Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- March 5, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall County, Albertville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 34.270, -86.220
Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 5, 1997
Several very large trees were uprooted. The roof of a dugout was blown off and across the playing field.
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
- $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.
Several very large trees were uprooted. The roof of a dugout was blown off and across the playing field.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, March 5, 1997
- Winter Weather in North Dakota, March 5, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, March 5, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 5 to 6, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, March 5 to 6, 1997
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, March 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, March 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 5, 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: 5596298.