Thunderstorm Wind, Tallapoosa
- When
- May 13, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tallapoosa County, 11 mi SE of Alexander City
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.830, -85.830
Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 13, 1999
Estimated 50 mile an hour sustained wind with gusts over 60 miles an hour were reported at Lake Martin. A funnel cloud was also spotted but no reports of damage were received.
Where it happened
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Estimated 50 mile an hour sustained wind with gusts over 60 miles an hour were reported at Lake Martin. A funnel cloud was also spotted but no reports of damage were received.
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 33 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:02 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Tallapoosa
- When
- May 13, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tallapoosa County, 11 mi SE of Alexander City
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 32.862, -85.797 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, May 13, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 13, 1999
- Lightning Strikes in Virginia, May 13, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 13, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 13, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, May 13, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 13, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 13, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 13, 1999
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: 5695713, 5695714.