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Thunderstorm Wind in Lauderdale County, Alabama
Thunderstorm Wind April 3, 2015 · Lauderdale County, Alabama
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A few trees were downed due to thunderstorm winds. A fatality occurred along Highway 157 after a vehicle struck a fallen tree.
The wider storm
A cold front intersecting a warm and unstable environment led to a broken band of thunderstorms during the late afternoon and evening hours, some of which were supercellular in nature. These storms moved east-southeast at 35-45 mph and exited northern Alabama between 930 and 10 pm CDT. One tornado was confirmed in DeKalb County with a few narrow swaths of wind damage reported in other portions of north Alabama.
Began near Cloverdale (34.9381, -87.7718).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 573142. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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