Alabama storm reports for August 31, 2017
NOAA recorded 5 tornado reports in Alabama on August 31, 2017.
- in Alabama
- 5
- Storm reports
- Highest rating EF2, about 31 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
- 5
- 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 August 31, 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
Tornado5, most at 7 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:40 PM | EF2 | About 31 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL | 31.24 mi long, 600 yd wide |
| 6:57 PM | EF1 | About 25 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL | 6.5 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 7:28 PM | EF1 | About 23 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL | 0.56 mi long, 200 yd wide |
| 7:42 PM | EF0 | About 23 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL | 0.3 mi long, 35 yd wide |
| 8:58 PM | EF2 | About 38 miles from Huntsville, AL | 13.63 mi long, 300 yd wide |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.