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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 199, NWS Birmingham, AL

April 2, 2000Elmore County, Alabama

NWS Birmingham, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 2, 2000, 6:29 PM CDT for Elmore County, Alabama. It was in force for 61 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
Apr 2, 2000, 6:29 PM CDT (23:29 UTC)
Expired
Apr 2, 2000, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Birmingham, AL
Area
Whole counties

County Elmore County, AL

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 2, 7:10 PM CDTHail 1Ware, ALQuarter size hail fell near Ware.

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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 2, 5:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS54 KBMX 022330
SVRBHM
ALC051-030030-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
629 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A...

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN ELMORE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT.

* AT 629 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MILLBROOK...MOVING EAST
  AT 30 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  WETUMPKA...MILLBROOK...COOSADA AND BLUE RIDGE.

HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF T#HE STORM MOVE TO A STURDY SHELTER.

A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. REMEMBER...TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP
SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

NNNN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 12:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXLamar28 min
Apr 2, 12:56 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXFayette34 min
Apr 2, 4:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXTuscaloosa36 min
Apr 2, 6:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXCoosa, Talladega48 min
Apr 2, 4:58 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXDallas62 min
Apr 2, 5:40 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXLowndes65 min
Apr 2, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBMXAutauga64 min
Apr 2, 6:14 PM CDTTornado WarningBMXMontgomery61 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2000Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2000

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.