Thunderstorm Wind in Etowah County, Alabama

Multiple trees were downed in the Southside area, including along Lister Ferry Rd, Leota Rd, and Hood Rd, where a motorist was trapped between fallen trees.

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.