Alabama, 1995

Damaging Winds in Alabama, August 20, 1995

August 20, 1995 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$63,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Colbert

When
August 20, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Colbert County, Spring Valley
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
34.700, -87.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High wind with a thunderstorm knocked down a cement block wall of the Spring Valley Community Center that had lost it's roof during storms on July 17th. The building was being renovated by the fire department. Debris from the community center damaged several cars in the parking lot at the fire station immediately next door. In the area, a number of houses reported shingles blown off during the wind. A couple of trees were blown down and several trees lost large limbs with some trees having the tops blown out of them.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When
August 20, 1:55 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, Warrenton
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
34.367, -86.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines were reported down by emergency management in what was believed to be a down burst wind. The area affected was near Warrenton just west of Guntersville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mobile

When
August 20, 2:30 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Mobile County, Butler
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
30.685, -88.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew trees and power lines down near Butler. One person reported seeing a funnel cloud before the damage occurred but the funnel never touched down. The damage occurred on the leading edge of a thunderstorm which was moving toward the south. Two to three hundred trees in a two to three mile stretch were blow down. One of the trees fell on a house and damaged it.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10314587, 10313804, 10313923.