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Alabama storm reports for May 18, 2024

NOAA recorded 5 hail reports and 14 wind reports in Alabama on May 18, 2024.

in Alabama
19
Storm reports
About 17 miles from Birmingham, AL
1.0 in
Largest hail
About 19 miles from Montgomery, AL
68 mph
Highest gust
0
Tornado reports
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 18, 2024 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

Hail5, most at 3 PM

Wind14, most at 8 AM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeSizeWhere
1:10 PM0.75 inAbout 23 miles from Huntsville, AL
2:46 PM0.88 inAbout 22 miles from Birmingham, AL
3:12 PM0.88 inAbout 40 miles from Huntsville, AL
3:15 PM1.0 inAbout 17 miles from Birmingham, AL
4:03 PM0.88 inAbout 11 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Tuscaloosa, AL0.88 inNone0
Montgomery, ALNone68 mph0

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