Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 24, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 24, 1995
Start: 1995-07-24T14:34
End: 1995-07-24T18:10
Location: Alabama

July 24, 1995 · 6 events in 2 counties and zones

3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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

3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Morgan

When: July 24, 2:34 PM CST
Where: Morgan County, Trinity
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.454, -86.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail was reported at Trinity immediately west of Decatur.

Hail, Morgan

When: July 24, 2:37 PM CST
Where: Morgan County, Danville
Measured: 0.5 in hail
Coordinates: 34.454, -86.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One-half inch hail was reported at Danville.

Hail, Morgan

When: July 24, 2:43 PM CST
Where: Morgan County, Decatur
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.454, -86.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail was reported just southwest of Decatur.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: July 24, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Morgan County, Decatur
Coordinates: 34.454, -86.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large tree was blown down across a mobile home and a telephone pole was snapped off along Highway 20 in Decatur.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 24, 5:46 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Toney
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 34.763, -86.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were blown down in Toney.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 24, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Huntsville
Property damage: $45,000
Coordinates: 34.763, -86.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm wind downed a large tree in Huntsville that fell on three cars.

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

Every storm in Alabama in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Alabama, July 1995

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: 10314095, 10314096, 10314097, 10314098, 10313954, 10313955.