Alabama storm reports for May 21, 2022

Name: NOAA storm reports, Alabama, May 21, 2022
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 2 hail reports and 5 wind reports in Alabama on May 21, 2022.

in Alabama; 7
Storm reports: About 23 miles from Birmingham, AL; 2.0 in
Largest hail: About 36 miles from Huntsville, AL; 60 mph
Highest gust: 0
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 21, 2022 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Hail2, most at 6 PM

Wind5, most at 6 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
6:58 PM	2.0 in	About 23 miles from Birmingham, AL
6:58 PM	1.25 in	About 26 miles from Birmingham, AL

Time	Gust	Where
2:10 PM	58 mph	Near 31.24, -85.11, AL
4:11 PM	58 mph	About 49 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
5:20 PM	49 mph	About 57 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:24 PM	58 mph	About 40 miles from Huntsville, AL
6:26 PM	60 mph	About 36 miles from Huntsville, AL

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