Alabama storm reports for August 17, 2024

Name: NOAA storm reports, Alabama, August 17, 2024
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 2 hail reports and 33 wind reports in Alabama on August 17, 2024.

in Alabama; 35
Storm reports: About 12 miles from Huntsville, AL; 1.0 in
Largest hail: About 10 miles from Huntsville, AL; 64 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 August 17, 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

Hail2, most at 2 PM

Wind33, most at 3 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
2:15 PM	0.75 in	About 13 miles from Huntsville, AL
2:20 PM	1.0 in	About 12 miles from Huntsville, AL

Time	Gust	Where
1:15 PM	60 mph	About 29 miles from Huntsville, AL
1:32 PM	45 mph	About 19 miles from Huntsville, AL
2:08 PM	45 mph	About 13 miles from Huntsville, AL
2:24 PM	64 mph	About 10 miles from Huntsville, AL
2:39 PM	60 mph	About 16 miles from Huntsville, AL
2:39 PM	49 mph	About 20 miles from Huntsville, AL
2:41 PM	64 mph	About 16 miles from Huntsville, AL
2:57 PM	45 mph	About 26 miles from Huntsville, AL
3:00 PM	49 mph	About 25 miles from Chattanooga, TN
3:03 PM	49 mph	About 23 miles from Chattanooga, TN
3:05 PM	45 mph	About 42 miles from Huntsville, AL
3:05 PM	64 mph	About 19 miles from Huntsville, AL

Show all 33 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
3:06 PM	49 mph	About 32 miles from Huntsville, AL
3:28 PM	55 mph	About 38 miles from Chattanooga, TN
3:32 PM	45 mph	About 46 miles from Huntsville, AL
3:38 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Birmingham, AL
3:52 PM	45 mph	About 52 miles from Chattanooga, TN
3:53 PM	49 mph	About 50 miles from Chattanooga, TN
4:05 PM	58 mph	Near 34.28, -85.72, AL
4:12 PM	58 mph	About 18 miles from Birmingham, AL
4:20 PM	60 mph	About 43 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:25 PM	45 mph	About 17 miles from Birmingham, AL
4:28 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Birmingham, AL
4:30 PM	58 mph	About 25 miles from Birmingham, AL
4:38 PM	60 mph	About 33 miles from Birmingham, AL
4:43 PM	58 mph	About 31 miles from Birmingham, AL
4:45 PM	58 mph	About 42 miles from Birmingham, AL
5:23 PM	58 mph	About 50 miles from Montgomery, AL
5:23 PM	58 mph	About 52 miles from Birmingham, AL
5:28 PM	58 mph	About 39 miles from Montgomery, AL
5:37 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Birmingham, AL
6:14 PM	58 mph	Near 33.45, -85.51, AL
6:34 PM	58 mph	About 55 miles from Atlanta, GA

Cities with reports nearby

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

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Huntsville, AL	1.0 in	64 mph	0

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