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High Wind — Colbert, Alabama

April 8, 2000 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$5K
Magnitude
34 E
Area
Colbert

Event narrative (NOAA)

Northwest wind gusting to 30 miles an hour caused dangerous waves on Pickwick Lake in extreme western Colbert County. One fishing boat sank with three occupants aboard. A 43 year old man drowned when he could not swim to shore. A Wind Advisory was in effect for northern Alabama.

Other notable high wind events in Alabama

Montgomery · May 1, 19982 killedTuscaloosa · March 12, 20011 killedUpper Baldwin · October 13, 20011 killedLauderdale · March 3, 20231 killedTalladega · March 3, 20231 killedJefferson · September 16, 2004$10.0M

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.

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