Thunderstorm Wind, Crenshaw
- When
- November 7, 9:20 PM CST to 9:21 PM CST
- Where
- Crenshaw County, 4 mi SW of Highland Home
- Measured
- 90 kt (104 mph)
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 31.920, -86.370
Damaging Wind in Alabama, November 7, 1996
Shortly after the tornado lifted back into the cloud, the thunderstorm that spawned the tornado collapsed and downburst winds of near 100 mph spread out along County Road 68. Three trailers and a frame house were damaged.
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
- $250,000
- 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 MOB wrote it up.
Shortly after the tornado lifted back into the cloud, the thunderstorm that spawned the tornado collapsed and downburst winds of near 100 mph spread out along County Road 68. Three trailers and a frame house were damaged. Two of the trailers were unsalvageable and the other had roof damage. The frame house was blown from its blocks and ended up about twenty feet from its original location. Only minor injuries occurred. Two commercial chicken houses were also damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:22 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
- Tornado in Georgia, November 7 to 8, 1996
- Tornado in Tennessee, November 7, 1996
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, November 7, 1996
- Tornado in Alabama, November 7, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, November 7, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, November 7, 1996
- Tornado in Georgia, November 7, 1996
- Ice Storm in Alaska, November 7, 1996
- Tornado in Kentucky, November 7, 1996
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, November 7, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, November 7, 1996
- Tornado in Kentucky, November 7, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5581513.