Thunderstorm Wind — St. Clair, Alabama
1995-07-04 · near Ragland, St. Clair, Alabama
3
Direct deaths
4
Injuries
$23K
Property damage
40
Magnitude
Event narrative
A strong wind gust with a thunderstorm collapsed a boat house under construction killing three people and injuring four others who had sought shelter. Eight people boating on Neely Henry Lake sought shelter in a partially completed boat house on the St. Clair shore of the lake. The people were injured and killed when the boat house roof collapsed during the wind gust. (F29O, F06O, M04O)
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 10313901. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.