Alabama, 1986Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, May 18, 1986
May 18, 1986 · NWS BHM · 9 events in 8 counties and zones
8 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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, Clarke
- When
- May 18, 10:58 AM CST
- Where
- Clarke County
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 31.520, -87.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes
- When
- May 18, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lowndes County
- Coordinates
- 32.020, -86.470
Hail, Marengo
- When
- May 18, 3:12 PM CST
- Where
- Marengo County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.100, -87.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas
- When
- May 18, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -87.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- May 18, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 31.630, -88.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw
- When
- May 18, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Choctaw County
- Coordinates
- 31.870, -88.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- May 18, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 31.470, -88.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- May 18, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Coordinates
- 32.380, -86.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia
- When
- May 18, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Escambia County
- Coordinates
- 31.030, -87.500
- 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.
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 18, 19861 death · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, May 18, 1986$275,000 · F1 · 16 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, May 18, 19862 injured · 12 events
- Tornado and Hail in Louisiana, May 18, 1986F0 · 11 events
- Hail in Tennessee, May 18, 19860.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Pennsylvania, May 18, 19861 in hail · 1 event
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: 9978818, 9978819, 9978820, 9978821, 9978822, 9978823, 9978824, 9978825, 9978826.