Hail in Alabama, June 2, 2005

Name: Hail in Alabama, June 2, 2005
Start: 2005-06-02T18:08
End: 2005-06-02T18:08
Location: Alabama

June 2, 2005 · NWS BMX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 forecasters said that day

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 Jun 2, 2:25 PM CST, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 2:25 PM CST, 3 hours 43 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
325 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2005

.DISCUSSION...

LOTS OF ON GOING CONVECTION ALONG AND EAST OF I-65 NOW. THIS
SHOULD LAST WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS UPPER-LOW WITH
ASSOCIATED SFC FEATURE INFLUENCES THE CWA.

SUMMERTIME PATTERN RETURNS BEGINNING TOMORROW AND LASTING THROUGH
REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. THIS AS THE BERMUDA RIDGE BUILDS INTO
THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES. EXPECT NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SCATTERED CONVECTION.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GADSDEN     60  80  62  86 /  40  30  10  30
ANNISTON    63  81  64  85 /  50  30  10  20
BIRMINGHAM  63  82  66  85 /  40  20  10  20
TUSCALOOSA  64  86  66  88 /  20  10  10  20
CALERA      64  83  66  87 /  40  20  10  20
AUBURN      64  82  68  88 /  60  30  10  20
MONTGOMERY  65  87  67  89 /  60  30  10  20
TROY        65  86  67  90 /  60  30  10  30

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 4:37 PM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
537 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2005

ALZ011>015-017>050-032230-
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-
537 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...(THIS EVENING TONIGHT).

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING.  THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE STORMS WILL
BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY LEAD TO STREET FLOODING...AND
HAIL.

THE AREA OF GREATEST CONCERN IS EAST OF INTERSTATE 65...AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 85.  THESE STORMS SHOULD DIMINISH IN BOTH COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL:
BIRMINGHAM...LOW.
MONTGOMERY...LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY).

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 2, 3:46 PM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
446 PM CDT THU JUN 02 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     HAIL             LINCOLN                 33.60N 86.14W
06/02/2005  0.88 INCH        TALLADEGA          AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY THE LINCOLN
            POLICE DEPARTMENT.

0430 PM     FLASH FLOOD      TALLADEGA               33.43N 86.10W
06/02/2005                   TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL STREETS CLOSED IN THE CITY OF TALLADEGA DUE TO
            FLOODING.

0430 PM     HAIL             LINCOLN                 33.60N 86.14W
06/02/2005  0.88 INCH        TALLADEGA          AL   PUBLIC

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT A FOOD MART IN LINCOLN.

&&

JSS

Local storm report, Jun 2, 4:09 PM CST, 1 hour 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
509 PM CDT THU JUN 02 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0450 PM     HAIL             CALERA                  33.10N 86.75W
06/02/2005  0.50 INCH        SHELBY             AL   PUBLIC

            UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED ALONG HWY 25 NEAR CALERA.

&&

JSS

Local storm report, Jun 2, 4:29 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
529 PM CDT THU JUN 02 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0435 PM     HAIL             LINCOLN                 33.60N 86.14W
06/02/2005  0.88 INCH        TALLADEGA          AL   INSURANCE CO

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN LINCOLN.

&&

JSS

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 5:00 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
600 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2005

ALZ021-022345-
CLEBURNE-
600 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR CLEBURNE COUNTY UNTIL
645 PM CDT...

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORM...

...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORM...

AT 600 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HEFLIN...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 20...IN AND
NEAR HEFLIN AND RANBURNE THROUGH 645 PM CDT.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS MINOR FLOODING. PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS... FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS...RISING WATER ALONG
CREEKS...AND UNDERPASSES WITH STANDING WATER ARE POSSIBLE.
REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH WATER OF UNKNOWN
DEPTH.

PEA SIZE HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS WELL.

MBS/91

Local storm report, Jun 2, 5:41 PM CST, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
641 PM CDT THU JUN 02 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0635 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 S HEFLIN              33.59N 85.59W
06/02/2005                   CLEBURNE           AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES BLOWN DOWN ONTO STATE HIGHWAY 9.

&&

MBS

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 5:51 PM CST, 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
651 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2005

ALZ028-030030-
CLAY-
651 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2005

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR CLAY COUNTY UNTIL
730 PM CDT...

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FROM APPROACHING
THUNDERSTORMS...

...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM...

AT 651 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE ASHLAND...LINEVILLE...PYRITON...
AND DELTA AREAS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR MILLERVILLE...
ASHLAND...PYRITON...LINEVILLE AND DELTA THROUGH 730 PM CDT.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS MINOR FLOODING. PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS... FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS...RISING WATER ALONG
CREEKS...AND UNDERPASSES WITH STANDING WATER ARE POSSIBLE.
REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS ROADWAYS COVERED WITH WATER OF UNKNOWN
DEPTH.

MBS/91

The radar

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Clay

When: June 2, 6:08 PM CST
Where: Clay County, 3 mi S of Lineville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.267, -85.750

Dime to Penny size hail was reported by local police near Lineville.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Alabama in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Alabama, June 2005

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: 5459786.