Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 20, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 20, 2000
Start: 2000-07-20T16:57
End: 2000-07-20T17:30
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: 0
Property damage: $75,000
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 Louisville radar (KLVX), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dekalb

When: July 20, 4:57 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
Where: Dekalb County, Countywide
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $75,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 37.450, -85.800

Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down throughout Dekalb County. A few trees fell onto mobile homes causing significant damage. Entire roofs, shingles, shutters, and siding were blown off homes and businesses in Rainsville, Kilpatrick, Ider, Collinsville, Geraldine, Valleyhead, Fyffe, Gilberts Crossroads and Fort Payne. One mobile was overturned in Kilpatrick. A few of the entire roofs landed on parked vehicles demolishing them. Most of the buildings at the Collinsville Trade days were heavily damaged. Fort Payne Fire and Rescue reported a wind gust of 75 mph at 1710. Numerous customers were without power for several hours.

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 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: 5175419.