Thunderstorm Wind — Lauderdale, Alabama

2025-12-18 · near St Florian, Lauderdale, Alabama

Event narrative

The 911 call center reported a tree down blocking the west bound lane at the intersection of CR 27 and CR 22.

Wider weather episode

A broken line of showers and strong to severe thunderstorms (a few exhibiting embedded supercell structures) pushed east into northwestern Alabama during the early evening hours. This line became more organized and stronger as it pushed quickly east as it approached the I-65 corridor producing more widespread 50 to 70 mph wind gusts. The winds resulted in trees and power lines being knocked down at numerous locations and several thousand without power.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1302572. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.