The second of two thunderstorms that traversed Autauga County left a damage path along SR 14 from the southwest corner of Autauga County to the southeast corner of the county. The thunderstorm moved into southwest part of Elmore County causing damage south of Millbrook where one person was killed when trees fell on several mobile homes.
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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 episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
The second of two thunderstorms that traversed Autauga County left a damage path along SR 14 from the southwest corner of Autauga County to the southeast corner of the county. The thunderstorm moved into southwest part of Elmore County causing damage south of Millbrook where one person was killed when trees fell on several mobile homes.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several tin-roofed buildings associated with what appeared to be a cotton gin or cotton collection area suffered serious damage with a lot of tin ripped from roofs. A gas station/convenience store at Statesville lost the covering over the gas pumps and there were several trees down in the area.
Just to the east of State Road (SR) 14 on the southside of Prattville, numerous large trees were uprooted in a residential area.
A shopping center suffered serious damage when strong wind broke large display windows and seriously damaged the roof. A number of businesses were affected with some of the worst damage at a Hibbetts Sporting Store. Just east of the Premiere Place shopping center, a number of apartments suffered roof damage when the shingles were torn of a number of units. Also, just west of the shopping center, a residential area showed signs of shingle damage to several structures.
Strong thunderstorm wind downed numerous trees along CR2 just west of the intersection with SR 143. At that intersection, a number of very large trees were uprooted falling on several mobile homes. A 23-year-old man was killed when one of the trees fell on his mobile home crushing him while he slept. Additional tree damage occurred east of the mobile home park producing a path of damage about 1.7 miles long. Minor roof damage also occurred to several structures west of SR 143 along CR 2.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Elmore | 1999-03-03 | 23 | Male | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
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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: 5687773, 5687774, 5687775, 5687776.