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Tornado Warning 64, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this tornado warning at May 13, 1999, 1:38 PM CDT for Elmore County, Tallapoosa County, Alabama. It was in force for 32 min. 2 reports 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 13, 1999, 1:38 PM CDT (18:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 1999, 2:10 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Elmore County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:38 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2:00 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 51 | Alexander City, AL | |
| May 13, 2:14 PM CDT | Hail 0.88 | Walnut Hill, AL | Dime to nickel size hail was reported in the Walnut Hill area near SR 50. |
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 nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 904 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 590 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
999 WFUS1 KBHM 131840 RRA TORBHM ALC051-123-131910- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 138 PM CDT THU MAY 13 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED...A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN ELMORE COUNTY... IN CENTRAL ALABAMA... SOUTHERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY... IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA... * UNTIL 210 PM CDT. * AT 137 PM CDT... WEATHER RADAR DETECTED A TORNADO...MOVING EAST- SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH TOWARD THE WESTERN SHORES OF LAKE MARTIN...JUST NORTH OF JORDON. GO TO THE BASEMENT...OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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, May 13, 9:54 AM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
ALZ001>050-GAZ089-090-102-120-140235- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH/CENTRAL AL AND WEST CENTRAL GA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 954 AM CDT THU MAY 13 1999 A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI THIS MORNING. THIS BOUNDARY WILL MOVE EASTWARD TODAY AND PASS THROUGH MOST OF THE STATE BY THIS EVENING. UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE ABOVE THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF ALABAMA. THEREFORE...THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED PART OF ALABAMA IN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM HUNTSVILLE TO TUSCALOOSA TO MONTGOMERY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL OR LARGER...DAMAGING WINDS OF AT LEAST 58 MILES AN HOUR...AND OCCASIONAL TORNADOES. STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV AND RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS LATER TODAY. 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, May 13, 9:54 AM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
ALZ001>050-GAZ089-090-102-120-140235- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH/CENTRAL AL AND WEST CENTRAL GA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 954 AM CDT THU MAY 13 1999 A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI THIS MORNING. THIS BOUNDARY WILL MOVE EASTWARD TODAY AND PASS THROUGH MOST OF THE STATE BY THIS EVENING. UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE ABOVE THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF ALABAMA. THEREFORE...THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED PART OF ALABAMA IN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM HUNTSVILLE TO TUSCALOOSA TO MONTGOMERY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL OR LARGER...DAMAGING WINDS OF AT LEAST 58 MILES AN HOUR...AND OCCASIONAL TORNADOES. STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TV AND RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS LATER TODAY. 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/
Local storm report, May 13, 11:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
1158 AM CDT THU MAY 13 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1130 AM AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/13/99 DEKALB GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL FELL
NEAR FORT PAYNE. REPORTED
BY EMA
1135 AM AL .88 INCH HAIL
05/13/99 DEKALB NICKEL SIZED HAIL FELL
BETWEEN CROSSVILLE AND
PHYFFE. REPORTED BY EMA
1147 AM PRICEVILLE AL .75 INCH HAIL
05/13/99 MORGAN DIME SIZE HAIL FELL NEAR
PRICEVILLE. REPORTED BY
EMALocal storm report, May 13, 11:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
1158 AM CDT THU MAY 13 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1130 AM AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/13/99 DEKALB GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL FELL
NEAR FORT PAYNE. REPORTED
BY EMA
1135 AM AL .88 INCH HAIL
05/13/99 DEKALB NICKEL SIZED HAIL FELL
BETWEEN CROSSVILLE AND
PHYFFE. REPORTED BY EMA
1147 AM PRICEVILLE AL .75 INCH HAIL
05/13/99 MORGAN DIME SIZE HAIL FELL NEAR
PRICEVILLE. REPORTED BY
EMALocal storm report, May 13, 12:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
1228 PM CDT THU MAY 13 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1145 AM FISHER XRDS AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/13/99 DEKALB GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL FELL
NEAR FISHER. REPORTED BY
EMA
1211 PM PRICEVILLE AL 2.5 INCH HAIL
05/13/99 MORGAN 2.5 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
FELL NEAR PRICEVILLE.
REPORTED BY HUNTSVILLE
TELEVISION STATION
1219 PM BALLPLAY AL .88 INCH HAIL
05/13/99 ETOWAH NICKEL SIZE HAIL FELL IN
BALLPLAY. REPORTED BY EMA
1219 PM AL WIND DAMAGE
05/13/99 MORGAN ONE LARGE TREE BLOWN OVER
IN NORTHERN MORGAN COUNTY
NEAR MORGAN CITY. REPORTED
BY SHERIFF
1222 PM AL 1 INCH HAIL
05/13/99 ETOWAH QUARTER SIZE HAIL FELL
ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF
THE COUNTY. REPORTED BY
EMALocal storm report, May 13, 12:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM
1228 PM CDT THU MAY 13 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1145 AM FISHER XRDS AL 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/13/99 DEKALB GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL FELL
NEAR FISHER. REPORTED BY
EMA
1211 PM PRICEVILLE AL 2.5 INCH HAIL
05/13/99 MORGAN 2.5 INCH DIAMETER HAIL
FELL NEAR PRICEVILLE.
REPORTED BY HUNTSVILLE
TELEVISION STATION
1219 PM BALLPLAY AL .88 INCH HAIL
05/13/99 ETOWAH NICKEL SIZE HAIL FELL IN
BALLPLAY. REPORTED BY EMA
1219 PM AL WIND DAMAGE
05/13/99 MORGAN ONE LARGE TREE BLOWN OVER
IN NORTHERN MORGAN COUNTY
NEAR MORGAN CITY. REPORTED
BY SHERIFF
1222 PM AL 1 INCH HAIL
05/13/99 ETOWAH QUARTER SIZE HAIL FELL
ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF
THE COUNTY. REPORTED BY
EMAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Birmingham, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Limestone, Madison | 46 min |
| May 13, 11:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 35 min |
| May 13, 11:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 35 min |
| May 13, 11:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jackson | 51 min |
| May 13, 11:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Morgan | 49 min |
| May 13, 11:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison, Marshall | 62 min |
| May 13, 11:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Limestone | 34 min |
| May 13, 11:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 66 min |
| May 13, 12:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 63 min |
| May 13, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah | 36 min |
| May 13, 12:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa | 48 min |
| May 13, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga | 50 min |
| May 13, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa | 40 min |
| May 13, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 64 min |
| May 13, 1:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Cherokee | 32 min |
| May 13, 1:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Coosa | 35 min |
| May 13, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay | 48 min |
| May 13, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Madison | 35 min |
| May 13, 1:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jackson | 47 min |
| May 13, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga | 33 min |
| May 13, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore | 35 min |
| May 13, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | DeKalb | 34 min |
| May 13, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Randolph | 32 min |
| May 13, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jackson | 35 min |
| May 13, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 49 min |
| May 13, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 34 min |
| May 13, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 21 min |
| May 13, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Elmore | 32 min |
| May 13, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa | 48 min |
| May 13, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Macon | 46 min |
| May 13, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee | 46 min |
| May 13, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tallapoosa | 36 min |
| May 13, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 35 min |
| May 13, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock | 64 min |
| May 13, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Randolph | 50 min |
| May 13, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga | 36 min |
| May 13, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee | 48 min |
| May 13, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Macon | 32 min |
| May 13, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 33 min |
| May 13, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 47 min |
| May 13, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lee | 47 min |
| May 13, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock | 51 min |
| May 13, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 47 min |
| May 13, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Russell | 51 min |
| May 13, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 51 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.