Alabama, 1991

Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, March 1, 1991

March 1, 1991 · NWS BHM · 11 events in 10 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Clarke

When
March 1, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
31.950, -87.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When
March 1, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Coordinates
31.700, -87.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Dekalb

When
March 1, 12:50 PM CST
Where
Dekalb County
Coordinates
34.320, -86.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilcox

When
March 1, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Wilcox County
Coordinates
31.830, -86.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When
March 1, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Coordinates
31.830, -86.630

Tornado, Baldwin

When
March 1, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Baldwin County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
30.280, -87.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When
March 1, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Lowndes County
Coordinates
32.180, -86.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
March 1, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County
Coordinates
32.380, -86.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Chambers

When
March 1, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Chambers County
Coordinates
32.820, -85.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
March 1, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
32.650, -85.370

Hail, Pickens

When
March 1, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Pickens County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.380, -88.020

What these are

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.
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.

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: 9980418, 9980419, 9980420, 9980421, 9980422, 9981286, 9981287, 9981501, 9981502, 9981503, 9981504.