Thunderstorm Wind — Cherokee, Alabama

2025-08-20 · near Leesburg, Cherokee, Alabama

Event narrative

Numerous trees and a few power lines were downed around Leesburg and Sand Rock north of Weiss Lake. Trees were downed on County Road 136, CR 47, and Highway 273 near Tuckers Chapel. Trees were also downed on CR 50, CR 36, CR 146, and Thompson Circle. A tree fell on a house along Valley Acres Rd, while another tree fell on power lines and an unoccupied home on Embos Island St.

Wider weather episode

A strong thunderstorm line segment moved south from DeKalb County into Cherokee County during the late afternoon of August 20, producing scattered instances of wind damage across the county, including around Centre, Leesburg, Sand Rock, Cedar Bluff, and Broomtown. Single trees fell onto homes in a couple instances, causing damage. Approximately 2600 power outages were reported to Cherokee Electric. Additionally, a tree fell on a kayaker along Terrapin Creek, resulting in an injury.

A short while later, heavy rain across parts of downtown Birmingham and Irondale resulted in several instances of street flooding after as much as 2.5-3.5 of rain fell.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1275990. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.