Alert archive / Alabama / Flash Flood Warnings in 1999
Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this flash flood warning at May 6, 1999, 12:27 AM CDT for Madison County, Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr. 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 6, 1999, 12:27 AM CDT (05:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 1999, 3:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Madison County, AL
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 1420 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 637 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.7
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
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 flash flood 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 5, 9:24 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
924 PM CDT WED MAY 05 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0810 PM AL 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/05/99 LAUDERDALE 60 MILE AN HOUR WIND
REPORTED IN NORTHWEST
LAUDERDALE COUNTY
NORTHWEST OF WATERLOO.
REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
0845 PM AL WIND DAMAGE
05/05/99 COLBERT POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS
COLBERT COUNTY. REPORTED
BY EMA.
0855 PM RED BAY AL .88 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 FRANKLIN NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED
IN RED BAY IN WESTERN
FRANKLIN COUNTY. REPORTED
BY HAM RADIO.
0900 PM MUSCLE SHOALS AL .88 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 COLBERT NICKLE SIZED HAIL REPORTED
10 MILES SOUTH OF MUSCLE
SHOALS. REPORTED BY HAM
RADIO.
0905 PM RUSSELLVILLE AL .88 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 FRANKLIN NICKEL SIZED HAIL 10 MILES
WEST OF RUSSELLVILLE.
REPORTED BY HAM RADIO.
0914 PM AL .88 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 COLBERT NICKEL SIZED HAIL IN
NORTHEASTERN COLBERT
COUNTY. REPORTED BY HAM
RADIO.
0920 PM TUSCUMBIA AL .75 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 COLBERT DIME SIZE HAIL 8 MILES
EAST OF TUSCUMBIA.
REPORTED BY HAM RADIO.Special weather statement, May 5, 10:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
ALZ001-002-060356- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1029 PM CDT WED MAY 5 1999 THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA... ...LAUDERDALE...COLBERT...FRANKLIN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED SOUTHEAST OF THESE COUNTIES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND NORTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL 2 AM CDT.
Special weather statement, May 5, 10:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
ALZ001>003-060355- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1030 PM CDT WED MAY 5 1999 THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA... ...LAUDERDALE...COLBERT...FRANKLIN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED SOUTHEAST OF THESE COUNTIES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND NORTHWEST ALABAMA UNTIL 2 AM CDT.
Local storm report, May 5, 11:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
1105 PM CDT WED MAY 05 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0931 PM COURTLAND AL WIND DAMAGE
05/05/99 LAWRENCE TREES KNOCKED DOWN IN
COURTLAND AND DIME SIZE
HAIL. REPORTED BY HAM
RADIO.
0950 PM MOULTON AL .75 INCH HAIL
05/05/99 LAWRENCE DIME SIZE HAIL 3 MILES
NORTH OF MOULTON. REPORTED
BY HAM RADIO.
0950 PM AL WIND DAMAGE
05/05/99 LAMAR TREES KNOCKED DOWN IN
NORTHEASTERN LAMAR COUNTY
NEAR THE MARION COUNTY
BORDER. REPORTED BY EMA.
0955 PM ATHENS AL WIND DAMAGE
05/05/99 LIMESTONE TREES AND POWER LINES
KNOCKED DOWN A FEW MILES
SOUTH OF ATHENS. REPORTED
BY EMA.
1010 PM AL WIND DAMAGE
05/05/99 MARION SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS
BROKEN OFF ON HIGHWAY 19 4
MILES NORTH OF THE LAMAR
COUNTY LINE. REPORTED BY
EMA.
1014 PM HUNTSVILLE AL WIND DAMAGE
05/05/99 MADISON TREES AND POWER LINES
KNOCKED DOWN IN
HUNTSVILLE. REPORTED BY
HSV 911.The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Colbert, Lauderdale | 49 min |
| May 5, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Franklin | 47 min |
| May 5, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 45 min |
| May 5, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Colbert, Lauderdale | 47 min |
| May 5, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Franklin, Lawrence | 61 min |
| May 5, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Limestone | 51 min |
| May 5, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 50 min |
| May 5, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Morgan | 62 min |
| May 5, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison | 62 min |
| May 5, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cullman, Winston | 63 min |
| May 5, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jackson | 63 min |
| May 5, 11:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison | 32 min |
| May 5, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 30 min |
| May 5, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 31 min |
| May 6, 12:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Walker | 64 min |
| May 6, 12:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cullman, Winston | 64 min |
| May 6, 12:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Morgan | 3 hr |
| May 6, 12:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens | 48 min |
| May 6, 12:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jackson | 48 min |
| May 6, 12:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 63 min |
| May 6, 1:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 64 min |
| May 6, 1:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Walker | 64 min |
| May 6, 1:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 3 hr |
| May 6, 1:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount | 64 min |
| May 6, 2:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 44 min |
| May 6, 3:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Perry | 65 min |
| May 6, 3:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 49 min |
| May 6, 4:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun | 50 min |
| May 6, 4:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee, Cleburne | 62 min |
| May 6, 5:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Randolph | 49 min |
| May 6, 6:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers, Tallapoosa | 63 min |
| May 6, 6:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Randolph | 49 min |
| May 6, 6:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marengo | 52 min |
| May 6, 6:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Perry | 48 min |
| May 6, 7:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore | 63 min |
| May 6, 7:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas, Lowndes | 63 min |
| May 6, 8:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chambers | 33 min |
| May 6, 8:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 45 min |
| May 6, 9:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee | 46 min |
| May 6, 12:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 47 min |
| May 6, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.