Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale
- When
- September 23, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale County
- Coordinates
- 34.901, -87.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind speeds were estimated at 50 to 60 mph at Elgin.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, September 23, 1993
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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
- 0
- 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
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Limestone
- When
- September 23, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Limestone County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.810, -86.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail fell in the western part of the county. Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone
- When
- September 23, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Limestone County
- Coordinates
- 34.810, -86.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail fell in the western part of the county. Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Walker
- When
- September 23, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Walker County
- Coordinates
- 33.803, -87.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were blown down in Jasper.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cullman
- When
- September 23, 5:51 PM CST
- Where
- Cullman County
- Coordinates
- 34.132, -86.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At 1750 CST a funnel cloud was seen near Highway 69 just outside Dodge City. At 1751 CST, numerous trees were blown down in the Crane Hill and Dodge City areas.
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.
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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: 10314262, 10314616, 10314617, 10313799, 10314679.