Alabama storm reports for August 18, 2024

Name: NOAA storm reports, Alabama, August 18, 2024
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 11 hail reports and 51 wind reports in Alabama on August 18, 2024.

in Alabama; 62
Storm reports: About 46 miles from Montgomery, AL; 1.75 in
Largest hail: Near 31.18, -85.55, AL; 75 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 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

Hail11, most at 4 PM

Wind51, most at 5 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
2:05 PM	0.88 in	Near 33.65, -85.72, AL
2:47 PM	1.0 in	About 29 miles from Birmingham, AL
3:46 PM	1.0 in	About 13 miles from Birmingham, AL
3:56 PM	1.0 in	About 54 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:04 PM	1.0 in	About 52 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:16 PM	1.75 in	About 46 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:21 PM	1.0 in	About 45 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:42 PM	1.75 in	About 46 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:47 PM	1.0 in	About 16 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
4:49 PM	1.5 in	About 44 miles from Montgomery, AL
7:56 PM	1.0 in	About 46 miles from Montgomery, AL

Time	Gust	Where
3:02 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Columbus, GA
3:54 PM	60 mph	About 47 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:03 PM	60 mph	About 45 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:03 PM	58 mph	About 52 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:12 PM	60 mph	About 45 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:21 PM	60 mph	About 45 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:30 PM	58 mph	About 14 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
4:38 PM	58 mph	About 14 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
4:39 PM	58 mph	About 42 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:40 PM	58 mph	About 47 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:56 PM	49 mph	About 43 miles from Montgomery, AL
4:57 PM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Columbus, GA

Show all 51 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
5:05 PM	58 mph	About 29 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
5:10 PM	58 mph	About 11 miles from Columbus, GA
5:12 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Montgomery, AL
5:29 PM	58 mph	About 37 miles from Columbus, GA
5:30 PM	58 mph	About 28 miles from Columbus, GA
5:32 PM	60 mph	About 37 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
5:35 PM	58 mph	About 43 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
5:40 PM	60 mph	About 32 miles from Montgomery, AL
5:40 PM	58 mph	About 42 miles from Columbus, GA
5:41 PM	60 mph	About 47 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
5:48 PM	58 mph	About 33 miles from Columbus, GA
5:51 PM	58 mph	About 54 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
5:55 PM	60 mph	About 54 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
5:55 PM	60 mph	About 56 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL
5:59 PM	58 mph	About 43 miles from Montgomery, AL
6:02 PM	58 mph	Near 32.36, -87.64, AL
6:11 PM	60 mph	About 46 miles from Montgomery, AL
6:16 PM	58 mph	About 47 miles from Montgomery, AL
6:16 PM	58 mph	Near 32.27, -87.63, AL
6:21 PM	60 mph	Near 32.20, -87.45, AL
6:32 PM	61 mph	About 42 miles from Montgomery, AL
6:56 PM	58 mph	About 43 miles from Montgomery, AL
7:00 PM	58 mph	Near 32.04, -87.66, AL
7:07 PM	60 mph	About 55 miles from Columbus, GA
7:17 PM	60 mph	Near 31.96, -87.71, AL
7:26 PM	60 mph	Near 31.78, -87.73, AL
7:35 PM	60 mph	Near 31.83, -87.55, AL
7:48 PM	60 mph	Near 31.63, -87.65, AL
7:50 PM	58 mph	About 40 miles from Montgomery, AL
8:09 PM	58 mph	About 54 miles from Montgomery, AL
8:25 PM	58 mph	About 56 miles from Montgomery, AL
9:14 PM	58 mph	Near 31.20, -85.57, AL
9:17 PM	75 mph	Near 31.18, -85.55, AL
9:21 PM	63 mph	Near 31.22, -85.52, AL
9:23 PM	64 mph	Near 31.13, -85.64, AL
9:25 PM	58 mph	About 58 miles from Crestview, FL
9:37 PM	58 mph	Near 31.04, -85.40, AL
9:45 PM	63 mph	Near 31.05, -85.30, AL
1:09 AM	58 mph	About 35 miles from Crestview, FL

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	1.0 in	None	0
Tuscaloosa, AL	None	58 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.