Portions of the Tennessee Valley, especially those across northeast Alabama, experienced severe thunderstorms for 3 or 4 consecutive days between April 18 and 21, 2006. The pattern was unusually warm and unstable, with both the Huntsville and Muscle Shoals reporting sites breaking record highs several times in mid-April, and a nearby stationary front helped to fire off thunderstorms each day. Having so many severe thunderstorms over such a short time period was unusual for the Tennessee Valley and a first since the NWS Huntsville office opened in 2003. Over the 4-day period, there were 71 reports of severe weather, most of which consisted of penny to golf ball size hail. The following is a preliminary list of all of the reports received by the National Weather Service in Huntsville, broken up by day. (Note: "E" prior to the hail size indicates an estimated size, "M" indicates that it was measured.) Tuesday, April 18 [ Return to Top ]
0420 PM HAIL GRANT 34.52N 86.25W
04/18/2006 M0.75 INCH MARSHALL AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0506 PM HAIL BAILEYTON 34.26N 86.61W
04/18/2006 M0.25 INCH CULLMAN AL PUBLIC
0515 PM HAIL 2 ENE ALBERTVILLE 34.27N 86.18W
04/18/2006 E1.00 INCH MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0518 PM HAIL HUSTLEVILLE 34.31N 86.17W
04/18/2006 M0.50 INCH MARSHALL AL AMATEUR RADIO
0520 PM HAIL ALBERTVILLE 34.26N 86.21W
04/18/2006 E0.50 INCH MARSHALL AL PUBLIC
0520 PM HAIL BAILEYTON 34.26N 86.61W
04/18/2006 M1.00 INCH CULLMAN AL BROADCAST MEDIA
GARBAGE CANS BLOWN AROUND DUE TO STRONG WINDS.
0520 PM HAIL ALBERTVILLE 34.26N 86.21W
04/18/2006 M0.50 INCH MARSHALL AL PUBLIC
0525 PM HAIL MCVILLE 34.29N 86.13W
04/18/2006 E1.00 INCH MARSHALL AL PUBLIC
0530 PM HAIL SSE KILPATRICK 34.27N 86.08W
04/18/2006 E0.50 INCH DEKALB AL AMATEUR RADIO
0530 PM HAIL BOAZ 34.20N 86.16W
04/18/2006 M1.00 INCH MARSHALL AL PUBLIC
0544 PM HAIL BOAZ 34.20N 86.16W
04/18/2006 M1.50 INCH MARSHALL AL STORM CHASER
Wednesday, April 19 [ Return to Top ]
0940 AM HAIL 3 ENE BRIDGEPORT 34.96N 85.67W
04/19/2006 E1.00 INCH JACKSON AL PUBLIC
HIDDEN VALLEY GOLF COURSE PERSONNEL IN THE BRYANT
COMMUNITY REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
1045 AM HAIL FLINTVILLE 35.06N 86.42W
04/19/2006 E1.00 INCH LINCOLN TN NWS EMPLOYEE
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN FLINTVILLE.
1125 AM HAIL HOLLYWOOD 34.72N 85.97W
04/19/2006 E1.75 INCH JACKSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY MEDIA IN HOLLYWOOD AREA.
1128 AM HAIL 8 SW BRIDGEPORT 34.86N 85.82W
04/19/2006 E1.00 INCH JACKSON AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE STEVENSON COMMUNITY
BY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
1149 AM HAIL ROSALIE 34.70N 85.77W
04/19/2006 E1.00 INCH JACKSON AL PUBLIC
HAIL REPORTED COVERING PARKING LOT AT THE PLAZA GROCERY
STORE IN THE ROSALIE COMMUNITY. HAIL SIZES UP TO A
QUARTER REPORTED.
1200 PM HAIL HENAGAR 34.63N 85.74W
04/19/2006 E0.88 INCH DEKALB AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
HENAGAR POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
1237 PM HAIL SYLVANIA 34.56N 85.81W
04/19/2006 E1.00 INCH DEKALB AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE SYLVANIA
COMMUNITY BY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
0125 PM HAIL 7 NNE COLLINSVILLE 34.36N 85.82W
04/19/2006 E1.00 INCH DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HAIL DIME TO QUARTER SIZE WAS REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL IN THE PORTERSVILLE COMMUNITY NEAR
THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 11 AND COUNTY ROAD 83.
0405 PM HAIL 2 N ARONA 34.25N 86.08W
04/19/2006 E1.75 INCH DEKALB AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0430 PM HAIL CULLMAN 34.18N 86.84W
04/19/2006 E0.88 INCH CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE CULLMAN
COMMUNITY BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
0434 PM HAIL CULLMAN 34.18N 86.84W
04/19/2006 E1.00 INCH CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF
THE CULLMAN COMMUNITY.
0444 PM HAIL 1 W CULLMAN 34.18N 86.86W
04/19/2006 E1.00 INCH CULLMAN AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
QUARTER SIZE AND LARGER HAIL REPORTED IN THE SARDIS
COMMUNITY JUST WEST OF JONES CHAPEL BY FIRE DEPARTMENT.
0445 PM HAIL JONES CHAPEL 34.21N 87.05W
04/19/2006 E0.75 INCH CULLMAN AL PUBLIC
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE JONES CHAPEL COMMUNITY.
0453 PM HAIL GOOD HOPE 34.11N 86.86W
04/19/2006 E1.75 INCH CULLMAN AL AMATEUR RADIO
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE GOOD HOPE AREA.
0507 PM HAIL ALBERTVILLE 34.26N 86.21W
04/19/2006 E0.75 INCH MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZE AND LARGER HAIL REPORTED IN THE ALBERTVILLE
AREA.
0515 PM HAIL ALBERTVILLE 34.26N 86.21W
04/19/2006 E1.00 INCH MARSHALL AL TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF
HIGHWAY 431 AND HIGHWAY 75 NORTH.
0518 PM HAIL HANCEVILLE 34.06N 86.76W
04/19/2006 E1.00 INCH CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN HANCEVILLE COMMUNITY.
0519 PM HAIL ALBERTVILLE 34.26N 86.21W
04/19/2006 E0.88 INCH MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT SECTION LANE AND ANYONA ROAD
JUST SOUTH OF ALBERTVILLE.
0521 PM HAIL ALBERTVILLE 34.26N 86.21W
04/19/2006 M1.00 INCH MARSHALL AL BROADCAST MEDIA
WHNT-TV REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND IN
ALBERTVILLE.
0529 PM HAIL ALBERTVILLE 34.26N 86.21W
04/19/2006 E0.50 INCH MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT THE ALBERTVILLE AIRPORT.
0541 PM HAIL HANCEVILLE 34.06N 86.76W
04/19/2006 E0.88 INCH CULLMAN AL CO-OP OBSERVER
COOP OBSERVER REPORTED NICKEL HAIL COVERING THE GROUND.
0624 PM HAIL FLINTVILLE 35.06N 86.42W
04/19/2006 E0.75 INCH LINCOLN TN NWS EMPLOYEE
PENNY HAIL REPORTED BY A NWS EMPLOYEE IN FLINTVILLE.
0658 PM HAIL ARKADELPHIA 33.91N 86.96W
04/19/2006 E0.88 INCH CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE ARKADELPHIA
COMMUNITY.
0809 PM HAIL HANCEVILLE 34.06N 86.76W
04/19/2006 E0.75 INCH CULLMAN AL BROADCAST MEDIA
0820 PM FLASH FLOOD HANCEVILLE 34.06N 86.76W
04/19/2006 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
4 TO 6 INCHES OF STANDING WATER REPORTED IN THE
HANCEVILLE AREA ON HIGHWAY 31 AND COUNTY ROAD 599.
0835 PM FLASH FLOOD HANCEVILLE 34.06N 86.76W
04/19/2006 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER REPORTED UP TO 1 FOOT DEEP ON EDMONDSON ROAD IN
DOWNTOWN HANCEVILLE.
0850 PM HAIL 5 ENE WINCHESTER 35.22N 86.03W
04/19/2006 M1.00 INCH FRANKLIN TN CO-OP OBSERVER
0903 PM HAIL BREMEN 33.99N 86.97W
04/19/2006 E0.88 INCH CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
40 MPH WIND GUSTS.
0937 PM FLASH FLOOD HANCEVILLE 34.06N 86.76W
04/19/2006 CULLMAN AL BROADCAST MEDIA
RESIDENT NEAR THE CHEVRON AND KFC IN HANCEVILLE REPORTS
TWO ROADS WITH FLASH FLOODING.
1155 PM HAIL 1 SW HARTSELLE 34.43N 86.95W
04/19/2006 E0.88 INCH MORGAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
1201 AM HAIL 2 NW HARTSELLE 34.46N 86.96W
04/20/2006 E0.88 INCH MORGAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
1224 AM HAIL HARTSELLE 34.44N 86.94W
04/20/2006 E0.88 INCH MORGAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
Thursday, April 20 [ Return to Top ]
0940 AM TSTM WND DMG KILLEN 34.86N 87.53W
04/20/2006 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE BLOWN DOWN IN KILLEN.
0950 AM HAIL ANDERSON 34.91N 87.27W
04/20/2006 E0.88 INCH LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
1000 AM HAIL ROGERSVILLE 34.83N 87.28W
04/20/2006 E0.50 INCH LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
1007 AM HAIL 1 S GOOD SPRINGS 34.93N 87.19W
04/20/2006 E0.25 INCH LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
1007 AM HAIL 3 W CAIRO 34.87N 87.20W
04/20/2006 E0.88 INCH LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
1050 AM HAIL ESTILL SPRINGS 35.26N 86.13W
04/20/2006 E0.50 INCH FRANKLIN TN EMERGENCY MNGR
1117 AM HAIL WINCHESTER 35.19N 86.11W
04/20/2006 E0.25 INCH FRANKLIN TN AMATEUR RADIO
PEA SIZE HAIL AT THE HOSPITAL.
0255 PM HAIL 2 E JONES CHAPEL 34.21N 87.02W
04/20/2006 E0.50 INCH CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZED HAIL.
0301 PM HAIL WEST POINT 34.24N 86.95W
04/20/2006 E0.50 INCH CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZED HAIL.
0310 PM HAIL SOUTH VINEMONT 34.24N 86.86W
04/20/2006 E0.50 INCH CULLMAN AL AMATEUR RADIO
DIME SIZED HAIL.
0325 PM HAIL 1 NE ARAB 34.34N 86.49W
04/20/2006 E0.25 INCH MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0325 PM HAIL 3 NW ARAB 34.36N 86.54W
04/20/2006 E0.25 INCH MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA SIZE HAIL IN THE RUTH COMMUNITY.
0340 PM HAIL ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
04/20/2006 E0.75 INCH MARSHALL AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0430 PM HAIL 1 NE FORT PAYNE 34.45N 85.71W
04/20/2006 E0.88 INCH DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FISHER CROSSROADS AT CR 89 AND CR 153.
0430 PM HAIL 1 NE FORT PAYNE 34.45N 85.71W
04/20/2006 E0.88 INCH DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NEAR DE SOTO STATE PARK ON CR 89.
0442 PM HAIL MENTONE 34.58N 85.59W
04/20/2006 E0.88 INCH DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0511 PM HAIL ALBERTVILLE 34.26N 86.21W
04/20/2006 E0.50 INCH MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0524 PM HAIL BOAZ 34.20N 86.16W
04/20/2006 E0.50 INCH MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0536 PM HAIL HOLLY POND 34.17N 86.62W
04/20/2006 E1.00 INCH CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL
0548 PM HAIL HOLLY POND 34.17N 86.62W
04/20/2006 M0.88 INCH CULLMAN AL AMATEUR RADIO
0608 PM HAIL UNION GROVE 34.40N 86.45W
04/20/2006 E1.00 INCH MARSHALL AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0609 PM HAIL 5 NE ARAB 34.38N 86.44W
04/20/2006 E1.75 INCH MARSHALL AL AMATEUR RADIO
GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL AT SCANT CITY
0609 PM HAIL ARAB 34.33N 86.50W
04/20/2006 E1.75 INCH MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0611 PM HAIL 1 N CULLMAN 34.19N 86.84W
04/20/2006 M1.75 INCH CULLMAN AL AMATEUR RADIO
0617 PM HAIL 5 N CULLMAN 34.25N 86.84W
04/20/2006 E1.05 INCH CULLMAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER HAIL IN VINEMONT PER SPOTTER
0635 PM HAIL FALKVILLE 34.37N 86.91W
04/20/2006 M1.75 INCH MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLFBALL HAIL AND ROTATION REPORTED IN FALKVILLE
0637 PM HAIL 10 N GUNTERSVILLE 34.50N 86.27W
04/20/2006 E0.88 INCH MARSHALL AL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZED HAIL IN GRANT
0650 PM HAIL MORGAN CITY 34.47N 86.57W
04/20/2006 E0.88 INCH MORGAN AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL HAIL AT WILSON MOUNTAIN NEAR MORGAN CITY
0655 PM HAIL SOMERVILLE 34.47N 86.80W
04/20/2006 E1.00 INCH MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0721 PM HAIL HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/20/2006 E0.50 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
SOUTH PARKWAY AND SOUTHERN REDSTONE ENTRANCE
0722 PM HAIL HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/20/2006 M0.75 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
SOUTH PARKWAY
0722 PM HAIL HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/20/2006 M1.00 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL TO QUARTER HAIL
0723 PM HAIL HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/20/2006 M0.50 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
WEATHERLY AND TIDEMILL - DIME HAIL
0724 PM HAIL HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/20/2006 E0.88 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL HAIL AT ENGLISH VILLAGE
0725 PM HAIL HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/20/2006 M1.00 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER HAIL - MARTIN AND SOUTH PARKWAY
0725 PM HAIL HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/20/2006 E0.75 INCH MADISON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA TO PENNY SIZED HAIL AT PARKWAY PLACE MALL
0725 PM HAIL HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/20/2006 M0.88 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL HAIL AT ENGLISH VILLAGE
0727 PM HAIL HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/20/2006 M0.50 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
DIME HAIL - FIVE POINTS
0734 PM HAIL HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/20/2006 E1.00 INCH MADISON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
QUARTER HAIL - ON MONTE SANTO MTN REPORTED BY WHNT-TV
0738 PM HAIL 5 NE HUNTSVILLE 34.78N 86.52W
04/20/2006 M0.88 INCH MADISON AL NWS EMPLOYEE
NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED NICKEL HAIL NE HUNTSVILLE
0741 PM HAIL 1 ENE HUNTSVILLE 34.74N 86.57W
04/20/2006 M1.25 INCH MADISON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE - RYLAND COMMUNITY
0750 PM HAIL NEW MARKET 34.91N 86.43W
04/20/2006 E1.00 INCH MADISON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
0750 PM HAIL MAYSVILLE 34.77N 86.43W
04/20/2006 E1.00 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG MAYSVILLE 34.77N 86.43W
04/20/2006 MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
POWER LINES DOWN 2800 BLOCK OFF HWY 72
Friday, April 21 [ Return to Top ]
0310 AM HAIL WALTER 34.12N 86.68W
04/21/2006 E1.75 INCH CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0330 AM HAIL ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
04/21/2006 E1.75 INCH MARSHALL AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0450 AM HAIL GRANT 34.52N 86.25W
04/21/2006 E0.88 INCH MARSHALL AL POST OFFICE
A POSTAL EMPLOYEE REPORTED NICKEL SIZE HAIL FALLING IN
THE GRANT COMMUNITY.
0613 AM HAIL FALKVILLE 34.37N 86.91W
04/21/2006 E0.88 INCH MORGAN AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
0623 AM HAIL 1 N SOMERVILLE 34.49N 86.80W
04/21/2006 E0.75 INCH MORGAN AL PUBLIC
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY POSTAL EMPLOYEE NORTH OF
SOMERVILLLE AREA.
0700 AM HAIL HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/21/2006 E0.88 INCH MADISON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE HAMPTON COVE AREA OF
HUNTSVILLE.
0320 PM TSTM WND DMG MERIDIANVILLE 34.85N 86.57W
04/21/2006 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON ROAD NEAR PATTERSON LANE.
0320 PM HAIL 3 W HAZEL GREEN 34.93N 86.62W
04/21/2006 M0.50 INCH MADISON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG MERIDIANVILLE 34.85N 86.57W
04/21/2006 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE MERIDIANVILLE AND NEW MARKET
COMMUNITIES.
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG MERIDIANVILLE 34.85N 86.57W
04/21/2006 MADISON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
POWER LINES DOWN.
0350 PM HAIL COLLINSVILLE 34.27N 85.86W
04/21/2006 M1.75 INCH DEKALB AL BROADCAST MEDIA
0546 PM TSTM WND GST GUNTERSVILLE 34.36N 86.29W
04/21/2006 M45 MPH MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED AT THE EOC.
0643 PM FUNNEL CLOUD COLLINSVILLE 34.27N 85.86W
04/21/2006 DEKALB AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED BY COLLINSVILLE PD AT I-59 AT EXIT 205.
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