Thunderstorm Wind — Sumter, Alabama

2024-12-28 · near Cuba, Sumter, Alabama

52 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Trees were downed across southern Sumter County, including in York, along McElroy Road and Delaine Road south of Cuba, along County Road 9 in Ward, and along Alabama Highway 28 in Coatopa.

Wider weather episode

A quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) entered western Alabama from Mississippi just after 9 PM on December 28. With ample wind shear and adequate instability with the line as it passed through Central Alabama, 18 confirmed tornadoes were spawned within different line segments as the QLCS pushed eastward. Of the 18 tornadoes, 6 were rated EF1, including one that had a mile-wide path in Hale County near Sawyerville and two tornadoes that struck areas of central Montgomery County. An EF0 in Lowndes County resulted in two injuries. In addition, strong gusts associated with the QLCS resulted in scattered areas of non-tornadic wind damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1222780. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.