Alabama storm reports for February 7, 2018

Name: NOAA storm reports, Alabama, February 7, 2018
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 1 hail report, 2 wind reports and 3 tornado reports in Alabama on February 7, 2018.

in Alabama; 6
Storm reports: About 18 miles from Columbus, GA; 1.25 in
Largest hail: Near 31.06, -85.40, AL; 63 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF0, about 39 miles from Birmingham, AL; 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 February 7, 2018 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

Hail1, most at 9 AM

Wind2, most at 12 PM

Tornado3, most at 7 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
6:03 AM	EF0	About 39 miles from Birmingham, AL	2.49 mi long, 300 yd wide
7:04 AM	EF0	About 30 miles from Montgomery, AL	1.97 mi long, 150 yd wide
7:16 AM	EF0	Near 32.01, -87.91, AL	0.78 mi long, 100 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.

Time	Gust	Where
12:12 PM	58 mph	Near 31.05, -85.41, AL
12:14 PM	63 mph	Near 31.06, -85.40, AL