Thunderstorm Wind in Escambia County, Alabama
Thunderstorm Wind March 18, 2022 · Escambia County, Alabama
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A swath of damaging straight line winds impacted
the Poarch, AL area on 3/18/22 at 9:04 AM CDT. A narrow swath of
intense wind gusts estimated at 90 to 100mph affected a mobile
home park where several mobile homes were rolled/destroyed. The
surrounding area sustained severe wind gusts to the southeast
where several trees were snapped/uprooted and a farm and nearby
residences sustained roof damage to several buildings. The survey
team found no evidence of convergence with all damage laid out in
a southwest to northeast swath suggesting straight line wind
damage.
The wider storm
A very warm and unstable airmass developed ahead of an approaching strong low pressure system. Strong vertical wind shear in combination with the instability caused storms to become severe and produce several reports of damaging winds along with one tornado.
Began near Porch (31.1200, -87.5300).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1012561. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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