Alabama, 1995

Tornado and Hail in Alabama, May 10, 1995

May 10, 1995 · 10 events in 9 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, 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.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$35,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Mobile

When
May 10, 12:40 AM CST
Where
Mobile County, Grand Bay
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
30.500, -88.350

A tornado was reported near the eleven mile marker two miles north of Grand Bay. No damage was reported from the tornado.

Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia

When
May 10, 12:50 AM CST to 1:10 AM CST
Where
Escambia County, Central and East Port
Property damage
$30,000
Coordinates
31.126, -87.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds blew trees and power lines down along Highway 29 north of Brewton. One of the trees fell on a trailer and demolished it. A vehicle parked near the trailer was also destroyed. Trees were blown on a house near Damascus. The power throughout most of the county was off at least for a short period of time between 2145 CST and 0110 CST.

Thunderstorm Wind, Covington

When
May 10, 1:00 AM CST to 1:15 AM CST
Where
Covington County, Andalusia and to Andalusia
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
31.249, -86.451 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed on Highway 42 southwest of Andalusia and power lines were downed on United States Highway 29 south of Andalusia.

Thunderstorm Wind, Geneva

When
May 10, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Geneva County to Sampson
Property damage
$100
Coordinates
31.095, -85.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were downed and tin was blown off of a building in Sampson. Small hail (less than a half-inch) was also reported.

Hail, Mobile

When
May 10, 3:25 AM CST
Where
Mobile County, Dauphin Is.
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$300
Coordinates
30.685, -88.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

,,,,,,,,Thunderstorm Winds One-inch hail and wind gusts to 60 mph were reported on Dauphin Island.

Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin

When
May 10, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Baldwin County, Fairhope
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
30.661, -87.750 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees and power lines were blown down in the Fairhope area.

Hail, Madison

When
May 10, 3:08 PM CST
Where
Madison County, Chase
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
34.763, -86.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A funnel cloud was observed by staff of the Environmental Science Department at the University of Alabama at Huntsville about a half mile south of the campus. Three-quarter inch hail was also observed on the campus. Golf ball-size hail was reported at Chase in the northeast part of Huntsville.

Hail, Lamar

When
May 10, 3:26 PM CST
Where
Lamar County, Kennedy
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
33.779, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Half to three-quarter inch hail was reported at Kennedy.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
May 10, 9:35 PM CST
Where
Marion County, Hamilton
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
34.137, -87.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were blown down in Hamilton with a thunderstorm.

Thunderstorm Wind, Winston

When
May 10, 11:00 PM CST to 11:15 PM CST
Where
Winston County, Haleyville
Property damage
$300
Coordinates
34.149, -87.374 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were down near Haleyville in Winston County.

What these are

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.
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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 10313847, 10314525, 10314642, 10314730, 10313848, 10314387, 10313920, 10314249, 10314052, 10313984.