Thunderstorm Wind, Colbert
- When
- May 16, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Colbert County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.780, -87.580
Damaging Winds in Alabama, May 16, 1968
5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale
- When
- May 16, 3:10 AM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale County
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -87.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Colbert
- When
- May 16, 3:10 AM CST
- Where
- Colbert County
- Coordinates
- 34.700, -87.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- May 16, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -87.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Winston
- When
- May 16, 3:47 AM CST
- Where
- Winston County
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -87.580
What these are
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Indiana, May 16, 1968
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 16, 1968
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, May 16, 1968
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 16, 1968
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 16, 1968
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 16, 1968
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 16, 1968
- Hail in Georgia, May 16, 1968
More
Every storm in Alabama in 1968Every state in 1968This day in weather history
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: 9977311, 9977312, 9977313, 9977314, 9977315.