Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- July 20, 4:28 PM CST to 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Countywide
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $45,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.567, -87.883
Flash Flood and Hail in Alabama, July 20, 2000
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the entire county. Several vehicles were destroyed by the downed trees.
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
- $110,000
- 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.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the entire county. Several vehicles were destroyed by the downed trees. Many businesses and homes were also damaged by the trees. Alabama Power estimated that 90,000 customers were without power for an extended period of time. A few reports were received of dime size hail during the storms. Numerous roads and low lying regions throughout the Birmingham Metro area were temporarily flooded. Many vehicles were stranded in the high water. No injuries were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Jefferson
- When
- July 20, 4:28 PM CST to 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $65,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.554, -86.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Jefferson
- When
- July 20, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Birmingham
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.517, -86.817
What these are
- 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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- 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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 20, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 20, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 20, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, July 20, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 20 to 21, 2000
- Heat in Mississippi, July 20, 2000
- Wildfire in California, July 20 to 21, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 20, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, July 20, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kansas, July 20, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 20, 2000
More
Every storm in Alabama in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, July 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: 5163385, 5163387, 5163386.