Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 29, 1996

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 29, 1996
Start: 1996-04-29T12:16
End: 1996-04-29T12:43
Location: Alabama

April 29, 1996 · NWS BMX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Large trees were blown down at Waterloo. A garage was destroyed near Cloverdale along with a 70-foot tower being toppled.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $2,000
Events: 2

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.

Large trees were blown down at Waterloo. A garage was destroyed near Cloverdale along with a 70-foot tower being toppled. Three-quarter inch hail was also reported at Waterloo.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Lauderdale

When: April 29, 12:16 PM CST to 12:43 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Waterloo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Crop damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 34.901, -87.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lauderdale

When: April 29, 12:16 PM CST to 12:43 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale County, Waterloo
Measured: 1 kt (1 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 34.901, -87.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Alabama, April 1996

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: 5548594, 5725427.