Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 20, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 20, 2000
Start: 2000-07-20T16:00
End: 2000-07-20T16:35
Location: Alabama

July 20, 2000 · 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: 2
Property damage: $40,000
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 Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 20, 4:00 PM CST to 4:35 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Countywide
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $40,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.717, -86.533

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. At least 40,000 customers were without power for several hours. In Huntsville, a man fell into a rain swollen creek and was swept away. The swift water rescue squad saved the man with only minor injuries. At the NASA Space Flight Center in Huntsville, a young boy was injured when a tree fell on him.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Alabama in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Alabama, July 2000

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: 5175415.