Alabama, 1986

Hail 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.

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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

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.

Event by event

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

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

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Alabama in 1986Every state in 1986This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, February 1986

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: 9977690, 9977691, 9977692, 9977693, 9977694, 9977695, 9977696, 9977697, 9977698, 9977699, 9977700, 9977701, 9977702, 9977703.