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High WindMontgomery, Alabama

May 1, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$30K
Magnitude
38
Area
Montgomery

Event narrative (NOAA)

Two construction workers were killed when strong wind from a passing thunderstorm moved overhead, causing a concrete wall that was under construction, to fall on top of them. They were working in a trench when the wall fell.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

High Wind — Montgomery, Alabama, May 1, 1998 | DisasterAtlasUSA