Lauderdale storm history

At approximately 13:09 LST, lightning fatally injured a 28 year old male in the parking lot of a business at 3155 Kendall Drive in Florence.

Very windy conditions developed ahead of and immediately behind a line of severe thunderstorms. Sustained wind speeds of 30-40 mph gusted frequently from 45-60 mph at times, peaking at 63 mph at the Northwest Alabama Regional Airport in nearby Muscle Shoals. One individual was ki…

Three vehicles were swept by flash flooding on Anderson Creek along CR 50 and CR 52. A 20 year old woman was killed in the vehicle. Two others including the victim's mother in the other vehicles were rescued. Time of occurrence from Times Daily news article.

A few trees were downed due to thunderstorm winds. A fatality occurred along Highway 157 after a vehicle struck a fallen tree.

A local Lauderdale county man drowned after he was stuck in his truck while attempting to cross high waters along Panther Creek near County Road 105 in Waterloo, Alabama.

A female died after suffering from heat exposure/hypertension.

A mix of rain, sleet, and snow on Friday morning changed to primarily freezing rain, sleet and rain during the day on Friday. Up to 0.25 inches of ice accumulated on area trees and elevated surfaces, paritcularly in western portions of the county by the early afternoon hours. In …

Rounds of thunderstorms producing very heavy rainfall caused several inches of water to cover the roadway on the Natchez Parkway, about a half mile from the Alabama Highway 20 intersection near Central Heights. This caused a 72 year old man to hydroplane off the road at this loca…

Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees. One tree on a tent at a camp site resulting in one fatality.

Daytime high temperatures reached the middle to upper 90s during this period. In combination with humid air, heat index values climbed into the 100 to 105 degree range across northwest Alabama, including the Shoals. A newspaper reported that at least 12 people were treated for he…

A bow echo from an embedded supercell within a line of thunderstorms intensified and produced destructive winds in a narrow swath of north and northeast Florence. Wind speeds of 60-65 mph occurred in much of this area, with a few gusts of 80-90 mph in a few locations. Trees, powe…

A bow echo from an embedded supercell within a line of thunderstorms intensified and produced a long-lived and at times wide swath of wind damage as it entered the Shoals, including Florence and Killen, to the east central part of Lauderdale County north of Elgin. Widespread wind…

Sustained gradient winds of 20 to 30 mph gusting to between 45 and 50 mph occurred across the county. A gust to 48 mph was measured at the Muscle Shoals ASOS. These winds led to downed trees, some fell on powerlines and produced power outages.

Trees were reported down in the Rogersville and Florence area as due to gradient wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph.

Two trees were reported down over the road at the intersection of CR 8 and CR 534.

The 911 call center reported a tree down at the intersection of CR 8 and highway 20.

The 911 call center reported a tree across the road blocking both lanes of traffic at 121 Hickory Park road.

The 911 call center reported a tree down blocking the west bound lane at the intersection of CR 27 and CR 22.

The 911 call center reported a tree down at CR 496 and highway 136.

The 911 call center reported a tree blocking both lanes of traffic at CR 486 and Cr 489.

A tree was blown at the intersection of CR 71 and CR 33.

The 911 call center was reported a tree down blocking west bound traffic at highway 64 and CR 501.

The 911 call center reported a tree down blocking one lane of traffic at the intersection of CR 33 and CR 39.

The 911 call center reported a tree down at the intersection of CR 49 and highway 207.

The 911 call center reported a tree down south of the intersection of CR 95 and CR 534.

The 911 call center reported a tree down at 2350 CR 114.

A tree was reported down blocking one lane where highway 64 was intersected by CR 500 and CR 501.

A gust to 58 mph was measured at the mesonet ID GW4377 in Florence.

A gust to 63 mph was measured by a mesonet site at this location.

A tree was reported dwon at the intersection of CR 49 and CR 207.

Lightning struck a tree, causing it to fall and block both lanes of traffic near the intersection of highway 157 and CR 237.

Trees were reported down along CR 27.

Temperatures dropped below freezing and into the lower 20s.

An oak tree was knocked down blocking half of the roadway at 10005 CR 71 in Lexington.

A tree was knocked down blocking the roadway at 341 CR 317.

Tree down was knocked down across the road near CR 10.

A tree was knocked down blocking both lanes at the intersection of CR 70, CR 566 and CR 565. Time estimated by radar.

A power line was knocked down at the intersection of Bank Street and Lee Street. Time estimated by radar.

A tree was knocked down on CR 70 near U.S. Highway 72.

A tree was knocked down per the Utility department at 3060 CR 137. Time estimated by radar.