Alabama, 2006

Hail in Alabama, April 19, 2006

April 19, 2006 · NWS BMX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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.

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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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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, 1:55 PM CST, 5 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 1:55 PM CST, 5 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
255 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
IMPULSE ACROSS WESTERN ALABAMA WILL MOVE ACROSS THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS.  THERE COULD BE SOME ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SOME STORMS
MAY BE SEVERE.  WILL INCLUDE MAINLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED WORDING.
ON THURSDAY MODELS INDICATE ANOTHER IMPULSE MOVING INTO THE AREA
NEAR MID DAY AND MOVING THROUGH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.
WILL FORECAST POPS IN THE CATEGORY WITH THE HIGHEST POPS WEST.
A FEW STORMS COULD BE SEVERE GIVEN THE UPPER SUPPORT...COLD
POOL ALOFT AND STEEP LAPSE RATES.  ACTIVITY SHOULD DIMINISH LATER
THURSDAY EVENING.  OVERNIGHT LOWS EACH NIGHT IN THE 60S...HIGHS
THURSDAY IN THE 80S.

FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW AND MUCH
STRONGER UPPER SUPPORT WILL MOVE INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA.  MODELS
DEPICT IMPRESSIVE MID LEVEL SHORT WAVE AND INCREASING VERTICAL
MOTION ESPECIALLY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  WILL FORECAST LIKELY
POPS NORTHWEST FRIDAY AND MAINLY CHANCE POPS ELSEWHERE.  HIGHEST
POPS WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT AS UPPER SUPPORT MOVES THROUGH WITH
CATEGORICAL POPS NORTH AND LIKELY POPS SOUTH.  HIGHS FRIDAY 80 TO
85 AND THEN LOWS AT NIGHT 50S NORTH AND 60S SOUTH.

SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE AREA SATURDAY
MORNING AND MUCH OF THE WEEKEND WILL BE RAIN FREE AND SLIGHTLY COOLER
AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN.  HIGH TEMPERATURES UPPER 70S NORTH
TO LOWER 80S SOUTH WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 50S.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND SEVERAL IMPULSES MOVING INTO AND ACROSS
THE AREA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EXTENDED PERIOD.  WILL GENERALLY
KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE
PEAK HEATING HOURS.  HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S NORTH AND LOWER 80S
SOUTH.  OVERNIGHT LOWS MAINLY IN THE 50S.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GADSDEN     61  82  61  80 /  30  40  30  40
ANNISTON    63  84  62  82 /  30  40  30  30
BIRMINGHAM  65  83  64  81 /  20  50  30  40
TUSCALOOSA  64  85  63  83 /  20  50  30  50
CALERA      64  84  62  82 /  20  30  20  30
AUBURN      65  85  65  83 /  30  30  20  20
MONTGOMERY  64  88  63  84 /  10  30  20  20
TROY        62  87  64  84 /  30  30  20  20

&&

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

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 5:57 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
657 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

ALZ011>015-017>050-210000-
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-
657 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...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL 10 PM CDT...
MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A WARRIOR TO SYLACAUGA TO AUBURN LINE.
LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS 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.

THE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOPED ALONG OLD OUTFLOW
BOUNDARYS ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL LOOSE THE
HEATING OF THE DAY AND DIMINISH BY 10 PM.

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

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...AND 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 10 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, 6:43 PM CST, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
743 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

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

0743 PM     HAIL             WARRIOR                 33.81N 86.81W
04/19/2006  E0.88 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL IN WARRIOR.

&&

DCW
Local storm report, Apr 19, 6:48 PM CST, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
748 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

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

0620 PM     HAIL             TALLADEGA               33.43N 86.10W
04/19/2006  E1.00 INCH       TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN TALLADEGA.

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TALLADEGA               33.43N 86.10W
04/19/2006                   TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON HWY 207 AT ALPINE BRIDGE.

0720 PM     HAIL             6 NE SYLACAUGA          33.24N 86.19W
04/19/2006  E1.00 INCH       TALLADEGA          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN SYCAMORE.

&&

DCW
Local storm report, Apr 19, 7:19 PM CST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
819 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

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

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE ODENVILLE          33.71N 86.37W
04/19/2006                   ST. CLAIR          AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MOBILE HOME SIDING AND UNDERPINNING DAMAGED.

0628 PM     HAIL             4 NW TALLADEGA          33.47N 86.15W
04/19/2006  E2.75 INCH       TALLADEGA          AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BASEBALL SIZED HAIL 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF TALLADEGA.

0628 PM     HAIL             4 NW TALLADEGA          33.47N 86.15W
04/19/2006  E0.25 INCH       TALLADEGA          AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BASEBALL SIZED HAIL 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF TALLADEGA.

0632 PM     HAIL             TALLADEGA               33.43N 86.10W
04/19/2006  E1.75 INCH       TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN TALLADEGA.

0655 PM     HAIL             PINSON                  33.68N 86.66W
04/19/2006  E0.75 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            PENNY SIZED HAIL IN PINSON.

0655 PM     HAIL             6 NW LOCUST FORK        33.96N 86.70W
04/19/2006  E0.75 INCH       BLOUNT             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            PENNY SIZED HAIL IN BANGOR.

0705 PM     HAIL             WINTERBORO              33.32N 86.19W
04/19/2006  E0.88 INCH       TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL IN WINTERBORO.

0715 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SYLACAUGA               33.18N 86.26W
04/19/2006                   TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN SYLACAUGA.

0732 PM     HEAVY RAIN       HAYDEN                  33.90N 86.75W
04/19/2006  E0.00 INCH       BLOUNT             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLASH FLOODING IN NECTAR AND HAYDEN ON HWY 160.

&&

DCW
Local storm report, Apr 19, 7:23 PM CST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
823 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

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

0616 PM     HAIL             4 N TALLADEGA           33.49N 86.10W
04/19/2006  E0.88 INCH       TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL IN PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY.

&&

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Local storm report, Apr 19, 7:28 PM CST, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
828 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

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

0810 PM     HAIL             HELENA                  33.29N 86.85W
04/19/2006  E0.75 INCH       SHELBY             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            PENNY SIZED HAIL IN HELENA.

&&

DCW
Local storm report, Apr 19, 7:34 PM CST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
834 PM CDT WED APR 19 2006

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

0755 PM     HAIL             1 NE WARRIOR            33.82N 86.80W
04/19/2006  E0.75 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            PENNY SIZED HAIL IN NEW BETHEL.

&&

DCW

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 8 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:37 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Shelby

When
April 19, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Shelby County, Alabaster
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
33.233, -86.817

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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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: 5504740.