Thunderstorm Wind — Covington, Alabama

2022-03-18 · near Watkins Bridge, Covington, Alabama

Event narrative

High winds damaged a barn and carport near Highway 55.

Wider weather episode

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (31.1400, -86.4700)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1013118. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.