Alabama, 1995Tornado and Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 17, 1995
July 17, 1995 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- July 17, 12:55 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, Montgomery to Ramer
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 32.601, -85.356 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Power lines and trees were downed by the wind just east of Ramer.
Tornado, Butler
- When
- July 17, 1:05 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County, Foster Flats
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 31.752, -86.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The public reported a tornado briefly touched down and damaged a building in the Foster Flats area about eight miles east of Greenville. A train like roar was heard. Reported by a television station.
Thunderstorm Wind, Colbert
- When
- July 17, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Colbert County, Tuscumbia
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 34.700, -87.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Spring Valley Volunteer Fire Department reported wind damage to their fire station roof.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- July 17, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Wheeler
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 34.522, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees were reported down at Mallard Creek northeast of Wheeler.
Thunderstorm Wind, Elmore
- When
- July 17, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Elmore County, Wetumpka
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Coordinates
- 32.597, -86.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were reported down in and around Wetumpka.
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, July 17, 1995$2.4 million · F0 · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 17, 1995$75,000 · 14 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 17, 1995$55,000 · 53 kt wind · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 17, 1995$50,000 · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 17, 1995$43,000 · 73 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 17, 1995$13,000 · 70 kt wind · 25 events
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 17, 1995$30,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 17, 1995$20,000 · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, July 17, 1995F0 · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 17, 1995$6,000 · 0.88 in hail · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 17, 1995$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 17, 1995$7,000 · 4 events
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: 10314300, 10314579, 10314552, 10314368, 10314458.