Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 18, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 18, 1995
Start: 1995-06-18T15:00
End: 1995-06-18T18:14
Location: Alabama

June 18, 1995 · 8 events in 5 counties and zones

7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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: $2,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, St. Clair

When: June 18, 3:00 PM CST
Where: St. Clair County, Steele
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.716, -86.315 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail was reported at Steele. Motorists on Interstate 59 were being forced to stop because of the hail.

Hail, Limestone

When: June 18, 4:47 PM CST
Where: Limestone County, Ripley
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.810, -86.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A thunderstorm produced three-quarter inch hail in Limestone County at Calhoun College and wind that downed trees in the Ripley area. A mobile home was apparently moved off its foundation by the wind.

Thunderstorm Wind, Limestone

When: June 18, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Limestone County
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 34.810, -86.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lawrence

When: June 18, 5:43 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Mt. Hope
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.522, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three-quarter inch hail was reported at several locations across Lawrence County.

Hail, Lawrence

When: June 18, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Courtland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.522, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three-quarter inch hail was reported at several locations across Lawrence County.

Hail, Lawrence

When: June 18, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Town Creek
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.522, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three-quarter inch hail was reported at several locations across Lawrence County.

Hail, Bibb

When: June 18, 6:13 PM CST
Where: Bibb County, West Blocton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 32.999, -87.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail was reported by the Bibb County Sheriff's Department at West Blocton in western Bibb County.

Hail, Franklin

When: June 18, 6:14 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Newburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.442, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three-quarter inch hail was reported at Newburg.

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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Alabama in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Alabama, June 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: 10313900, 10314325, 10314326, 10314364, 10314365, 10314366, 10314505, 10314700.