Thunderstorm Wind in Tallapoosa County, Alabama

Thunderstorm Wind July 17, 2024 · Tallapoosa 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

Trees were down blocking roadways along Robinson Rd and Pearson Chapel Rd in far western Tallapoosa County.

The wider storm

West-southwesterly flow over Central Alabama with ample moisture return and DCAPE values exceeding 800 J/kg resulted in scattered showers and thunderstorms. A few of the storms were intense enough to produce isolated areas of damage, notably in Talladega County on July 17 and Elmore and Tuscaloosa counties on July 18.

Began near Russel Mills (32.9419, -86.0019).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1184797. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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