Thunderstorm Wind in Montgomery County, Alabama

Thunderstorm Wind March 6, 1996 · Montgomery County, Alabama

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

$1.2M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

The wider storm

Strong wind with the thunderstorm that had already produced three short track tornadoes across southern sections of the city of Montgomery cut a swath of damage that extended to the southeast. Beginning just inside South Boulevard in the vicinity of the Carriage Hills area, the wind damaged the television studio along South Boulevard. Moving through the Carriage Hills area on a southeast path into the Bell Chase area, the wind damaged roofs to homes, businesses, apartments, and schools. The campus of St. James Collier suffered extensive damage.

Began near Montgomery (32.3800, -86.3000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5546531. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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