1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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 local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 21, 8:50 AM CST, 5 hours 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 950 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005 UPDATED... REMNANTS OF MCS TRACKING ACROSS NE ALABAMA THIS MORNING. ACTIVITY HAS BEEN INCREASING IN AREAL COVERAGE...AND UPDATED FORECAST TO INCREASE RAIN CHANCES FOR NE COUNTIES AND REMOVED MORNING FOG. DUE TO CLOUDS AND RAIN...ALSO LOWERED MAX TEMPS NE COUNTIES A FEW DEGREES. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 58/ROSE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 124 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-221200- AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE- CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE- JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY- PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA- TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON- 124 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...(THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME BRIEFLY SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY). AN ORGANIZED LINE OF STORMS...ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...WILL BRING A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER TO CENTRAL ALABAMA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED CENTRAL ALABAMA UNDER A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS FOR FRIDAY. THE EXACT TIMING OF THE SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT CERTAIN...BUT THE HIGHEST CHANCES WILL LIKELY BE FROM MID-AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM FRIDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED ON FRIDAY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 208 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ALZ043-211945- ELMORE- 208 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR ELMORE COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS... AT 205 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF ECLECTIC TO WETUMPKA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR WETUMPKA...COOSADA...BLUE RIDGE...KOWALIGA...ECLECTIC AND KENT THROUGH 245 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 216 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ALZ037-211945- TALLAPOOSA- 216 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR TALLAPOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 215 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM NEAR ALEXANDER CITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR ALEXANDER CITY... JACKSONS GAP AND DADEVILLE THROUGH 245 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 222 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ALZ034-211945- BIBB- 222 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR BIBB COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 220 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER MARVEL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR MARVEL THROUGH 245 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 230 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ALZ011>015-017>050-220200- AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE- CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE- JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY- PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA- TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON- 230 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ON FRIDAY ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA... THE AIRMASS ACROSS ALABAMA IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AS WARM MOIST AIR SPREADS INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. AN ORGANIZED COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE MIDWEST STATES DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THE SQUALL LINE WILL TRACK RAPIDLY SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARDS ALABAMA AND LIKELY AFFECT NORTH ALABAMA BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON FRIDAY...AND MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNON AND THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS POSSIBLE. YOU SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO... FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 233 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ALZ035-212000- CHILTON- 233 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR CHILTON COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 227 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER JEMISON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR JEMISON...THORSBY... INGRAM AND CLANTON THROUGH 300 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 250 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ALZ043-044-212015- ELMORE-MONTGOMERY- 250 PM CDT THU APR 21 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHERN ELMORE COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 248 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER COOSADA...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR MILLBROOK... COOSADA...WETUMPKA...MOUNT MEIGS AND BLUE RIDGE THROUGH 315 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 46 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:09 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Golf ball size hail was reported by Alabama State Troopers south of Clanton.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, April 2005
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: 5445681.