Alabama, 1999

Hail in Alabama, April 20, 1999

April 20, 1999 · NWS BMX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
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.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cullman

When
April 20, 12:15 AM CST
Where
Cullman County, Cullman
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.180, -86.830

Dime size hail fell in Cullman.

Hail, Cullman

When
April 20, 12:29 AM CST
Where
Cullman County, Fairview
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.250, -86.680

Golfball size hail fell and several power outages were reported in the Fairview area and in other parts of northeastern Cullman County.

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: 5690374, 5690452.