Thunderstorm Wind — Tallapoosa, Alabama

2024-07-17 · near Russel Mills, Tallapoosa, Alabama

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1184797. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.