Thunderstorm Wind — Montgomery, Alabama

1996-03-06 · near Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5546531. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.