Hail, Jefferson
- When
- April 2, 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Graysville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.633, -86.967
Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 2, 2000
Quarter size hail was reported in Graysville, Forestdale. Trees and power lines were blown down in Pratt City.
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
- $9,000
- 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.
Quarter size hail was reported in Graysville, Forestdale. Trees and power lines were blown down in Pratt City.
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:56 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- April 2, 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Forestdale
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.583, -86.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- April 2, 8:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Pratt City
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.583, -86.867
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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- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 2, 2000
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: 5140647, 5140648, 5140649.