Thunderstorm Wind, Pickens
- When
- April 4, 9:40 AM CST
- Where
- Pickens County
- Coordinates
- 33.300, -87.870
Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, April 4, 1977
7 tornado, 6 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
- 23
- Injuries
- 138
- Property damage
- $26 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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
7 tornado, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Cullman
- When
- April 4, 11:12 AM CST
- Where
- Cullman County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 5.9 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 34.070, -86.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- April 4, 11:50 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Coordinates
- 34.270, -86.220
Tornado, Jackson
- When
- April 4, 12:20 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 6.9 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -85.980
Tornado, St. Clair
- When
- April 4, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 33.730, -86.150
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- April 4, 1:55 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.820, -86.820
Tornado, St. Clair
- When
- April 4, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 3.3 mi
- Path width
- 80 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 33.770, -86.470
Tornado, Etowah
- When
- April 4, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Etowah County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 4.7 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 33.880, -86.020
Tornado, St. Clair
- When
- April 4, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 7.3 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 33.830, -86.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- April 4, 2:38 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -86.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee
- When
- April 4, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County
- Coordinates
- 34.220, -85.600
Tornado, Jefferson
- When
- April 4, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Rating
- F5
- Path length
- 14.7 mi
- Path width
- 550 yd
- Deaths
- 22 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 130 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25 million
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -86.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- April 4, 3:05 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -86.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- April 4, 3:05 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -86.750
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.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado, St. Clair | 1977-04-04 | Direct |
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.
- 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.
- 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 Georgia, April 4, 1977
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 4, 1977
- Tornado in Kentucky, April 4, 1977
- Tornado in North Carolina, April 4, 1977
- Tornado in Indiana, April 4, 1977
- Hail in Texas, April 4, 1977
- Damaging Winds in Florida, April 4, 1977
- Tornado in Missouri, April 4, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 4, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, April 4, 1977
More
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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: 9976464, 9976465, 9976466, 9976467, 9976468, 9976469, 9976470, 9976471, 9976472, 9976473, 9976474, 9976475, 9976476, 9976477.