Thunderstorm Wind, Colbert
- When
- May 11, 1:20 PM CST
- Where
- Colbert County
- Coordinates
- 34.750, -87.620
Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, May 11, 1973
10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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
10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- May 11, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -87.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- May 11, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -87.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- May 11, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Coordinates
- 34.100, -88.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Winston
- When
- May 11, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Winston County
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -87.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Cullman
- When
- May 11, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cullman County
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -86.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Walker
- When
- May 11, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County
- Coordinates
- 33.800, -87.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Blount
- When
- May 11, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Blount County
- Coordinates
- 33.950, -86.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- May 11, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 78 kt (90 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -86.750
Hail, Blount
- When
- May 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Blount County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -86.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Etowah
- When
- May 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Etowah County
- Coordinates
- 34.020, -86.000
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 11, 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 11, 1973
- Tornado and Hail in New Hampshire, May 11, 1973
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, May 11, 1973
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 11, 1973
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 11, 1973
- Tornado and Hail in Georgia, May 11, 1973
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 11, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 11, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 11, 1973
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 11, 1973
- Damaging Winds in New York, May 11, 1973
More
Every storm in Alabama in 1973Every state in 1973This 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: 9975948, 9975949, 9975950, 9975951, 9975952, 9975953, 9975954, 9975955, 9975956, 9975957, 9975958.