Thunderstorm Wind, Colbert
- When
- August 16, 12:39 PM CST
- Where
- Colbert County
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.750, -87.670
Damaging Winds in Alabama, August 16, 1986
20 thunderstorm wind, 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
- 6
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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
20 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Winston
- When
- August 16, 1:25 PM CST
- Where
- Winston County
- Coordinates
- 34.100, -87.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Walker
- When
- August 16, 1:40 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County
- Coordinates
- 33.770, -87.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Walker
- When
- August 16, 2:05 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County
- Coordinates
- 33.800, -87.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- August 16, 2:05 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -86.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- August 16, 2:24 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -86.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone
- When
- August 16, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Limestone County
- Coordinates
- 34.750, -87.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- August 16, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County
- Coordinates
- 34.720, -86.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan
- When
- August 16, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Morgan County
- Coordinates
- 34.480, -86.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Bullock
- When
- August 16, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Bullock County
- Coordinates
- 32.020, -85.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- August 16, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 33.470, -86.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby
- When
- August 16, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County
- Coordinates
- 33.230, -86.480
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- August 16, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County
- Coordinates
- 33.580, -86.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Etowah
- When
- August 16, 2:57 PM CST
- Where
- Etowah County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.020, -86.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- August 16, 3:28 PM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County
- Deaths
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 33.920, -85.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- August 16, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Coordinates
- 32.380, -86.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Cleburne
- When
- August 16, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Cleburne County
- Coordinates
- 33.650, -85.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- August 16, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Coordinates
- 32.330, -86.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- August 16, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County
- Coordinates
- 33.180, -85.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- August 16, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County
- Deaths
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 33.920, -85.600
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 16, 1986
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 16, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 16, 1986
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 16, 1986
- Hail in Wisconsin, August 16, 1986
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, August 16, 1986
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, August 16, 1986
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 16, 1986
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: 9979748, 9979749, 9979750, 9979751, 9979752, 9979753, 9979754, 9979755, 9979756, 9979757, 9979758, 9979759, 9979760, 9979761, 9979762, 9979763, 9979764, 9979765, 9979766, 9979767.