Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, April 9, 1991

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, April 9, 1991
Start: 1991-04-09T12:13
End: 1991-04-09T21:40
Location: Alabama

April 9, 1991 · NWS MGM · 30 events in 20 counties and zones

22 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

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

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

Hail, Colbert

When: April 9, 12:13 PM CST
Where: Colbert County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.700, -87.520

Hail, Lawrence

When: April 9, 12:42 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.570, -87.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone

When: April 9, 12:42 PM CST
Where: Limestone County
Coordinates: 34.750, -87.120

Hail, Lawrence

When: April 9, 1:02 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.570, -87.420

Hail, Lamar

When: April 9, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Lamar County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.570, -88.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone

When: April 9, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Limestone County
Coordinates: 34.630, -86.880

Hail, Morgan

When: April 9, 1:16 PM CST
Where: Morgan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.530, -86.600

Hail, Lamar

When: April 9, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Lamar County
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 33.580, -87.980

Hail, Sumter

When: April 9, 2:05 PM CST
Where: Sumter County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.500, -88.180

Hail, Sumter

When: April 9, 2:34 PM CST
Where: Sumter County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.580, -88.180

Hail, Etowah

When: April 9, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Etowah County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.020, -86.020

Hail, Chilton

When: April 9, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Chilton County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.950, -86.780

Hail, Walker

When: April 9, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Walker County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.700, -87.280

Hail, Lawrence

When: April 9, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.570, -87.420

Hail, Lawrence

When: April 9, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.550, -87.220

Hail, Clay

When: April 9, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.430, -85.700

Hail, Montgomery

When: April 9, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.250, -86.300

Hail, Morgan

When: April 9, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Morgan County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.620, -86.980

Hail, Bullock

When: April 9, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Bullock County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.220, -85.880

Hail, Jefferson

When: April 9, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.320, -86.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Bullock

When: April 9, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Bullock County
Coordinates: 32.230, -85.720

Hail, Shelby

When: April 9, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Shelby County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.230, -86.820

Hail, Chambers

When: April 9, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Chambers County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 32.900, -85.380

Hail, Madison

When: April 9, 6:18 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.730, -86.620

Hail, St. Clair

When: April 9, 6:30 PM CST
Where: St. Clair County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.580, -86.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Macon

When: April 9, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Macon County
Coordinates: 32.430, -85.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When: April 9, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Russell County
Coordinates: 32.330, -85.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Cleburne

When: April 9, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Cleburne County
Coordinates: 33.730, -85.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: April 9, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 32.100, -86.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: April 9, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 32.300, -86.400

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 9981555, 9981556, 9981557, 9981558, 9981559, 9981560, 9981561, 9981562, 9981563, 9981564, 9981565, 9981566, 9981567, 9981568, 9981569, 9982427, 9982644, 9982645, 9982646, 9982647, 9982648, 9982649, 9982650, 9982651, 9982652, 9982653, 9982654, 9982655, 9982656, 9982657.