Hail, Mobile
- When
- December 18, 8:15 AM CST
- Where
- Mobile County, Mobile
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.685, -88.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail was reported in the west parts of Mobile.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, December 18, 1995
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.
- 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
- $81,000
- 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.
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 4 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:15 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Mobile
- When
- December 18, 9:32 AM CST
- Where
- Mobile County, Mobile
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 30.685, -88.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail was reported just northwest of the Mobile Airport.
Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin
- When
- December 18, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Baldwin County, Robertsdale
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 30.661, -87.750 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were blown down in the Robertsdale area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- December 18, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Leroy
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 31.408, -88.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees and power lines were blown down in Leroy which is near U.S. Highway 43. One of the trees fell on a home and damaged the roof.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke
- When
- December 18, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Clarke County, Manila and Gosport
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 31.677, -87.831 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds blew shingles from 10 homes in Wrights Corner which is near Manilla. Several trees were also blown down. A roof was also damaged by high winds near Gosport. Trees and power lines were also blown down. No injuries were reported at either location.
Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw
- When
- December 18, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Choctaw County, Butler
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 32.020, -88.263 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees and power lines were blown down in the Butler area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mobile
- When
- December 18, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Mobile County, Citronelle
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 30.685, -88.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees and power lines were blown down just west of Citronelle.
Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin
- When
- December 18, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Baldwin County, Gulf Shores
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 30.661, -87.750 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High winds damaged a pavilion, picnic shelter and blew down a few telephone poles and street lights and signs near the intersection of county Road 182 and state road 59 in Gulf Shores.
Hail, Lee
- When
- December 18, 7:53 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Smiths
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 32.601, -85.356 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime-size hail was reported at Smiths in southeast Lee County.
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
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: 10313926, 10313927, 10314431, 10313871, 10314438, 10314395, 10313928, 10314461, 10314304.