Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- July 27, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Russellville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.517, -87.733
Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 27, 2000
Several trees and power lines were blown down in Russellville. Dime to nickel size hail was also reported with this storm.
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
- $2,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
Several trees and power lines were blown down in Russellville. Dime to nickel size hail was also reported with this storm.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Franklin
- When
- July 27, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, Russellville
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.517, -87.733
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.
- 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
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, July 27 to 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, July 27, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, July 27, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, July 27, 2000
- High Wind in American Samoa, July 27 to 29, 2000
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 27, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 27 to 28, 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: 5176212, 5176263.