Alabama, 1994

Tornado and Hail in Alabama, November 28, 1994

November 28, 1994 · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
5
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
$5,000
Events
4

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

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

Hail, Tuscaloosa

When
November 28, 12:30 AM CST
Where
Tuscaloosa County, Abernant
Measured
0.5 in hail
Coordinates
33.290, -87.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Half-inch hail was reported on the southside of Tuscaloosa near intersection of 82 and 20. A transformer was reportedly blown off a power pole at the airport. Quarter to half-inch hail was reported in Abernant.

Tornado, Blount

When
November 28, 12:30 AM CST
Where
Blount County, Cleveland
Rating
F1
Path length
1.6 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
$5,000
Coordinates
33.980, -86.570

A tornado produced a damage path 1.6 miles in length and about 100 yards wide on a northeasterly track. The first damage occurred about 1 miles east of Cleveland in central Blount County. After damaging or destroying several mobile homes and a couple of permanent structures, the tornado crossed U. S. Highway 231 and continued northeast damaging several more structures and another mobile home. All five injuries occurred in mobile homes, three in one and two in another. Injuries to one man required 100 stitches.

Hail, Bibb

When
November 28, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Bibb County, West Blocton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
32.999, -87.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Half to three-quarter inch hail was reported at West Blocton by the Bibb County Sheriff's office.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery

When
November 28, 3:15 AM CST
Where
Montgomery County, Montgomery
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
32.220, -86.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind gusted to 53 knots (61 mph) with a thunderstorm as it passed across Maxwell Air Force Base on the west side of the city of Montgomery. No significant damage was reported.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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

More

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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: 10314075, 10314534, 10314498, 10313969.