhoun County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 11:30 PM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Anniston, AL | Golf ball size hail was reported in White Plains. |
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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 110 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
- 2677 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 985 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.5
- Supercell composite
- 12.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KBHM 080401 RRA SVRBHM ALC015-080505- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1103 PM CDT THU MAY 7 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CALHOUN COUNTY... IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA * UNTIL 1205 AM CDT * AT 1102 PM CDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS SHOWN...BY WEATHER RADAR ENTERING NORTHWEST CALHOU COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING... hPEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
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, May 7, 9:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
957 PM CDT THU MAY 07 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0820 PM ROSALIE AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 JACKSON GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN
ROSALIE
0827 PM HENAGAR AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 DEKALB GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN
HENAGAR
0829 PM CULLMAN AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 CULLMAN QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZED
HAIL ALL OVER CULLMAN
0853 PM HALEYVILLE AL 1 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 WINSTON QUARTER SIZED HAIL 5 MILES
NORTHEAST OF HALEYVILLELocal storm report, May 7, 9:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
957 PM CDT THU MAY 07 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0820 PM ROSALIE AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 JACKSON GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN
ROSALIE
0827 PM HENAGAR AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 DEKALB GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN
HENAGAR
0829 PM CULLMAN AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 CULLMAN QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZED
HAIL ALL OVER CULLMAN
0853 PM HALEYVILLE AL 1 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 WINSTON QUARTER SIZED HAIL 5 MILES
NORTHEAST OF HALEYVILLELocal storm report, May 7, 10:17 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
1017 PM CDT THU MAY 7 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0855 PM HARTSELLE AL .88 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 MORGAN NICKEL SIZED HAIL IN
HARTSELLE
0905 PM CLEVELAND AL .88 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 BLOUNT NICKEL SIZED HAIL NEAR
CLEVELAND
0907 PM AL 1 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 BLOUNT QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN
NECTAR
0909 PM LOCUST FORK AL 1 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 BLOUNT QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN
LOCUST FORK
0922 PM RAINSVILLE AL 1 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 DEKALB ONE INCH HAIL IN
RAINSVILLE
0934 PM FT PAYNE AL 1 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 DEKALB QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN
NORTHERN FORT PAYNE
0935 PM TRIMBLE AL .75 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 CULLMAN DIME SIZED HAIL IN TRIMBLE
1005 PM RABBIT TOWN AL 1 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 WINSTON QUARTER SIZED HAIL BETWEEN
HALEYVILLE AND DOUBLE
SPRINGS
1010 PM AL .88 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 FRANKLIN NICKEL SIZED HAIL TWO
MILES SOUTHWEST OF PHIL
CAMPBELLLocal storm report, May 7, 10:17 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
1017 PM CDT THU MAY 7 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0855 PM HARTSELLE AL .88 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 MORGAN NICKEL SIZED HAIL IN
HARTSELLE
0905 PM CLEVELAND AL .88 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 BLOUNT NICKEL SIZED HAIL NEAR
CLEVELAND
0907 PM AL 1 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 BLOUNT QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN
NECTAR
0909 PM LOCUST FORK AL 1 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 BLOUNT QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN
LOCUST FORK
0922 PM RAINSVILLE AL 1 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 DEKALB ONE INCH HAIL IN
RAINSVILLE
0934 PM FT PAYNE AL 1 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 DEKALB QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN
NORTHERN FORT PAYNE
0935 PM TRIMBLE AL .75 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 CULLMAN DIME SIZED HAIL IN TRIMBLE
1005 PM RABBIT TOWN AL 1 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 WINSTON QUARTER SIZED HAIL BETWEEN
HALEYVILLE AND DOUBLE
SPRINGS
1010 PM AL .88 INCH HAIL
05/07/98 FRANKLIN NICKEL SIZED HAIL TWO
MILES SOUTHWEST OF PHIL
CAMPBELLSpecial weather statement, May 7, 10:45 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
ALZ001-002-005-080400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1045 PM CDT THU MAY 7 1998 TORNADO WATCH 306 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ALL THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN ALABAMA: LAUDERDALE...LIMESTONE...AND COLBERT.
Special weather statement, May 7, 10:45 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
ALZ001-002-005-080400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1045 PM CDT THU MAY 7 1998 TORNADO WATCH 306 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ALL THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN ALABAMA: LAUDERDALE...LIMESTONE...AND COLBERT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison | 31 min |
| May 7, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Limestone | 50 min |
| May 7, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jackson | 65 min |
| May 7, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lawrence, Winston | 64 min |
| May 7, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison | 50 min |
| May 7, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cullman, Winston | 65 min |
| May 7, 8:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Madison | 49 min |
| May 7, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Morgan | 62 min |
| May 7, 8:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | DeKalb, Jackson | 64 min |
| May 7, 8:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Marshall | 52 min |
| May 7, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lawrence | 65 min |
| May 7, 8:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Blount | 62 min |
| May 7, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Franklin | 35 min |
| May 7, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 62 min |
| May 7, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 35 min |
| May 7, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 51 min |
| May 7, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cullman | 66 min |
| May 7, 9:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Etowah, St. Clair | 65 min |
| May 7, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Franklin | 65 min |
| May 7, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 49 min |
| May 7, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 64 min |
| May 7, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 61 min |
| May 7, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 65 min |
| May 7, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 47 min |
| May 7, 10:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 32 min |
| May 7, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cullman | 49 min |
| May 7, 11:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 36 min |
| May 7, 11:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 50 min |
| May 7, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 50 min |
| May 8, 12:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 50 min |
| May 8, 12:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Cleburne | 62 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.