Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 189
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Apr 30, 2002, 2:00 PM CDT for 4 states. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2002, 2:00 PM CDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2002, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 68 counties
Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Colbert County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Cullman County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Lee County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marion County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL, Mississippi County, AR, Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Clay County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lee County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Union County, MS, Webster County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Fayette County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN
Warnings issued inside it
38 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall | 22 min |
| Apr 30, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette | 66 min |
| Apr 30, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 64 min |
| Apr 30, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 29 min |
| Apr 30, 2:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 115 min |
| Apr 30, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga | 12 min |
| Apr 30, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall, Tippah | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette | 28 min |
| Apr 30, 2:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 26 min |
| Apr 30, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Montgomery | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 3:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Pontotoc | 29 min |
| Apr 30, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Union | 23 min |
| Apr 30, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock | 53 min |
| Apr 30, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Pontotoc | 52 min |
| Apr 30, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee | 43 min |
| Apr 30, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Franklin | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Monroe | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 36 min |
| Apr 30, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bullock | 25 min |
| Apr 30, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Barbour | 53 min |
| Apr 30, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar | 47 min |
| Apr 30, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Pickens | 58 min |
| Apr 30, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Talladega | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 19 min |
| Apr 30, 4:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Pickens | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 4:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Barbour | 31 min |
| Apr 30, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 5:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 59 min |
| Apr 30, 5:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Walker | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Bibb | 58 min |
| Apr 30, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Perry | 63 min |
| Apr 30, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Jefferson, Lee, Shelby | 56 min |
| Apr 30, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Chilton | 50 min |
| Apr 30, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Autauga | 38 min |
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 10:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert and 17 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Henry, Houston | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Clay, Craighead, Crittenden and 12 more | 6 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.