Thunderstorm Wind — St. Clair, Alabama

2024-08-02 · near Springville, St. Clair, Alabama

Event narrative

A couple trees were downed near the intersection of Oak Grove Rd and Durham Dr, blocking the road, and a tree was down in the road along Low Gap Ln.

Wider weather episode

Northwesterly flow was present over Central Alabama with an area of low pressure over Indiana and a strong ridge centered over the southwestern United States. A residual outflow boundary present over North Alabama located to the southeast of a surface front over West Tennessee prompted convective initiation during the afternoon hours of August 2. Severe thunderstorms developed along a broken line around midday, which moved southeastward through eastern Central Alabama during the afternoon. Numerous reports of damage, mainly to trees, were received from Etowah, Calhoun, St. Clair, and Talladega counties. A second complex of storms developed west of I-65 by late afternoon, with more wind damage reports from parts of Tuscaloosa, Hale, and Jefferson counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1190472. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.