Hail — Chilton, Alabama

2022-04-06 · near Stanton, Chilton, Alabama

Wider weather episode

An upper-level disturbance moved across the Deep South in the early morning hours of April 5, 2022. This fostered the development of a surface low which moved across Central Mississippi and into North Alabama. Thunderstorms in the morning initially posed a threat of large hail and damaging winds. Later in the morning and into the afternoon, storms became more surface-based and a tornado threat resulted, mainly impacting the southern and southeastern portions of Central Alabama. On April 6th, a strong cold front moved through Alabama, producing another round of severe thunderstorms, but no tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1021615. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.