Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena
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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 ALABAMA Walker County Townley 04 0625CST ? ? ? ? Thunderstorm Winds Parrish 04 0635CST ? ? ? ? Hail (0.25) Trees and power lines were reported down by thunderstorm wind in Townley, and small hail (one-quarter of an inch) was reported at Parrish. Tuscaloosa County Coker 04 0810CST ? ? ? ? Hail (0.75) Northport 04 0850CST ? ? ? ? Heavy Rain Dime-size hail was reported by a citizen in Coker, justwest of Tuscaloosa. Heavy rain was also reported in Northport where water covered several roads at one point. Minor flooding was reported along Hunter Creek that affected traffic and threatened the Willow Brook Trailer Park. Mobile County Kushla 09 0655CST 0 0 0.5k 0 Thunderstorm Winds Several trees were blown down along Highway 45 near Kushla. Mobile County 7 NW Mobile 09 1005CST- 1008CST 0.1 50 0 0 2.0k 0 Tornado (F0) A tornado was observed to touch down near the intersection of McCrary and Stone roads in theSemmes community. Three mobile homes were damaged. Trees were reported down near Lott and Dairy roads which is around the same area as the tornado touched down. Covington County 4 WNW Opp 09 1330CST 2.0 100 0 0 25k 0 Tornado (F0) A small tornado touched down about four miles northwest of Opp blowing the side off a mobile home, overturning a pump house, and downing several trees and power lines. Escambia County Atmore 09 Afternoon ? ? 15k 0 Lightning Lightning struck a house on North Trammell in Atmore causing a fire that damaged the kitchen area. Talladega County 2 NE Lincoln 09 1840CST 1.0 200 0 1 10k 0 Tornado (F0) A weak tornado occurred in northern Talladega County about two miles northeast of Lincoln. The tornado downed numerous trees, and several structures sustained minor damage. One person was injured when she was lifted into the air and dropped while trying to reach her storm shelter. Numerous people reported seeing a funnel cloud at the time. Calhoun County 12 W Anniston 09 2015CST 0 0 5.0k 0 Thunderstorm Winds Wind damage was reported by emergency management along County Road 93 about four miles north of United States Highway 78 in southwest Calhoun County. About 25 trees were downed and several buildings were damaged. Crenshaw County Brantley 09 2100CST ? ? ? ? Hail (0.75) Hail from half-inch to about dime-size was reported at Brantley. Baldwin County Stockton and Vaughn 09 2215CST 0 0 0.5k 0 Thunderstorm Winds Several trees were blown down along Highway 59 near Stockton and north of Vaughn. Escambia County Atmore 09 2330CST- 2355CST 0 0 70k 0 Thunderstorm Winds Lightning Several trees along with a few sheds were blown over near Atmore. Several trees were also blown down along Interstate 65 north of Atmore. A lightning strike set a house on fire and the home was completely destroyed. Mobile County 2 N Grand Bay 10 0040CST .1 50 0 0 0 0 Tornado (F0) A tornado was reported near the eleven mile marker two miles north of Grand Bay. No damage was reported from the tornado. Escambia County Central and East portion 10 0050CST- 0110CST 0 0 30k 0 Thunderstorm Winds Winds blew trees and power lines down along Highway 29 north of Brewton. One of the trees fell on a trailer and demolished it. A vehicle parked near the trailer was also destroyed. Trees were blown on a house near Damascus. The power throughout most of the county was off at least for a short period of time between 2145 CST and 0110 CST. Covington County 8 SW Andalusia and 6 S Andalusia 10 0100CST- 0115CST 0 0 3.0k 0 Thunderstorm Winds Trees were downed on Highway 42 southwest of Andalusia and power lines were downed on United States Highway 29 south of Andalusia. ALABAMA Cont'd Geneva County Sampson 10 0230CST 0 0 0.1k 0 Thunderstorm Winds Power lines were downed and tin was blown off of a building in Sampson. Small hail (less than a half-inch) was also reported. Mobile County 9 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 10 0400CST 0 0 1k 0 Thunderstorm Winds Several trees and power lines were blown down in the Fairhope area. 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 ? ? ? ? Hail (0.75) Half to three-quarter inch hail was reported at Kennedy. Marion County Hamilton 10 2135CST 0 0 0.5k 0 Thunderstorm Winds Trees were blown down in Hamilton with a thunderstorm. Winston County Haleyville 10 2300CST- 2315CST 0 0 0.3k 0 Thunderstorm Winds Trees were down near Haleyville in Winston County. Covington County 2 N Andalusia 11 1700CST ? ? ? ? Hail (1.00) Opp 11 1710CST ? ? ? ? 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. Houston County Grangeburg 11 1720CST ? ? ? ? Hail (0.50) Cottonwood 11 1750CST ? ? ? ? Hail (0.75) 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. Baldwin County Gulf Shores 11 1750CST 0 0 0 0 Hail (0.75) Foley 11 1757CST 0 0 1.0k 0 Thunderstorm 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. 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 ofHartselle 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 throughWinston 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 inthe form of trees and power lines down was reported throughout the county. The most significantdamage 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 ? ? ? ? Hail (1.75) Golf ball-size hail was reported at Hanceville. 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 15 1245CST ? ? ? ? Hail (1.00) Quarter-size hail was reported at Cleveland. 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.