Hail in Alabama, April 19, 2006

Name: Hail in Alabama, April 19, 2006
Start: 2006-04-19T13:36
End: 2006-04-19T13:36
Location: Alabama

April 19, 2006 · 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 Apr 19, 11:05 AM CST, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 11:05 AM CST, 2 hours 31 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1205 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

.UPDATE...MESOSCALE UPDATE.

AN EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS IS IN PLACE OVER THE FORECAST AREA
TODAY.  LATE MORNING SBCAPES WERE ALREADY GREATER THAN 2500 J/KG
OVER PARTS OF NORTH ALABAMA.  SBCAPES WILL LIKELY REACH 4500 TO 5500
J/KG OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL ALABAMA BY 3 PM.  BELIEVE THE SBCAPES OF
6500 TO 7000 J/KG...AS ADVERTISED BY THE RUC MODEL...ARE OVERDONE.
THE RUC MODEL IS TOO HIGH WITH THE SURFACE DEWPOINTS.

THE CAPE VALUES IN THE -10C TO -30C LAYER ARE ALREADY 500 TO 600
J/KG OVER NORTHWEST ALABAMA.  I HAVE NEVER SEEN UPPER-LEVEL CAPE
VALUES THIS HIGH.  THESE VALUES SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY LARGE
HAIL THIS AFTERNOON.  GOLF BALL TO SOFTBALL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.

THE STRONGEST WIND SHEAR WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN COUNTIES
THIS AFTERNOON...ON THE ORDER OF 30 TO 35 KTS OVER THE LOWEST 6 KM.
THIS SHOULD HELP LEAD TO MID-LEVEL MESOCYCLONES...WHICH WILL FURTHER
ENHANCE THE UPDRAFTS.

WE ARE EXPECTING VILS AT OR ABOVE 55 KG/M2 TO BE SEVERE.
LIKEWISE...ANY CELLS WITH 50 DBZ ABOVE 30,000 FT WILL BE SEVERE.

ALTHOUGH LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT...ALSO EXPECT SOME OF
THE STORMS TO PRODUCE DAMAGING DOWNBURSTS.

03

&&

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

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 1:30 PM CST, 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
230 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

ALZ011>015-017>050-201930-
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 WED APR 19 2006

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL 10 PM CDT...
MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A WARRIOR TO SYLACAUGA TO AUBURN LINE.
VERY LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF SOFTBALLS IS THE MAIN HAZARD
WITH THE STORMS...THOUGH DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
AS WELL.  ADDITIONAL ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
10 PM CDT NORTH OF A DEMOPOLIS TO WETUMPKA TO EUFAULA LINE.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MAINLY DEVELOP AND EXIST ALONG
AN OLD OUTFLOW BOUNDARY STRETCHING ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL ALABAMA.  WITH A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE...SOME OF
THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AS THE MAIN HAZARD.
THESE STORMS WILL WEAKEN AND DIMINISH BETWEEN 9 PM CDT AND 11 PM CDT
WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...THEN AGAIN FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.  LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN HAZARDS.

ON THURSDAY...THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL REMAIN
MOIST AND UNSTABLE.  THIS ATMOSPHERE WILL BE CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.  IN ADDITION...AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVING OVER THE REGION WILL PROVIDE EXTRA LIFT FOR
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.  ONCE AGAIN...THESE STORMS MAY DEVELOP
ANYWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA MAINLY DURING THE HEATING OF THE
DAY...BUT THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20.

ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH
CENTRAL ALABAMA.  THE ATMOSPHERE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL BE MOIST
AND UNSTABLE ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA.  IN ADDITION...A STRONGER
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT AS IT
PUSHES THROUGH.  THIS SITUATION MAY PRODUCE MORE WIDESPREAD SEVERE
WEATHER IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.  THE STORMS
WILL BEGIN BETWEEN 2 PM CDT AND 4 PM CDT IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND
MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD...GRADUALLY WEAKENING IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA BY
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL HAVE ACTIVATED AND
WILL BE REQUIRED THROUGH 9 PM CDT...MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A WARRIOR TO
AUBURN LINE.  ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LATEST DETAILS
CONCERNING THESE POTENTIAL THUNDERSTORMS.

MBS/91

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 19, 12:33 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
133 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

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

0130 PM     HAIL             CEDAR BLUFF             34.22N 85.60W
04/19/2006  E2.00 INCH       CHEROKEE           AL   PUBLIC

            GOLF BALL AND LARGER HAIL DAMAGED VEHICLES ON THE HWY 68
            BRIDGE IN CEDAR BLUFF.

&&

DCW

Local storm report, Apr 19, 12:43 PM CST, 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
143 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

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

0139 PM     HAIL             FORNEY                  34.09N 85.46W
04/19/2006  E1.75 INCH       CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN FORNEY.

0139 PM     HAIL             5 SSE CENTRE            34.09N 85.64W
04/19/2006  E0.75 INCH       CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DIME SIZED HAIL ON HWY 9 BETWEEN CENTRE AND PIEDMONT.

&&

DCW

Local storm report, Apr 19, 12:59 PM CST, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
159 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

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

0158 PM     HAIL             3 W CENTRE              34.15N 85.72W
04/19/2006  E1.75 INCH       CHEROKEE           AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL JUST WEST OF CENTRE.

&&

DCW

Local storm report, Apr 19, 1:06 PM CST, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
206 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

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

0200 PM     HAIL             CENTRE                  34.15N 85.67W
04/19/2006  E1.00 INCH       CHEROKEE           AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN CENTRE.

&&

DCW

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 1:06 PM CST, 30 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
206 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

ALZ021-191930-
CLEBURNE-
206 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR CLEBURNE COUNTY UNTIL 230
PM CDT...

AT 206 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHERN CLEBURNE COUNTY...MOVING SOUTH AT 25
MPH.

THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR THROUGH 230 PM CDT.

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.

10/ARM

Local storm report, Apr 19, 1:17 PM CST, 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
217 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

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

0216 PM     HAIL             4 NE HOKES BLUFF        34.03N 85.81W
04/19/2006  E1.25 INCH       ETOWAH             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN BALLPLAY.

&&

DCW

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:35 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Calhoun

When: April 19, 1:36 PM CST
Where: Calhoun County, 2 mi N of Jacksonville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 33.850, -85.767

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 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Alabama, April 2006

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: 5504497.