Tornado and Hail in Alabama, March 9, 1992

Name: Tornado and Hail in Alabama, March 9, 1992
Start: 1992-03-09T15:47
End: 1992-03-09T22:55
Location: Alabama

March 9, 1992 · NWS HSV · 10 events in 5 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 4 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.

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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $2.5 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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

5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Franklin

When: March 9, 3:47 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.430, -88.130

Hail, Winston

When: March 9, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Winston County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.230, -87.620

Hail, Colbert

When: March 9, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Colbert County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.680, -87.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: March 9, 4:35 PM PST
Where: Lauderdale County
Coordinates: 34.950, -87.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Colbert

When: March 9, 4:40 PM PST
Where: Colbert County
Coordinates: 34.750, -87.970

Tornado, Colbert

When: March 9, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Colbert County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 34.750, -87.670

Hail, Lauderdale

When: March 9, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.830, -87.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: March 9, 10:00 PM PST
Where: Lauderdale County
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 34.900, -87.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone

When: March 9, 10:43 PM PST
Where: Limestone County
Coordinates: 34.950, -87.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone

When: March 9, 10:55 PM PST
Where: Limestone County
Coordinates: 34.820, -86.980

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale	1992-03-09				Direct

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Alabama in 1992 Every state in 1992 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Alabama, 1992 Warnings in Alabama, March 1992

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: 10161053, 10161064, 10161919, 9980458, 9980459, 9980460, 10161931, 9980461, 9980462, 9980463.