Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 23 to 27, 2015

Name: Damaging Winds in Alabama, June 23 to 27, 2015
Start: 2015-06-23T15:47
End: 2015-06-27T13:35
Location: Alabama

June 23 to 27, 2015 · NWS TAE · 10 events in 3 counties and zones

Scattered summertime convection developed during the afternoon hours with a few storms becoming severe.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $23,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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 TAE wrote it up.

Scattered summertime convection developed during the afternoon hours with a few storms becoming severe.

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 Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 23, 1:21 PM CST, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 1:21 PM CST, 2 hours 26 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
321 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

.NEAR TERM [THROUGH TONIGHT]...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONGOING ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. WITH
PLENTY OF LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND STEEP LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES, CAPE
VALUES ARE RUNNING 3000-4000J/KG, WITH A FEW STORMS OCCASIONALLY
REACHING MARGINALLY SEVERE LEVELS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON WITH THE FOCUS LIKELY
SHIFTING NORTH AND WEST WITH TIME.

WITH THE EARLY ONSET OF CONVECTION OVER THE EASTERN ZONES, COOLER
TEMPERATURES HAVE PRECLUDED REACHING HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA.
NORTHERN AND WESTERN AREAS ARE STILL APPROACHING THESE CRITERIA, SO
WILL MAINTAIN THE ADVISORY FOR THESE AREAS AND DROP THE ADVISORY FOR
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND.

.SHORT TERM [WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT]...

UPPER LEVEL RIDGING CENTERED NORTHWEST OF THE LOCAL REGION WEDNESDAY
WILL WEAKEN AS IT SLIDES EASTWARD THURSDAY. AT THE SURFACE, THE
WESTERN EXTENSION OF THE BERMUDA RIDGE AXIS WILL REMAIN OVER OR
JUST SOUTH OF OUR COASTAL WATERS. ELSEWHERE, A SURFACE THROUGH
EXTENDING SWWD INTO CENTRAL GA FROM A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN
THE CARLOINA'S WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE MEAN 1000-700MB
FLOW WILL BE MODERATE FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST (< 10 KTS) BOTH
DAYS (SEA BREEZE REGIME 4). FORECAST PW'S WILL BE AROUND 2.0"
WEDNESDAY AND AROUND 1.75" THURSDAY WITH SLIGHTLY DRYER AIR
FILTERING IN THE MID LEVELS. BASED ON RADAR COVERAGE TODAY AND THE
ABOVE MENTIONED SYNOPTIC SITUATION, WENT ABOVE MOS POP GUIDANCE.
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SHOULD GENERALLY BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S
BUT IT APPEARS WE WILL JUST BE UNDER HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA.

.LONG TERM [FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY]...

THE UPPER PATTERN TRANSITIONS TO BECOME HIGHLY AMPLIFIED WITH A
SHARP RIDGE OUT WEST AND A DEEP TROUGH IN THE EAST OVER THE
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCES
FOR WIDESPREAD CONVECTION TO THE AREA, ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY AS
MODELS SHOW A SURFACE FRONT/TROUGH PUSHING INTO OUR CWA FROM THE
NORTH WITH DEEP LAYER MOISTURE IN PLACE. THIS BOUNDARY MAY SLIP
JUST ENOUGH TO THE SOUTH TO BRING A DRIER AIRMASS TO AT LEAST OUR
NORTHERN ZONES BY MONDAY. MAX TEMPS WILL BE BELOW OR NEAR CLIMO
(UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S) EACH DAY WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID
70S.

&&

.AVIATION...

[THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY] THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ALL AREA TERMINALS
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THEREAFTER
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

&&

.MARINE...

LIGHT WINDS AND A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN SHOULD GENERALLY KEEP
WINDS BELOW 10 KNOTS AND SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. DAILY INCREASES IN
WINDS TO AROUND 10-15 KNOTS AND AN INCREASING CHOP ARE LIKELY EACH
DAY IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR THE COAST WITH THE SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

DISPERSION INDICES WILL BE HIGH IN THE AFTERNOONS ON WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY DUE TO HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS. THERE ARE NO OTHER FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...

AFTERNOON SEA-BREEZE STORMS WILL BRING SCATTERED RAINFALL TO THE
AREA THROUGH THE WEEK, WITH RAINFALL TOTALS REMAINING LOW. NO
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...

TALLAHASSEE   76  94  75  94  76 /  20  50  20  50  30
PANAMA CITY   80  91  78  88  79 /  20  40  20  40  30
DOTHAN        76  97  75  95  75 /  30  60  20  50  30
ALBANY        76  97  75  96  75 /  30  40  20  50  30
VALDOSTA      75  96  75  96  75 /  30  40  20  50  30
CROSS CITY    76  92  74  92  76 /  30  40  20  40  30
APALACHICOLA  79  92  79  91  79 /  20  20  20  30  30

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR CALHOUN-
     CENTRAL WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL GULF-
     HOLMES-INLAND BAY-INLAND FRANKLIN-INLAND GULF-JACKSON-NORTH
     WALTON-SOUTH WALTON-WASHINGTON.

GA...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR BAKER-CALHOUN-CLAY-
     DECATUR-DOUGHERTY-EARLY-GRADY-LEE-MILLER-MITCHELL-QUITMAN-
     RANDOLPH-SEMINOLE-TERRELL-THOMAS.

AL...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR COFFEE-DALE-
     GENEVA-HENRY-HOUSTON.

GM...NONE.

&&

NEAR TERM...CAMP
SHORT TERM...BARRY
LONG TERM...BARRY
AVIATION...CAMP
MARINE...BARRY
FIRE WEATHER...WESTON
HYDROLOGY...DVD

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 23, 1:21 PM CST, 2 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
321 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S SUMATRA             29.98N 84.98W
06/23/2015                   FRANKLIN           FL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON HWY 65 IN FRANKLIN COUNTY NEAR THE LIBERTY
            COUNTY BORDER.

&&

MOORE

Local storm report, Jun 23, 2:24 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
424 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0416 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E HOPEFUL             31.17N 84.36W
06/23/2015                   MITCHELL           GA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES BLOWN DOWN ON HIGHWAY 65 IN MITCHELL CO.

&&

08-LAMERS

Local storm report, Jun 23, 2:55 PM CST, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
455 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0431 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNE STEINHAM STORE    31.06N 84.53W
06/23/2015                   DECATUR            GA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 253 IN DECATUR COUNTY.

0428 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E MOUNT PLEASANT      31.02N 84.43W
06/23/2015                   DECATUR            GA   911 CALL CENTER

            ANOTHER REPORT OF TREES DOWN IN DECATUR COUNTY.

&&

08-LAMERS

Local storm report, Jun 23, 2:56 PM CST, 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
456 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0357 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW TEMPY              31.42N 83.85W
06/23/2015                   WORTH              GA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON BRIDGEBORO-ANDERSON CITY RD 1 MI E OF HWY
            133.

&&

MOORE

Local storm report, Jun 23, 3:30 PM CST, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
530 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 W DOERUN              31.31N 83.96W
06/23/2015                   COLQUITT           GA   911 CALL CENTER

            A COUPLE TREES BLOWN DOWN IN COLQUITT COUNTY INCLUDING ON
            HIGHWAY 270 NEAR DOERUN.

&&

08-LAMERS

Local storm report, Jun 23, 3:45 PM CST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
545 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0531 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 E FORT RUCKER         31.35N 85.65W
06/23/2015  M48.00 MPH       DALE               AL   AWOS

            42 KNOT...48 MPH...GUST AT HANCHEY ARMY HELIPORT KHEY.

0534 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 W FORT RUCKER         31.36N 85.75W
06/23/2015  M51.00 MPH       DALE               AL   AWOS

            44 KNOT...51 MPH...GUST AT LOWE ARMY HELIPORT KLOR.

&&

08-LAMERS

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Event by event

10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dale

When: June 23, 3:47 PM CST
Where: Dale County, (Ozr)ozark Fort Rucker
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 31.350, -85.660

Thunderstorm Wind, Dale

When: June 23, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Dale County, Daleville
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 31.280, -85.720

Multiple trees were reported down and blocking roadways in southern Dale county. All of Daleville was reported to be without power.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dale

When: June 23, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Dale County, 1.37 mi WSW of Fort Rucker
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 31.330, -85.720

A large tree was uprooted near Lyster Army Health Clinic per a post to the WTVY-TV facebook page.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dale

When: June 23, 3:53 PM CST
Where: Dale County, (Ozr)ozark Fort Rucker
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 31.350, -85.660

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When: June 23, 4:12 PM CST
Where: Houston County, Wicksburg
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 31.200, -85.620

Multiple trees were blown down in Wicksburg.

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When: June 23, 4:12 PM CST
Where: Houston County, 0.91 mi NW of Hollis Dairy Rd
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 31.240, -85.560

A tree was blown down onto a vehicle just off Highway 84 via a picture posted to the WTVY-TV facebook page.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: June 27, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Henry County, 1.68 mi W of Danzey
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 31.459, -85.308

Trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 431.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: June 27, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Henry County, 1.92 mi N of Danzey
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 31.488, -85.276

A tree was blown down on County Road 32.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: June 27, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Henry County, 2.82 mi NE of Hardwickburg
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 31.520, -85.117

A tree was blown down onto County Road 65.

Thunderstorm Wind, Henry

When: June 27, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Henry County, 2.7 mi ESE of Wills Crossroads
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 31.533, -85.129

A tree was blown down onto County Road 36.

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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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: 577151, 577152, 577153, 577154, 577155, 577156, 577157, 577158, 577159, 577160.