Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 27, 1999

Name: Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 27, 1999
Start: 1999-02-27T19:38
End: 1999-02-27T19:43
Location: Alabama

February 27, 1999 · NWS BMX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $240,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:37 UTC.

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1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair

When: February 27, 7:38 PM CST to 7:43 PM CST
Where: St. Clair County, Ashville to 6 mi E of Ashville
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $240,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 33.800, -86.150

Significant straight line wind damage occurred in NE St. Clair County. The damage length was 3 miles and the average damage width was 1/4 mile. The damage paralleled CR 24 starting near Lickskillet Road and ended in the Lakeview Canyon Road area. The Oldham Chapel Church fellowship hall was destroyed. One house had its roof blown off and an adjacent garage was pushed off its foundation. Several mobile homes were damaged and one was destroyed. Hundreds of trees were either uprooted or snapped off and power lines were blown down.

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

Every storm in Alabama in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Alabama, February 1999

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: 5683458.