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Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena Time Path Path Number of Estimated May 1995 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm Dauphin Is. 10 0325CST 0 0 0.3k 0 Hail (1.00) Thunderstorm Winds One-inch hail and wind gusts to 60 mph were reported on Dauphin Island. Baldwin County Fairhope power lines were blown down 10 Several 0400CST trees and 0 in the 0 Fairhope 1k area. 0 Thunderstorm Winds Madison County Huntsville 10 1439CST ? ? ? ? Funnel Cloud Hail (0.75) Chase 10 1508 CST ? ? ? ? Hail (1.75) A funnel cloud was observed by staff of the Environmental Science Department at the University of Alabama at Huntsville about a half mile south of the campus. Three-quarter inch hail was also observed on the campus. Golf ball-size hail was reported at Chase in the northeast part of Huntsville. Lamar County Kennedy 10 1526CST ? Half to three-quarter inch hail was reported at Kennedy. ? ? ? Hail (0.75) Marion County Hamilton 10 2135CST 0 0 Trees were blown down in Hamilton with a thunderstorm. 0.5k 0 Thunderstorm Winds Winston County Haleyville 10 2300CST- 2315CST 0 Trees were down near Haleyville in Winston County. 0 0.3k 0 Thunderstorm Winds Covington County ? ? ? Hail (1.00) ? ? ? Hail (0.75) Hail ranging from half to three-quarters of an inch was reported near Opp. Nickel to quarter-size hail was reported north fo Andalusia. 2 N Andalusia Opp 11 11 1700CST 1710CST ? ? Houston County Wicksburg 11 1815CST ? ? ? ? Hail (0.75) 12 SW Dothan 11 1825CST ? ? ? ? Hail (0.75) Hail up to three-quarters of an inch was reported across the southern portion of Houston County. Grangeburg Cottonwood 11 11 1720CST 1750CST ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Hail (0.50) Hail (0.75) Baldwin County Winds Seminole 11 1820CST 0 0 0.5k 0 Thunderstorm Winds Dime-size hail was reported in Gulf Shores. The storm that caused the hail then moved through Foley blowing some trees and power poles down south of the city. The storm then blew trees and power lines down along Highway 90 near Seminole. The storm then weakened some as it moved into Northwest Florida. Gulf Shores Foley 11 11 1750CST 1757CST 0 0 0 0 0 1.0k 0 0 Hail (0.75) Thunderstorm Escambia County Atmore 12 0920CST ? ? 15k 0 Lightning Lightning struck an office building on Highway 31 east of Atmore putting a hole in the roof but there was no fire. Morgan County 10 E Hartselle 14 0845CST ? ? ? ? Hail (0.75) Three-quarter inch hail was reported at the intersection of County Road 36 and 67 about 10 miles east of Hartselle in central Morgan County. Dekalb County Powell 14 1115CST ? ? ? ? Hail (0.75) Jackson County Section 14 1115CST ? ? ? ? Hail (0.75) Three-quarter inch hail was reported from Powell in Dekalb County and Section in Jackson County. The two communities are about six miles apart on the Jackson/Dekalb county line. Franklin County South Portion 15 1130CST- 1145CST ? ? 95k 0 Thunderstorm Winds Hodges 15 1135CST ? ? ? ? Hail (0.75) Strong thunderstorm wind downed trees in scattered areas across the southern portion of the county. A tree fell on a house in Vina, considered one of the oldest in that town, destroying it. Damage was heaviest in the south-central and southeast ALABAMA Cont'd portion of the county. Marion County Mainly North 15 1145CST- 1207CST ? ? 95k 0 Thunderstorm Winds Storm thunderstorm wind downded trees in scattered areas across the county. The emergency Medical Association director's barn was de-roofed by the wind. Most of the damage occurred across the northern portion of the county. Winston County 15 1210CST- 1245CST ? 1 80k 0 Thunderstorm Winds (G60) A strong thunderstorm moved southeast through Winston County on a diagonal course that took it from the northwest corner 10
Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena Time Path Path Number of Estimated May 1995 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm of the county to the southeast corner of the county. Widespread wind damage generally in the form of trees and power lines down was reported throughout the county. The most significant damage occurred in a narrow band running from about five miles east of Double Springs southeast through the southern side of Arley. Damage was the heaviest to trees and some buildings on Smith Lake just to the west-northwest of Arley and on the south side of Arley. Evidence on the southside of Arley suggested the occurrence of a microburst. One person was reported injured in the Addison area, however, no specifics were available. Cullman County Hanceville 15 1222CST Golf ball-size hail was reported at Hanceville. ? ? ? ? Hail (1.75) Walker County Northeast and East-Central 15 1240CST- 1300CST ? ? 40k 0 Thunderstorm Winds (G60) Thunderstorm wind uprooted trees, downed power lines, and caused roof damage to several structures primarily in the northeast and east-central sections of Walker County. The communities of Curry, Sipsey, Jasper, and Sumiton were affected by the storm. A church in the Smith Lake area lost its steeple in the wind. Blount County Cleveland reported at Cleveland. 15 Quarter-size 1245CST hail was ? ? ? ? Hail (1.00) Jefferson County Birmingham 15 1305CST- 1340CST ? 3 0.5M 0 Thunderstorm Winds (G60) Warrior 15 1310CST ? ? 25k 0 Thunderstorm Winds (G55) Airport BHM 15 1312CST ? ? ? ? Thunderstorm Winds (G62) Gardendale 15 1313CST ? ? ? ? Hail (0.88) Much of Jefferson County was affected by a strong thunderstorm with wind gusts to hurricane force and large hail. Dime and nickel-size hail was reported in Gardendale. Trees were downed in scattered areas especially across the northern two-thirds of Jefferson County. Trees were uprooted in Bluff Park, a tree fell on a car near downtown Birmingham in the University fo Alabama at Birmingham area, and numerous trees were down in the Roebuck area of northeast Birmingham. All of the Birmingham television stations on Red Mountain were knocked off the air by the high wind and the large WBRC sign at Channel 6 was destroyed. The buildings at Channel 6 and 13 suffered minor damage. Most of the radio stations located along Red Mountain were also off the air for a period of time. More than 99,000 electric customers were without power after the storm. A security guard was injured when he was struck in the knee with a piece of flying metal. A woman had to have the tip of her finger amputated when the wind slammed a car door on her finger. A woman was injured at the Birmingham Zoo when a tree limb fell on her arm. Wind at the Birmingham Airport was measured from the northwest at 71 miles an hour at 1312 CST. Cullman County Cullman to Hanceville 15 1315CST ? ? .65M ? Hail (3.75) Hail up to softball-size was reported in the area from southern Cullman to Hanceville. Numerous cars sustained damage in the hail including one Chevrolet dealership where every car sustained hail damage. Tuscaloosa County Tuscaloosa 15 1346CST ? ? ? ? Hail (1.00) 10 E Tuscaloosa 15 1345CST ? ? ? ? Hail (0.75) Tuscaloosa 15 1349CST ? ? ? ? Hail (1.00) Quarter-size hail was reported in the Taylorville area in south Tuscaloosa, across parts of Tuscaloosa, and at Alberta about 10 miles east of Tuscaloosa. Calhoun County 5 W Jacksonville 15 1343CST ? ? 08k ? Thunderstorm Winds Jacksonville 15 1350CST ? ? ? ? Hail (1.00) Oxford 15 1400CST ? ? 14k 0 Thunderstorm Winds (G57) Thunderstorm wind blew down trees in the Angel Station area west of Jacksonville and quarter-size hail was reported ta Jacksonville. Wind gusted to 66 miles an hour near the interstate at Oxford. Trees were downed and at least one fell on a house. About 4,500 electric customers were without power. Talladega County Childersburg 15 1357CST ? ? 0.5k 0 Thunderstorm Winds Large trees were blown down in Childersburg. ALABAMA Cont'd Shelby County 6 NW Chelsea 15 1355CST ? ? ? ? Thunderstorm Winds Chelsea 15 1402CST ? ? 0.2k 0 Thunderstorm Winds Approximately 150 trees were blown down at the Greystone Country Club in northern Shelby County. Large trees were blown down in the Chelsea area of Shelby County. Clay County Lineville 15 1423CST ? ? 0.1M 0 Thunderstorm Winds Thunderstorm wind destroyed a maintenance building and a tire company building in the Lineville Industrial Park South. A house on Highway 9 east of Ashland was heavily damaged when a large tree fell on it. Several mobile homes in the area sustained light to moderate damage. Bibb County Centreville 15 1424CST ? ? ? ? Hail (1.00) 5 SW Brent 15 1438CST ? ? ? ? Thunderstorm Winds (G50) Quarter-size hail was reported. A wind gust to 58 miles an hour was recorded at the National Weather Service Office located five miles southwest of Brent. Elmore County 6 NE Eclectic 15 1445CST ? ? 2k 0 Thunderstorm Winds 11
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