Thunderstorm Wind — Elmore, Alabama

1999-03-03 · near Millbrook, Elmore, Alabama

Direct deaths

$135K

Property damage

Magnitude

Event narrative

Strong thunderstorm wind downed numerous trees along CR2 just west of the intersection with SR 143. At that intersection, a number of very large trees were uprooted falling on several mobile homes. A 23-year-old man was killed when one of the trees fell on his mobile home crushing him while he slept. Additional tree damage occurred east of the mobile home park producing a path of damage about 1.7 miles long. Minor roof damage also occurred to several structures west of SR 143 along CR 2.

Wider weather episode

The second of two thunderstorms that traversed Autauga County left a damage path along SR 14 from the southwest corner of Autauga County to the southeast corner of the county. The thunderstorm moved into southwest part of Elmore County causing damage south of Millbrook where one person was killed when trees fell on several mobile homes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5687776. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.