High Wind in Perry, Alabama

High Wind April 23, 2020 · Perry, Alabama

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous trees uprooted across Perry County due to a gravity wave event.

The wider storm

Two waves of severe weather occurred on April 23rd, one during the early morning hours and another in the afternoon. The first event was characterized by a stable low level air mass, with strong shear and moderate instability aloft. A wake low or gravity wave developed within or near the back edge of a rain shield, and produced wind damage. Clearing across west Alabama allowed for destabilization of the air mass and a line of severe storms developed across southwest Alabama.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 890071. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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