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Tornado Watch 31

January 22, 199936 counties in Alabama; Tishomingo County, Mississippi; 25 counties in Tennessee

The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Jan 22, 1999, 12:45 PM CST for 36 counties in Alabama; Tishomingo County, Mississippi; 25 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 22, 1999, 12:45 PM CST (18:45 UTC)
Expired
Jan 22, 1999, 7:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 62 counties

Autauga County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Butler County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Colbert County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Cullman County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Marion County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Shelby County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, Winston County, AL, Tishomingo County, MS, Bedford County, TN, Benton County, TN, Cheatham County, TN, Davidson County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Giles County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Lincoln County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN, Moore County, TN, Perry County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Stewart County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Wayne County, TN, Williamson County, TN, Wilson County, TN

Warnings issued inside it

56 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 22, 12:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardin33 min
Jan 22, 1:00 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXDecatur60 min
Jan 22, 1:12 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXColbert, Lauderdale48 min
Jan 22, 1:14 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGTishomingo31 min
Jan 22, 1:18 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGHardin32 min
Jan 22, 1:26 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningOHXBenton, Stewart4 hr
Jan 22, 1:59 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningOHXDecatur4 hr
Jan 22, 2:04 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLamar, Pickens61 min
Jan 22, 2:37 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarion63 min
Jan 22, 2:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette60 min
Jan 22, 2:51 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXFayette, Lamar49 min
Jan 22, 2:55 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXFranklin, Marion65 min
Jan 22, 3:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXSumter49 min
Jan 22, 3:15 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXWalker50 min
Jan 22, 3:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardin, McNairy32 min
Jan 22, 3:20 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningOHXPerry, Wayne3 hr
Jan 22, 3:20 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningOHXHouston, Humphreys, Montgomery3 hr
Jan 22, 3:21 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXColbert49 min
Jan 22, 3:26 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXLauderdale49 min
Jan 22, 3:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTishomingo32 min
Jan 22, 3:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXPickens61 min
Jan 22, 3:32 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXWinston48 min
Jan 22, 3:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXDecatur, Perry, Wayne34 min
Jan 22, 4:06 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXPickens49 min
Jan 22, 4:06 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXLawrence64 min
Jan 22, 4:14 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningBMXWinston3 hr
Jan 22, 4:15 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXWinston45 min
Jan 22, 4:17 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXMorgan48 min
Jan 22, 4:24 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXFayette66 min
Jan 22, 4:28 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXLimestone47 min
Jan 22, 4:35 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles50 min
Jan 22, 4:47 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningOHXHickman4 hr
Jan 22, 4:47 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningOHXCheatham, Dickson, Robertson4 hr
Jan 22, 4:47 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningOHXBenton, Stewart4 hr
Jan 22, 4:49 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXMarion, Walker36 min
Jan 22, 4:51 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXWinston49 min
Jan 22, 4:58 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXMorgan47 min
Jan 22, 5:03 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXLimestone32 min
Jan 22, 5:03 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXMadison62 min
Jan 22, 5:05 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTuscaloosa65 min
Jan 22, 5:20 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXTuscaloosa35 min
Jan 22, 5:23 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXLawrence47 min
Jan 22, 5:23 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXJefferson62 min
Jan 22, 5:27 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXColbert, Lauderdale48 min
Jan 22, 5:30 PM CSTTornado WarningOHXLincoln45 min
Jan 22, 5:32 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningOHXDecatur, Perry, Wayne4 hr
Jan 22, 5:32 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningOHXHouston, Humphreys, Montgomery4 hr
Jan 22, 5:39 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGTishomingo21 min
Jan 22, 5:55 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXLimestone, Morgan65 min
Jan 22, 6:10 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXGreene, Sumter50 min
Jan 22, 6:25 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXJefferson35 min
Jan 22, 6:27 PM CSTTornado WarningBMXBlount63 min
Jan 22, 6:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXSmith, Wilson45 min
Jan 22, 6:46 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLamar, Pickens64 min
Jan 22, 6:46 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXMarion64 min
Jan 22, 6:52 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOHXGiles33 min

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 77 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 1999-01-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 1999-01-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 239 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
605 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
239 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
294 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 22, 2:15 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCLamar, Pickens6 hr
Jan 21, 8:30 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCAdams, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds and 6 more7 hr
Jan 21, 9:00 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCBolivar, Coahoma, DeSoto, Humphreys, Leflore, Marshall and 7 more6 hr
Jan 22, 3:00 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCAlcorn, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Coahoma and 22 more6 hr
Jan 22, 3:00 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCIssaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo6 hr
Jan 22, 9:00 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCAlcorn, Amite, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun and 69 more6 hr
Jan 22, 9:45 AM CSTTornado WatchSPCAdams, Amite, Franklin, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike and 2 more6 hr
Jan 22, 3:00 PM CSTTornado WatchSPCGeorge, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Stone6 hr

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.