Alabama, 1998

Hurricane in Alabama, September 1 to 3, 1998

September 1 to 3, 1998 · NWS MOB · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

For narrative on Hurricane Earl see Florida, West Panhandle, September 1-3, 1998.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 MOB wrote it up.

For narrative on Hurricane Earl see Florida, West Panhandle, September 1-3, 1998.

Event by event

4 hurricane (typhoon). Local standard time, as filed.

Hurricane (Typhoon), Lower Mobile

When
September 1, 3:00 PM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lower Mobile forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN

Hurricane (Typhoon), Lower Baldwin

When
September 1, 3:00 PM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lower Baldwin forecast zone
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN

Hurricane (Typhoon), Upper Baldwin

When
September 1, 3:00 PM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Upper Baldwin forecast zone
Reported by
UNKNOWN

Hurricane (Typhoon), Upper Mobile

When
September 1, 3:00 PM CST to September 3, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Upper Mobile forecast zone
Reported by
UNKNOWN

What these are

Hurricane (Typhoon)
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 64 knots (74 mph) or more, filed per forecast zone for its wind, and with separate events for its flooding, surge and tornadoes.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Alabama in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, September 1998The 1998 hurricane season

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: 5672965, 5672966, 5672967, 5672968.