Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby
- When
- January 28, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, Pelham
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Crop damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 33.280, -86.820
Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 28, 1997
Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind in Oak Mountain State Park.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- $4,000
- 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.
Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind in Oak Mountain State Park.
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 13 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:30 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 Florida, January 28, 1997
- Winter Storm in Maine, January 28, 1997
- Winter Storm in Montana, January 28, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 28, 1997
- High Wind in Massachusetts, January 28, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 28, 1997
- Hail in Mississippi, January 28, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, January 28, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, January 28, 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: 5588191.