High Wind — Upper Mobile, Alabama

1996-01-27 · Upper Mobile, Alabama

Wider weather episode

A NURSERY IN WILMER SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE AS A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. A 150 FOOT LONG PIECE OF GLASS ON THE BUILDING AND PART OF A WALL FELL. SIXTEEN PLASTIC HOUSES WERE ALSO DAMAGED. IT APPEARS THE BUILDING AND THE PLASTIC HOUSES WERE DAMAGED FROM THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER THAT DAY. WHEN THE FRONT CAME THROUGH THE WINDS WERE BLOWING FROM THE NORTHWEST AND CAUSED PART OF THE BUILDING TO COLLAPSE.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5537372. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.