Hail, Shelby
- When
- April 20, 9:25 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, Columbiana
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 33.183, -86.600
Hail in Alabama, April 20, 2006
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 Apr 20, 9:08 PM CST, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 9:08 PM CST, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1008 PM CDT THU APR 20 2006 .UPDATE... ANOTHER BUSY EVENING AND IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER ONE WILL BE IN STORE TOMORROW NIGHT. STORMS TONIGHT FIRED ONCE AGAIN ALONG OLD BOUNDARIES ENHANCED BY AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSING BY. AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 FROM COOSA...TALLAPOOSA...AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES AND NORTH ARE FAIRLY WORKED OVER SO HAVE CANCELED THE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES FOR THOSE AREAS. && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 228 FOR ZONES 11>15...22>25...34>35. && 80
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 20, 4:50 PM CST, 4 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 550 PM CDT THU APR 20 2006 ALZ011>015-017>050-211130- 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- 550 PM CDT THU APR 20 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...WITH SOME PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAIN...WILL OCCUR THROUGH 10 PM NORTH OF A LIVINGSTON...TUSCALOOSA...ALEXANDER CITY...WEST POINT LAKE...LINE. SOUTH OF THIS LINE IT APPEARS STORMS WILL NOT DEVELOP FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAYLIGHT OR OVERNIGHT HOURS. ALL STORMS WILL WEAKEN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS BY 11 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA WITH WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL EXPECTED. THE STORMS WILL BEGIN BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1 PM IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD...GRADUALLY WEAKENING IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 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 .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LATEST DETAILS CONCERNING THESE POTENTIAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STEFKOVICH
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 20, 6:53 PM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 753 PM CDT THU APR 20 2006 ALZ034-210145- BIBB- 753 PM CDT THU APR 20 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR BIBB COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 750 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST BLOCTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR WEST BLOCTON... CENTREVILLE AND BRENT THROUGH 845 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. KNS/99
Local storm report, Apr 20, 6:54 PM CST, 2 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
754 PM CDT THU APR 20 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0749 PM HAIL W VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/20/2006 E0.50 INCH LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FRIENDSHIP RD
&&
MBAERSpecial weather statement, Apr 20, 7:00 PM CST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 800 PM CDT THU APR 20 2006 ALZ029-210200- RANDOLPH- 800 PM CDT THU APR 20 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM CDT... AT 800 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF WEDOWEE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR WEDOWEE AND WOODLAND THROUGH 900 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
Special weather statement, Apr 20, 7:24 PM CST, 2 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 824 PM CDT THU APR 20 2006 ALZ011-013-210230- FAYETTE-MARION- 824 PM CDT THU APR 20 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR FAYETTE AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT... ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE FROM AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM... AT 821 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF GUIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR GUIN...GU-WIN... WINFIELD...GLEN ALLEN AND BRILLIANT THROUGH 930 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. KNS/99
Local storm report, Apr 20, 8:48 PM CST, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
948 PM CDT THU APR 20 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0947 PM HAIL CALERA 33.10N 86.75W
04/20/2006 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN THE CITY OF CALERA.
&&
80Local storm report, Apr 20, 8:56 PM CST, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
956 PM CDT THU APR 20 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0954 PM HAIL 4 NE GUIN 34.01N 87.86W
04/20/2006 E1.00 INCH MARION AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
&&
80The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 16 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:23 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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, April 20, 2006
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, April 20, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 20, 2006
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, April 20 to 21, 2006
- Hail in Mississippi, April 20, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 20 to 21, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 20, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, April 20, 2006
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Kentucky, April 20, 2006
- Hail in Texas, April 20, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 20, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 20, 2006
More
Every storm in Alabama in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5504835.