Thunderstorm Wind, Mobile
- When
- May 9, 6:55 AM CST
- Where
- Mobile County, Kushla
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 30.685, -88.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were blown down along Highway 45 near Kushla.
Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, May 9, 1995
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail, 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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $113,000
- 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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Mobile
- When
- May 9, 10:05 AM CST to 10:08 AM CST
- Where
- Mobile County, Mobile
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 30.685, -88.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tornado was observed to touch down near the intersection of McCrary and Stone roads in the Semmes community. Three mobile homes were damaged. Trees were reported down near Lott and Dairy roads which is around the same area as the tornado touched down.
Tornado, Covington
- When
- May 9, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Covington County, Opp
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 31.320, -86.320
A small tornado touched down about four miles northwest of Opp blowing the side off a mobile home, overturning a pump house, and downing several trees and power lines.
Tornado, Talladega
- When
- May 9, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Talladega County, Lincoln
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 33.630, -86.080
A weak tornado occurred in northern Talladega County about two miles northeast of Lincoln. The tornado downed numerous trees, and several structures sustained minor damage. One person was injured when she was lifted into the air and dropped while trying to reach her storm shelter. Numerous people reported seeing a funnel cloud at the time.
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- May 9, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County, Anniston
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 33.771, -85.826 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind damage was reported by emergency management along County Road 93 about four miles north of United States Highway 78 in southwest Calhoun County. About 25 trees were downed and several buildings were damaged.
Hail, Crenshaw
- When
- May 9, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crenshaw County, Brantley
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 31.732, -86.314 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail from half-inch to about dime-size was reported at Brantley.
Thunderstorm Wind, Baldwin
- When
- May 9, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Baldwin County, Stockton and to Vaughn
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 30.661, -87.750 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were blown down along Highway 59 near Stockton and north of Vaughn.
Thunderstorm Wind, Escambia
- When
- May 9, 11:30 PM CST to 11:55 PM CST
- Where
- Escambia County, Atmore
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Coordinates
- 31.126, -87.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees along with a few sheds were blown over near Atmore. Several trees were also blown down along Interstate 65 north of Atmore. A lightning strike set a house on fire and the home was completely destroyed.
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.
- 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.
- 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
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 9, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, May 9, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Florida, May 9, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 9, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 9, 1995
- Hail in Oregon, May 9, 1995
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 9, 1995
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 9, 1995
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: 10313845, 10313846, 10314641, 10313981, 10314636, 10314651, 10314386, 10314524.