Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, March 29, 1991

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, March 29, 1991
Start: 1991-03-29T03:00
End: 1991-03-29T12:05
Location: Alabama

March 29, 1991 · NWS BHM · 29 events in 22 counties and zones

22 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado, 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
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 5
Injuries: 42
Property damage: $2.8 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

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 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: March 29, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 33.000, -88.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When: March 29, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Sumter County
Coordinates: 32.700, -88.120

Hail, Tuscaloosa

When: March 29, 3:30 AM CST
Where: Tuscaloosa County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.200, -87.570

Hail, Hale

When: March 29, 3:40 AM CST
Where: Hale County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.000, -87.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscaloosa

When: March 29, 3:45 AM CST
Where: Tuscaloosa County
Coordinates: 33.200, -87.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Bibb

When: March 29, 4:10 AM CST
Where: Bibb County
Coordinates: 33.000, -87.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: March 29, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 33.420, -86.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: March 29, 4:25 AM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 33.480, -86.770

Hail, Shelby

When: March 29, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Shelby County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.230, -86.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: March 29, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 33.650, -86.820

Tornado, Talladega

When: March 29, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Talladega County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Deaths: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 13 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.530, -85.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Autauga

When: March 29, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Autauga County
Coordinates: 32.630, -86.480

Tornado, Russell

When: March 29, 6:40 AM CST
Where: Russell County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Injuries: 16 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 32.470, -85.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When: March 29, 7:15 AM CST
Where: Dallas County
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 32.400, -87.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Dallas

When: March 29, 7:15 AM CST
Where: Dallas County
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 32.300, -87.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Elmore

When: March 29, 7:15 AM CST
Where: Elmore County
Coordinates: 32.630, -86.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Chambers

When: March 29, 7:25 AM CST
Where: Chambers County
Coordinates: 32.980, -85.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Marengo

When: March 29, 7:25 AM CST
Where: Marengo County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 32.270, -87.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Tallapoosa

When: March 29, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Tallapoosa County
Coordinates: 32.800, -85.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When: March 29, 7:50 AM CST
Where: Lowndes County
Coordinates: 32.330, -86.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Macon

When: March 29, 9:15 AM CST
Where: Macon County
Coordinates: 32.500, -85.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When: March 29, 9:20 AM CST
Where: Lee County
Coordinates: 32.620, -85.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Macon

When: March 29, 9:25 AM CST
Where: Macon County
Coordinates: 32.300, -85.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When: March 29, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Russell County
Coordinates: 32.250, -85.400

Tornado, Monroe

When: March 29, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Monroe County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 31.300, -87.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Russell

When: March 29, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Russell County
Coordinates: 32.470, -85.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When: March 29, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Coordinates: 32.070, -86.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Crenshaw

When: March 29, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Crenshaw County
Coordinates: 32.030, -86.320

Hail, Bullock

When: March 29, 12:05 PM CST
Where: Bullock County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.150, -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.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Alabama in 1991 Every state in 1991 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Alabama, 1991 Warnings in Alabama, March 1991

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: 9981521, 9981522, 9981523, 9981524, 9981525, 9981526, 9981527, 9981528, 9981529, 9981530, 9981531, 9981532, 9981533, 9981534, 9981535, 9981536, 9981537, 9981538, 9981539, 9981540, 9981541, 9981542, 9981543, 9981544, 9981545, 9981546, 9981547, 9981548, 9981549.