Alabama storm reports for May 17, 2013
NOAA recorded 3 hail reports and 2 tornado reports in Alabama on May 17, 2013.
- in Alabama
- 5
- Storm reports
- About 43 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
- 1.0 in
- Largest hail
- Highest rating EF0, about 17 miles from Huntsville, AL
- 2
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 17, 2013 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.
Reports by hour
Hail3, most at 7 PM
Tornado2, most at 2 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:00 PM | EF0 | About 17 miles from Huntsville, AL | 2.04 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 2:45 PM | EF0 | About 21 miles from Huntsville, AL | 0.15 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 7:55 PM | 1.0 in | About 43 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 8:50 PM | 0.88 in | About 26 miles from Birmingham, AL |
| 9:07 PM | 1.0 in | About 47 miles from Montgomery, AL |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.