Thunderstorm Wind — St. Clair, Alabama

2024-05-27 · near Moody, St. Clair, Alabama

Event narrative

Numerous trees were downed across southern and eastern St. Clair County as a line of severe thunderstorms passed through the area. Trees were reported down in Leeds near Broken Pine Village, in Moody along Oak Ridge Dr, Markeeta Spur Rd, and Carl Jones Rd, and in Pell City along Highway 78, Stemley Bridge Rd, Camp Winnataska Rd, and Railroad Dr. Other trees were downed near Odenville and Ragland.

Wider weather episode

A line of thunderstorms entered northern portions of Central Alabama after 4:30 AM CDT on May 27, producing scattered areas of wind damage and an embedded tornado in Cherokee County. Simultaneously, an area of intense thunderstorms moved northeastward from north of Meridian, Mississippi into the southern and eastern portions of the Birmingham metro area. This resulted in widespread tree and power line damage and occasional structure damage across northern Hale, southern Tuscaloosa, Bibb, Shelby, Jefferson, St. Clair, and Talladega counties. As the northern line progressed southeastward and later merged with the advancing thunderstorms moving east of Birmingham, a second tornado occurred over northern Randolph County at approximately 6:55 AM CDT. Additional activity occurred during the afternoon hours over the southeastern counties, with a few reports of nickel to quarter-size hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1170370. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.