Thunderstorm Wind — Franklin, Alabama

2024-12-28 · near Russellville, Franklin, Alabama

Event narrative

Multiple trees were knocked down in the county. Power outages in Russellville.

Wider weather episode

A potent low pressure system lifted northeast through the lower Mississippi Valley and mid South during the evening and overnight of the 28th. A squall line along a trailing cold front roared northeast through north Alabama, producing strong to severe thunderstorms, which spawned one tornado in Limestone County in downtown Athens, and produced damaging winds in several locations. A couple of narrow swaths of wind damage were surveyed in Lawrence and Limestone Counties with estimated winds up to around 80 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1225450. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.