Thunderstorm Wind, Colbert
- When
- March 5, 2:10 AM CST
- Where
- Colbert County
- Coordinates
- 34.750, -87.670
Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, March 5, 1989
15 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 5 tornado, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $10 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 29
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
15 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- March 5, 6:10 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County
- Coordinates
- 34.350, -87.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Marion
- When
- March 5, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marion County
- Coordinates
- 33.980, -87.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Winston
- When
- March 5, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Winston County
- Coordinates
- 34.050, -87.550
Tornado, Jefferson
- When
- March 5, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 33.680, -86.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas
- When
- March 5, 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Coordinates
- 32.430, -87.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Blount
- When
- March 5, 1:55 PM CST
- Where
- Blount County
- Coordinates
- 33.900, -86.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Hale
- When
- March 5, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hale County
- Coordinates
- 32.780, -87.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscaloosa
- When
- March 5, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Tuscaloosa County
- Coordinates
- 33.270, -87.650
Hail, Marshall
- When
- March 5, 2:23 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -86.300
Hail, Walker
- When
- March 5, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.730, -87.280
Hail, Chilton
- When
- March 5, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Chilton County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.780, -86.880
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- March 5, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.750, -86.820
Hail, Bibb
- When
- March 5, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bibb County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.950, -87.130
Hail, Dallas
- When
- March 5, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.300, -87.250
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- March 5, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.600, -86.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Blount
- When
- March 5, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Blount County
- Coordinates
- 33.980, -86.580
Hail, St. Clair
- When
- March 5, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -86.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- March 5, 5:19 PM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 33.580, -85.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- March 5, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County
- Coordinates
- 33.300, -85.920
Tornado, Talladega
- When
- March 5, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Talladega County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 20 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 33.270, -86.370
Hail, Cullman
- When
- March 5, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Cullman County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.020, -86.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Tallapoosa
- When
- March 5, 6:53 PM CST
- Where
- Tallapoosa County
- Coordinates
- 32.600, -85.820
Tornado, Pike
- When
- March 5, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pike County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 31.630, -85.820
Tornado, Chambers
- When
- March 5, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Chambers County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 15 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 32.900, -85.520
Tornado, Randolph
- When
- March 5, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Randolph County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 33.100, -85.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Russell
- When
- March 5, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Russell County
- Coordinates
- 32.120, -85.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Barbour
- When
- March 5, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Barbour County
- Coordinates
- 31.800, -85.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Barbour
- When
- March 5, 9:25 PM CST
- Where
- Barbour County
- Coordinates
- 31.880, -85.450
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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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
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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: 9979327, 9979328, 9979329, 9979330, 9979331, 9979332, 9979333, 9979334, 9979335, 9979336, 9979337, 9979338, 9979339, 9979340, 9979341, 9979342, 9979343, 9979344, 9979345, 9979346, 9979347, 9979348, 9979349, 9978061, 9978277, 9978278, 9978279, 9978280, 9978281.