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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 199, NWS Birmingham, AL
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 7:10 PM CDT | Hail 1 | Ware, AL | Quarter 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 5:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 12:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 12:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 4:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 6:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Coosa, Talladega | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Dallas | 62 min |
| Apr 2, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lowndes | 65 min |
| Apr 2, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga | 64 min |
| Apr 2, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 61 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.