Alabama, 1990

Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, May 21, 1990

May 21, 1990 · NWS MEI · 21 events in 17 counties and zones

13 hail, 8 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.

  • 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
21

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

13 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When
May 21, 10:45 AM CST
Where
Sumter County
Coordinates
32.500, -88.180

Hail, Coosa

When
May 21, 11:25 AM CST
Where
Coosa County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.070, -86.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Tallapoosa

When
May 21, 11:40 AM CST
Where
Tallapoosa County
Coordinates
33.070, -85.920

Hail, Dallas

When
May 21, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.670, -86.920

Hail, Wilcox

When
May 21, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Wilcox County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.100, -87.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When
May 21, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Dallas County
Coordinates
32.080, -87.000

Hail, Montgomery

When
May 21, 1:05 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.380, -86.300

Hail, Pike

When
May 21, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Pike County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.800, -85.970

Hail, Lee

When
May 21, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.620, -85.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When
May 21, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Coordinates
31.700, -87.780

Hail, Covington

When
May 21, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Covington County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.330, -86.650

Hail, Covington

When
May 21, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Covington County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.300, -86.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
May 21, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Coordinates
31.380, -88.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When
May 21, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Henry County
Coordinates
31.630, -85.320

Hail, Barbour

When
May 21, 2:55 PM CST
Where
Barbour County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.880, -85.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When
May 21, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Russell County
Coordinates
32.300, -85.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When
May 21, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Russell County
Coordinates
32.450, -85.180

Hail, Escambia

When
May 21, 3:32 PM CST
Where
Escambia County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.200, -87.230

Hail, Coffee

When
May 21, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Coffee County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
31.320, -85.850

Hail, Covington

When
May 21, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Covington County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.030, -86.330

Hail, Geneva

When
May 21, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Geneva County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.030, -85.880

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.
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: 9982580, 9982581, 9982582, 9982583, 9982584, 9982585, 9982586, 9982587, 9982588, 9982589, 9982590, 9982591, 9982592, 9982593, 9982594, 9982595, 9982596, 9982597, 9982598, 9982599, 9982600.