Alabama, 1991

Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, April 28, 1991

April 28, 1991 · NWS BHM · 21 events in 16 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 5 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.

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  • 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

16 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
April 28, 12:55 AM CST
Where
Marion County
Coordinates
34.180, -88.150

Hail, Fayette

When
April 28, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Fayette County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.870, -87.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
April 28, 1:15 AM CST
Where
Franklin County
Coordinates
34.350, -87.730

Hail, Pickens

When
April 28, 10:15 AM CST
Where
Pickens County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.130, -88.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When
April 28, 10:50 AM CST
Where
Sumter County
Coordinates
32.820, -88.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When
April 28, 10:50 AM CST
Where
Greene County
Coordinates
32.830, -87.880

Hail, Tuscaloosa

When
April 28, 10:55 AM CST
Where
Tuscaloosa County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.080, -87.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Bibb

When
April 28, 11:05 AM CST
Where
Bibb County
Coordinates
33.050, -87.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscaloosa

When
April 28, 11:20 AM CST
Where
Tuscaloosa County
Coordinates
33.200, -87.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Hale

When
April 28, 11:20 AM CST
Where
Hale County
Coordinates
32.870, -87.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
April 28, 12:05 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
33.500, -86.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Chilton

When
April 28, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Chilton County
Coordinates
32.950, -86.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Chilton

When
April 28, 12:26 PM CST
Where
Chilton County
Coordinates
32.780, -86.880

Hail, Chilton

When
April 28, 12:40 PM CST
Where
Chilton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.750, -86.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Talladega

When
April 28, 12:58 PM CST
Where
Talladega County
Coordinates
33.170, -86.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Coosa

When
April 28, 1:05 PM CST
Where
Coosa County
Coordinates
33.100, -86.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Chilton

When
April 28, 1:10 PM CST
Where
Chilton County
Coordinates
32.830, -86.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Coosa

When
April 28, 1:10 PM CST
Where
Coosa County
Coordinates
32.880, -86.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
April 28, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
33.270, -85.850

Hail, Montgomery

When
April 28, 1:49 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.450, -86.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Bullock

When
April 28, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Bullock County
Coordinates
32.020, -85.750

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: 9982683, 9982684, 9982685, 9982686, 9982687, 9982688, 9982689, 9982690, 9982691, 9982692, 9982693, 9982694, 9982695, 9982696, 9982697, 9982698, 9982699, 9982700, 9982701, 9982702, 9982703.