Thunderstorm Wind — Lowndes, Alabama

2020-07-12 · near Tyson, Lowndes, Alabama

Event narrative

Several trees uprooted along Highway 26.

Wider weather episode

A MCS moving southward out of Tennessee encountered a very unstable air mass across Central Alabama. Surface based CAPE values were 3000-5000 J/kg ahead of the MCS. The leading edge of the MCS produced widespread wind damage during the late morning and afternoon hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 912988. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.