High Wind — Tuscaloosa, Alabama
2001-03-12 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1
Direct deaths
1
Injuries
$14K
Property damage
40 E
Magnitude
Event narrative
Saturated ground conditions and winds of 25 to 40 miles an hour caused a large pine tree to fall down. The tree subsequently fell onto an automobile traveling on SR 216 near Brookwood crushing the car and killing a female passenger. The driver, a man, was seriously injured.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5236743. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.