Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 17, 1986

Name: Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 17, 1986
Start: 1986-07-17T14:30
End: 1986-07-17T17:45
Location: Alabama

July 17, 1986 · NWS BHM · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

5 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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

5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 17, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 33.600, -86.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Etowah

When: July 17, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Etowah County
Coordinates: 34.050, -86.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: July 17, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Coordinates: 34.920, -88.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 17, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 33.600, -86.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Cullman

When: July 17, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Cullman County
Coordinates: 33.900, -86.970

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

Every storm in Alabama in 1986 Every state in 1986 This day in weather history Warnings in Alabama, July 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: 9975709, 9975710, 9975711, 9975712, 9975713.