Alabama storm reports for May 17, 2023

Name: NOAA storm reports, Alabama, May 17, 2023
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 8 wind reports in Alabama on May 17, 2023.

in Alabama; 8
Storm reports: Near 31.52, -87.88, 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 17, 2023 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

Wind8, most at 2 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Gust	Where
1:12 PM	60 mph	Near 31.52, -87.88, AL
1:54 PM	58 mph	About 52 miles from Columbus, GA
2:10 PM	60 mph	Near 31.52, -87.88, AL
2:10 PM	60 mph	Near 31.52, -87.88, AL
2:11 PM	60 mph	Near 31.97, -87.42, AL
2:12 PM	60 mph	Near 31.52, -87.88, AL
2:24 PM	60 mph	Near 31.74, -87.67, AL
2:55 PM	60 mph	Near 31.65, -87.87, AL

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