Alabama, 1980Damaging Winds in Alabama, May 16, 1980
May 16, 1980 · NWS ATA · 5 events in 1 county or zone
5 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
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- May 16, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -86.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- May 16, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -86.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- May 16, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -86.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- May 16, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -86.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- May 16, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 33.470, -87.070
- 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.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 16, 1980$250,000 · F3 · 3 events
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 16, 19801 death · 1 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 16, 19804.5 in hail · 25 events
- Tornado in Florida, May 16, 1980$3,000 · F0 · 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: 9977769, 9977770, 9977771, 9977772, 9977773.