Tornado and Hail in Alabama, October 27, 1995

Name: Tornado and Hail in Alabama, October 27, 1995
Start: 1995-10-27T07:50
End: 1995-10-27T18:05
Location: Alabama

October 27, 1995 · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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: 2
Property damage: $109,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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

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Event by event

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

Hail, Cullman

When: October 27, 7:50 AM CST
Where: Cullman County, Jones Chapel
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 34.132, -86.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail was reported at Jones Chapel in northwest Cullman County.

Hail, Clarke

When: October 27, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Clarke County, Grove Hill
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 31.677, -87.831 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail was reported along U.S. Highway 84 west of Grove hill near the city of Zimco.

Tornado, Houston

When: October 27, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Houston County, Dothan
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $90,000
Coordinates: 31.230, -85.370

A tornado downed trees and damaged two businesses. A person was injured at each business. (Length and width are estimated.)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilcox

When: October 27, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Wilcox County, Hybart
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 31.989, -87.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 41 between Hybart and Dry Forks.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tallapoosa

When: October 27, 2:49 PM CST
Where: Tallapoosa County, New Site
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 32.862, -85.797 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm wind that sounded like a freight train according to witnesses caused some property damage in the Simpson community just northeast of New Site in northeast Tallapoosa County. Trees were blown down, a roof was taken off a barn, antennas were downed, shingles were taken off several roofs, and one porch was damaged.

Hail, Lee

When: October 27, 3:53 PM CST
Where: Lee County, Marvyn
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 32.601, -85.356 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nickel-size hail was reported at Marvyn in southern Lee County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: October 27, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Millry
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 31.408, -88.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were blown down in the city of Millry.

What these are

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

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 The tornado archive for Alabama, 1995 Warnings in Alabama, October 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: 10314142, 10314437, 10314165, 10313908, 10314040, 10314303, 10313869.