Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 9, 1998

Name: Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 9, 1998
Start: 1998-05-09T19:27
End: 1998-05-09T19:27
Location: Alabama

May 9, 1998 · NWS BMX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $75,000
Crop damage: $20,000
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.

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1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscaloosa

When: May 9, 7:27 PM CST
Where: Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa to 5 mi SE of Tuscaloosa
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $75,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 33.150, -87.620

Thunderstorm wind did minor damage to 17 homes and a business, just south of the Tuscaloosa city limits. Several trees were snapped and uprooted in a path that extended for about 11 miles. The area of the damage was from I-20 about 4 miles west of Exit 71 through the Taylorville area and along US 82 to about 2 miles south of Exit 77.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5646623.