Pilot Index / Alabama / May 18, 2024

Preliminary

Storms in Alabama on May 18, 2024

11 published severe reports across Alabama on May 18, 2024.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 2. Wind reports: 9. Tornado reports: 0.

The table and map show 11 of 11 reports.

TimeWhatSize or SpeedWhereDetails
May 18, 2024, 8:07 AM CDTWind63 mphBLACK
Record
  • May 18, 2024, 8:07 AM CDT. Wind, 63 mph, BLACK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1185714.
May 18, 2024, 8:20 AM CDTWind63 mphHARTFORD
Record
  • May 18, 2024, 8:20 AM CDT. Wind, 63 mph, HARTFORD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1185716.
May 18, 2024, 8:25 AM CDTWind63 mphFADETTE
Record
  • May 18, 2024, 8:25 AM CDT. Wind, 63 mph, FADETTE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1185717.
May 18, 2024, 8:25 AM CDTWind63 mphSLOCOMB
Record
  • May 18, 2024, 8:25 AM CDT. Wind, 63 mph, SLOCOMB. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1185718.
May 18, 2024, 3:10 PM CDTWind64 mphTHERMAL
Record
  • May 18, 2024, 3:10 PM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, THERMAL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1167731.
May 18, 2024, 3:11 PM CDTWind60 mphHODGE
Record
  • May 18, 2024, 3:11 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, HODGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1189786.
May 18, 2024, 3:15 PM CDTHail1.00 inMAJESTIC
Record
  • May 18, 2024, 3:15 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MAJESTIC. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1167732.
May 18, 2024, 3:18 PM CDTHail1.00 in2 E Kimberly
Record
  • May 18, 2024, 3:18 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 2 E Kimberly. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:7a55cb3cdb4841cce2504d0395b93bc21ca9650318cf1f8fc93a0542606e95d1.
May 18, 2024, 7:27 PM CDTWind68 mphPINE LEVEL
Record
  • May 18, 2024, 7:27 PM CDT. Wind, 68 mph, PINE LEVEL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1167735.
May 18, 2024, 7:38 PM CDTWind68 mphROBINSON SPGS
Record
  • May 18, 2024, 7:38 PM CDT. Wind, 68 mph, ROBINSON SPGS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1167736.
May 18, 2024, 7:42 PM CDTWind62 mph3 W Wetumpka Muni Airpo
Record
  • May 18, 2024, 7:42 PM CDT. Wind, 62 mph, 3 W Wetumpka Muni Airpo. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:4435de729b51591961aec0b1770a21421245355d3e8505f9a3e764d29d5fb4da.
How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

This free page covers the state. It does not check a street address.

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Radar-estimated hail size comes from MRMS MESH or NCEI nx3hail. It is an estimate of hail aloft. It is not a measurement of hail on a roof.