Alabama, 1994

Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 9, 1994

June 9, 1994 · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$655,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Events
9

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

6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When
June 9, 4:30 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
Where
Lauderdale County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
34.901, -87.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A series of thunderstorms wreaked havoc with Lauderdale County with some of the hardest hit areas including Center Star, Cloverdale, Central, Elgin, and Killen-Rogersville area according to EMA officials. Trees were blown down and heavy rain also produced flash flooding which flooded Lauderdale 8 where 13 people had to be rescued when water stranded several cars and swept one off a bridge. The heavy rain/flash flooding washed out culverknots and damaged 14 bridges, two of which were completely destroyed. Cloverdale reported seven inches of rain during the series of thunderstorms.

Hail, Lauderdale

When
June 9, 7:15 AM CST
Where
Lauderdale County, Rogersville
Measured
1 in hail
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
34.901, -87.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail severely damaged a cotton crop in the Bluewater Creek area about seven miles west of Rogersville. The hail was described as large and stripped cotton planknots to the stem.

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When
June 9, 7:28 AM CST
Where
Franklin County, Russellville
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
34.442, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large McDonald's sign was blown down in Russellville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When
June 9, 7:50 AM CST
Where
Lawrence County, Mt. Hope
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
34.522, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind in western Lawrence County near Mt. Hope. Trees were also reported blown down in the Freeman Acres subdivision located off Alabama 101 in the western part of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Winston

When
June 9, 8:12 AM CST
Where
Winston County, Double Springs
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
34.149, -87.374 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds with a thunderstorm toppled a house under construction in Double Springs, took the top off a chicken house, and downed a number of trees. Hail the size of quarters was also reported in Double Springs, and hail up to quarter-size covered the road on U.S. Highway 278 east of Double Springs.

Hail, Winston

When
June 9, 8:25 AM CST
Where
Winston County, Double Springs
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.149, -87.374 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds with a thunderstorm toppled a house under construction in Double Springs, took the top off a chicken house, and downed a number of trees. Hail the size of quarters was also reported in Double Springs, and hail up to quarter-size covered the road on U.S. Highway 278 east of Double Springs.

Hail, Winston

When
June 9, 8:35 AM CST
Where
Winston County, Double Springs
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.149, -87.374 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds with a thunderstorm toppled a house under construction in Double Springs, took the top off a chicken house, and downed a number of trees. Hail the size of quarters was also reported in Double Springs, and hail up to quarter-size covered the road on U.S. Highway 278 east of Double Springs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bibb

When
June 9, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Bibb County, Brent
Coordinates
32.999, -87.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed on Highway 5 near the National Weather Service Centreville radar office.

Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph

When
June 9, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Randolph County, Wedowee
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
33.294, -85.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm wind downed trees in Wedowee.

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: 10358402, 10314269, 10314691, 10314340, 10313913, 10313914, 10313939, 10314472, 10313788.