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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 380, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 1998, 1:25 AM CDT for Cleburne County, Alabama. It was in force for 45 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
- May 10, 1998, 1:25 AM CDT (06:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 1998, 2:10 AM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cleburne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 11:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 10, 1:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
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, May 9, 8:41 PM CDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
841 PM CDT SAT MAY 09 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0752 PM AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/09/98 TUSCALOOSA GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL
REPORTED JUST NORTH OF
NORTHPORT.
0830 PM AL TORNADO
05/09/98 TUSCALOOSA POSSIBLE TORNADO 8 MILES
NORTH OF MOUNDVILLE NEAR
TUSCALOOSA...1 INCH DIA
HAIL AND NUMEROUS TREES
AND POWER LINES DOWN IN
MALLARD CREEK SUBDIV.Special weather statement, May 9, 9:21 PM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
ALZ001>018-020-100515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 921 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT TIL 1 AM CDT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN ALABAMA LATER TONIGHT... AT MID EVENING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA...WITH LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION OCCURRING ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE STATE. HOWEVER...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD TOWARD THE STATE...WITH A MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS PERSISTING ACROSS THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM WAS TRIGGERING A NEW ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. THESE STORMS SHOULD MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI INTO NORTHERN ALABAMA LATER TONIGHT...MOST LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO BE LARGE HAIL...OR POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS. IT IS LIKELY THAT AN ADDITIONAL WATCH WILL BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ALABAMA AFTER 1 AM CDT. EMA OFFICIALS AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT...AND BE READY FOR ADDITIONAL ACTIVATION LATER TONIGHT.
Local storm report, May 9, 10:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
1010 PM CDT SAT MAY 09 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0830 PM AL TORNADO
05/09/98 TUSCALOOSA POSSIBLE TORNADO..TREES
DOWN NEAR LAKE
LURLEEN...TIME ESTIMATED
0830 PM AL TORNADO
05/09/98 TUSCALOOSA POSSIBLE
TORNADO...NUMEROUS TREES
DOWN IN BEAR CREEK
AREA...TIME ESTIMATED.
0841 PM CONCORD AL .75 INCH HAIL
05/09/98 JEFFERSON DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED
NEAR CONCORD..REPORTED BY
HAM RADIO.
0841 PM PLEASANT GROVE AL .75 INCH HAIL
05/09/98 JEFFERSON DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN
PLEASANT GROVE..BY HAM
RADIO.
0848 PM BROOKWOOD AL 1.25 INCH HAIL
05/09/98 TUSCALOOSA DIME TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED
HAIL REPORTED IN BROOKWOOD
BY HAM RADIO.
0900 PM ALICEVILLE AL FLOODING
05/09/98 PICKENS LOCAL FLOODING REPORTED IN
ALICEVILLE...WATER
ENTERING SOME HOMES AND
BUSINESSES..REPORTED BY
EMA.
0943 PM MONTEVALLO AL WIND DAMAGE
05/09/98 SHELBY TREES DOWN 1.5 MILES SOUTH
OF MONTEVALLO.Local storm report, May 9, 10:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
1010 PM CDT SAT MAY 09 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0830 PM AL TORNADO
05/09/98 TUSCALOOSA POSSIBLE TORNADO..TREES
DOWN NEAR LAKE
LURLEEN...TIME ESTIMATED
0830 PM AL TORNADO
05/09/98 TUSCALOOSA POSSIBLE
TORNADO...NUMEROUS TREES
DOWN IN BEAR CREEK
AREA...TIME ESTIMATED.
0841 PM CONCORD AL .75 INCH HAIL
05/09/98 JEFFERSON DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED
NEAR CONCORD..REPORTED BY
HAM RADIO.
0841 PM PLEASANT GROVE AL .75 INCH HAIL
05/09/98 JEFFERSON DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN
PLEASANT GROVE..BY HAM
RADIO.
0848 PM BROOKWOOD AL 1.25 INCH HAIL
05/09/98 TUSCALOOSA DIME TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED
HAIL REPORTED IN BROOKWOOD
BY HAM RADIO.
0900 PM ALICEVILLE AL FLOODING
05/09/98 PICKENS LOCAL FLOODING REPORTED IN
ALICEVILLE...WATER
ENTERING SOME HOMES AND
BUSINESSES..REPORTED BY
EMA.
0943 PM MONTEVALLO AL WIND DAMAGE
05/09/98 SHELBY TREES DOWN 1.5 MILES SOUTH
OF MONTEVALLO.Local storm report, May 10, 12:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 7:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 69 min |
| May 9, 7:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene | 62 min |
| May 9, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 76 min |
| May 9, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 34 min |
| May 9, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Sumter | 77 min |
| May 9, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Walker | 48 min |
| May 9, 8:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 51 min |
| May 9, 8:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Hale | 61 min |
| May 9, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Greene | 36 min |
| May 9, 8:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb | 65 min |
| May 9, 8:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Shelby | 77 min |
| May 9, 8:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 47 min |
| May 9, 9:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chilton | 63 min |
| May 9, 9:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa | 65 min |
| May 9, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens | 50 min |
| May 9, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Talladega | 47 min |
| May 9, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 63 min |
| May 9, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 63 min |
| May 9, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay | 36 min |
| May 9, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Randolph | 50 min |
| May 9, 11:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 51 min |
| May 9, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 47 min |
| May 9, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 50 min |
| May 10, 12:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Shelby | 62 min |
| May 10, 12:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Talladega | 66 min |
| May 10, 6:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Chambers | 31 min |
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