Thunderstorm Wind — Etowah, Alabama

2023-07-21 · near Glencoe, Etowah, Alabama

Event narrative

Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in Glencoe. Partial roof damage to Glencoe Middle School.

Wider weather episode

An upper impulse tracked southeast in a northwest flow pattern and produced scattered to numerous thunderstorms across north Alabama during the peak heating of the day, some severe with damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1123876. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.