Thunderstorm Wind — Washington, Alabama

2022-04-05 · near Healing Spgs, Washington, Alabama

Event narrative

High winds caused roof damage to several chicken houses.

Wider weather episode

A very active Spring severe weather season continued in April. A very strong storm system and associated cold front swept across the area during the morning of April 5th. A very unstable atmosphere combined with strong wind shear led to a severe weather outbreak across portions of the deep south. Eight tornado tracks were found along with other areas of wind damage and large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1021083. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.