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High Wind in Montgomery, Alabama

High Wind September 16, 2004 · Montgomery, Alabama

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

$9.0M

Damage as recorded

$50K

Crop damage

The wider storm

Hundreds of trees and power lines were snapped off or blown down during Ivan. At least 3300 homes sustained varying degrees of wind damage. Power was not fully restored for at least a week. Maximum wind gusts were estimated around 75 miles an hour. Three women in Montgomery were killed due to carbon monoxide poisoning after Ivan. The women had a generator running in their home because the power was out of service.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5423278. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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