Alabama, 1993Damaging Winds in Alabama, August 18, 1993
August 18, 1993 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Talladega
- When
- August 18, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Talladega County
- Coordinates
- 33.380, -86.166 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong thunderstorm winds collapsed a building under construction and damaged several other buildings in Talladega.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dekalb
- When
- August 18, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Dekalb County
- Coordinates
- 34.460, -85.804 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were blown onto power lines at Collinsville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Etowah
- When
- August 18, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Etowah County
- Coordinates
- 34.045, -86.035 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were blown down about ten miles north of Gadsden.
- 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.
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, August 18, 1993$1.5 million · F1 · 23 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 18, 1993$933,000 · 1.75 in hail · 18 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 18, 199370 kt wind · 13 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 18, 1993$9,000 · 1 in hail · 13 events
- Tornado and Hail in Florida, August 18, 1993$6,000 · F0 · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 18, 1993$10,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 18, 1993$10,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wyoming, August 18, 19931 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 18, 1993$500 · 1 event
- Hail in Arkansas, August 18, 19930.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 10313977, 10314414, 10314558.