Thunderstorm Wind, Lee
- When
- October 19, 12:56 PM CST to 1:07 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, 4 mi E of Salem
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 32.600, -85.167
Damaging Wind in Alabama, October 19, 2004
A few trees were blown down east of US 431 in eastern Lee County. A funnel cloud was reported as the storm neared the Chattahootchee River.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- 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.
A few trees were blown down east of US 431 in eastern Lee County. A funnel cloud was reported as the storm neared the Chattahootchee River.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Lee
- When
- October 19, 1:07 PM CST
- Where
- Lee County, 10 mi E of Salem
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 32.601, -85.356 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flooding in California, October 19 to 20, 2004
- Damaging Wind in California, October 19, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Florida, October 19, 2004
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- Flash Flood in Alabama, October 19, 2004
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Mississippi, October 19, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Alabama, October 19, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Florida, October 19, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, October 19, 2004
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, October 19, 2004
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, October 19, 2004
More
Every storm in Alabama in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, October 2004
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5425047, 5425048.