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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 187, NWS Birmingham, AL

May 4, 1999Jefferson County, Shelby County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 1999, 6:41 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Shelby County, Alabama. It was in force for 34 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 4, 1999, 6:41 PM CDT (23:41 UTC)
Expired: May 4, 1999, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Birmingham, AL
Area: Whole counties

Counties Jefferson County, AL, Shelby County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 4, 12:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Sumter	47 min
May 4, 1:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Sumter	33 min
May 4, 1:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Greene	48 min
May 4, 2:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Hale	48 min
May 4, 3:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Dallas, Perry	31 min
May 4, 3:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Marengo	34 min
May 4, 3:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Dallas	49 min
May 4, 6:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BMX	Bibb	35 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 1999 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1999

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.