Alabama, 1997

Hail in Alabama, April 22, 1997

April 22, 1997 · NWS MOB · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
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.

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 146 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:04 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Clarke

When
April 22, 2:05 PM CST to 2:18 PM CST
Where
Clarke County, Thomasville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.920, -87.730

Dime size hail fell around the city of Thomasville. The hail fell for thirteen minutes.

Hail, Wilcox

When
April 22, 2:15 PM CST to 2:16 PM CST
Where
Wilcox County, Camden
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
31.980, -87.280

Golfball size hail fell just south of Camden.

What these are

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.

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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: 5592905, 5592906.