Alabama, 1986Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 17, 1986
February 17, 1986 · NWS BHM · 14 events in 8 counties and zones
13 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 8
- 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, Monroe
- When
- February 17, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe County
- Coordinates
- 31.520, -87.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- February 17, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe County
- Coordinates
- 31.380, -87.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Cullman
- When
- February 17, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Cullman County
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 34.080, -86.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Cullman
- When
- February 17, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Cullman County
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 34.250, -86.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Etowah
- When
- February 17, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Etowah County
- Coordinates
- 34.020, -86.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Etowah
- When
- February 17, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Etowah County
- Coordinates
- 34.150, -86.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Cullman
- When
- February 17, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cullman County
- Coordinates
- 34.250, -86.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan
- When
- February 17, 8:42 PM CST
- Where
- Morgan County
- Coordinates
- 34.380, -86.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- February 17, 9:03 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Coordinates
- 34.170, -86.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- February 17, 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Coordinates
- 34.170, -86.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee
- When
- February 17, 10:08 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee County
- Coordinates
- 34.400, -85.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter
- When
- February 17, 10:08 PM CST
- Where
- Sumter County
- Coordinates
- 32.480, -88.320
Hail, Sumter
- When
- February 17, 10:25 PM CST
- Where
- Sumter County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.820, -88.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby
- When
- February 17, 11:45 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County
- Coordinates
- 33.100, -86.870
- 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.
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: 9977690, 9977691, 9977692, 9977693, 9977694, 9977695, 9977696, 9977697, 9977698, 9977699, 9977700, 9977701, 9977702, 9977703.