Hail, Lawrence
- When
- July 4, 3:55 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Town Creek
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 34.680, -87.400
Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 4, 1997
Thunderstorms moving through Lawrence County caused widespread minor damage across much of the county. Hail from penny size to quarter size fell in the Town Creek-Hatton area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- 0
- Property damage
- $27,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
Thunderstorms moving through Lawrence County caused widespread minor damage across much of the county. Hail from penny size to quarter size fell in the Town Creek-Hatton area. One inch hail was reported at Moulton along with a number of trees down and roof damage to at least one house.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Lawrence
- When
- July 4, 4:00 PM CST to 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Hatton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 34.570, -87.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- July 4, 4:00 PM CST to 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Hatton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 34.570, -87.420
Hail, Lawrence
- When
- July 4, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Mt Hope
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 34.450, -87.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- July 4, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Moulton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 34.480, -87.280
Hail, Lawrence
- When
- July 4, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Moulton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 34.480, -87.280
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5611587, 5611588, 5611589, 5611590, 5611591, 5611592.