Thunderstorm Wind in Mobile County, Alabama

A large, embedded supercell moved across Dauphin Island during

the early morning hours of May 10th. NWS ground survey crew

assessed the damage that occurred across the island finding

mostly sporadic damage without any coherent signs of convergent

damage, something we look for when it comes to determining

whether or not the damage was associated with a tornado or

straight-line winds. Given this, the determination has been that

intense straight-line winds up to 90mph occurred across the

northern parts of the island. This damage consisted most notably

of a collapsed small cell tower. Capt`n Snappers restaurant had

windows broken, their door pushed in, and an AC unit tossed off a

wooden crate it was sitting on. A few boats on the marina were

pulled out into the water resulting in some damage to them.

Across the rest of the area, mostly small to large tree limbs

were taken down with a few uprooted and snapped trees scattered

across the island.

Thunderstorms moved across the area and produced damaging winds and heavy rain.