Thunderstorm Wind, Blount
- When
- April 23, 12:30 AM CST to 12:58 AM CST
- Where
- Blount County, Locust Fork to 2 mi of Blountsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 33.880, -86.630
Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 23, 1996
Power lines were downed in the Blountsville area. Trees fell on power lines near Locust Fork and started a fire on Highway 79.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- 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.
Power lines were downed in the Blountsville area. Trees fell on power lines near Locust Fork and started a fire on Highway 79.
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:27 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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- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 23, 1996
- High Wind in Maryland, April 23, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 23, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 23, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, April 23, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 23, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 23, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 23, 1996
- Flash Flood in Washington, April 23, 1996
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, April 23, 1996
More
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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: 5548589.