Thunderstorm Wind, Cullman
- When
- August 1, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cullman County
- Coordinates
- 33.980, -86.930
Tornado and Damaging Winds in Alabama, August 1, 1985
14 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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
- $30
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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
14 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Cullman
- When
- August 1, 4:19 PM CST
- Where
- Cullman County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 34.100, -86.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- August 1, 4:22 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 33.720, -87.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Greene
- When
- August 1, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Greene County
- Coordinates
- 32.870, -88.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- August 1, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Coordinates
- 34.250, -86.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Etowah
- When
- August 1, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Etowah County
- Coordinates
- 34.020, -86.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- August 1, 4:43 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -86.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Walker
- When
- August 1, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County
- Coordinates
- 33.830, -87.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscaloosa
- When
- August 1, 5:47 PM CST
- Where
- Tuscaloosa County
- Coordinates
- 33.070, -87.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- August 1, 5:47 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -86.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscaloosa
- When
- August 1, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Tuscaloosa County
- Coordinates
- 33.280, -87.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- August 1, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County
- Coordinates
- 33.180, -85.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby
- When
- August 1, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County
- Coordinates
- 33.100, -86.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- August 1, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County
- Coordinates
- 33.430, -85.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Bibb
- When
- August 1, 7:19 PM CST
- Where
- Bibb County
- Coordinates
- 32.980, -87.100
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 1, 1985
- Tornado in Florida, August 1, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 1, 1985
- Hail in Colorado, August 1, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 1, 1985
- Hail in Wyoming, August 1, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, August 1, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 1, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, August 1, 1985
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: 9976500, 9976501, 9976502, 9976503, 9976504, 9976505, 9976506, 9976507, 9976508, 9976509, 9976510, 9976511, 9976512, 9976513, 9976514.