Alabama, 1992

Tornado and Hail in Alabama, April 20, 1992

April 20, 1992 · NWS MOB · 34 events in 22 counties and zones

30 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 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.

  • 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
34

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

30 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sumter

When
April 20, 9:05 AM CST
Where
Sumter County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.620, -88.180

Hail, Jefferson

When
April 20, 10:45 AM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.450, -86.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Pickens

When
April 20, 9:10 AM PST
Where
Pickens County
Coordinates
33.020, -88.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When
April 20, 9:20 AM PST
Where
Sumter County
Coordinates
32.820, -88.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscaloosa

When
April 20, 10:05 AM PST
Where
Tuscaloosa County
Coordinates
33.200, -87.570

Tornado, Clarke

When
April 20, 12:28 PM CST
Where
Clarke County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
31.330, -87.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Walker

When
April 20, 10:57 AM PST
Where
Walker County
Coordinates
33.830, -87.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Cullman

When
April 20, 11:15 AM PST
Where
Cullman County
Coordinates
34.230, -86.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
April 20, 11:20 AM PST
Where
Jefferson County
Coordinates
33.650, -86.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When
April 20, 11:26 AM PST
Where
Morgan County
Coordinates
34.600, -87.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Winston

When
April 20, 11:30 AM PST
Where
Winston County
Coordinates
34.070, -87.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When
April 20, 11:35 AM PST
Where
Morgan County
Coordinates
34.370, -86.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When
April 20, 11:44 AM PST
Where
Morgan County
Coordinates
34.620, -87.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When
April 20, 11:45 AM PST
Where
Lawrence County
Coordinates
34.650, -87.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Blount

When
April 20, 11:50 AM PST
Where
Blount County
Coordinates
33.880, -86.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin

When
April 20, 12:40 PM PST
Where
Baldwin County
Coordinates
30.520, -87.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin

When
April 20, 12:50 PM PST
Where
Baldwin County
Coordinates
30.280, -87.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin

When
April 20, 1:05 PM PST
Where
Baldwin County
Coordinates
30.520, -87.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When
April 20, 1:15 PM PST
Where
Monroe County
Coordinates
31.520, -87.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilcox

When
April 20, 1:25 PM PST
Where
Wilcox County
Coordinates
31.870, -86.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Conecuh

When
April 20, 1:29 PM PST
Where
Conecuh County
Coordinates
31.300, -87.300

Hail, Tallapoosa

When
April 20, 3:34 PM CST
Where
Tallapoosa County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
32.880, -85.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When
April 20, 2:00 PM PST
Where
Butler County
Coordinates
31.630, -86.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When
April 20, 2:05 PM PST
Where
Butler County
Coordinates
31.830, -86.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When
April 20, 2:25 PM PST
Where
Lowndes County
Coordinates
31.980, -86.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Lowndes

When
April 20, 2:30 PM PST
Where
Lowndes County
Coordinates
32.130, -86.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Covington

When
April 20, 2:40 PM PST
Where
Covington County
Coordinates
31.000, -86.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Covington

When
April 20, 2:50 PM PST
Where
Covington County
Coordinates
31.180, -86.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Covington

When
April 20, 3:10 PM PST
Where
Covington County
Coordinates
31.000, -86.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Elmore

When
April 20, 3:28 PM PST
Where
Elmore County
Coordinates
32.530, -85.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Tallapoosa

When
April 20, 3:30 PM PST
Where
Tallapoosa County
Coordinates
32.600, -85.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Tallapoosa

When
April 20, 3:45 PM PST
Where
Tallapoosa County
Coordinates
32.800, -85.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
April 20, 4:00 PM PST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
32.580, -85.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Chambers

When
April 20, 4:15 PM PST
Where
Chambers County
Coordinates
32.900, -85.380

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.
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.

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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: 10156036, 10156037, 9981581, 9981582, 9981583, 9981593, 9981584, 9981585, 9981586, 9981587, 9981588, 9981589, 9981590, 9981591, 9981592, 9981594, 9981595, 9981596, 9981597, 9981598, 9981599, 10156039, 9981600, 9981601, 9981602, 9981603, 9981604, 9981605, 9981606, 9981607, 9981608, 9981609, 9981610, 9981611.