Thunderstorm Wind, Cullman
- When
- January 24, 3:10 PM CST to 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Cullman County, Good Hope to 15 mi W of Good Hope
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $22,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 34.100, -87.130
Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 24, 1997
Wind damage started about 100 yards east of the Winston/Cullman county line near U. S.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $22,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- 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.
Wind damage started about 100 yards east of the Winston/Cullman county line near U. S. 278. A shed was damaged along with a few trees. The tin roof of a barn was peeled off and several more trees were uprooted. Another swath of damage from straight line wind occured about one mile east near the White Oak Creek community. A small house was moved off its foundation and several trees were uprooted.
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:10 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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- Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997
- Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997
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- Tornado in Tennessee, January 24, 1997
- Flash Flood in California, January 24 to 25, 1997
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: 5591437.