Tornado and Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 27, 1999

Name: Tornado and Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 27, 1999
Start: 1999-02-27T17:55
End: 1999-02-27T18:20
Location: Alabama

February 27, 1999 · NWS BMX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, 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: $230,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:54 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Lauderdale

When: February 27, 5:55 PM CST to 5:58 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Killen to 4 mi NE of Killen
Rating: F2
Path length: 1.7 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $145,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 34.900, -87.480

A tornado occurred around 5:55 pm about 4 miles northeast of Killen in northern Lauderdale County. A mobile home was destroyed, several houses were heavily damaged, numerous trees were downed and uprooted, and several other structures sustained damage. The damage area was along CR 71 in the Antioch area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: February 27, 5:59 PM CST to 6:20 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Lexington to 5 mi of Anderson
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $85,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 34.920, -87.430

Additional damage occurred in Lauderdale County from about 5 miles southwest of Lexington eastward to Anderson. Strong straight line wind downed several trees and caused minor roof damage to several structures. EMA reported damage to 10 to 12 houses in the Anderson area as well as the area south of Lexington. Shingles were disturbed on a number of houses. Several trees blocked highways including CR 52 and 50. Trees reportedly fell on two vehicles in the Anderson area.

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.
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 The tornado archive for Alabama, 1999 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: 5683324, 5683325.