Strong Wind — Jefferson, Alabama
2020-06-21 · Jefferson, Alabama
1
Direct deaths
40 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A large tree fell on a home resulting in a fatality.
Wider weather episode
A broad upper trough covered the eastern United States for several days. The trough axis remained just west of Alabama and kept Alabama in moist and unstable air mass. A series of upper level disturbances rotated through the base of the trough and triggered severe thunderstorms.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 903372. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.