Thunderstorm Wind — Marion and Winston, Alabama

1995-02-16 · Marion and Winston, Alabama

Event narrative

Trees were downed in what appeared to be a downburst beginning about a half mile inside Marion County moving east-northeast for about a mile into Winston County. Five homes were damaged in the Winston County portion of the damage area near the Delmar community. Two chicken houses and a pickup truck were also damaged besides trees and power lines. The hardest hit area was about two miles west of the Delmar community in extreme western Winston County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 10314058. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.