Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, May 28, 1995
Start: 1995-05-28T11:22
End: 1995-05-28T18:10
Location: Alabama

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1,000
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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: May 28, 11:22 AM CST
Where: Fayette County, Fayette
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 33.721, -87.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

,,,,,,,,Hail (0.75) Fayette,28,1130CST- *,,1150CST,,,0,0,18k,0,Thunderstorm Winds ,,,,,,,,Hail (1.00) Trees and power lines were downed by wind in Fayette along with reports of dime-size hail around 1122 CST and quarter-size hail between 1130 and 1150 CST. The worst damage reported was at the Fayette County High School where two bleachers were blown off their concrete pads and twisted into a heap of aluminum about 50 feet away. A chain link backstop was also blown down.

Hail, Pickens

When: May 28, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Pickens County, Carrollton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 33.281, -88.089 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime -ze hail along with small hail was reported at Stansel about four miles northeast of Carrollton along Highway 17.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscaloosa

When: May 28, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa
Coordinates: 33.290, -87.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A funnel cloud was reported in the Queen City Avenue area of Tuscaloosa. Thunderstorm wind also downed trees and power lines in the city with reports of at least one store front window blown out. About 2,300 power customers were without power at one point.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bibb

When: May 28, 1:38 PM CST
Where: Bibb County, Centreville
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 32.999, -87.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Power lines were downed in western sections of Bibb County along with at least one power pole in Centreville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When: May 28, 1:47 PM CST
Where: Sumter County, Bellamy
Property damage: $200
Coordinates: 32.591, -88.199 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ten to 12 trees were reported downed in Bellamy in southern Sumter County. A funnel cloud was also reported near Ward in southern Sumter County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When: May 28, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Clarke County, Thomasville
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 31.677, -87.831 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down along State Highway 5 just northeast of Thomasville.

What these are

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 10314656, 10313780, 10314115, 10314504, 10313971, 10314435.