Hail, Limestone
- When
- February 12, 3:37 AM CST
- Where
- Limestone County, 12 mi W of Athens
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.800, -87.200
Dime size hail was reported in Coxey.
Hail in Alabama, February 12, 2000
3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:37 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Limestone
- When
- February 12, 3:38 AM CST
- Where
- Limestone County, Cairo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.867, -87.133
Dime size hail fell in the Cairo area.
Hail, Limestone
- When
- February 12, 3:40 AM CST
- Where
- Limestone County, Ripley
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.750, -87.117
Dime size hail was reported in Ripley.
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
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 12, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, February 12, 2000
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 12, 2000
- Rip Current in Guam, February 12, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 12 to 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, February 12, 2000
- Winter Storm in Maryland, February 12, 2000
- Winter Storm in Utah, February 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in Arizona, February 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 12, 2000
- High Wind in California, February 12, 2000
- Hail in Alabama, February 12, 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: 5134547, 5134915, 5134916.