Thunderstorm Wind — Butler, Alabama

2012-12-25 · near Georgiana, Butler, Alabama

Event narrative

Winds estimated at 70 mph blew a large pine tree into a house...seriously injured him. The man later died at the hospital the next day.

Wider weather episode

A powerful storm system moved out of the plains on

Christmas, producing numerous strong storms across southeast

Mississippi, southwest Alabama, and the western Florida panhandle

out ahead of a strong cold front and accompanying squall line. Multiple

tornadoes, some long track, were observed along the central gulf coast

region.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (31.6505, -86.7260)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 426364. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.