Alabama storm reports for April 5, 2017

Name: NOAA storm reports, Alabama, April 5, 2017
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 56 hail reports, 7 wind reports and 3 tornado reports in Alabama on April 5, 2017.

in Alabama; 66
Storm reports: About 48 miles from Birmingham, AL; 3.75 in
Largest hail: About 56 miles from Montgomery, AL; 75 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF2, about 55 miles from Columbus, GA; 3
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports.

Wind report
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 April 5, 2017 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

Hail56, most at 6 PM

Wind7, most at 3 PM

Tornado3, most at 10 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
10:49 AM	EF2	About 55 miles from Columbus, GA	10.36 mi long, 1140 yd wide
4:44 PM	EF0	About 58 miles from Atlanta, GA	0.25 mi long, 75 yd wide
8:39 PM	EF1	About 52 miles from Columbus, GA	1.96 mi long, 125 yd wide

Time	Size	Where
9:10 AM	1.75 in	Near 31.98, -87.28, AL
9:10 AM	1.0 in	Near 31.98, -87.28, AL
11:06 AM	1.0 in	About 32 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
2:57 PM	3.0 in	About 49 miles from Birmingham, AL
2:58 PM	1.75 in	About 34 miles from Columbus, GA
3:36 PM	2.0 in	About 39 miles from Birmingham, AL
3:55 PM	3.75 in	About 48 miles from Birmingham, AL
4:00 PM	1.5 in	About 49 miles from Birmingham, AL
4:11 PM	1.75 in	Near 33.94, -85.87, AL
4:15 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.97, -85.77, AL
4:25 PM	2.5 in	Near 33.56, -85.61, AL
4:25 PM	2.0 in	Near 33.61, -85.60, AL

Show all 56 hail reports

Time	Size	Where
4:30 PM	1.25 in	Near 34.12, -85.66, AL
4:35 PM	2.0 in	Near 34.13, -85.58, AL
4:40 PM	0.75 in	About 7 miles from Huntsville, AL
4:45 PM	1.0 in	Near 34.23, -85.56, AL
4:54 PM	0.88 in	About 12 miles from Huntsville, AL
4:55 PM	1.0 in	About 5 miles from Huntsville, AL
4:56 PM	1.0 in	About 11 miles from Huntsville, AL
4:56 PM	1.0 in	About 12 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:12 PM	1.0 in	About 58 miles from Columbus, GA
5:28 PM	1.0 in	About 20 miles from Birmingham, AL
5:30 PM	1.0 in	About 12 miles from Birmingham, AL
5:30 PM	2.5 in	About 54 miles from Columbus, GA
5:45 PM	1.0 in	About 8 miles from Birmingham, AL
5:50 PM	1.0 in	About 15 miles from Birmingham, AL
5:50 PM	1.75 in	About 7 miles from Birmingham, AL
5:52 PM	1.75 in	About 6 miles from Birmingham, AL
5:52 PM	0.88 in	About 41 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:55 PM	1.75 in	About 41 miles from Birmingham, AL
5:56 PM	2.5 in	About 8 miles from Birmingham, AL
6:05 PM	1.0 in	About 20 miles from Birmingham, AL
6:07 PM	0.88 in	About 35 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:07 PM	1.0 in	About 26 miles from Birmingham, AL
6:08 PM	1.0 in	About 23 miles from Birmingham, AL
6:10 PM	0.88 in	About 40 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:10 PM	1.0 in	About 22 miles from Birmingham, AL
6:13 PM	1.75 in	About 25 miles from Birmingham, AL
6:14 PM	2.75 in	About 30 miles from Birmingham, AL
6:15 PM	1.0 in	About 25 miles from Birmingham, AL
6:22 PM	3.0 in	About 46 miles from Birmingham, AL
6:25 PM	3.0 in	About 34 miles from Birmingham, AL
6:26 PM	2.5 in	About 39 miles from Birmingham, AL
6:41 PM	1.25 in	About 52 miles from Birmingham, AL
6:47 PM	1.0 in	About 55 miles from Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM	0.88 in	About 55 miles from Huntsville, AL
7:05 PM	1.0 in	Near 33.93, -85.62, AL
7:15 PM	1.0 in	About 51 miles from Chattanooga, TN
7:23 PM	0.75 in	About 43 miles from Chattanooga, TN
7:25 PM	1.0 in	About 43 miles from Chattanooga, TN
7:45 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Montgomery, AL
9:25 PM	1.0 in	About 29 miles from Columbus, GA
9:31 PM	1.0 in	About 31 miles from Columbus, GA
9:43 PM	1.0 in	About 22 miles from Columbus, GA
9:58 PM	1.0 in	About 17 miles from Columbus, GA
10:01 PM	1.75 in	About 13 miles from Columbus, GA

Time	Gust	Where
8:36 AM	60 mph	Near 31.77, -87.72, AL
10:15 AM	58 mph	Near 31.46, -85.65, AL
3:25 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Birmingham, AL
3:55 PM	58 mph	About 48 miles from Birmingham, AL
4:50 PM	75 mph	About 56 miles from Montgomery, AL
6:13 PM	58 mph	About 26 miles from Birmingham, AL
10:03 PM	58 mph	About 13 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	2.5 in	None	0
Huntsville, AL	1.0 in	None	0

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