Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- April 14, 6:15 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Birmingham
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -86.820
Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 14, 1996
Thunderstorm wind caused numerous minor damage across Jefferson County and the city of Birmingham. Wind gust was measured at 50 knots (58 mph) at the Birmingham airport, and the wind equipment at WRBC-TV on Red Mountain measured a wind gust to 58 knots (67 mph).
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
Thunderstorm wind caused numerous minor damage across Jefferson County and the city of Birmingham. Wind gust was measured at 50 knots (58 mph) at the Birmingham airport, and the wind equipment at WRBC-TV on Red Mountain measured a wind gust to 58 knots (67 mph). Widespread occurrences of trees and power lines down.
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:14 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5547298.