Alabama, 1999Tornado and Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 27, 1999
February 27, 1999 · NWS BMX · 2 events in 1 county or zone
1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $205,000
- Crop damage
- $7,000
- 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.
Tornado, Blount
- When
- February 27, 7:15 PM CST to 7:17 PM CST
- Where
- Blount County, 2 mi SW of Nector
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 0.4 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $85,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 33.930, -86.650
A brief tornado occurred about 3.5 miles northwest of Locust Fork around 7:15 pm. The tornado crossed County Road 13 moving in a northerly direction. Two large metal barns were demolished, a sturdy brick home lost a portion of its roof, and a small wood frame house was completely deroofed. One minor injury occurred in the wood frame house. Several large hay bales were strewn across CR 13 and two vehicles were nearly blown off the road. Numerous trees in the area were uprooted or snapped off.
Thunderstorm Wind, Blount
- When
- February 27, 7:16 PM CST to 7:27 PM CST
- Where
- Blount County, Locust Fork to 3 mi SSE of Nector
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $120,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 33.900, -86.670
Thunderstorm wind left a swathe of damage stretching for a four-mile long area from west of Locust Fork to just south-southeast of Nectar. Major damage was done to two houses and one mobile home. Minor damage occurred to four houses, several barns and one mobile home. Four mobile homes were completely destroyed.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 27, 1999$1.1 million · F3 · 36 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 27, 1999$230,000 · F2 · 2 events
- Hail in Missouri, February 27, 1999$6.0 million · 2 in hail · 1 event
- Tornado in Kentucky, February 27, 19992 injured · $200,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 27, 19991 injured · $840,000 · F0 · 3 events
- Hail in Missouri, February 27, 1999$950,000 · 2.25 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 27, 1999$122,000 · 1.5 in hail · 21 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, February 27, 1999$100,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail in Texas, February 27, 1999$145,000 · 1.75 in hail · 17 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 27, 1999$240,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail in Illinois, February 27, 1999$200,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, February 27, 1999$200,000 · 75 kt wind · 1 event
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: 5683455, 5683456.