Thunderstorm Wind, Blount
- When
- July 22, 4:12 PM CST
- Where
- Blount County, 3 mi S of Locust Fork
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 33.850, -86.620
Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 22, 1996
Power lines were down along Highway 79 south of Locust Fork in the southern part of the county.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- 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.
Power lines were down along Highway 79 south of Locust Fork in the southern part of the county.
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:13 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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- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, July 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 22, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, July 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 22, 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: 5561473.