Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 10, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 10, 2000
Start: 2000-03-10T21:03
End: 2000-03-10T21:03
Location: Alabama

March 10, 2000 · NWS BMX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $300,000
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.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: March 10, 9:03 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Oak Grove
Measured: 90 kt (104 mph)
Property damage: $300,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.450, -87.150

A thunderstorm associated with a bow echo produced wind estimated at 80 to 100 miles an hour as it raced through western Jefferson County. The Oak Grove High School sustained significant damage. The school was in the process of being rebuilt after the devastating F5 tornado in 1998. Fifty thousand square feet of the roof was either twisted and buckled or completely torn off. A three hundred and fifty pound metal air vent was thrown more than 200 yards. A few trees in the area were also blown down.

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

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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: 5137313.