Alabama, 1967

Tornado and Hail in Alabama, May 6, 1967

May 6, 1967 · 6 events in 3 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
25
Property damage
$2.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Walker

When
May 6, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Walker County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.880, -87.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Walker

When
May 6, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Walker County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
33.880, -87.500

Hail, Jefferson

When
May 6, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.580, -86.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
May 6, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Coordinates
33.280, -86.680

Tornado, Jefferson

When
May 6, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Rating
F3
Path length
4.3 mi
Path width
200 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
25 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
33.450, -86.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
May 6, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Shelby County
Coordinates
33.380, -86.400

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Jefferson1967-05-06Direct

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Alabama in 1967Every state in 1967This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Alabama, 1967

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9976143, 9976144, 9976145, 9976146, 9976147, 9976148.