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High Wind in Hale, Alabama

High Wind September 16, 2004 · Hale, Alabama

89 mph

Estimated gust (77 kt)

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

$25K

Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thousands of trees and power lines were blown down or snapped off during Ivan. Several hundred homes or structures received varying degrees of wind damage. At least 200 trees blocked roadways making them temporarily impassable. Power was not fully restored for at least a week in spots. Maximum wind gusts were estimated around 90 miles an hour.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5422926. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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