Alabama, 1979Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 11, 1979
May 11, 1979 · NWS NG · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Hail, Cullman
- When
- May 11, 1:35 PM CST
- Where
- Cullman County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -87.070
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- May 11, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -86.750
Hail, Elmore
- When
- May 11, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Elmore County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.530, -85.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Elmore
- When
- May 11, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Elmore County
- Coordinates
- 32.530, -85.900
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes in Florida, May 11, 1979$25,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 11, 197978 kt wind · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 11, 19791.75 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 11, 19794 events
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 11, 19794 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 11, 19791.75 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 11, 197955 kt wind · 3 events
- Hail in Texas, May 11, 19791.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Pennsylvania, May 11, 19791.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in North Carolina, May 11, 19791 in hail · 1 event
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: 9976591, 9976592, 9976593, 9976594.