Thunderstorm Wind, Pickens
- When
- March 31, 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Pickens County
- Coordinates
- 33.281, -88.089 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were blown down at scattered locations in the county.
Damaging Winds in Alabama, March 31, 1993
5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 6
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Covington
- When
- March 31, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Covington County
- Coordinates
- 31.249, -86.451 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were blown down at Florala. One tree was blown onto a house.
Thunderstorm Wind, Geneva
- When
- March 31, 4:45 AM CST
- Where
- Geneva County
- Coordinates
- 31.095, -85.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At 0445 CST strong thunderstorm winds extensively damaged 10 homes approximately 5 miles north of Geneva. There were no injuries. At 0500 CST numerous trees were uprooted, several buildings were extensively damaged, and a vehicle was overturned in Bellwood. There were no injuries.
Thunderstorm Wind, Geneva
- When
- March 31, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Geneva County
- Coordinates
- 31.095, -85.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At 0445 CST strong thunderstorm winds extensively damaged 10 homes approximately 5 miles north of Geneva. There were no injuries. At 0500 CST numerous trees were uprooted, several buildings were extensively damaged, and a vehicle was overturned in Bellwood. There were no injuries.
Thunderstorm Wind, Houston
- When
- March 31, 5:15 AM CST
- Where
- Houston County
- Injuries
- 6 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 31.153, -85.302 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At Wicksburg, strong thunderstorm winds destroyed a mobile home. Two other mobile homes, eight houses, and five barns were also severely damaged.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, March 31, 1993
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, March 31, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, March 31, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, March 31, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 31, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 31, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, March 31, 1993
- Hail in Arkansas, March 31, 1993
- Hail in Indiana, March 31, 1993
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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: 10314104, 10314598, 10314727, 10314728, 10314150.