Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1999
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 395, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 1999, 4:27 PM CDT for Autauga County, Alabama. It was in force for 48 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
- Jun 30, 1999, 4:27 PM CDT (21:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 1999, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Autauga County, AL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 5:00 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 50 | Prattville, AL | Several buildings just southwest of Prattville sustained wind damage to their awnings and overhangs. |
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 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
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 11:25 AM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
ALZ001>050-GAZ089-090-102-120-011400- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH/CENTRAL AL AND WEST CENTRAL GA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1125 AM CDT WED JUN 30 1999 A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHED ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. LIFTED INDICES IN THE VICINITY OF THIS BOUNDARY WERE IN THE -6 TO -8 RANGE WITH CAPE VALUES NEAR 3000 J/KG. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALREADY FORMING ALONG THIS BOUNDARY AND MORE ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA AHEAD OF THE DIFFUSE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FROM HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING OF FLOOD PRONE AND URBANIZED AREAS AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS. HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER MAY ALSO OCCUR BUT ONLY WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS AND IN VERY LOCALIZED AREAS. FOR THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SEE PRODUCT BHMSPSMOB. FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...LOOK AT MIASPSTLH. FOR MORE WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT OUR INTERNET SITE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT: HTTP://WWW.ACES.EDU/NWS/
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 11:25 AM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
ALZ001>050-GAZ089-090-102-120-011400- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH/CENTRAL AL AND WEST CENTRAL GA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1125 AM CDT WED JUN 30 1999 A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHED ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. LIFTED INDICES IN THE VICINITY OF THIS BOUNDARY WERE IN THE -6 TO -8 RANGE WITH CAPE VALUES NEAR 3000 J/KG. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALREADY FORMING ALONG THIS BOUNDARY AND MORE ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA AHEAD OF THE DIFFUSE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FROM HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING OF FLOOD PRONE AND URBANIZED AREAS AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS. HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER MAY ALSO OCCUR BUT ONLY WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS AND IN VERY LOCALIZED AREAS. FOR THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SEE PRODUCT BHMSPSMOB. FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...LOOK AT MIASPSTLH. FOR MORE WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT OUR INTERNET SITE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT: HTTP://WWW.ACES.EDU/NWS/
The office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 10:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton, Coosa | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 10:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa | 33 min |
| Jun 30, 3:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Bibb, Perry | 119 min |
| Jun 30, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore, Montgomery | 60 min |
| Jun 30, 5:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Autauga, Elmore, Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 31 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.