Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, April 19, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, April 19, 1995
Start: 1995-04-19T10:38
End: 1995-04-19T14:00
Location: Alabama

April 19, 1995 · 9 events in 7 counties and zones

5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 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: $38,000
Crop damage: None recorded
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.

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Event by event

5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Walker

When: April 19, 10:38 AM CST
Where: Walker County, Jasper
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 33.803, -87.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Quarter-size hail was reported in Jasper by the sheriff's office. Half dollar-size hail was reported at Sipsey in the eastern part of the county.

Hail, Cullman

When: April 19, 10:54 AM CST
Where: Cullman County, Wilburn
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.132, -86.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Quarter-size hail was reported at Wilburn in the southwest corner of Cullman County. Wilburn is also known as Bug Tussle. A funnel cloud was reported south of Bremen.

Hail, Walker

When: April 19, 10:58 AM CST
Where: Walker County, Sipsey
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 33.803, -87.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Quarter-size hail was reported in Jasper by the sheriff's office. Half dollar-size hail was reported at Sipsey in the eastern part of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Blount

When: April 19, 11:35 AM CST
Where: Blount County, Hayden
Coordinates: 33.981, -86.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

,,,,,,,,Hail (1.75) Hail ranging in size from quarter- to golf ball-size was reported at Hayden. Trees were also downed at Hayden along with damage to two barns.

Hail, St. Clair

When: April 19, 12:35 PM CST
Where: St. Clair County, Ashville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.716, -86.315 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail the size of dimes was reported at Ashville.

Hail, Colbert

When: April 19, 12:35 PM CST
Where: Colbert County, Muscle Shoals
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.700, -87.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High winds and hail swept across the northeast section of Colbert County destroying a mobile home and damaging a barber shop in the Brick-Hatton area. Hail ranged in size from one to one and one-half inches. There were numerous reports of minor damage to trees in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Colbert

When: April 19, 1:01 PM CST
Where: Colbert County, Muscle Shoals
Property damage: $38,000
Coordinates: 34.700, -87.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone

When: April 19, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Limestone County, Athens
Coordinates: 34.810, -86.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees south of Athens.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: April 19, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Morgan County, Decatur
Coordinates: 34.454, -86.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds was responsible for downing a number of trees in Decatur.

What these are

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

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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: 10313831, 10314720, 10313832, 10314535, 10313899, 10314520, 10314521, 10314625, 10314065.