Hail, Dallas
- When
- March 31, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dallas County, 5 mi NW of Marion Jct
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.483, -87.300
Penny size hail was observed in extreme northwest Dallas County near CR 5.
Hail in Alabama, March 31, 2005
1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 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 Mar 30, 3:30 PM CST, 13 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 3:30 PM CST, 13 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 330 PM CST WED MAR 30 2005 .DISCUSSION... SHORT WAVE TROUGH OVER THE MIDWEST STATES WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AND PUSH A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT OVER WEST ALABAMA AND SPREAD EASTWARD. VORT MAX WILL PASS OVER ALABAMA ON THURSDAY AND PUSH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO GEORGIA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SHOULD BE A BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION THURSDAY EVENING AS SURFACE LOW DEEPENS TO THE WEST OF ALABAMA. CONVECTION WILL SPREAD BACK INTO ALABAMA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AS SURFACE LOW TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. UPPER TROUGH WILL PASS EAST OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT, AND COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN IN TIME FOR THE WEEKEND. .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY) LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS INCREASING RAPIDLY OVER THE AREA WITH DEWPOINTS CLIMBING INTO THE LOWER 60S IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. JACKSON 18Z UPPER AIR SOUNDING SHOWS A STRONG CAP AT 850MB WHICH IS SUPPRESSING CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. STORM PREDICTION CENTER IS FORECASTING CAP TO ERODE LATER TONIGHT WITH STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SPREADING INTO WESTERN ALABAMA AFTER MIDNIGHT. FORECAST SOUNDINGS FROM THE ETA SHOW CAPE VALUES APPROACHING 1000 J/KG BY 12Z THURSDAY. WIND PROFILES ALSO INDICATE SHEAR WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR ISOLATED SUPERCELLS. SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL PASS EAST OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AND CONVECTION SHOULD DECREASE AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. PW VALUES WILL DECREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS DRY AIR ADVECTS INTO THE MID LEVELS. THE AIRMASS WILL LIKELY BE CAPPED THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL DEEPER MOISTURE MOVES BACK INTO THE AREA AS MAIN UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WILL PROVIDE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON FRIDAY. PW VALUES APPROACH 1.5 INCHES EARLY FRIDAY MORNING, AND THERE WILL BE A THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. SURFACE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL EXIT ALABAMA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND BRING AN END TO THE CONVECTION. GIVEN STRENGTH OF UPPER TROUGH, THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA FRIDAY EVENING. CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST STARTING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH CLEARING SKIES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING. .LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY) SURFACE HIGH WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. SURFACE RIDGE WILL MOVE EASTWARD, AND SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL RETURN MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE NEXT SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH ALABAMA ON WEDNESDAY. SYSTEM LOOKS STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... GADSDEN 60 74 61 69 / 60 50 50 70 ANNISTON 60 74 61 70 / 60 60 50 80 BIRMINGHAM 63 74 63 69 / 60 50 70 60 TUSCALOOSA 63 75 64 70 / 60 50 70 60 CALERA 63 75 64 71 / 60 50 70 70 AUBURN 60 77 61 74 / 50 70 50 80 MONTGOMERY 63 77 64 76 / 60 60 50 80 TROY 60 77 64 77 / 40 70 50 80 && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 58/92
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 31, 4:18 AM CST, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 418 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005 ALZ013-311045- FAYETTE- 418 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR FAYETTE COUNTY UNTIL 445 AM CST... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 418 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BERRY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR BERRY AND STUDDARDS CROSSROADS THROUGH 445 AM CST.
Local storm report, Mar 31, 4:28 AM CST, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
428 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0154 AM FLASH FLOOD AUBURN 32.59N 85.48W
03/31/2005 LEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
EAST UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND STOKER ROAD IMPASSIBLE.
MAGNOLIA AND WHITE AVENUES HAVE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER ON
ROADS
&&
JBWSpecial weather statement, Mar 31, 4:28 AM CST, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 428 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005 ALZ027-311115- TALLADEGA- 428 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR TALLADEGA COUNTY UNTIL 515 AM CST... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 428 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO CHILDERSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR SYLACAUGA... CHILDERSBURG...WINTERBORO...TALLADEGA...LINCOLN...WALDO AND MUNFORD THROUGH 515 AM CST. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. AVOID USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. IF YOU FEEL YOUR SKIN TINGLE...OR YOUR HAIR STAND ON END...SQUAT AS LOW TO THE GROUND AS POSSIBLE.
Special weather statement, Mar 31, 4:30 AM CST, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 430 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005 ALZ033-039-311115- MARENGO-PERRY- 430 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR MARENGO AND PERRY COUNTIES UNTIL 515 AM CST... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 429 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER DAYTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR DAYTON...FAUNSDALE... UNIONTOWN...MARION AND HEIBERGER THROUGH 515 AM CST. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
Local storm report, Mar 31, 4:35 AM CST, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
435 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0419 AM TSTM WND GST TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
03/31/2005 0 MPH TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON TRAILER IN ROMULUS COMMUNITY. AT LEAST THREE
HOMES STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
JBWSpecial weather statement, Mar 31, 4:48 AM CST, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 448 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005 ALZ015-311115- WALKER- 448 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR WALKER COUNTY UNTIL 515 AM CST... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 448 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES WEST OF OAKMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR OAKMAN...PARRISH... GOODSPRINGS...NAUVOO...CORDOVA...JASPER...SIPSEY AND CURRY THROUGH 515 AM CST. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS SMALL HAIL. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER NOW.
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:59 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 31, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Georgia, March 31, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 31, 2005
- Strong Wind in Alabama, March 31, 2005
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 31, 2005
- Flash Flooding in Florida, March 31, 2005
- Hail in Mississippi, March 31, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, March 31, 2005
- Damaging Wind and Strong Wind in Indiana, March 31, 2005
- High Wind in California, March 31, 2005
- Flash Flood in Florida, March 31, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 31, 2005
More
Every storm in Alabama in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, March 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: 5445528.