Tornadoes in Alabama, September 28, 1998

Name: Tornadoes in Alabama, September 28, 1998
Start: 1998-09-28T16:26
End: 1998-09-28T16:30
Location: Alabama

September 28, 1998 · NWS BMX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A weak tornado briefly touched down just west of Crawford in northern Russell County crossing just into Lee County. Little to no damage occurred.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: $2,000
Events: 2

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What happened

The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.

A weak tornado briefly touched down just west of Crawford in northern Russell County crossing just into Lee County. Little to no damage occurred.

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Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Russell

When: September 28, 4:26 PM CST to 4:28 PM CST
Where: Russell County, Phenix City to 12 mi W of Phenix City
Rating: F0
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Crop damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.470, -85.200

Tornado, Lee

When: September 28, 4:28 PM CST to 4:30 PM CST
Where: Lee County, J C Meadows Xrds to 4 mi SE of J C Meadows Xrds
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 32.450, -85.120

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Alabama in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Alabama, 1998 Warnings in Alabama, September 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: 5668228, 5668229.