Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- July 26, 7:50 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, Homewood to Vestavia Hills
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $650,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 33.480, -86.770
A downburst with a late evening thunderstorm damaged trees, downed powerlines, and damaged several structures in a path about 3 miles long. The wind damage began near Oxmoor Road and I-65 where about 20 feet of decorative facia on a Comfort Inn motel was ripped off the roof and thrown onto about 10 cars. In the residential section of Southwood and Oak Grove Estates a number of trees were downed along with large limbs. The damaging wind crossed I-65 and damaged a number of apartments in the Woodmere Creek area where chimneys were ripped from the roofs. A number of trees and powerlines were also downed in this area. A double billboard which also served as a cellular telephone site was destroyed when three of the five telephone poles comprising the billboard were broken off. Additional trees were reported downed along Tyler Road which runs from Vestavia Hills into Hoover.