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Thunderstorm Wind in Coosa County, Alabama

Thunderstorm Wind May 4, 2021 · Coosa County, Alabama

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees uprooted and fell on a home with two persons trapped.

The wider storm

A multi-day severe weather event unfolded across Central Alabama from May 2nd through May 4th. Alabama remained on the eastern side of a broad upper trough positioned over the Plains States. Several upper level impulses emanated from the trough axis and produced severe weather across Alabama. The main severe weather event occurred on May 4th when a QLCS tracked eastward across areas along and east of I-20 and produced widespread wind damage, flash flooding, and tornadoes.

Began near Cottage Grove (32.8650, -86.0945).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 959471. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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