Thunderstorm Wind in Chilton County, Alabama

Thunderstorm Wind July 21, 2022 · Chilton County, Alabama

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple reports of uprooted trees in the city of Clanton.

The wider storm

A MCS over Tennessee during the morning hours of July 21 pushed an outflow boundary into north Alabama in the afternoon. The air mass was very unstable south of the outflow boundary with surface based CAPE 3500-4500 J/kg and DCAPE 1300-1500 J/kg. The storms that initiated in the afternoon organized into QLCS that produced widespread damaging winds, large hail, and flash flooding.

Began near Clanton (32.8300, -86.6500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1045816. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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