Hail, Franklin
- When
- March 19, 7:44 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Hodges
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.330, -87.930
Hail in Alabama, March 19, 1998
Hail the size of nickels to quarters was reported in Hodges, Shady Grove, and Phil Campbell, in the southern part of the county.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Hail the size of nickels to quarters was reported in Hodges, Shady Grove, and Phil Campbell, in the southern part of the county.
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 61 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:45 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Franklin
- When
- March 19, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, 3 mi SW of Phil Campbell
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.320, -87.730
Hail, Franklin
- When
- March 19, 7:54 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Phil Campbell
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.350, -87.700
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Florida, March 19, 1998
- Flash Flood in Florida, March 19 to 20, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 19 to 27, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 19 to 24, 1998
- Flash Flood in Florida, March 19 to 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 19, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 19 to 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, March 19, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 19 to 31, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 19 to 24, 1998
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: 5632723, 5632724, 5632725.