Thunderstorm Wind, Choctaw
- When
- June 20, 4:55 PM CST to 4:57 PM CST
- Where
- Choctaw County, Toxey
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 31.900, -88.300
Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 20, 2008
High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Toxey.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Toxey.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 20, 2:10 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 2:10 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
310 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008
.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...CURRENTLY WATCHING SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO OUR WEST ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL
SHORTWAVE. MOST OF THIS CONVECTION WILL DISSIPATE WITH LOSS OF
DAYTIME HEATING BUT WILL CARRY SLIGHTLY HIGHER RAIN CHANCES ACROSS
OUR NORTHWESTERN ZONES TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY LINGERING STORMS
OVERNIGHT. UPPER TROUGH MOVES OVER THE AREA ON SATURDAY WITH
ASSOCIATED SHORTWAVE ALSO MOVING ACROSS. THIS WILL LEAD TO
REDEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAYTIME HEATING.
PRECIPITABLE WATERS VALUES OVER 1.7 INCHES WILL ALLOW FOR VERY HEAVY
RAIN WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. ALSO COOL 500 MB TEMPS -8C WILL ALLOW
SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME STRONG...A FEW COULD EVEN GET TO
SEVERE LEVELS WITH DOWNBURSTS AND HAIL TO SIZE OF NICKELS THE MAIN
THREATS. SOME DRIER AIR WORKS INTO NORTHWESTERN ZONES ON
SUNDAY...HOWEVER A WEAK TROUGH LINGERS ALONG THE COAST WHICH WILL
ALLOW FOR SCATTERED DEVELOPMENT ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ZONES.
/13
.LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...UPPER TROUGH WILL SLIDE
EAST OF THE AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW UPPER LEVEL
HEIGHTS TO RISE AND SFC RIDGING TO BUILD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.
AS A RESULT PW VALUES FALL TO BELOW 1.5 INCHES AND ONLY ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EXTENDED. /13
&&
.MARINE...FAIRLY BENIGN CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE AREA
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. A SURFACE RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE
CENTRAL GULF THROUGH WEDNESDAY WHICH PROMOTES A LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW
ON THE SYNOPTIC SCALE. WILL SEE SOME DRAINAGE AT NIGHT WHICH VEERS
WINDS TO A WEST TO NORTHERLY COMPONENT...AND THIS LINGERS INTO
TUESDAY MORNING AS A WEAK DIFFUSE SURFACE TROF SETTLES TO NEAR THE
GULF COAST. SEAS WILL BE GENERALLY ONE TO TWO FEET. /29
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...DEEPER SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY TRANSPORT FLOW
OVER THE WEEKEND WILL RESULT IN HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND
AN INCREASE IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS WELL. /13
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 72 87 70 91 / 20 50 30 40
PENSACOLA 72 87 72 87 / 10 50 30 50
DESTIN 75 86 75 87 / 10 50 40 50
EVERGREEN 67 86 68 90 / 20 50 40 30
WAYNESBORO 69 86 66 90 / 50 50 30 20
CAMDEN 68 87 66 91 / 30 50 40 30
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
FL...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL WALTON...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...AND
INLAND SANTA ROSA.
MS...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 4:30 PM CST, 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 530 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078- 079-212200- CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 530 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WEAK OUTFLOW BOUNDARY APPROACHES FROM THE WEST LATER TODAY AND ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER DEEP LAYER MOISTURE LEVELS RETURNING NORTHWARD OVER MISSISSIPPI...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WHICH HAVE DEVELOPED OVER MISSISSIPPI WILL MOVE EAST OVER SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG...WITH LARGE HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH THE GREATEST THREATS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...THE ATMOSPHERE IS FORECAST TO BE CAPPED DUE TO WARMER AIR ALOFT. CONSIDERING THIS...ALONG WITH A DRIER ENVIRONMENT...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO GET GOING IN THESE AREAS. DUE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH ALONG THE BEACHES...TIDAL RANGES AVERAGING NEAR ONE AND A HALF FEET AND AN OUTGOING TIDE...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXISTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WEEKEND...A HIGHER COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE INFLUENCES THE AREA. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE STRONG. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGES ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE HEADING INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 3:52 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 452 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008 MSZ079-202215- GEORGE- 452 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER GEORGE COUNTY... AT 451 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER AGRICOLA...AND MOVING EAST AT 9 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... MOVELLA AND SHIPMAN THROUGH 515 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
Local storm report, Jun 20, 4:19 PM CST, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
519 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0435 PM HAIL 11 N BUTLER 32.25N 88.22W
06/20/2008 E0.50 INCH CHOCTAW AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HALF INCH TO DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED NEAR THE SUMTER
COUNTY BORDER.
&&
DLSpecial weather statement, Jun 20, 4:24 PM CST, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 524 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008 MSZ075-076-202300- PERRY-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW AUGUSTA... 524 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING DETECTED OVER PERRY COUNTY...EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER GREENE COUNTY... AT 520 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 2 MILES WEST OF RICHTON TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF BELLEVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 9 MPH. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... NEW AUGUSTA...RICHTON...WINGATE...HINTONVILLE AND FERGUSON THROUGH 600 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
Local storm report, Jun 20, 4:30 PM CST, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
530 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 WSW EVANSBORO 31.86N 88.57W
06/20/2008 WAYNE MS PUBLIC
TREES DOWN ON MATHERSVILLE ROAD. ALSO HAIL OF UNKNOWN
SIZE OCCURRED AT THE SAME LOCATION.
&&
DLLocal storm report, Jun 20, 4:41 PM CST, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
541 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM HAIL 6 WSW EVANSBORO 31.86N 88.57W
06/20/2008 E0.88 INCH WAYNE MS AMATEUR RADIO
DIME TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL FELL IN MATHERSVILLE. REPORT
RELAYED BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR.
&&
DLSpecial weather statement, Jun 20, 4:50 PM CST, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 550 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008 MSZ076-202315- GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAKESVILLE... 550 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER GREENE COUNTY... AT 545 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTH OF NEELY...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... VERNAL THROUGH 615 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 136 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:55 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 20, 2008
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 20, 2008
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Arkansas, June 20, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 20, 2008
- Flash Flood and Hail in Missouri, June 20, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 20, 2008
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 20, 2008
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, June 20 to 21, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 20, 2008
- Hail and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, June 20, 2008
More
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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: 115725.