Thunderstorm Wind, Tallapoosa
- When
- December 1, 2:00 AM CST to 2:02 AM CST
- Where
- Tallapoosa County, Tallassee to 3 mi E of Tallassee
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $45,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 32.530, -85.850
Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996
5 miles east of Tallassee in extreme southern Tallapoosa County. EMA officials reported nine single-family dwellings sustained minor damage with one sustaining major damage.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $45,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- 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.
A hay storage barn was destroyed, and several buildings sustained minor damage when thunderstorm wind struck an area on the north side of Highway 14 about 3.5 miles east of Tallassee in extreme southern Tallapoosa County. EMA officials reported nine single-family dwellings sustained minor damage with one sustaining major damage. Reports also indicated that three mobile homes were destroyed and five or six were blown off their foundation. The damage path was 1 to 1.5 miles in length and fairly narrow ending near the intersection of Highway 14 and 49. The steel siding from the barn was distributed in a rather classic fan pattern across the field to the east of the barn.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Utah, December 1 to 2, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, December 1, 1996
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 1996
- High Wind in New York, December 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- High Wind in New York, December 1, 1996
- Tornado in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- High Wind in Vermont, December 1, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 1, 1996
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, December 1 to 2, 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: 5581407.