Thunderstorm Wind — Houston, Alabama

2015-04-25 · near Dothan, Houston, Alabama

Event narrative

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Dothan. At the peak, 40,000 customers were without power. Structural damage occurred to Houston County Farm Center with a preliminary damage assessment of major damage to 33 homes and minor damage to 115 homes. Also some cars had trees on them. The assessment listed the damage total at over $2.2 million. No injuries occurred in the storm itself, but 3 minor injuries occurred during cleanup.

Wider weather episode

A line of severe thunderstorms tracked across the region on April 25th. Numerous reports of downed trees and power lines were received. This damage was scattered across a wide area with many counties affected. It is likely a widespread area saw wind gusts in excess of 60 mph with localized areas seeing wind gusts in excess of hurricane force based on the reports received and radar wind velocity data. Dothan was especially hard hit with power knocked out to most of the city through the overnight hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 572106. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.