Funnel Cloud in Alabama, April 19, 2006

Name: Funnel Cloud in Alabama, April 19, 2006
Start: 2006-04-19T17:28
End: 2006-04-19T17:28
Location: Alabama

April 19, 2006 · NWS BMX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 19, 1:55 PM CST, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 1:55 PM CST, 3 hours 33 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
255 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
IMPULSE ACROSS WESTERN ALABAMA WILL MOVE ACROSS THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS.  THERE COULD BE SOME ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SOME STORMS
MAY BE SEVERE.  WILL INCLUDE MAINLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED WORDING.
ON THURSDAY MODELS INDICATE ANOTHER IMPULSE MOVING INTO THE AREA
NEAR MID DAY AND MOVING THROUGH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.
WILL FORECAST POPS IN THE CATEGORY WITH THE HIGHEST POPS WEST.
A FEW STORMS COULD BE SEVERE GIVEN THE UPPER SUPPORT...COLD
POOL ALOFT AND STEEP LAPSE RATES.  ACTIVITY SHOULD DIMINISH LATER
THURSDAY EVENING.  OVERNIGHT LOWS EACH NIGHT IN THE 60S...HIGHS
THURSDAY IN THE 80S.

FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW AND MUCH
STRONGER UPPER SUPPORT WILL MOVE INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA.  MODELS
DEPICT IMPRESSIVE MID LEVEL SHORT WAVE AND INCREASING VERTICAL
MOTION ESPECIALLY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  WILL FORECAST LIKELY
POPS NORTHWEST FRIDAY AND MAINLY CHANCE POPS ELSEWHERE.  HIGHEST
POPS WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT AS UPPER SUPPORT MOVES THROUGH WITH
CATEGORICAL POPS NORTH AND LIKELY POPS SOUTH.  HIGHS FRIDAY 80 TO
85 AND THEN LOWS AT NIGHT 50S NORTH AND 60S SOUTH.

SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE AREA SATURDAY
MORNING AND MUCH OF THE WEEKEND WILL BE RAIN FREE AND SLIGHTLY COOLER
AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN.  HIGH TEMPERATURES UPPER 70S NORTH
TO LOWER 80S SOUTH WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 50S.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND SEVERAL IMPULSES MOVING INTO AND ACROSS
THE AREA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EXTENDED PERIOD.  WILL GENERALLY
KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE
PEAK HEATING HOURS.  HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S NORTH AND LOWER 80S
SOUTH.  OVERNIGHT LOWS MAINLY IN THE 50S.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GADSDEN     61  82  61  80 /  30  40  30  40
ANNISTON    63  84  62  82 /  30  40  30  30
BIRMINGHAM  65  83  64  81 /  20  50  30  40
TUSCALOOSA  64  85  63  83 /  20  50  30  50
CALERA      64  84  62  82 /  20  30  20  30
AUBURN      65  85  65  83 /  30  30  20  20
MONTGOMERY  64  88  63  84 /  10  30  20  20
TROY        62  87  64  84 /  30  30  20  20

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 1:30 PM CST, 3 hours 58 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
230 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

ALZ011>015-017>050-201930-
AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-
CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE-
JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-
PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA-
TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON-
230 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL 10 PM CDT...
MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A WARRIOR TO SYLACAUGA TO AUBURN LINE.
VERY LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF SOFTBALLS IS THE MAIN HAZARD
WITH THE STORMS...THOUGH DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
AS WELL.  ADDITIONAL ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
10 PM CDT NORTH OF A DEMOPOLIS TO WETUMPKA TO EUFAULA LINE.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MAINLY DEVELOP AND EXIST ALONG
AN OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDARY STRETCHING ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL ALABAMA.  WITH A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE...SOME OF
THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AS THE MAIN HAZARD.
THESE STORMS WILL WEAKEN AND DIMINISH BETWEEN 9 PM CDT AND 11 PM CDT
WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...THEN AGAIN FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.  LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN HAZARDS.

ON THURSDAY...THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL REMAIN
MOIST AND UNSTABLE.  THIS ATMOSPHERE WILL BE CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.  IN ADDITION...AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVING OVER THE REGION WILL PROVIDE EXTRA LIFT FOR
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.  ONCE AGAIN...THESE STORMS MAY DEVELOP
ANYWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA MAINLY DURING THE HEATING OF THE
DAY...BUT THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20.

ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH
CENTRAL ALABAMA.  THE ATMOSPHERE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL BE MOIST
AND UNSTABLE ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA.  IN ADDITION...A STRONGER
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT AS IT
PUSHES THROUGH.  THIS SITUATION MAY PRODUCE MORE WIDESPREAD SEVERE
WEATHER IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.  THE STORMS
WILL BEGIN BETWEEN 2 PM CDT AND 4 PM CDT IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND
MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD...GRADUALLY WEAKENING IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA BY
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL HAVE ACTIVATED AND
WILL BE REQUIRED THROUGH 9 PM CDT...MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A WARRIOR TO
AUBURN LINE.  ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LATEST DETAILS
CONCERNING THESE POTENTIAL THUNDERSTORMS.

MBS/91

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 19, 4:05 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
505 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0452 PM     HAIL             VALLEY                  32.81N 85.17W
04/19/2006  E1.75 INCH       CHAMBERS           AL   PUBLIC

            GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN VALLEY

0440 PM     HAIL             LANETT                  32.87N 85.21W
04/19/2006  E1.75 INCH       CHAMBERS           AL   PUBLIC

            GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN LANETT

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 19, 4:25 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
525 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0520 PM     HAIL             N CLEVELAND             33.99N 86.57W
04/19/2006  E1.50 INCH       BLOUNT             AL   PUBLIC

            PING BALL SIZE HAIL IN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 19, 4:29 PM CST, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
529 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0445 PM     HAIL             LANETT                  32.87N 85.21W
04/19/2006  E2.75 INCH       CHAMBERS           AL   PUBLIC

            GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL SIZED HAIL IN LANETT.

0505 PM     HAIL             4 N SPRINGVILLE         33.83N 86.48W
04/19/2006  E1.00 INCH       BLOUNT             AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL COVERING THE GROUND IN PINE MOUNTAIN.

0510 PM     HAIL             ASHVILLE                33.83N 86.26W
04/19/2006  E0.75 INCH       ST. CLAIR          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            PENNY SIZED HAIL IN ASHVILLE...FUNNEL NEAR ASHVILLE WEST
            OF I-59.

&&

DCW

Local storm report, Apr 19, 4:42 PM CST, 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
542 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0541 PM     TORNADO          2 E ODENVILLE           33.69N 86.36W
04/19/2006                   ST. CLAIR          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO MOVING TOWARD ODENVILLE ON COUNTY ROAD 22.

&&

DCW

Local storm report, Apr 19, 4:44 PM CST, 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
544 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0527 PM     HAIL             3 E ODENVILLE           33.69N 86.35W
04/19/2006  E0.75 INCH       ST. CLAIR          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            PENNY SIZED HAIL NEAR INTERSECTION OF HWY 411 AND COUNTY
            ROAD 22.

&&

DCW

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 4:54 PM CST, 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
554 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

ALZ047-192330-
LEE-
554 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR LEE COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM
CDT...

AT 554 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF SMITHS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR SMITHS THROUGH 630 PM
CDT.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO ONE
HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE
VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.

10/ARM

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:28 UTC.

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Event by event

1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Funnel Cloud, Talladega

When: April 19, 5:28 PM CST
Where: Talladega County, Talladega
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 33.380, -86.166 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Funnel Cloud: A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Alabama in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Alabama, April 2006

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: 5504628.