Thunderstorm Wind — Coosa, Alabama

2024-04-02 · near Lake Mitchell, Coosa, Alabama

Event narrative

Several trees were uprooted and power lines were downed on the east side of Lake Mitchell/Coosa River, especially in the area of County Road 121, Daybreak Curve, Lakeview Rd, and Coosa Run.

Wider weather episode

A surface low positioned over Lake Michigan moved an associated cold front through Central Alabama during the evening of April 2. While a widespread severe weather outbreak unfolded to the north, Alabama saw more concentrated areas of severe weather across northern and central counties in the state. After 10 PM CDT April 2, a small mesoscale convective vortex developed within a broken line of thunderstorms, spawning four tornadoes and areas of wind damage across northern Dallas, southern Chilton, and central and eastern Coosa counties. Three of the tornadoes were rated EF1, with damage primarily consisting of trees and sporadic small structures.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1161493. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.