Alabama, 1999

Tornado 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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The toll

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.

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:17 UTC.

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Event by event

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

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.

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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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: 5683455, 5683456.