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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1151 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0212 PM HAIL 3 SSE MCDOWELL CAMPGROU 33.97N 87.35W
02/26/2026 E0.88 INCH WALKER AL PUBLIC
NICKEL-SIZE HAIL ESTIMATED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA
PICTURE, ALONG HWY 195 IN THACH.
0222 PM HAIL 3 W CURRY 33.97N 87.26W
02/26/2026 E0.88 INCH WALKER AL BROADCAST MEDIA
NICKEL-SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR CURRY.
0241 PM HAIL 2 SSW POWELLVILLE 33.88N 87.12W
02/26/2026 E1.00 INCH WALKER AL PUBLIC
SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTOS OF QUARTER-SIZE HAIL IN
THE PINEYWOODS AREA.
0330 PM TSTM WND DMG PINSON 33.69N 86.68W
02/26/2026 JEFFERSON AL NWS STORM SURVEY
NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN IN AND AROUND THE
CITY OF PINSON. MOST INTENSE DAMAGE WAS IN A
ROUGHLY 1 MILE LONG AND 1000 YARD WIDE SWATH
ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE CITY. THERE WAS
ALSO SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DUE TO TREES
THAT FELL ON RESIDENCES AND OTHER BUILDINGS.
WINDS WERE ESTIMATED 70-75 MPH.
0333 PM HAIL PINSON 33.69N 86.68W
02/26/2026 E1.25 INCH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR-SIZE HAIL IN THE
PINSON AREA. IN ADDITION, COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
SMALL HAIL COATED THE GROUND, RESULTING IN
FOG FORMATION.
0340 PM HAIL GRAYSON VALLEY 33.66N 86.65W
02/26/2026 E1.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
PING PONG TO GOLF BALL-SIZED HAIL IN THE
CHALKVILLE AND CLAY AREAS.
0341 PM TORNADO 1 WSW TRUSSVILLE 33.61N 86.63W
02/26/2026 JEFFERSON AL NWS STORM SURVEY
A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED BY NWS
METEOROLOGISTS CONFIRMS AN EF-0 TORNADO IN
TRUSSVILLE, AL. THE TORNADO BEGAN ALONG THE
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 11 AND MARY TAYLOR
ROAD, TRAVELLED SOUTHEAST, AND ENDED ALONG
QUEENSTOWN ROAD. PATH LENGTH 1.63 MILES. MAX
WIDTH 65 YARDS. MAX WIND 85 MPH.
0341 PM TORNADO 2 SW TRUSSVILLE 33.61N 86.63W
02/26/2026 JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DAMAGE ALONG HWY 11 NEAR
ROOSEVELT BLVD AND MARY TAYLOR RD. VIDEO
CONFIRMATION OF A TORNADO FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.
0345 PM HAIL TRUSSVILLE 33.62N 86.61W
02/26/2026 E1.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
PING-PONG TO GOLF BALL-SIZED HAIL IN THE
TRUSSVILLE AREA.
0347 PM HAIL 2 NE TRUSSVILLE 33.64N 86.58W
02/26/2026 E1.00 INCH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
QUARTER-SIZE HAIL ON HWY 11 BEAR DEERFOOT
PKWY.
0358 PM HAIL 1 NE MOODY 33.60N 86.49W
02/26/2026 E2.00 INCH ST. CLAIR AL PUBLIC
UP TO 2-INCH SIZE HAIL ESTIMATED FROM A
SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE.
0417 PM HAIL 3 W CROPWELL 33.55N 86.32W
02/26/2026 E1.00 INCH ST. CLAIR AL PUBLIC
UP TO QUARTER-SIZE HAIL IN THE PELL CITY
AREA.
0542 PM HAIL FAYETTE 33.69N 87.83W
02/26/2026 E1.00 INCH FAYETTE AL PUBLIC
QUARTER-SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN FAYETTE.
0711 PM TSTM WND DMG BLOUNTSVILLE 34.08N 86.59W
02/26/2026 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW TREES DOWN AROUND BLOUNTSVILLE.
0711 PM HAIL BLOUNTSVILLE 34.08N 86.59W
02/26/2026 E2.00 INCH BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF 2-INCH HAIL IN BLOUNTSVILLE.
0711 PM HAIL BLOUNTSVILLE 34.09N 86.59W
02/26/2026 E0.70 INCH BLOUNT AL PUBLIC
NUMEROUS SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTS OF SMALLER
HAIL COMPLETELY COVERING THE GROUND WITH
SOME DRIFTING IN BLOUNTSVILLE AND
SURROUNDING AREAS.
0722 PM HAIL 1 N SUSAN MOORE 34.08N 86.43W
02/26/2026 E1.00 INCH BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
UP TO QUARTER-SIZE HAIL IN SUSAN MOORE.
0723 PM HAIL SUSAN MOORE 34.07N 86.43W
02/26/2026 M2.00 INCH BLOUNT AL PUBLIC
UP TO 2-INCH HAIL IN THE SUSAN MOORE AREA
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURES.
0727 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE SUSAN MOORE 34.06N 86.40W
02/26/2026 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2
SE SUSAN MOORE. MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AT CR 36
AND WILSON CHAPEL RD NEAR FRIDAYS CROSSING.
0735 PM HAIL 3 W ALTOONA 34.03N 86.36W
02/26/2026 E1.75 INCH BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
UP TO GOLF BALL-SIZE HAIL ON THE BLOUNT
COUNTY SIDE OF ALTOONA.
0738 PM HAIL ALTOONA 34.03N 86.32W
02/26/2026 E0.70 INCH ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME-SIZE HAIL ALONG HWY 132 IN ALTOONA.
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