Alabama storm reports for May 4, 2021

Name: NOAA storm reports, Alabama, May 4, 2021
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 3 hail reports, 84 wind reports and 4 tornado reports in Alabama on May 4, 2021.

in Alabama; 91
Storm reports: Near 33.65, -85.58, AL; 1.25 in
Largest hail: About 45 miles from Crestview, FL; 70 mph
Highest gust: Highest rating EF1, about 13 miles from Montgomery, AL; 4
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Tornado and its path
Surveyed tornado path

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

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

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 May 4, 2021 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 11 AM

Wind84, most at 5 PM

Tornado4, most at 6 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Rating	Where	Path
9:44 AM	EF0	About 27 miles from Chattanooga, TN	0.55 mi long, 50 yd wide
5:19 PM	EF0	About 39 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL	24.84 mi long, 620 yd wide
6:17 PM	EF1	About 13 miles from Montgomery, AL	10.63 mi long, 330 yd wide
6:46 PM	EF0	About 19 miles from Montgomery, AL	2.17 mi long, 50 yd wide

Time	Gust	Where
7:04 AM	49 mph	About 38 miles from Birmingham, AL
7:10 AM	60 mph	About 41 miles from Birmingham, AL
7:58 AM	49 mph	About 41 miles from Huntsville, AL
8:50 AM	58 mph	About 7 miles from Huntsville, AL
8:50 AM	49 mph	About 28 miles from Huntsville, AL
8:56 AM	49 mph	About 23 miles from Huntsville, AL
9:07 AM	49 mph	About 36 miles from Huntsville, AL
9:08 AM	60 mph	About 32 miles from Huntsville, AL
9:10 AM	49 mph	About 32 miles from Huntsville, AL
9:10 AM	60 mph	About 34 miles from Huntsville, AL
9:41 AM	49 mph	About 26 miles from Chattanooga, TN
9:43 AM	60 mph	About 26 miles from Chattanooga, TN

Show all 84 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
9:44 AM	49 mph	About 33 miles from Chattanooga, TN
10:14 AM	60 mph	About 29 miles from Huntsville, AL
10:48 AM	58 mph	About 51 miles from Huntsville, AL
10:49 AM	58 mph	About 54 miles from Birmingham, AL
12:02 PM	58 mph	About 19 miles from Birmingham, AL
12:05 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Birmingham, AL
12:10 PM	58 mph	About 23 miles from Birmingham, AL
12:15 PM	58 mph	About 7 miles from Birmingham, AL
4:16 PM	58 mph	Near 32.43, -88.38, AL
4:25 PM	58 mph	Near 34.18, -87.62, AL
4:40 PM	58 mph	About 34 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
4:45 PM	58 mph	About 23 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
4:50 PM	60 mph	Near 32.08, -88.22, AL
4:52 PM	58 mph	About 52 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
4:55 PM	69 mph	About 29 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
5:00 PM	69 mph	About 39 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
5:01 PM	69 mph	About 37 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
5:10 PM	60 mph	Near 31.97, -87.98, AL
5:18 PM	60 mph	Near 31.75, -87.98, AL
5:20 PM	60 mph	Near 31.97, -87.87, AL
5:25 PM	49 mph	About 19 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:25 PM	60 mph	About 20 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:25 PM	49 mph	About 19 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:25 PM	60 mph	Near 31.92, -87.73, AL
5:31 PM	45 mph	About 36 miles from Huntsville, AL
5:32 PM	60 mph	Near 31.57, -88.31, AL
5:38 PM	60 mph	Near 31.70, -87.80, AL
5:40 PM	60 mph	Near 31.70, -87.78, AL
5:50 PM	60 mph	Near 32.04, -87.32, AL
5:50 PM	60 mph	Near 31.98, -87.28, AL
5:50 PM	67 mph	Near 31.68, -87.76, AL
5:55 PM	60 mph	Near 31.61, -87.87, AL
6:00 PM	49 mph	About 40 miles from Birmingham, AL
6:04 PM	58 mph	About 28 miles from Montgomery, AL
6:06 PM	58 mph	About 21 miles from Montgomery, AL
6:20 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Montgomery, AL
6:27 PM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Montgomery, AL
6:35 PM	58 mph	About 8 miles from Montgomery, AL
6:37 PM	58 mph	About 9 miles from Montgomery, AL
6:39 PM	58 mph	About 45 miles from Montgomery, AL
6:42 PM	49 mph	About 33 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:47 PM	58 mph	About 30 miles from Montgomery, AL
6:48 PM	60 mph	About 44 miles from Huntsville, AL
7:06 PM	58 mph	About 35 miles from Columbus, GA
7:13 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Columbus, GA
7:14 PM	58 mph	About 35 miles from Montgomery, AL
7:16 PM	49 mph	About 38 miles from Huntsville, AL
7:17 PM	60 mph	About 50 miles from Crestview, FL
7:20 PM	70 mph	About 45 miles from Crestview, FL
7:24 PM	58 mph	About 44 miles from Montgomery, AL
7:25 PM	60 mph	About 44 miles from Montgomery, AL
7:29 PM	58 mph	About 31 miles from Columbus, GA
7:30 PM	60 mph	About 51 miles from Crestview, FL
7:30 PM	60 mph	About 46 miles from Montgomery, AL
7:32 PM	58 mph	About 23 miles from Columbus, GA
7:47 PM	58 mph	About 53 miles from Montgomery, AL
7:50 PM	60 mph	About 55 miles from Montgomery, AL
7:51 PM	60 mph	About 55 miles from Montgomery, AL
7:59 PM	58 mph	About 46 miles from Columbus, GA
8:20 PM	58 mph	About 42 miles from Crestview, FL
8:30 PM	58 mph	Near 31.45, -85.59, AL
8:30 PM	58 mph	About 53 miles from Crestview, FL
8:40 PM	58 mph	Near 31.57, -85.25, AL
8:45 PM	58 mph	Near 31.32, -85.41, AL
8:55 PM	58 mph	Near 31.23, -85.34, AL
8:55 PM	58 mph	Near 31.23, -85.38, AL
10:58 PM	60 mph	About 58 miles from Mobile, AL
11:00 PM	60 mph	Near 31.82, -87.32, AL
11:05 PM	60 mph	About 60 miles from Mobile, AL
11:10 PM	60 mph	Near 31.73, -87.22, AL
11:12 PM	60 mph	About 53 miles from Mobile, AL
11:45 PM	70 mph	About 42 miles from Montgomery, AL

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	None	58 mph	0
Huntsville, AL	None	58 mph	0
Montgomery, AL	None	58 mph	1

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

Time	Size	Where
11:00 AM	1.0 in	About 35 miles from Birmingham, AL
1:29 PM	1.25 in	Near 33.65, -85.58, AL
4:15 PM	1.0 in	About 58 miles from Huntsville, AL