Alabama, 1986

Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, August 2, 1986

August 2, 1986 · NWS BHM · 11 events in 4 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mobile

When
August 2, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Mobile County
Coordinates
30.700, -88.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Mobile

When
August 2, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Mobile County
Coordinates
30.700, -88.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Mobile

When
August 2, 1:51 PM CST
Where
Mobile County
Coordinates
30.700, -88.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin

When
August 2, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Baldwin County
Coordinates
30.880, -87.780

Hail, Mobile

When
August 2, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Mobile County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.700, -88.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Mobile

When
August 2, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Mobile County
Coordinates
30.500, -88.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Mobile

When
August 2, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Mobile County
Coordinates
30.250, -88.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia

When
August 2, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Escambia County
Coordinates
31.120, -86.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Covington

When
August 2, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Covington County
Coordinates
31.480, -86.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Covington

When
August 2, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Covington County
Coordinates
31.480, -86.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Covington

When
August 2, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Covington County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
31.300, -86.480

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 9979714, 9979715, 9979716, 9979717, 9979718, 9979719, 9979720, 9979721, 9979722, 9979723, 9979724.