Alabama, 1983Damaging Winds in Alabama, March 5, 1983
March 5, 1983 · NWS T · 14 events in 9 counties and zones
14 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
- 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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mobile
- When
- March 5, 10:57 AM CST
- Where
- Mobile County
- Coordinates
- 30.680, -88.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Mobile
- When
- March 5, 11:40 AM CST
- Where
- Mobile County
- Coordinates
- 30.700, -88.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- March 5, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -86.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- March 5, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -86.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- March 5, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County
- Coordinates
- 34.730, -86.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Colbert
- When
- March 5, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Colbert County
- Coordinates
- 34.700, -87.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Houston
- When
- March 5, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Houston County
- Coordinates
- 31.150, -85.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone
- When
- March 5, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Limestone County
- Coordinates
- 34.820, -86.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- March 5, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -86.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- March 5, 6:07 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County
- Coordinates
- 34.750, -86.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- March 5, 6:07 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Coordinates
- 34.770, -86.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- March 5, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Coordinates
- 34.670, -86.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- March 5, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County
- Coordinates
- 33.730, -85.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Etowah
- When
- March 5, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Etowah County
- Coordinates
- 34.020, -86.020
- 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 Louisiana, March 5, 1983$250,000 · F1 · 5 events
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 5, 1983$25,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, March 5, 19831.75 in hail · 12 events
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 5, 19837 events
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, March 5, 198352 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 5, 19833 events
- Tornadoes in Florida, March 5, 1983$280 · F0 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, March 5, 19831 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: 9976376, 9976377, 9976378, 9976379, 9976380, 9976381, 9976382, 9976383, 9976384, 9976385, 9976386, 9976387, 9976388, 9976389.