Alabama, 1995

Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, January 6, 1995

January 6, 1995 · 11 events in 7 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$56,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

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

Hail, Fayette

When
January 6, 8:55 AM CST
Where
Fayette County, Fayette
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.721, -87.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail was reported with a thunderstorm both southwest and northeast of Fayette. Reports indicated that the hail size varied from one-quarter to three-quarters of an inch.

Hail, Fayette

When
January 6, 9:05 AM CST
Where
Fayette County, Fayette
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.721, -87.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail was reported with a thunderstorm both southwest and northeast of Fayette. Reports indicated that the hail size varied from one-quarter to three-quarters of an inch.

Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin

When
January 6, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Baldwin County, Fairhope
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
30.661, -87.750 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind with a thunderstorm downed a huge water oak in downtown Fairhope around noon. The tree fell on a late model car damaging the hood and windshield. A wheelbarrow load of shingles were torn off the roof of a school building in Robertsdale at Robertsdale Elementary School. Heavy rain late in the afternoon also added to problems by pouring through the wind damaged roof.

Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin

When
January 6, 12:10 PM CST
Where
Baldwin County, Robertsdale
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
30.661, -87.750 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind with a thunderstorm downed a huge water oak in downtown Fairhope around noon. The tree fell on a late model car damaging the hood and windshield. A wheelbarrow load of shingles were torn off the roof of a school building in Robertsdale at Robertsdale Elementary School. Heavy rain late in the afternoon also added to problems by pouring through the wind damaged roof.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marengo

When
January 6, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Marengo County, Sweetwater
Coordinates
32.248, -87.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were reported downed in the Sweetwater area in the southwest part of the county and in the Jefferson area in northwest Marengo County when a thunderstorm moved through the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marengo

When
January 6, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Marengo County, Jefferson
Coordinates
32.248, -87.789 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were reported downed in the Sweetwater area in the southwest part of the county and in the Jefferson area in northwest Marengo County when a thunderstorm moved through the county.

Hail, Dekalb

When
January 6, 2:15 PM CST to 2:30 PM CST
Where
Dekalb County, Fort Payne
Coordinates
34.460, -85.804 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Small hail reported as pea-size fell in Fort Payne along with wind gusts around 40 to 45 mph according to emergency management officials.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When
January 6, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County, Gardendale
Coordinates
33.554, -86.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and tree limbs were reported downed by the wind on the west side of Gardendale in northern Jefferson County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bibb

When
January 6, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Bibb County, West Blocton
Coordinates
32.999, -87.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bibb County Sheriff reported trees down in Statesville about one miles west of West Blocton.

Hail, Etowah

When
January 6, 3:03 PM CST
Where
Etowah County, Gadsden
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.045, -86.035 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail that varied from pea-size to dime-size was reported near Walnut Grove in western Etowah County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin

When
January 6, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Baldwin County, Central
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
30.661, -87.750 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm wind was responsible for scattered damage across mainly central sections of Baldwin County. In Spanish Fort, wind damaged the cafeteria at the Spanish Fort Elementary School. In Stapleton, siding was blown off a building, and in Bay Minette a fire station had some metal blown off the building. Large tree limbs and small trees were also downed in scattered areas throughout the 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.

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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: 10314608, 10314609, 10314123, 10314124, 10313993, 10313994, 10314449, 10314213, 10314499, 10314564, 10314125.