Alabama, 1989Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, March 20, 1989
March 20, 1989 · 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.
- 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- 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, Greene
- When
- March 20, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Greene County
- Coordinates
- 32.830, -87.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscaloosa
- When
- March 20, 6:13 PM CST
- Where
- Tuscaloosa County
- Coordinates
- 33.070, -87.570
Hail, Dallas
- When
- March 20, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.430, -87.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- March 20, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 33.480, -86.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- March 20, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -86.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby
- When
- March 20, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County
- Coordinates
- 33.280, -86.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Coosa
- When
- March 20, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Coosa County
- Coordinates
- 32.880, -86.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Talladega
- When
- March 20, 8:14 PM CST
- Where
- Talladega County
- Coordinates
- 33.380, -86.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- March 20, 8:14 PM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County
- Coordinates
- 33.750, -85.820
- 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.
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 20, 1989$250,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 20, 19891.75 in hail · 19 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, March 20, 19891 in hail · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 20, 19891 in hail · 7 events
- Hail in Louisiana, March 20, 19891.75 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: 9978287, 9978288, 9978289, 9978290, 9978291, 9978292, 9978293, 9978294, 9978295.