Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Alabama, November 9, 2000

Name: Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Alabama, November 9, 2000
Start: 2000-11-09T02:10
End: 2000-11-09T02:10
Location: Alabama

November 9, 2000 · NWS BMX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Several trees were knocked down on the south side of Gadsden. One truck was overturned by the damaging wind and one garage roof collapsed in the same location.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $8,000
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.

Several trees were knocked down on the south side of Gadsden. One truck was overturned by the damaging wind and one garage roof collapsed in the same location. In Attalla, one home was struck by lightning which caused a minor fire. No injuries were reported.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Etowah

When: November 9, 2:10 AM CST
Where: Etowah County, Gadsden
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $7,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 34.017, -86.017

Lightning, Etowah

When: November 9, 2:10 AM CST
Where: Etowah County, Gadsden
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
Coordinates: 34.045, -86.035 (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.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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, November 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: 5161789, 5161790.