Hail, St. Clair
- When
- August 4, 2:25 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, 5 mi W of Steele
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.933, -86.283
Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 4, 2000
One inch diameter size hail fell in extreme northern St. Clair County near Chandler Mountain.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
One inch diameter size hail fell in extreme northern St. Clair County near Chandler Mountain. The hail severely damaged a tomato crop on the mountain. Trees were also blown down on Chandler Mountain and near the city of Steele.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- August 4, 2:25 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County, 5 mi W of Steele
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 33.933, -86.283
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
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, August 4, 2000
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, August 4, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 4, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, August 4 to 5, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, August 4, 2000
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Colorado, August 4, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 4, 2000
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, August 4 to 5, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, August 4, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 4, 2000
- Flood and Hail in Georgia, August 4, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Maryland, August 4, 2000
More
Every storm in Alabama in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, August 2000
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: 5171962, 5171963.