Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 7, 1999

Name: Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 7, 1999
Start: 1999-07-07T14:20
End: 1999-07-07T14:20
Location: Alabama

July 7, 1999 · NWS BMX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50,000
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.

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:21 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: July 7, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Leeds
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.550, -86.550

Brief heavy rain, small hail, and damaging wind occurred in Leeds. The wind collapsed a roof at Ron's Automotive in Leeds. The collapsed roof damaged three cars inside the building and nine cars that were in the outside car lot. The storm also knocked down trees and produced minor damage to several mobile homes in Leeds Park.

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

Every storm in Alabama in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Alabama, July 1999

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: 5710458.