Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- June 15, 8:21 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Birmingham Arpt
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -86.750
Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 15, 1998
A wind gust to 52 knots was reported at the Birmingham airport. There were a few trees blocking the roadway in Mountain Brook.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
A wind gust to 52 knots was reported at the Birmingham airport. There were a few trees blocking the roadway in Mountain Brook. About 53,000 people lost power in the Birmingham area due to trees on power lines.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- June 15, 8:34 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Mountain Brook
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.500, -86.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- June 15, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Birmingham
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -86.820
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Maryland, June 15, 1998
- Flash Flood in Indiana, June 15, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, June 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 15 to 16, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, June 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 15, 1998
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 15, 1998
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 15 to 16, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 15, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 15, 1998
More
Every storm in Alabama in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, June 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5652379, 5652380, 5652381.