Alabama storm reports for February 28, 2011

Name: NOAA storm reports, Alabama, February 28, 2011
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 8 hail reports, 32 wind reports and 5 tornado reports in Alabama on February 28, 2011.

in Alabama; 45
Storm reports: About 15 miles from Birmingham, AL; 1.75 in
Largest hail: About 20 miles from Huntsville, AL; 70 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 22 miles from Huntsville, AL; 5
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on February 28, 2011 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report.

Reports by hour

Hail8, most at 2 PM

Wind32, most at 2 PM

Tornado5, most at 5 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
12:18 PM	EF1	About 22 miles from Huntsville, AL	3.92 mi long, 200 yd wide
3:53 PM	EF0	About 35 miles from Birmingham, AL	0.34 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:05 PM	EF0	About 20 miles from Montgomery, AL	8.94 mi long, 200 yd wide
5:28 PM	EF0	About 46 miles from Columbus, GA	1.91 mi long, 30 yd wide
5:37 PM	EF1	About 17 miles from Montgomery, AL	4.96 mi long, 200 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
1:48 PM	0.75 in	About 37 miles from Huntsville, AL
2:11 PM	1.0 in	About 51 miles from Chattanooga, TN
2:11 PM	1.0 in	About 51 miles from Huntsville, AL
2:29 PM	1.75 in	About 15 miles from Birmingham, AL
2:39 PM	1.75 in	About 32 miles from Huntsville, AL
3:00 PM	1.0 in	In Birmingham, AL
3:01 PM	1.75 in	About 2 miles from Birmingham, AL
3:07 PM	1.5 in	About 9 miles from Birmingham, AL

Time	Gust	Where
11:17 AM	53 mph	About 51 miles from Huntsville, AL
11:38 AM	70 mph	About 20 miles from Huntsville, AL
11:41 AM	70 mph	About 27 miles from Huntsville, AL
11:41 AM	58 mph	About 48 miles from Huntsville, AL
11:57 AM	70 mph	About 26 miles from Huntsville, AL
12:40 PM	60 mph	About 15 miles from Huntsville, AL
12:45 PM	64 mph	About 5 miles from Huntsville, AL
12:55 PM	64 mph	About 2 miles from Huntsville, AL
1:16 PM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Huntsville, AL
1:28 PM	60 mph	About 28 miles from Huntsville, AL
1:38 PM	60 mph	About 31 miles from Huntsville, AL
1:42 PM	60 mph	About 32 miles from Huntsville, AL

Show all 32 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
1:54 PM	60 mph	About 26 miles from Chattanooga, TN
2:12 PM	69 mph	About 49 miles from Huntsville, AL
2:16 PM	58 mph	About 48 miles from Huntsville, AL
2:18 PM	58 mph	About 54 miles from Huntsville, AL
2:23 PM	63 mph	About 57 miles from Huntsville, AL
2:25 PM	58 mph	About 54 miles from Huntsville, AL
2:29 PM	69 mph	Near 34.14, -85.73, AL
2:38 PM	58 mph	Near 34.15, -85.68, AL
2:51 PM	63 mph	Near 34.15, -85.51, AL
2:52 PM	58 mph	About 6 miles from Birmingham, AL
3:26 PM	58 mph	About 30 miles from Birmingham, AL
3:36 PM	58 mph	About 24 miles from Birmingham, AL
3:41 PM	58 mph	About 57 miles from Birmingham, AL
3:45 PM	58 mph	Near 33.79, -85.77, AL
3:50 PM	58 mph	Near 33.72, -85.74, AL
4:22 PM	58 mph	About 59 miles from Birmingham, AL
4:22 PM	58 mph	About 47 miles from Birmingham, AL
6:21 PM	58 mph	About 35 miles from Montgomery, AL
6:59 PM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Columbus, GA
7:36 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Columbus, GA

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Birmingham, AL	1.75 in	58 mph	0
Huntsville, AL	None	64 mph	0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.