Thunderstorm Wind — Elmore, Alabama

2024-05-09 · near Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama

Event narrative

Several trees and a few power lines were downed around the Eclectic and Tallassee areas, one of which fell on a large storage container near Kent. A roof was blown off a building on Sistrunk St in Tallassee as well.

Wider weather episode

An upper-level shortwave moving southward across the South along with an associated surface cold front instigated an outbreak of severe weather across Tennessee and North Alabama. This activity reached Central Alabama by the morning of May 9 in the form of a Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) which affected portions of the state east of I-65 with numerous reports of tree damage. A second wave of activity during the afternoon saw several developing supercells over the central and western part of the state, producing several instances of wind damage, hail, and flooding. Up to 4-inch hail fell in the Blount County community of Holly Springs. This activity congealed into a bow echo which heavily affected portions of Elmore, Tallapoosa, Macon, and Barbour counties with many trees and power lines downed. Another MCS passed through southern portions of Central Alabama overnight, resulting in more tree damage in Marengo and Barbour counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1167719. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.