Alabama, 1990

Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, February 10, 1990

February 10, 1990 · NWS MGM · 51 events in 40 counties and zones

47 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
80
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
51

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

47 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw

When
February 10, 1:36 AM CST
Where
Choctaw County
Coordinates
32.200, -88.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When
February 10, 1:40 AM CST
Where
Sumter County
Coordinates
32.580, -88.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Pickens

When
February 10, 1:40 AM CST
Where
Pickens County
Coordinates
33.130, -88.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
February 10, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Greene County
Injuries
7 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
33.000, -87.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscaloosa

When
February 10, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Tuscaloosa County
Measured
67 kt (77 mph)
Injuries
11 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
33.200, -87.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Marengo

When
February 10, 2:05 AM CST
Where
Marengo County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
32.520, -87.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Hale

When
February 10, 2:05 AM CST
Where
Hale County
Coordinates
33.000, -87.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
February 10, 2:20 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.430, -87.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Bibb

When
February 10, 2:25 AM CST
Where
Bibb County
Measured
67 kt (77 mph)
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
32.950, -87.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
February 10, 2:25 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.270, -87.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
February 10, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Washington County
Coordinates
31.470, -88.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilcox

When
February 10, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Wilcox County
Coordinates
32.050, -87.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When
February 10, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Clarke County
Coordinates
31.680, -87.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
February 10, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Injuries
5 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
33.520, -86.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
February 10, 2:35 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.450, -87.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
February 10, 2:40 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.300, -87.250

Tornado, Shelby

When
February 10, 2:42 AM CST
Where
Shelby County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
33.300, -86.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby

When
February 10, 2:42 AM CST
Where
Shelby County
Injuries
22 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
33.250, -86.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.400, -87.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilcox

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Wilcox County
Coordinates
32.050, -87.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Chilton

When
February 10, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Chilton County
Measured
73 kt (84 mph)
Coordinates
32.830, -86.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When
February 10, 3:05 AM CST
Where
Lowndes County
Coordinates
32.280, -86.620

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair

When
February 10, 3:10 AM CST
Where
St. Clair County
Coordinates
33.500, -86.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Talladega

When
February 10, 3:15 AM CST
Where
Talladega County
Injuries
26 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
33.380, -86.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
February 10, 3:22 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Measured
66 kt (76 mph)
Coordinates
32.300, -86.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Autauga

When
February 10, 3:28 AM CST
Where
Autauga County
Coordinates
32.470, -86.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When
February 10, 3:30 AM CST
Where
Calhoun County
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates
33.580, -85.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Coosa

When
February 10, 3:30 AM CST
Where
Coosa County
Coordinates
32.880, -86.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Elmore

When
February 10, 3:45 AM CST
Where
Elmore County
Coordinates
32.550, -86.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
February 10, 3:50 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
32.380, -86.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleburne

When
February 10, 3:50 AM CST
Where
Cleburne County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
33.650, -85.580

Tornado, Clay

When
February 10, 3:55 AM CST
Where
Clay County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Injuries
5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.350, -85.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Macon

When
February 10, 3:55 AM CST
Where
Macon County
Coordinates
32.430, -85.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Tallapoosa

When
February 10, 3:55 AM CST
Where
Tallapoosa County
Coordinates
32.880, -85.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When
February 10, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Randolph County
Coordinates
33.300, -85.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When
February 10, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Randolph County
Coordinates
33.450, -85.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Bullock

When
February 10, 4:05 AM CST
Where
Bullock County
Coordinates
32.070, -85.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Chambers

When
February 10, 4:05 AM CST
Where
Chambers County
Coordinates
32.900, -85.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Conecuh

When
February 10, 4:05 AM CST
Where
Conecuh County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
31.430, -86.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia

When
February 10, 4:12 AM CST
Where
Escambia County
Coordinates
31.030, -87.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
February 10, 4:15 AM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
32.620, -85.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When
February 10, 4:20 AM CST
Where
Butler County
Coordinates
31.720, -86.720

Hail, Covington

When
February 10, 4:30 AM CST
Where
Covington County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.400, -86.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Barbour

When
February 10, 5:05 AM CST
Where
Barbour County
Coordinates
31.880, -85.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Barbour

When
February 10, 5:05 AM CST
Where
Barbour County
Coordinates
31.720, -85.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Coffee

When
February 10, 5:15 AM CST
Where
Coffee County
Coordinates
31.530, -85.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Covington

When
February 10, 5:45 AM CST
Where
Covington County
Coordinates
31.280, -86.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When
February 10, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Russell County
Coordinates
32.470, -85.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Mobile

When
February 10, 6:55 AM CST
Where
Mobile County
Coordinates
30.470, -88.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin

When
February 10, 7:30 AM CST
Where
Baldwin County
Coordinates
30.550, -87.720

Hail, Baldwin

When
February 10, 8:15 AM CST
Where
Baldwin County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
30.730, -87.780

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.

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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: 9981437, 9981438, 9981439, 9981440, 9981441, 9981442, 9981443, 9981444, 9981445, 9981446, 9981447, 9981448, 9981449, 9981450, 9981451, 9981452, 9981453, 9981454, 9981455, 9981456, 9981457, 9981458, 9981459, 9981460, 9981461, 9981462, 9981463, 9981464, 9981465, 9981466, 9981467, 9981468, 9981469, 9981470, 9981471, 9981472, 9981473, 9981474, 9981475, 9981476, and more.